Ninh Binh Tourism Experience

If you have ever been ecstatic with the charming country of Tam Coc Bich Dong or overwhelmed by the grandeur of the scenic complex of Trang An or Hang Dance, the cultural and spiritual works such as Bai Dinh pagoda, would have caused many people. Tourists must be dumb, bewildered by the beautiful beauty here. That beauty has held so many tourists coming to Ninh Binh to explore every day.
If you are a tourist, love to move, Ninh Binh is a very wonderful destination. Why not come here to feel the rustic and majestic beauty of nature; experience together, explore to make a meaningful travel itinerary ??? I believe that when you come here, you will be lucky when you do not miss a peaceful, romantic place here.
In the following, I will tell you about Ninh Binh travel experiences extremely detailed and complete, will help you no longer hesitate but gather together with your friends here right now !!!
The appropriate time to travel Ninh Binh:

      You can travel to Ninh Binh at any time of the year, because every season, Ninh Binh exudes a unique beauty, with peaceful scenery, beautiful scenery like a painting of water. However, the best time to explore this land is:
From Lunar New Year to the end of the third lunar month: this period is the peak of festival tourism and early spring travel, the spring weather is not too cold nor too hot. This is also the time when Bai Dinh tourist site opens at the beginning of the year, you can combine traveling and going to a ceremony.
May, June and September, October: The ripe rice season in Tam Coc - Bich Dong appears like a shiny golden picture.
In summer: This season, you will admire the poetic valley of purple figs blooming. From above, you can see ripe rice, fig flowers in the clear water mixed with rocky mountains like a water-color painting.
By what means to Ninh Binh ???
You can get to Ninh Binh by many different means:
- Airplane: You can fly from Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Da Nang to Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi by airlines: VietJet, Vietnam Airlines, Bamboo Airways ... After flying to Hanoi, you can can travel by car, bus (Limousine ...) to Ninh Binh. Air ticket price is calculated from time to time !!!
Train: Although it takes time, it is extremely safe and you will not have to move many wards. From Nha Trang to Ninh Binh, there are trains SE2, SE4, SE8, SE6, TN2 ... Traveling by train is about 22 ~ 27 hours.
- Passenger car: You can take the bus like Hoang Long, Viet Hung ... it takes about 22 hours to go to Ninh Binh by bus. Ticket price is 600,000 VND / person.
Where to come here?
In Ninh Binh, there are many comfortable and quality hotels. But to choose a hotel convenient for moving to tourist destinations but still spacious and airy, there are hotels: 

• TRANG AN LAMIA BUNGALOW Hotel - Dai Ang Village, Ninh Hoa, Hoa Lu - This hotel is suitable for you who like the simple rustic, with rooms made of bamboo, extremely airy and beautiful.
• HANG MUA CENTRAL HOMESTAY - Khe Ha Hamlet, Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu - Here, the landlord is very friendly and enthusiastic. The room has a beautiful view of the Dance Cave. The majestic natural scenery with clean and airy accommodation.
• TAM COC SUNSHINE HOTEL - 491C Ninh Thang, Hoa Lu
• NAN HOUSE TAM COC - Team 4, Van Lam Village, Ninh Hai, Tam Coc, Hoa Lu
• TAM COC BANANA BUNGALOW - Hamlet Tuan Cao, Ninh Thang, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh.
• TAM COC LUXURY HOMESTAY - Tam Coc, Hoa Lu
• TAM COC FAMILY HOMESTAY - Team 3, Van Lam, Ninh Hai
• VAN HOA HOTEL - 171 Tran Phu, Nam Thanh, Ninh Binh
• LITTLE TAM COC HOMESTAY - Dam Khe Ngoai Village, Tam Coc, Ninh Binh
• TAM COC CONDELUZ BOUTIQUE HOTEL - No. 3 Van Lam, Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh

  What to play in Ninh Binh?
As can be seen, Ninh Binh is famous for many attractive tourist destinations. Here, let's follow me together to list "all things" the most attractive tourist attractions:
Trang An Landscape Complex

Trang An is known as "Ha Long on land", Trang An Landscape Complex is a complex of mountains silhouetted against the emerald green river, embracing caves and valleys still intact. Therefore, the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was officially recognized by UNESCO as the World Natural and Cultural Heritage on June 25, 2014.

Here, visitors will experience every level of emotions, discover the distant roots of human life, enjoy the pure and pure beauty and purified atmosphere, proud of the golden features of history in bold mountain, parallel shape. In particular, the charm in the caves is the natural stalactite system with cool water flowing along the deep trails on the cave wall, forming meandering currents.

Get off the boat station, start the journey to explore Trang An, the drivers take us to glide on a historic Sao Khe river branch, clear blue water like a pearl. You will be surprised with the rocky mountain, green grass and clear water drops at the foot of the cliff and mysterious caves.

Currently, Trang An ecotourism area has 3 yachts with a visit time from 2.5 to 3 hours:

Route 1:

Boat Quay - Trinh Temple - Dark Cave - Morning Cave - Wine Cave - Tran Temple - Hang Ba Giot - Hang Seo - Hang Son Duong - Phu Khong - Bao Hieu Pagoda - Hang Khong - Hang Tran - Hang Quy Hau - Boat Station. With line 1, visitors will visit 3 spiritual points of 9 caves in a closed circle, especially Tran Temple, the heart of the world's natural and cultural heritage.

Route 2:

Boat dock - Cam Cave - Hang Vang - Thanh Slide Cave - Suoi Tien Temple - Hang Dai - Vu Lam Palace - Kong Skull Island Film Studio, Aboriginal Village - Boat Quay

Route 3:

Boat Station - Temple of Process - Hang May - Suoi Tien Temple - Hang Dai - Hanh Cung Vu Lam - Film Set Kong Skull Island, Aboriginal Village - Boat Station. The highlight of Route 3 is Hang May, a magic sparkle of stalactites about 1km long, one of the beautiful and large caves of Ninh Binh.
Come here, you can try boating, it's also fun !!!

Tickets to visit:

Adult ticket 250k, 6 people per boat.
Child ticket from 1m - 1m3 is 120k.
Children under 1m do not lose money

Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourist area

Tam Coc - means "three caves", including Ca cave, Hai cave and Ba cave. All three caves are formed by the Ngo Dong River crashing through the mountain. Tam Coc is the first cruise line to be exploited in Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourist area.

•  Ca cave is 127m long, passing through a large mountain, the mouth of the cave is over 20m wide. In the cave, the climate is quite cool and there are many drooping stalactites with various shapes.
•  Hai cave, nearly 1km from Ca cave, 60m long, the ceiling has many strange falling stalactites.
• Ba cave, near Hai cave, is 50 meters long, the ceiling looks like a stone arch, lower than the other two caves.

Want to visit Tam Coc, visitors get off the boat from the central wharf. The boat takes tourists on the Ngo Dong river winding through the cliffs, through water caves, rice fields. Time to go and back about 2 hours. Tam Coc scenery, especially the two sides of the Ngo Dong River, can be changed according to the rice season (green rice, yellow rice or the silver color of the water in the field).
           Bich Dong is located 2 km from Tam Coc wharf, which means "green cave". Dubbed "Nam Thien Nhi Dong", ie the second most beautiful cave in the South. Bich Dong includes a dry cave located in the middle of the mountain (making Bich Dong pagoda) and a water cave piercing through the mountain bed (called Xuyen Thuy Dong). In front of the cave is a branch of Ngo Dong river winding on the side of the mountain, the other side of the river is a rice field.

Bich Dong is located 2 km from Tam Coc wharf, which means "green cave". Dubbed "Nam Thien Nhi Dong", ie the second most beautiful cave in the South. Bich Dong includes a dry cave located in the middle of the mountain (making Bich Dong pagoda) and a water cave piercing through the mountain bed (called Xuyen Thuy Dong). In front of the cave is a branch of Ngo Dong river winding on the side of the mountain, the other side of the river is a rice field.

Mua Cave

Mua Cave is located at the foot of Mua Mountain, in the ecotourism complex of Khe Dau Ha village, Ninh Xuan commune, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh. This is a man-made tourist area with services such as climbing, weekend rest and conference. When you come to Dance Cave you will be able to try your toughness when you climb to the top of the mountain through 486 stone steps, and from the top of the mountain we can admire the full beauty of the Tam Coc area with wings. The rice field is immense, green.
Entrance fee: 100k / person.

Bai Dinh Pagoda

Dubbed the cradle of the pagoda with the most records, Bai Dinh Ninh Binh Pagoda has become a famous spiritual tourist destination attracting tourists when coming to the ancient capital. Not only a sacred place, this place also impresses with its majestic, magnificent architecture and unique scenery. Therefore, this is definitely an indispensable destination in your handbook where to go.
The Bai Dinh pagoda festival is held from the afternoon of the first day of the new year, opens the 6th day of the new year and lasts until the end of March (lunar calendar). If you go to Bai Dinh at this time, there is a high probability that it is always crowded, there are rarely quiet spaces to visit the pagoda.

Notes when coming to the temple:

• As a spiritual tourist destination, choose discreet and polite clothes.
• Prepare sneakers instead of high heels to protect your feet as well as make it easier to move because the terrain is hilly and steep.
• Do not rub your hands on the statues, absolutely forbid to paint, paint on them, even the walls. And remember to put money in the box to avoid losing the beauty of the temple.ư

Ticket price to visit the temple:

• Adults: 200,000 VND / person
• Children under 1m: 100,000 VND / person.
• Ticket price for services at the temple: Electric car: 30,000 VND / person / one way.
• Tickets to visit Chedi: 50,000 VND / person.
• Tour guide ticket: 300,000 VND / tour.

Hoa Lu ancient capital

Hoa Lu ancient capital is a unique architectural complex in Ninh Binh province, recognized by UNESCO as one of the four core regions of the World Heritage Site of Trang An. The ancient capital Hoa Lu Ninh Binh - a work of great historical significance that his father's generation has devoted to preserving and preserving until now. Let's come back here to visit the ancient capital again, relive the heroic moments of the nation's history !!!

Van Long tourist area

Not only a nature reserve, Van Long wetland is also an attractive landscape. Van Long is known as "the bay without waves" because when traveling on a boat on the lagoon, visitors will see the flat water surface like a giant mirror. The ink painting clearly reflects each strong carvings of limestone mountains in the right shape with the names such as Meo Cao mountain, Mâm Xôi mountain, Hom Sach mountain, Da Ban mountain, Nghien mountain, Mo Coi mountain, mountain Fairy…

Ninh Binh specialties
       Coming to Ninh Binh, you can buy specialties of elderberry, Kim Son wine or small souvenirs such as lucky charms, bracelets, beans ... at Bai Dinh pagoda as gifts.

Some Notes when traveling to Ninh Binh

During the tourist season, you should call to reserve to avoid room fire.
Ninh Binh landscapes are mostly caves, so if you want to visit them all in one tour, you should take about 3-4 days to discover all the beauty here.
SVTT. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thao - K1. Khanh Hoa University