{"id":3087,"date":"2026-06-11T11:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T02:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/news\/ban-gioc-waterfall\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:10:24","slug":"ban-gioc-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/ban-gioc-waterfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Cao Bang's Ban Gioc Falls roar in earnest during the June-September rainy season: the season when Southeast Asia's largest waterfall is at its most beautiful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spanning the Sino-Vietnamese border in Cao Bang Province in northern Vietnam,<strong>Ban Gioc Falls (Ban Gioc)<\/strong>is a famous waterfall boasting one of Southeast Asia's largest scales. The Quay Son River itself forms the border, and half the falls are Vietnam, half China. They grow most powerful in<strong>the rainy season from June to September,<\/strong>when at peak about 1,000 cubic meters of water per second plunge over three tiers of rock with a roar.<\/p>\n<p>It is about 300 meters wide and about 30 meters high. Measured by water volume, it's considered Vietnam's largest waterfall, reaching two to three times the dry-season volume in the rainy season. The roaring spray and the rainbows that arch across it are a spectacle unique to this season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_1\"><strong>The rainy season is when it gets serious: a waterfall whose face changes with the season<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ban Gioc Falls changes its appearance greatly with the season. The water volume peaks in the July-to-August rainy season, when the whole falls spread out like a white curtain. In the dry season (October to April), by contrast, the volume settles at about 30 to 40% of the peak, and the skies clear. Late September to October, when water volume, good weather, and golden ripening rice overlap, is the prime photogenic season to aim for.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_2\"><strong>Right below the falls by bamboo raft<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the foot of the falls, you can experience riding a bamboo raft up close to the mist (a guideline of about 100,000 to 150,000 VND = 600 to 950 yen per raft). There are viewpoints at several heights, and each change in your viewing angle lets you enjoy a different intensity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-blogParts post_content\" data-partsid=\"3234\">\n<style>.vghc{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center;border:2px solid #cdcdcd;border-radius:8px;background:#fbfbfb;background-image:linear-gradient(#ededed 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,#ededed 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:22px 22px;padding:24px 26px;margin:32px 0;}.vghc-text{flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0}.vghc-banner{flex:0 0 300px;text-align:center}.vghc-banner img{max-width:100%;height:auto}.vghc-label{color:#d6453f;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.02em;margin:0 0 8px}.vghc-head{font-size:21px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.5;color:#1c1c1c;margin:0 0 11px}.vghc-desc{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#555;margin:0 0 14px}.vghc-cta{font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#1f8a5f}.vghc-adlbl{font-size:11px;color:#aaa;margin:0 0 4px}@media(max-width:600px){.vghc{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:14px;padding:20px}.vghc-banner{flex:none}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"vghc\">\n<div class=\"vghc-text\">\n<div class=\"vghc-label\">Local tours and experiences \"KKday\"<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-head\">Booking local tours in Japanese in advance is reassuring<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-desc\">Popular activities can be full if booked same-day. With KKday you can book in Japanese, with no payment trouble on-site.<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-cta\">#Check tours \u2192<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-banner\">\n<div class=\"vghc-adlbl\">Advertisement (A8.net)<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/px.a8.net\/svt\/ejp?a8mat=4B60CK+7ZKEQI+52F8+5ZMCH\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" alt=\"KKday \u73fe\u5730\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u4e88\u7d04\" src=\"https:\/\/www27.a8.net\/svt\/bgt?aid=260620868483&wid=002&eno=01&mid=s00000023642001006000&mc=1\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www16.a8.net\/0.gif?a8mat=4B60CK+7ZKEQI+52F8+5ZMCH\" alt=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"index_3\"><strong>Access and nearby highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Location<\/td>\n<td>Cao Bang Province, the Sino-Vietnamese border (Quay Son River)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scale<\/td>\n<td>Width about 300 m \/ drop about 30 m, three tiers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>From Hanoi<\/td>\n<td>About 340 km (7 to 8 hours direct)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>From Cao Bang City<\/td>\n<td>About 85 km (2 to 2.5 hours)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Best season<\/td>\n<td>July to August for water volume, late September to October for good weather and ripening rice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Experience<\/td>\n<td>Bamboo raft about 100,000 to 150,000 VND, admission about 80,000 to 100,000 VND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Fees and conversions are approximate. Nearby are the Nguom Ngao Cave (about 7 km) and the highest peak, Mount Phia Oac (about 50 km), and folding it into a Ha Giang-Cao Bang loop route is standard.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_4\"><strong>Summary: a roaring spectacle to fold into a summer trip to the north<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The rainy season in northern Vietnam is a time when more people head to the highlands and waterways in search of cool. Ban Gioc Falls, at its maximum water volume, is a destination that can be the very star of that. Together with the mountain route of Ha Giang and Cao Bang, do go visit this roaring spectacle unique to summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-blogParts post_content\" data-partsid=\"3234\">\n<style>.vghc{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center;border:2px solid #cdcdcd;border-radius:8px;background:#fbfbfb;background-image:linear-gradient(#ededed 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,#ededed 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:22px 22px;padding:24px 26px;margin:32px 0;}.vghc-text{flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0}.vghc-banner{flex:0 0 300px;text-align:center}.vghc-banner img{max-width:100%;height:auto}.vghc-label{color:#d6453f;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.02em;margin:0 0 8px}.vghc-head{font-size:21px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.5;color:#1c1c1c;margin:0 0 11px}.vghc-desc{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#555;margin:0 0 14px}.vghc-cta{font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#1f8a5f}.vghc-adlbl{font-size:11px;color:#aaa;margin:0 0 4px}@media(max-width:600px){.vghc{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:14px;padding:20px}.vghc-banner{flex:none}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"vghc\">\n<div class=\"vghc-text\">\n<div class=\"vghc-label\">Local tours and experiences \"KKday\"<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-head\">Booking local tours in Japanese in advance is reassuring<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-desc\">Popular activities can be full if booked same-day. 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In the rainy season of June-September, about 1,000 cubic meters of water fall per second, creating a roaring spectacle. 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