Ba Vi National Park
A forested national park around the Ba Vi mountain range, about 48 kilometres west of Hanoi. Its peaks are often wrapped in cloud, and the ruins of a French hill station and a temple to the mountain spirit sit near the top.
- Where
- Ba Vi, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 21.0781, 105.3583
Get the Ba Vi National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ba Vi National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hanoi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ba Vi National Park
Hung Temple 32 km
A temple complex on Nghia Linh mountain honouring the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the Vietnamese nation. Its temples climb the hillside in stages, and each spring the festival of the kings' death anniversary draws huge crowds.
Vietnam Military History Museum 42 km
One of Vietnam's seven national museums, set up on 17 July 1956 to tell the country's military history. Its large new home on the western side of Hanoi shows weapons, documents and aircraft, with tanks and artillery set out in the grounds.
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology 46 km
A museum devoted to the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups of Vietnam, on a large site in Cau Giay about 8 kilometres from the centre. Behind the main building, an outdoor garden holds full size traditional houses from around the country, among them stilt houses and communal halls.
West Lake 48 km
Hanoi's largest lake, 500 hectares of water with a 17 kilometre shore northwest of the centre. Its banks are lined with gardens, cafes, temples and villas, and Thanh Nien road splits off the smaller Truc Bach Lake.
Ho Chi Minh Museum 49 km
A museum opened in 1990 beside the mausoleum grounds, telling the life of Ho Chi Minh and the country's long struggle against foreign powers. The white building is designed in the shape of a lotus flower.
One Pillar Pagoda 50 km
A small wooden shrine set on a single stone pillar rising from a lotus pond, meant to look like a lotus flower breaking the water. First built in 1049, it is dedicated to Guanyin and counted with the Perfume Pagoda as one of Vietnam's two best known temples.
Presidential Palace 50 km
An ochre yellow colonial mansion built for the French Governor-General of Indochina, and today the official residence and office of Vietnam's president. Ho Chi Minh chose not to live inside, keeping to a modest stilt house in the grounds instead.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum 50 km
A grey granite mausoleum at the centre of Ba Dinh Square, where Ho Chi Minh's embalmed body lies in state. It stands on the spot where he read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, and visitors file past in silence under an honour guard.
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Questions
Where is Ba Vi National Park?
Ba Vi National Park is in Ba Vi, Hanoi, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hung Temple (32 km), Vietnam Military History Museum (42 km), Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (46 km).
How do I get the Ba Vi National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ba Vi National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hanoi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ba Vi National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hanoi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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