Vietnam Blue Travel: THUNG NAI - A PEACE AND BEAUTIFYL LANSCAPE

With harmonious combination of mountains, lakes and charming houses nestled in between the high hills, Thung Nai in the northern province of Hoa Binh has become the epitome of poetic landscapes, an attractive destination for travelers inside and outside of the country.

If you come from Hanoi, go along the National Highway 6 and reach Hoa Binh town, turn right and keep riding 20km towardthe upstream of Da River then stop at Binh Thanh marina. From here, tourists will get on the boat and begin the trip to discover the beauty of wild nature and witness the life of ethnic minority people living on the mountains.

Thung Nai is said to be most beautiful in the autumn, when the water level reaches the highest and the valley is filled with the romantic lake water. Try visiting Thung Nai this time to best enjoy the landscape.

Traveling to Thung Nai, most tourists choose the Windmill guesthouse, which is located on Friends Island as an ideal place for a comfortable and relaxing stay. The guesthouse area consists of a large two-storey redbrick house and a windmill offering visitors a breathtaking view of Thung Nai, a stilt house functioning as a communal dinning place, and a tennis court lying in the lush orchard. Now, the Windmill itself is one of tourist-attractive destinations to Thung Nai in Hoa Binh Vietnam

When staying in the Windmill, tourists will be served local specialties like grilled Muong pork, smoked or grilled Da River fish, or fish sour soup, and straw wine. After the dinner, tourists, especially the youngsters often gather for the campfire in front of the guesthouse, and watching the sparkling fishing canoe floating in the lake.

There are many attraction when you come to Thung Nai. Making a tour by boat is regarded as a good option for tourists to discover beauty sites around the lake in Thung Nai such as Ba Chua Thac Bo temple, Thac Bo grotto (with a lot of stalactite in various shapes), Ngoi Hoa village of Muong people. Especially, tourists who luckily come here on Sunday morning can drop by Thac Bo floating market, just 20 minutes by boat from the Windmill, where they can buy fresh fish, shrimp caught by locals here.