This lake has been described as "Ha Long Bay on land” because of the ultramarine of water and mountains encircling as floating islands.

Ba Khan is not far, and this land with many mysteries is more than 50 km away from Hoa Binh city. Along Highway No.6 to Phu Cuong commune (in Tan Lac district), it turns right on provincial road No.450 and keeps going ahead about 10 km. This is the center of Ba Khan commune. Going to Ba Khan in any seasons of the year, this land also fascinates people so much. In the winter, Ba Khan seems to be in a haze with flashes of rooftops in the mist. The remaining seasons are ideal conditions to view the natural scenery here.

Before embanking Da River to construct Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, Ba Khan is a valley surrounded by four mountains. When the ferocious Da River was embanked, it created a large reservoir area and Ba Khan was romantically beautiful as a charming painting. At the top of the highest slope, Khan Ha hamlet is the best location to view the natural scenery of Ba Khan. Two years ago, on the journey to explore Go Lao waterfall of Phuc San commune, my group of friends was crouched at the top of this slope. 

At that time, this place was pristine, without any sale services or resting destinations. However today, with the large number of visitors travelling and recognizing the day of full customers, the family of Mr. Dinh Cong Chien at Khan Ha hamlet has built a spacious house with many services of food and beverage. 

A view of the lake from the high slopes of Khan Ha

According to Mr. Dinh Cong Linh, the head of Khan Ha hamlet, he said: "Two days of the weekend are the time when Ba Khan has many groups of visitors. Not only domestic tourists, but also foreigners know Ba Khan. Beside the vast reservoir area with blue water and mountains rising as floating islands, Ba Khan is hiding many things to keep tourists’ interest. These are ancient stilt houses of the Muong people with the traditional cultures that still exist today. Moreover, this is a protected forest of Ba Khan with diverse ecosystems and many visitors have travelled to visit. It is the factors that Ba Khan is one of the five communes of Mai Chau taken in the overall planning of the National Tourist Park of Hoa Binh Lake.  

Local people are looking forward to having the higher-level agencies’ interest, supports, training skills classes in tourism development. Beside beautiful scenery, Ba Khan also has many specialties and traditional culture of the Muong people which can be restored, developed and meet the needs of visitors”.

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