Ninh Binh travel guide

When mentioning Ninh Binh, many people will immediately think of famous tourist destinations such as Trang An, Hoa Lu, Tam Coc Bich Dong... Now let's have a look at all the attractive tourist destinations in Ninh Binh.

1. Trang An scenic complex
Trang An tourist area is the most famous tourist destination of Ninh Binh today. With beautiful wild natural scenery, Trang An Ninh Binh has been recognized by Unesco as a world natural and cultural heritage.

The scenery here is created from winding rivers flowing through limestone mountains, creating countless fanciful and mysterious natural caves that attract tourists. To explore Trang An, visitors will sit on a boat to admire the surrounding mountain nature.

2. Tam Coc – Bich Dong
Located in Ninh Hai commune, Hoa Lu district, Tam Coc - Bich Dong is a familiar destination that tourists definitely cannot miss when arriving in Ninh Binh. Visiting Tam Coc, you will sit on a boat, go down the romantic Ngo Dong river, admiring the rolling mountains and shimmering golden rice fields. The poetic scenery here will surely captivate any visitor. The ferry ticket price is 150,000 VND to carry 4 people.

In addition, visitors can also visit Bich Dong, including a dry cave halfway up the mountain and a hydro cave. On the mountain is Bich Dong Pagoda, an ancient pagoda stretching over 3 mountain floors, a place to welcome tourists from all over to burn incense and pray. Sightseeing ticket price is 120,000 VND/adult, 60,000 VND/child.

3. Hoa Lu ancient capital
Hoa Lu ancient capital is located in Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lu district, and is a particularly important national relic complex in Vietnam. This relic area includes King Dinh temple, King Le temple and many other works. Currently, Hoa Lu ancient capital is a favorite destination for many tourists, especially those who want to learn about history as well as go to ceremonies to pray for good luck.

4. Mua Cave
Hang Mua is located at the foot of Mua Mountain, a tourist destination in the tourist complex of Khe Dau Ha village, Ninh Xuan commune. Although not as famous as many other scenic spots in Ninh Binh, Mua Cave has won a lot of love from tourists because of its beautiful natural scenery as well as the space here that is not crowded or crowded like other places. other famous spots.

From the foot of the mountain, you can clearly see the stairs extending to the top of the mountain, looking like a miniature Great Wall. Reaching the top of Mua Mountain, you will see the view of ripe rice fields as if minimized into your eyes, and rowing boats looming on the water.

5. Bai Dinh Pagoda
Located 15km from Ninh Binh city, Bai Dinh Pagoda is the largest pagoda in Vietnam with many established records such as the largest Dai Hong Chung in Vietnam; owns the tallest and heaviest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam; is the pagoda with the largest set of three-world statues in Vietnam; The pagoda has the largest well in Vietnam as well as the most stone Arhat statues in Vietnam.

This is a pilgrimage tourist destination for tourists interested in worshiping and worshiping. The fairyland-like scenery of Bai Dinh Pagoda makes anyone who comes here can feel the purity and peace of the space here. Some convenient hotels for tourists to stay near the temple include:

6. Am Tien Cave - "Tuyet Tinh Coc in Ninh Binh"
As a national monument located in the Hoa Lu national monument complex, Am Tien cave is a destination that tourists cannot miss if they want to enjoy the peaceful and poetic natural scenery. Because of its wild beauty, completely separate from the outside world, this place is also called "Tuyet Tinh Coc" by young people.

Everything here has a slightly sad tone, tinged with time and beautiful scenery like a paradise that will give visitors a different feeling compared to other landscapes in Ninh Binh. Entrance to visit Am Tien cave are 20,000 VND/person.

7. Thung Nham Bird Garden
Thung Nham Bird Garden is one of the most attractive places in Ninh Binh, a place full of cultural and spiritual elements as well as biodiversity landscape. Surrounded by tropical forests on limestone mountains, with many caves and valleys blending with nature, plants and flowers.

In particular, you will also discover the lives of nearly 40 species of birds with a number of up to 50,000 birds. Every time sunset comes, you will see flocks of white storks flying around the entire wetland, creating an amazing wild beauty that is hard to find anywhere else.

8. Van Long Lagoon
A charming eco-tourism area with beautiful water and poetic clouds and sky that is no less famous than the Tam Coc - Bich Dong scenic spot is Van Long lagoon . The lagoon has an area of ​​3000 hectares and is the largest wetland nature reserve in the Northern Delta.

When traveling on a boat on the lagoon, visitors will see the water surface as flat as a giant mirror. Therefore, this place is also known as "the bay without waves". Going down on a small leaf boat, you will be surrounded by a vast swamp of water, birds, langurs and limestone mountains with shapes true to their names such as Meo Cao Mountain, Mam Xoi Mountain, Hom Book Mountain, and Co Mountain. Fairy... The poetic natural scenery here makes anyone fall in love.

9. Cuc Phuong National Park
Cuc Phuong National Park has a total area of ​​25,000 hectares, is a famous tourist destination for ecology and environment, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Visitors coming here will be able to explore the rich flora and fauna, admire the beautiful natural landscape, participate in eco-tourism, relaxation, campfire, adventure, research and cultural and historical programs.

You can visit Cuc Phuong during the day, or if you want to experience and explore more fully, a 2 to 3 day trip is appropriate. According to Ninh Binh travel experiences, going to Cuc Phuong around the beginning of the rainy season from June to July every year, visitors will have the opportunity to admire flocks of butterflies flying throughout the forest. To conveniently visit Cuc Phuong National Park, visitors should book hotels near:

10. Phat Diem Cathedral
Phat Diem Cathedral (often called Phat Diem Stone Cathedral) is a Catholic church complex of about 22 hectares, located in Phat Diem town, Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province. Phat Diem Stone Cathedral is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful churches, considered the "Catholic capital" of Vietnam.

Phat Diem Cathedral was built entirely of stone and wood, started construction and completed from 1875 to 1898. Although it is a Catholic church, it is modeled after traditional Vietnamese pagoda architecture. Nam creates a unique feature that no other church has.

Hopefully the most unique and famous Ninh Binh tourist destinations above will help you have more choices as well as interesting experiences in this beautiful land.