Truc Lam Ban Gioc Pagoda Chùa Phật Tích Trúc Lâm Bản Giốc
Pagoda viewpoint above the valley
Climb to Truc Lam Ban Gioc on Phia Nhan and look out over the Quay Son valley. The walk is short and steep, and the roof sits above the falls and the fields. Do it on the falls day, while the light is still good. The fee and the minutes from the falls are check on arrival.
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The pagoda roof at Truc Lam Ban Gioc, with the karst valley behind it
Photo: Phạm Quang Sơn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Truc Lam Ban Gioc stands on Phia Nhan, in Dam Thuy. It is the first pagoda of this line built on this northern border. You climb and look down on the falls, the Quay Son, and the fields. The walk is short and steep.
Photo: Phạm Quang Sơn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Keep the valley in the frame. Early morning and the late light are the useful hours for that view. The minutes from the falls to the first hall are check on arrival.
Do it on the falls day, not as a trip of its own from Hanoi. A fee is check on arrival.
Getting there and around
The pagoda is on Phia Nhan, in the same Dam Thuy valley as Ban Gioc. From Cao Bang city the eastern road is more than 80 km, then the valley. Minutes from the falls up to the pagoda are check on arrival.
From Ban Gioc
Same valley. The walk is short and steep. Minutes from the falls to the first hall are check on arrival.
From Cao Bang city
East with the falls day, more than 80 km. Drive minutes are check on arrival.
Hours and fees
- Hours
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- Closed
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- Admission
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