Experience in traveling Dong Quan Lake - My Hill ecological area
Dong Quan lake - My Hill Ecological forest is located in Soc Son district, about 30km away from the city center, so it is extremely convenient for you and your family to visit on weekends.
Where is Dong Quan Lake - My Hill Ecological area?
My Hill Ecological Area - Dong Quan Lake is distinguished by its diverse nature with more than 1-hectare pine forest combined with a green and calm lake around a year. The poetic eco-zone is located in the suburbs of Hanoi, right next to Dong Quan lake, Quang Tien commune, Soc Son. Dong Quan Lake is also known as the cleanest natural lake in Hanoi, only about 35 km away from the city center with 1-hour drive.
Address: My Hill Ecological forest, Dong Quan Lake, Quang Tien, Soc Son.

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How to go to My Hill - Dong Quan lake
If you ride a motorbike: You go in the direction of Noi Bai highway, this route is quite beautiful, almost is the open asphalt road. Travel time is about 45-60 minutes.
If taking a bus: at Nam Thang Long bus station, take bus number 56 or 15 to Soc Son station. It takes 60 minutes, depending on travel speed and traffic.
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Ticket price of My Hill eco forest - Dong Quan lake
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+ Entrance ticket:
40,000 VND/day – 60,000 VND/night
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+ Tent rental price:
Tent 2m x 2m : 130,000 VND/day – 160,000 VND/night
Tent 3m4 x 3m4: 220,000 VND/day – 260.00 VND/night
Big hut by the lake: 400,000 VND/day – 500,000 VND/night
Small hut by the lake: 250,000 VND/day – 350,000 VND/night
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+ Rental price of cooking utensils:
Grill: 60,000 VND/coal grill – 20,000 VND/alcohol grill
Grill: 10,000 VND/piece
Clamps: 5,000 VND/piece
Coal: 20,000 VND/bag
Bowls, plates, cups, cups, spoons: 1,000 VND/piece
Baskets, pots, knives, scissors: 10,000 VND/piece
Pot, cutting board, pan: 15,000 VND/piece
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+ Service package price
All-inclusive price package at My Hill Dong Quan lake included entrance ticket + Tent + Food + 2 meals (1 delicious barbecue and 1 simple breakfast)
The tent is large enough for the whole group and for storage, with insulation pads and blankets
Items: All necessary borrowed tools such as grill, grill, bowls, chopsticks, tarpaulin, ..
Coal: 15,000d/kg.
Firewood: 150,000d/big bunch of firewood for the campfire.
2 meals: Prepared to have enough energy and nutrition for you to enjoy at My Hill.
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What to play at My Hill - Dong Quan lake?
My Hill ecological forest - Dong Quan lake is a place where you can immerse yourself in nature with a large pine forest, a green lake for fishing, large fields for camping, and playing collective games. Especially Ho Dong Quan is almost self-service, so you can do everything you want.
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Enjoy the fresh air, romantic scenery
Coming to My Hill ecological forest of Dong Quan lake, you will be lost in the scenery which is like Da Lat in the middle of Hanoi, with a large space of pine forests, large green lakes and huts. In addition to sightseeing, you can try climbing Ong Coc hill, participating in group games, taking virtual photos with poetic corners here.

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Rafting along the canal
Rafting is also an interesting activity when coming to Dong Quan Lake. My Hill is surrounded by Dong Quan Lake to form an oasis with a winding shape, surrounded by a water channel. You will experience extremely interesting rafting activities that are not found anywhere in Hanoi.

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Rent a camping tent and do a BBQ
The services at Dong Quan lake area are considered to be quite good. If you don't have time to prepare at home, don't worry, there is everything you need from tents to food. If you have prepared things at home, you only need to pay for the entrance ticket and rent a tent if needed.

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Try local dishes
The chicken meat in Soc Son is very delicious, the price is also cheaper than the chicken in the inner city and is a fresh chicken. What could be more enjoyable than inhaling the smell of grilled chicken, listening to the sound of sizzling, watching the peaceful lake surface and cool air.
Grilling chicken: If your team is not experienced in grilling meat for the first time, you can wrap the whole chicken in foil and put it on firewood. About 15 minutes after rolling in the firewood, the chicken will be cooked, just tear it up and eat. With an experienced team, you can wrap the whole chicken and make your own stick. Bake like that for about 30 minutes - 45 minutes to be able to eat.
In the evening, you cannot ignore the BBQ grill. In the middle of the night in the mountains, next to the roaring campfire and the sound of the guitar is soothing, enjoying grilled chicken, grilled fish, fragrant grilled corn and sweet potato is so interesting.

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Some notes when traveling at My Hill - Dong Quan lake
- Items to prepare: Actively bring insect repellent. Because My Hill is close to the lake and has many trees, there will be mosquitoes. Wear soft, canvas shoes for comfort when participating in group games.
- The lake is large and quite deep, you need to ensure safe play, limit going to the lake edge.
- When you want to build a campfire, you should actively contact the management of My Hill for specific instructions.
- My Hill is an ecological area, so you need to keep the environment clean, clean up your trash when you're done playing.
- You should go on weekends for more attentive service and guidance because weekdays will have very few staff.
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Suggested schedule for My Hill - Dong Quan Lake in a day
7:00 am: You move from the inner city to My Hill tourist area - Dong Quan lake
8:00: You are at the tourist area to buy an entrance ticket and start your journey.
8:30: Walk to visit the entire tourist area with lake view huts and airy green scenery.
10:30: Move to the camping site and start eating.

13h30: Participate in interesting games here such as Picking up nametags, water balloons, finding secret messages around the hill... There are many large spaces for you to organize teambuilding.
16h00: Go fishing at Dong Quan lake area, try climbing Ong Coc hill…
18h00: Move back to Hanoi.
My Hill is very close to a number of tourist attractions such as Giong Temple, Ham Lon mountain, Viet Phu Thanh Chuong ... you can combine to make a 2 day 1 night trip.
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Source: Collected