Khe Van Waterfall

Khe Van Waterfall is an interesting stop, with majestic, poetic beauty. This waterfall creates a strange attraction for travelers who want to immerse themselves in the lush green nature. Where the waterfall pours down, the sound of the rustling forest leaves creates a harmony that captivates the hearts of many tourists.

1. Where is Khe Van Waterfall?

Khe Van Waterfall is located in Huc Dong commune, Binh Lieu, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. About 14 km southeast of Binh Lieu town center, about 120 km from Ha Long city and about 280 km northeast of Hanoi capital.

2. How is Khe Van unique?

Khe Van waterfall originates from Luc Ngu stream, from Khe Van mountain range. Located at an altitude of more than 1,000m above sea level and is considered the largest waterfall in Quang Ninh. Khe Van waterfall flows through the crevices of rocks, creating white, soft strips of water like smoke. The name Khe Van is also taken from the image of the waterfall, in the local language “Van” means “smoke”, “Khe Van” means “smoky stream”.

From afar, the waterfall stretches like a wisp of smoke, running along the cliff. The entire waterfall is surrounded by a primeval ecological forest of the surrounding rocky mountains. With a height of 100m, the waterfall is divided into 3 distinct levels, each level will have a different beauty and impression.

With a magnificent and majestic landscape, this place attracts many tourists to conquer and explore the impressive beauty of the 3-level waterfall. It is both noisy and powerful, but also has a poetic and romantic beauty.

3. When is the best time to visit Khe Van waterfall?

Quang Ninh has a tropical monsoon climate, if the summer is hot and humid, with a lot of rain, the winter will be cold, with little rain. Each season, the waterfall has its own beauty, the nuances change according to each separate season.

• If you come here in the rainy season, you will witness the waterfall with an abundant source of water flowing down, creating a beautiful, majestic and spacious natural landscape.
• If visitors have the opportunity to come here in the dry season, the waterfall has a gentle beauty like a warm lyrical song.

In addition, the air here is mild all year round, the air is fresh. Therefore, you can go to Khe Van waterfall at any time of the year to admire and enjoy it.

4. How to travel to Khe Van waterfall?

To get here, you can choose a car or motorbike, depending on your preferences and personal needs.

If you are in another province, travel to Quang Ninh by National Highway 18C. Then go to Binh Lieu town and follow the specific signs to Khe Van waterfall.

To get to Khe Van waterfall, you need to go to Huc Dong Commune People’s Committee, then go about 3 km to Khe Van village. Next, walk about 15 minutes from the parking lot to reach the foot of the waterfall.

This walking path will bring many interesting experiences to visitors when you witness the terraced fields and majestic natural scenery. At the end of this exciting journey, the wild and majestic beauty of Khe Van waterfall will appear before visitors’ eyes and this beauty will surely captivate you. You also can travel here via suggestion from google map.

5. Discovering the beauty of Khe Van waterfall

This place is adorned with the brilliant colors of clouds, trees, water and rocks. The space of Khe Van waterfall is extremely spacious with 3 levels of murmuring water like the epic song of the mountains and forests day and night.

• The first level is a large stream of water flowing down from high cliffs, forming a large lake. The clear blue water blends with the green grass, trees and flowers on the cliffs, creating an extremely poetic and beautiful scene. On the right corner of the lake is a towering, angular rock area that attracts all eyes.
• The second level of Khe Van waterfall is divided into 2 waterfalls (large waterfall and small waterfall). Water flows from above to meet large rocks, creating white foam. At the foot of the waterfall, the strong water flows down the rocky mountain, gradually forming a water pool. There are many large, flat rocks here, suitable for visitors to rest.
• The third level has a stream of water flowing from the 2nd floor down and pouring into the stream. At the foot of the waterfall are large rocks. In particular, right in the middle of the waterfall there is a large rock that looks like a prostrate elephant. The multi-shaped rocks protrude from the water surface, creating a beautiful ink painting.

6. Activities and experiences at Khe Van waterfall

6.1 Taking a cool bath, relax and enjoy the majestic natural scenery

The green color of the trees blends with the blue color of the water, the sky and the white color of the clouds, making the scene here unusually peaceful. Visiting Khe Van waterfall, visitors will be immersed in the fresh natural space, fully enjoying the feeling of peace after stressful and tiring working days. Besides, you can also soak in the cool water, slowly feeling the taste of the great mountains and forests.

6.2 Enjoying the Soong Co song of the San Chi people

Around Khe Van waterfall is a village, where the San Chi ethnic people live. When visiting Khe Van waterfall, visitors should not miss the opportunity to enjoy the Soong Co singing of the local people. Soong Co is pronounced in the ethnic language, meaning singing, lovemaking and singing. This is a form of folk activity expressing feelings between community groups. The soulful lyrics of the artists or couples in love show the beauty in the spiritual life of the people here.

6.3 Learning and experiencing the life of the ethnic people here

Besides enjoying the Soong Co melody, you can also learn and explore the uniqueness in the daily life of the San Chi ethnic people. Coming here, visitors will experience many interesting activities about the people’s lives such as: planting arrowroot in the fields, harvesting arrowroot, harvesting rice, peeling cinnamon, picking star anise… These activities are rustic and somewhat muddy, but will definitely make you feel excited and comfortable.

6.4 Explore and hunt clouds in Cao Ly Mountain

During the Halong tour to explore Khe Van waterfall, visitors can combine a visit to Cao Ly Mountain. This is a mountain range stretching over an area of ​​over 40km2, including 8 peaks higher than 1,000m. Cao Ly Mountain is located in Binh Lieu district, Quang Ninh, more than 10 km from the center of Huc Dong commune. For those who love to “travel”, this is a familiar picnic and camping spot.

In July – September, Cao Ly Mountain attracts visitors with the dreamy purple color of Mua flowers. From the end of October, this place becomes an ideal cloud hunting spot for backpackers. The camping site is about 30 – 40 minutes walk from the top of the mountain. In addition, you can also get here by private car or motorbike.

7. Specialties when traveling to Khe Van waterfall

Not only impressive with its charming and poetic landscape, Khe Van waterfall tourism also attracts visitors with its famous delicious cuisine. When coming here, everyone is “enchanted” by the ethnic highland specialties such as stream fish, honey, black chicken, corn wine, bamboo shoots, 7-color sticky rice, mugwort cake, Gat Gu cake, etc. Among them, chicken cooked with dong vermicelli is probably the most typical dish.

If you visit Huc Dong during snail season, you can freely enjoy mountain snail dishes prepared by the San Chi people. The tough, crispy, firm and delicious mountain snails are prepared in a unique way that makes everyone fall in love.

The locals here say that snails are caught in Huc Dong streams, then cooked or stir-fried with sour bamboo shoots and wine for a cool, sweet taste. The diversity in processing methods and the rustic, strange flavors will surely make you remember them forever.

8. Accommodation when traveling to Khe Van Waterfall

When traveling here, you can refer to some of the following accommodations:

• A Dao Homestay. Address: Phat Chi Village, Dong Van Commune, Binh Lieu District, Quang Ninh.
• Hoang San Homestay. Address: Hoanh Mo Commune, Binh Lieu District, Quang Ninh.
• Song Mooc House Homestay. Address: Song Mooc A Village, Dong Van Commune, Binh Lieu, Quang Ninh.
• Thien Nguyen Guesthouse. Address: Hoang Can Street, Binh Lieu Town, Quang Ninh.
• Binh Lieu Palace Hotel. Address: Binh Lieu Town, Binh Lieu District, Quang Ninh.
• Binh Son Hotel. Address: Binh Lieu Town, Binh Lieu, Quang Ninh.

9. Some other famous tourist attractions near Khe Van Waterfall

When traveling to Khe Van Waterfall, you can combine visiting the following places:

9.1 Cao Xiem Mountain:

This is a tourist area that is often visited by tourists to check in, the mountain range is 1429m above sea level. This place is also known as the roof of Quang Ninh province. Moreover, you will not need to worry about the road because it has a trail. You just need to bring more items to the place where you can climb or camp.

9.2 Go hunting for clouds at the top of Cao Ly Mountain:

You can have another interesting experience which is waking up early and watching the sunrise here. At dawn, visitors will see the clouds hovering closest to them. It feels like being in a fairyland somewhere. If you have come to Khe Van Waterfall, this place is also a place worth visiting.

9.3 Highland Market:

Another place to make this trip more interesting. Come to the market to join the bustling crowd. Where they are buying and selling extremely unique items of ethnic culture here.

10. Some important notes when traveling to Khe Van Waterfall

If you are planning a trip to Khe Van Waterfall, don’t forget to save the useful experiences below. These experiences will help you have a complete and meaningful trip.

• Monitor the weather: You should check the weather forecast to have a complete tour. And have reasonable contingency plans if the weather changes.
• Clothing: You should choose comfortable outfits, suitable for walking and visiting mountains and forests.
• Necessary personal items/equipment: Prepare enough drinking water, sunscreen and other personal items.
• Keep the environment clean: Put trash in the right place to help the natural landscape stay green, clean and beautiful.
• Safety first: When traveling to Khe Van waterfall, you should keep in mind some safety notes such as the road to the waterfall is a bit difficult to travel if you drive, so drive slowly. Do not bathe in places with signs prohibiting bathing. You should only bathe on the bottom floor of the waterfall because the two upper floors are very slippery and dangerous.
• Food/camping: You can prepare your own food and should choose safe camping places.
• During the strong water season, you should not bathe in places with signs prohibiting bathing.

Khe Van waterfall not only possesses majestic natural scenery but is also a great destination for visitors to enjoy peace and connect with nature. With the enchanting beauty of the waterfalls, when you come here, you will have beautiful images and memorable experiences.

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