The Lakes of Quan Son - Halong Bay, area of La Ferme du Colvert
Photograph: Jerome Abou

Localization - Touristic sites within near approach

Hoa Binh, at the doors of High Tonkin

• Discover the civilization of the ethnic groups Viet-Muong, Thai and D’zao … cradle of watery rice growing, the province Hoa Binh conceals historical and archaeological vestiges. Mai Chau is one of its touristical hit.
• Forming part of the assembly line of the National Park of Cuc Phuong whose karstic pitons connect to the Pagoda of the Perfumes or to Halong Bay.
• High mountains of Vien Nam and Hang Nang with an altitude of 800 - 1000 m (to 1 and 15 km). Imposing and preserved landscapes of the high mountains with cascades, torrents, rice plantations, rivers and colored-villages...
• The road of the villages of craftsmen: discovered trades and ancestral know-how of the ethnic group Viet - Muong who live there since the dawn-time. Their Specialities : silk, pieces of furniture in basket making, cane, bamboo, wood, clothes industry of conical hats...
• Near the most beautiful sites of High Tonkin , our eco-village is 10 km from Xuan Mai where the track Ho Chi Minh begins, classified as the 2nd trans-Vietnamese after the Mandarine road - the 1A. This strategic road from the North to the South of Vietnam is already opened with circulations.
• Area known to have various and beautiful lakes and aquatic plans of which those of Quan Son, very famous(to 20 km): 800 ha of forests and aquatic plans for the bathes, walks and aquatic sports...
• The future golf of Lam Son (7 km) and the ones in Ba Vi area (30 km). The Lam Son golf is the most important touristic installation of all the North-Western area with top services of leisures : golf, tennis, care thalassotherapy, sauna…
• Various entertaining activities: Cycling & Walking. But aswell, you will enjoy fishing, swimming, playing ping-pong, football, volley-ball, badminton, petanque ...
• And finally " If Halong Terrestrial Bay was to be called by any other name, it would be …. Luong Son ". These mini - bay of Halong is 5 km from the farm - access is by bike.

Luong Son - A Place of lakes, ponds and brooks
Leisures and distractions between Hanoi and Luong Son
Religious vestiges and green campaigns

Buddhist religious vestiges of Luong Son
Photo: Vincent Capman