Not only does it possess all the values and most typical beauty of Ha Long Bay, Ba Ham Lake is also considered the most beautiful and unique landscape in the heritage.
Ba Ham Lake is located on Dau Be Island, adjacent to Cat Ba, about 9.2km from Cat Ba town. Ba Ham Lake is actually a lake, well or Karst funnel flooded with seawater, formed by the process of natural erosion and weathering. Due to the special geological process, over a long period of time, the amazing landscape of Ba Ham Lake has been created.
According to experts, it is the process of being submerged and subsided, through the process of tectonic and weathering for tens of thousands of years to millions of years that has created this unique landscape. Not only is it a beautiful, fresh landscape, this place also contains the unique geological and geomorphological value of limestone islands, contact with the sea, and unique biodiversity value.
Ba Ham Lake, true to its name, is a unique landscape consisting of three large lakes connected by three caves (tunnels) inside large mountains. The first lake is a large lake area, with an area of 4.2 hectares, the second largest of the three lakes, with an average depth of 2-5m, connected to the second lake by a long stone cave, located below sea level at high tide.
The second lake is a lake (ang), surrounded by limestone mountains, with an area of 23.2 hectares, the largest of the three lakes, with an average depth of 10-15 meters, surrounded by limestone mountains with diverse and rich flora and fauna. The third lake is a lake (ang) with the smallest area of the three lakes, only 1.05 hectares, with an average depth of 2-4 meters. The lakes are all surrounded by limestone mountains with diverse vegetation and many types of animals.
Ba Ham Lake has a spectacular landscape, the journey to visit the lake is to conquer 3 unique, separate worlds through underground caves in the heart of the rocky mountains. Not only does it have the typical terrain of Ha Long Bay, Ba Ham Lake each compartment has a unique, green, majestic landscape, surrounded by high, vertical mountains on all sides. Exploring the landscape of Ba Ham Lake brings visitors many special emotions.
To admire the beauty of Ba Ham Lake, visitors must wait for low tide, then use a bamboo boat or kayak to go through the cave to visit each lake. Every time you pass through a small, narrow, dark, long cave, the ceiling of the cave is countless stalactites, visitors will feel amazed by the vast space, filled with light, peaceful, poetic, green with trees and grass.
Of the three lakes, the second lake is the largest and most beautiful. The lake’s surface is calm, with gentle waves, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the poetic nature, watching the lush green trees stretching out from the crevices of the rocks, the gentle wild orchids blooming, competing in their bright colors… The space is so quiet and peaceful that you can almost hear the sound of oars gently splashing in the water. Visitors can explore the cliffs, hear the chirping of birds or the fleeting silhouettes of a few golden monkeys playing…
Not only that, Ba Ham Lake also owns a pine and agarwood ecosystem - one of the typical ecosystems of Ha Long Bay, which is a favorable condition for animals and plants to live and develop. The lake has many rare species of creatures, dozens of hard coral species listed in the IUCN Red List. Below sea level are hundreds of species of bivalve mollusks, echinoderms, seaweed, marine fish, rare foraminifera... On the limestone cliffs surrounding the lake is a tropical vegetation, rich in species with many endemic species of Ha Long Bay such as slipper orchids, palms, Ha Long cycads and many species of monkeys, birds and animals living...
With its majestic natural beauty combined with rich flora and fauna, Ba Ham Lake is one of the ideal tourist attractions, and is also a very close overnight stay to other famous landmarks in Ha Long Bay, such as Tien Ong Cave, Cua Van fishing village, Ang Du...
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