Ban Gioc Waterfall is located in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province, and has long been famous as one of the most beautiful natural waterfalls in Vietnam. The waterfall is also listed in the top 10 most magnificent waterfalls in the world located on the border between the two countries.
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For those who have had the opportunity to visit Ban Gioc waterfall, it is no exaggeration that this waterfall is likened to a fairy land that nature bestows on the mountains and forests of Northeast Vietnam. Ban Gioc Waterfall is nearly 90 km from Cao Bang city and nearly 400 km from Hanoi.
Ban Gioc Waterfall has a height of 53 m, divided into 3 floors and has 2 waterfalls flowing all year round, of which the widest and highest main waterfall is located on the border between Vietnam and China. From a height of 53 m, large bodies of water pour down through many limestone steps covered with beautiful green moss. In the middle of the waterfall, there is a wide rock covered with trees, which has cut the water into 3 streams like three strips of white silk. If you come to the waterfall when the sun is high, visitors will be able to see rainbows appearing continuously, adding to the magical beauty of the waterfall.
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Not only owning a majestic and fantastical flowing water, the landscape around the waterfall area is still quite unspoiled. In addition, ethnic minorities in Dam Thuy commune in the Ban Gioc waterfall area also preserve many festivals and unique cultural beauty. Visiting here, especially around October every year, on the occasion of Cao Bang province organizing the Ban Gioc Waterfall Festival, visitors will have the opportunity to have cultural exchanges, know more interesting things and experience unique tourism culture with the local people.
In particular, the ripe rice season is the time when people harvest glutinous rice right next to the waterfall. Visitors will be immersed in daily life, enjoy many specialty dishes, lam tube rice with grilled chicken, crispy golden grilled pork with a typical taste.
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People in the area said that Ban Gioc waterfall will usually be most majestic and beautiful in the ripe rice season, around September and October. Because at this time, the scenery, the young water of Chongqing and Cao Bang are gentle and cool, which is also the time when visitors will be most satisfied.
The secondary waterfall is located deep in the territory of Vietnam, on the occasion of October, the water flows quite large, creating a majestic beauty no less than the main waterfall.
If you want to ride a motorbike by yourself Ban Gioc Cao Bang Waterfall, you can go in the direction of National Highway 1A to Bac Giang Lang Son Expressway. Then follow National Highway 4A to Dong Khe town, continue to DT208 to Hoa Thuan town and turn left onto National Highway 3. From here, you go another 21.3km and then turn right onto Dam Thuy to reach the waterfall.
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In mid-May 2024, Travel+Leisure magazine listed the 21 most beautiful waterfalls in the world in 2024, including Vietnam's Ban Gioc waterfall. Ban Gioc Waterfall ranks 17th, being the only representative of Vietnam on the announced list.
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