Pac Ngoi village is located in Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district, 50km from the center of Bac Kan province and about 220km from Hanoi. Pac Ngoi is a stilt village of the Tay ethnic group on the banks of the Leng River, right next to Ba Be lake. In the village, there are over 70 houses built in the style of ancient stilt houses of the Tay ethnic group. The village has a very beautiful terrain, with its back against a cliff, facing the lake, creating a charming and poetic landscape of the mountainous region.
Pac Ngoi village currently has a number of ancient stilt houses, roofed with yin and yang trough tiles, and unique architectural designs. From the way of building a stilt house to the lifestyle, the costumes are all bold with their own identity. And perhaps this is also the reason why tourists visit Pac Ngoi to explore, experience, and immerse themselves in the simple life of local people.
Choosing to stay at a homestay in Pac Ngoi village, you will have the opportunity to experience a full day with different activities. Many tourists try on national costumes, do all the work like locals every day and participate in fishing on the lake and grilling on the spot.
Although not as luxurious as resorts, the homestay is still fully equipped, the space is comfortable to blend in with the nature of the mountains and forests. Every morning, tourists traveling to Ba Be Lake can sit and sip a cup of coffee watching the sunrise behind the top of the mountain.
Coming to Pac Ngoi village, visitors can not only see the scenery of Pac Ngoi village, or experience the life of the local people in the ancient stilt houses, but also participate in the night markets that take place every Friday and Saturday night. Visitors will be able to shop for many local items and watch many unique performances performed by the Tay ethnic group themselves.
Charming mountains are created from a combination of mountains, forests, rice fields, and clear blue lakes. During the days of visiting the resort here, you can have fun and live according to the lifestyle of the local people. Surely the interesting experiences here will help you accumulate more understanding of the culture of each region you have visited.
The most captivating tourists are probably the specialties of Bac Kan. You don't need a luxury restaurant or a professional chef to still enjoy many attractive dishes with the right taste with the flavor of the mountains.
Coming here, you must enjoy typical dishes such as grilled Ba Be lake fish, steamed hill chicken with lemon leaves, armpit pig, sour shrimp... These dishes served with sticky rice will definitely be the perfect combination.
Not only to enjoy, but there are a few specialties you can also bring back to the downstream as gifts for your family after the trip. In which, there is buffalo meat in the kitchen, Northwest sausage, sour shrimp and plum jam. Particularly, sour shrimp, plum jam are packed in boxes and sausages, and meat are packed in vacuum bags, so it is very easy to carry away.
After enjoying the delicious dishes, visitors will be immersed in the smooth melodies of the Northwest Tay people. Tay boys and girls in traditional costumes raise their voices, clear and echoing piano sounds, making the space more exciting.
Pac Ngoi village is one of the ideal places that tourists must visit. Nature favors this place with a cool climate, charming scenery, and fresh air, helping visitors have the best relaxing time.
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