1. Where is Khuon Tat Waterfall?
Khuon Tat Waterfall is a scenic spot located in the ATK Dinh Hoa relic site, in Tin Keo hamlet, Phu Dinh commune, Dinh Hoa district, Thai Nguyen province. It is 23km southwest of Cho Chu town, Dinh Hoa district, 70km northwest of Thai Nguyen city center. It is 130km north of Hanoi capital center and 105km from Noi Bai International Airport.
2. How is Khuon Tat Waterfall Unique?
Khuon Tat Waterfall, also known as Seven-storey Waterfall , is a famous scenic spot in Thai Nguyen. Looking down from above, visitors can see a waterfall with seven floors that look like the steps of the stilt houses of the mountain people. The waterfall is 20m high, the lowest floor of the waterfall is the highest, with a height of 12m and is also the most beautiful floor. Visitors can conquer the floors of the waterfall, each floor has shade trees.
Khuon Tat Waterfall is a natural waterfall, surrounded by many cool green trees, the air is very fresh. The foot of the waterfall is like a giant bathtub with a depth of 2-3m. On both sides of Khuon Tat Waterfall are large, green and quite flat lawns, along with cool, peaceful air and cool streams. This is an ideal place for tourists to come to visit and learn about history, have a place to cool off and have a place to camp and rest.
3. When to travel to Khuon Tat Waterfall?
The weather in Khuon Tat Waterfall is typical of the weather in Northern Vietnam. It is located in a tropical monsoon climate zone, with cold winters. A year here is divided into 4 seasons, including: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
According to travel experience, visitors come here in summer and autumn. During this time there is a lot of rain so the water flows down more rapidly, which is an opportunity to sightseeing, cool off and camp here.
4. How to get to Khuon Tat Waterfall?
4.1. Travel by bus
Tourists in Hanoi can easily buy tickets from Hanoi to Khuon Tat Waterfall at major bus stations: My Dinh bus station, Giap Bat bus station or Gia Lam with a travel time of about 2 hours.
Traveling by bus, tourists will not worry about getting lost, ensuring safety for the journey, saving time. Some reputable and quality bus companies that you can refer to: Duong Thuy, Hoa Mai, Kien Cuong, Bao Phong, …
4.2. Traveling by motorbike
Tourists in the vicinity of Khuon Tat Waterfall can use motorbikes to get here. Tourists in Hanoi travel from the center of Hanoi across Nhat Tan Bridge, then follow Highway 2C, go straight north to Khuon Tat Waterfall. Motorbikes are for tourists who want to go sightseeing, experience Vietnam’s traffic and want to be proactive in their means of transportation.
Tourists should note that, since the distance is not short, tourists should bring all necessary personal documents and always wear helmets when participating in traffic. To avoid getting lost, tourists should bring a map and bring necessary personal belongings.
4.3. Travel by train
Tourists in Hanoi can go to the following stations: Yen Vien, Long Bien, Dong Anh, Gia Lam to buy train tickets to Quan Trieu station with trains QT1 and QT2. Then, from Quan Trieu station, tourists travel another 60km by other means to reach Khuon Tat Waterfall. Travel time is about 2h – 2.5h, ticket price is from 40,000 – 70,000 VND depending on each train station and seat position on the train.
Tourists in the South or Central region can go to the nearest station to buy a train ticket from where you live to Hanoi. Then, from Hanoi you can choose many types of transportation to get to Khuon Tat Waterfall.
5. Things to do Khuon Tat Waterfall
5.1. Conquer the 7 floors of Khuon Tat waterfall
Khuon Tat Waterfall still retains its wild and peaceful features along with forests with old trees providing shade. No matter how hot the weather is, when coming here, visitors will feel very cool and refreshing. Climbing to explore each level of the waterfall will be an interesting experience for adventurous traveller who like to conquer new things. Each level has a different height and has shade trees providing shade for visitors. At each level of the waterfall, visitors can admire different wonderful scenes that nature has bestowed on the waterfall here.
In particular, when reaching the highest point of the waterfall, you can fully admire the high waterfall, spraying white foam all over the area. Although it is a bit tiring, in return, you can breathe fresh air and immerse yourself in nature, listen to the sound of the waterfall, the sound of birds singing in the vast mountains and forests will help you get rid of the worries in life.
5.2. Get in the water
If conquering the seven levels of the waterfall has made you a bit tired and hot. Then enjoy the cool water at the foot of the waterfall. Right at the foot of the waterfall is a large lake with a depth of 2 – 3m, formed by the water flowing down from the lowest level of the waterfall. This is a clear lake with a visible bottom, ideal for swimming, bathing and playing for tourists.
To ensure safety, you need to choose shallow water areas or best of all, wear a life jacket to comfortably splash around in the clear water. If you want to take your family to avoid the heat on hot summer days, please refer to this ideal location.
5.3. Camping
Along both sides of this waterfall are flat, airy, green lawns. This area is often chosen by tourists as a place to pitch tents, camp and have fun for large groups of guests. With many ancient trees providing shade, along with the wild and peaceful space next to the beautiful waterfall, it has become an ideal destination in Vietnam for many tourists.
6. Specialties while travelling to Khuon Tat Waterfall
When traveling to Khuon Tat waterfall – Dinh Hoa – Thai Nguyen, visitors will enjoy many unique specialties. Let’s explore the delicious dishes and specialties here with us!
6.1. Dinh Hoa bamboo rice
Bamboo rice is a familiar dish of many regions, but Dinh Hoa bamboo rice has a very unique flavor, helping to keep diners coming to Thai Nguyen. Bamboo rice is a simple dish, the rice is cooked from sticky rice put into bamboo tubes of Dinh Hoa mountain forests.
When cooked, the rice has the aroma of sticky rice mixed with the light aroma of bamboo, creating a unique dish. The rice can be eaten with sesame salt, especially the rice can be kept for a week. Very suitable for tourists to bring along for camping.
6.2. Cookies
Coóc-mò cake is a famous dish of the Tay ethnic group living in Dinh Hoa – Thai Nguyen. This type of cake is wrapped into conical shapes like cow horns. So it also has another name, which is croissant cake.
The cake is wrapped in dong or banana leaves, combining glutinous rice pounded with peanuts and spring water. When cooked, the cake will have a light green color, the aroma of glutinous rice spreads everywhere combined with the stickiness and richness that makes tourists remember it.
6.3. Wormwood cake
Wormwood leaf cake is always a special dish on the list of dishes to try when coming to Khuon Tat Waterfall. The cake is made from fragrant sticky rice pounded together with wormwood leaves to create a special cake with eye-catching colors. It’s can be without filling or with sesame or ant egg filling, which is very delicious. The cake is moderately sweet and good for health, visitors coming here should not miss this type of cake.
6.4. Ant egg cake
Ant egg cake is also a specialty of the Tay ethnic group in Dinh Hoa – Thai Nguyen. The cake is made from sticky rice flour, fig leaves and especially black ant eggs. The cake is very soft and fragrant with the smell of sticky rice flour, has the rich taste of fig leaves, the richness of wild ant eggs, it tastes very strange and creates a unique, distinctive feature of this type of cake.
7. Accommodation when traveling to Khuon Tat Waterfall
7.1. Hotels and motels in Dinh Hoa district
To serve tourists staying conveniently at Khuon Tat Waterfall. We have compiled a number of reputable hotels with good service quality and guaranteed security systems for tourists to refer to:
- Trade Union Hotel: Address; Quy Ky commune, Dinh Hoa district.
- Phuong Lan Guesthouse: Address: 229 Trung Kien, Chu Market, Dinh Hoa District
- Nguyen Thao Guesthouse: Address: Quan Vuong, Chu Market, Dinh Hoa District
- Anh Dao Guesthouse: Address: No. 26, Tan Lap Street, Chu Market, Dinh Hoa District
7.2. Homestays near Khuon Tat waterfall
Homestay is an ideal place for visitors to experience the unique culture of the ethnic minorities in the mountainous regions of Vietnam. And immerse themselves in the natural scenery of the mountains and forests.
- ATK Bang Mai Homestay . Address: Tin Keo Village, Phu Dinh Commune, Dinh Hoa District
- ATK Dinh Hoa Farmstay . Address: Khuon Tat hamlet, Phu Dinh commune, Dinh Hoa district
With majestic waterfalls and pristine, peaceful nature. This place is always a favorite destination for many tourists from all over the world. If you are planning to go to Khuon Tat Waterfall. Do not hesitate to pick up the phone and contact Origin Vietnam – the leading tour operator in Vietnam. We always accompany and support you on every tour Vietnam to explore and learn about this land.
