Quan Son Lake which is considered as "miniature Ha Long Bay" is a new but equally attractive tourist destination near Hanoi because of its pristine beauty. The following travel experiences to Quan Son Lake will bring you interesting travel experiences at the weekend.

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When is the best season to travel to Quan Son Lake?

The best time to go to Quan Son lake is in the summer. The ideal time is from mid-May to mid-June because that's when the lotus blooms, the gentle fragrance spreads across the lake. You will be "overwhelmed" by the charming landscape and the poetic beauty of delicate and budding lotus flowers on the lake's surface.

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How to get to Quan Son Lake

This place is located on the outskirts of Hanoi, about 50km away from the center. The road to Quan Son is quite easy to go and you can travel by any means.

If traveling by motorbike, you follow the route from Hanoi to Ha Dong, go to Ba La, turn left to Van Dinh, follow the dike to the intersection of Dai Nghia town, then go straight through a field to reach Quan Son Lake.

If you take the bus, the way is the same as the way to the Perfume Pagoda. You can catch a bus at My Dinh Bus station and ask for a bus to Te Tieu such as bus 103, 78. At the intersection of Dai Nghia town, you can take a motorbike taxi or taxi about 4km to go inside Quan Son Lake area.

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Ticket price at Quan Son lake

Entrance ticket price: 15,000 VND/ticket

Parking fee: 5,000 VND/ time

Boat rental fee: 140,000 VND/ 1 boat for 4 people for about 2-3 hours.

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What to play at Quan Son Lake?

Riding boat at Quan Son Lake

After parking your vehicle, the first thing you should do is rent a boat to tour around the lake. Going for about 2 to 3 hours, the boatman will be a tour guide.

When riding on the lake, you will admire the natural scene of the river like the ink painting. All things look like a gift from nature. On each place, we admire the beauty of the Creator, the colorful magnificence.

If you go right in the lotus blooming season, you will be immersed in the scenery of lotuses that are simultaneously blooming on the lake, giving off a sweet fragrance, making you feel like a magical place.

In particular, if you go in the rainy season, the scene of the waterfall from above pours into the lake surface with white foam will become even more perfect and majestic.

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Traveling to the islands around Quan Son Lake

Nature in Quan Son creates mysterious caves with colorful stalactites in various shapes. Some temples and pagodas were built by people in the past, such as Cao Pagoda, Linh Son Pagoda, Ham Yen Pagoda... These historical and spiritual relics are the place where the bold national identity festival activities take place.

When you travel on the island, you will admire the beauty and vivid vegetation at Hon Me, Mum Nghe, Da Bac, Quai Cheo... or Thung Voi Nuoc Cua, Ban Co mountain, Fruit Mountain, Bird mountain, Cao Pagoda... The majestic mountains silhouetted against the peaceful lake are as beautiful as traveling in Ha Long Bay.

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Visiting Fruit Moutain

The last point of the boat route will be a land named Fruit Moutain. This place was reclaimed by a resident here. Standing on the top of Fruit Moutain, you can see the whole lake; if you come in the lotus season, you will see how brilliant nature is. This area is famous for many kinds of fruits such as figs, lychees, oranges. … But please note, this is private land, there is a fee to go to the island and do not pick the fruit without the permission of the owner!

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Camping, fishing at Quan Son Lake

This place is cool, beautiful and not much noise, so camping by the lake can help you comfortably enjoy the peaceful and fresh atmosphere.

There is also a fishing service, the ticket price ranges from 200.000 - 300.000 VND/person. If you buy fishing tickets, you will get free admission. Fishing at Quan Son poetic space will be completely different from other places.

This place is quite deserted, the services are quite far from the lakeshore. It is difficult to rent tents and food here, so you need to prepare in advance! Materials such as bamboo, stone and dry branches for roasting chicken can be found around the lake. But for the best, you should prepare everything from home.

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What to eat at Quan Son Lake?

September is the time to catch fresh fish and shrimp in this area. Fish salad at Quan Son lake is one of the famous specialties of the locals in the region. Once coming here, you must definitely find this delicious fresh fish salad! This dish is rolled with more than a dozen types of vegetables - leaves that only here and only the people here know how to make.

Another special dish is fresh shrimp. Every afternoon, people living around the lake set hooves to trap shrimp. You can buy from people and make grilled shrimp for camping day!

Van Dinh grass duck is also one of the delicious dishes to enjoy.

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Source: collected