Amazing Ban Ba waterfall in Tuyen Quang, Vietnam

The fall is soured from limestone mountain range in Đức Xuân commune, Bắc Quang district, Hà Giang province on a nearly 1,000m high above the sea level. The fall itself is 3km long and has 3 levels, the 1st one is Tát Củm, the second one is Tát Cao and the third is Tát Gió. In between these 3 levels are smaller falls of 5m – 7m high. The fall area is bio-diversity and vary is species. Nature-lovers take much interest in wildlife here.  Ban Ba waterfall is 70 km from Tuyen Quang city.

On all sides of the waterfall are immensity of forests with very old trees even hundred -years old with climbing plants and rainforests. All help to make Bản Ba really a natural beauty. At the foot of the waterfall are fertile rice-fields and pretty houses of Tày minority people hidden in the oil-palms. Seen from afar, the fall looks like a sheet of white silk on the boundless greenery. Visitors to Bản Ba can take a swim in a 3m – 5m deep abyss with very clear and clean water, or listening to birds singing and the legendary stories about the fall and the region by the locals.

Story has it that, once upon a time, there’s a couple of a boy and a girl from distant place lived here and they founded the village Lạc Bạn. Time passed and the village became prosperous and crowded.

There’s a custom that every year the villagers took part in a contest of releasing bamboo raft from high mountain to the bottom to show the boys’ bravery. Villages’ representatives gave signal by beating the wooden drum. After 3 rounds of beating, in pairs, they released the raft, many people got killed in the abyss and the living cried days and nights for sorrows, their fears ran into the river that make the fall today. The water runs from Lạc Bạn (the head source) to Bản Ban and fall on 3 levels, the water-sound is heard something like the weeping of the villagers.

That waterfall swept away many people. The families of these victims cried for many days for the dead and their tears mixed in water to form the large waterfall today. That annual event has no longer existed.

The Ban Ba waterfall has a length of about 3 km, created by three major layers of waterfall. The first waterfall is called Tat Cum, the second called Tat Cao and the third called Tat Gio. Between these layers are small waterfalls with the height of 5-7 m, small canyons and the blue water ponds.

The surrounding ecosystem is the ancient woods of a few hundred years old, with many precious woods and tangled vines. Vegetation is rich, with a lot of bird species and colorful butterflies. From afar, Ban Ba waterfall falls down, creating picturesque scenery. At the foot of the waterfall, the fields are lush all year round. Tay, Nung people build their houses on the mountain slopes, hidden in the valley. Tourists visit this place fully enjoy the pristine and romantic scenery.

The Ban Ba waterfall was recognized as National Monument in 2007 and is one of the destinations of nature lovers and those who love adventurous explorations. Besides visiting the spectacular waterfall deep in the primeval forest, you can also visit the jungle with many precious plants. After a long trip, you should stop to taste a meal with bamboo shoots, sticky rice, chicken, fish sauce and the delicious specialties of Tuyen Quang..Visitors to Bản Ba have chances to understand the local habits and customs, the traditional culture of Tày, Nùng, Dao ethnic minorities to take part in sli dance accompanied by tính musical instrument, the songs of boys and girls and the folk games of the villagers.