You are planning a trip to Ninh Binh and don’t know what to see and what should to visit in Ninh Binh?.
Renowned for its unspoiled nature and charming sceneries, Ninh Binh has a wide variety of tourist attractions that draw people when they first come here. Have you made any plans for your forthcoming trip here? Let’s have a look at a few enchanting tourist sites that you shouldn’t miss below!
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Ecotourism area
Explore Trang An Landscape Complex
Entrance Fee Ticket + Boat Ticket: 250.000VND/Pax.
Free for children who are below 0.8m in height. – Children’s height is from 0.8m to 1.3m: 100.000 VND/person. – Children’s height is above 1.3m: Same price as adult.
It will be remiss if you do not drop by Trang An Eco-Tourism complex on your visit to Ninh Binh. It offers stunning scenery with hundreds of limestone mountains, mysterious caves and beautiful connected valleys.
Particularly at Trang An Grottoes, the river system appears to blend together quite well, giving a magnificent and lyrical scenery. There is nothing more wonderful than the feeling of being scattered on a boat down along the jade green river and leisurely exploring amazing caves here. This wonderful experience will surely make your Ninh Binh trip much more perfect.
Visit Tam Coc Ninh Binh
Entrance fee: Sightseeing ticket + Boat Ticket(4 vietnamese person or 2 foreigners ): 200.000 VND/person. With children’s height is below 140cm: 100.000 VND/person. Free for children who aer under 3 years old.
The Tam Coc Ninh Binh is favored by tourists with the name “Ha Long Bay on land” because it has a system of beautiful caves and limestone mountains. This area is full of lyrical serenity and stunning golden rice paddies in addition to the wild hues of the mountains and forests.
If you have the opportunity to visit this land, you should at least attempt to come here once. You’ll definitely be astonished to discover such an amazing and charming place!
Explore Mua Cave
Entrance fee: 100.000 VND/person
Mua Cave is regarded as the place of fairy land on the earth. As it is perched above the magnificent Ngoai Long mountain, you have to climb up steep stone steps to get to the top of Mua Cave. The gorgeous views that can be seen from the top of the mountain will make the effort worthwhile, though.
Mua Cave is best visited in May and June. At that time, the Tam Coc area’s rice paddies turn yellow and the surrounding landscape becomes even more harmonious, highlighting the beauty of the river and mountains of this area.
Discovery Van Long Nature Reserve
Landscape ticket: 20.000 VND per visitor
Boat ticket: 60.000 VND per boat with 2 visitors
Van Long Nature Reserve is another location for nature lovers who want to explore wildlife in Vietnam.
Van Long Nature Reserve is actually the largest wetland reserve in Northern Vietnam, home to many rare species, including birds, reptiles, and primates. Some of these are extremely rare species.
This location is a unique complex with a picturesque setting of undulating rocky islands rising out of the vast water. As it is a transitional area between the plains and the mountains, the reserve still retains its diverse and rich terrain, including tropical forest ecosystems in limestone mountains and expansive wetland systems.
Visit Thung Nham Bird Park
Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh
Entrance fee: 100.000 VND/adult. – Free for children who are below 0.8m in height. – Children’s height is from 0.8m to 1.3m: 50.000 VND/person. – Children’s height is above 1.3m: Same price as adult.
Boat ticket to visit bird field: 20.000 VND/person
Entrance ticket for visiting But cave: 20.000 VND/person
Thung Nam Bird Park belongs to Ninh Hai Commune, Hoa Lu District, one of tourist attraction representing culture, spirit, diverse ecology and stunning views.
Besides being given the chance to admire the landscape of the wetland, tourists can explore wild lifestyle of nearly 40 different types of birds, around 50 thousand birds.
Kenh Ga Hot Spring
Entrance ticket: 15,000vnd/person
Ticket for bathing hot mineral pool: 75,000vnd/person
Free for children under 1 meter tall
Kenh Ga Hot Spring is located in Kenh Ga Hamlet, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province. The stream is about 1 km far from Van Trinh cave. From Gia Vien, about 10 km away, visitors will come to Kenh Ga hot spring. The water flowing from the mountain has never stopped to exist naturally for a long time until the 1940s when the French knew and started studying this area, named it the Kenh Ga hot spring.
Until now, Kenh Ga Ninh Binh has become more and more famous. Many tourists come here and enjoy a hot spring bath. The hot spring originates from Hang Ca mountain. Kenh Ga Hot Spring is a natural hot spring with great value on natural resources and tourism in Ninh Binh. Coming to Kenh Ga hot spring resort, boating on Hoang Long river, surrounding mountains, rivers, and peaceful landscapes brings relaxing peace. Kenh Ga Hot Spring is an ideal destination, so you can not miss it when traveling to Ninh Binh.
Am Tien Cave – “Tuyet Tinh Coc”
Am Tien Cave is located near Hoa Lu Ancient Capital in Truong Yen Thuong Hamlet, Truong Yen Commune, Hoa Lu District, Ninh Binh Province. This is a new site built and embellished to attract tourists. To get to Am Tien, you have to buy a ticket and go through a tunnel through the limestone mountains. Inside Am Tiem is a large lake, a concrete path surrounding the lake along with two temple structures with a symmetrical position at the beginning and the end of the lake.
Because Am Tien has only one entrance, surrounded by limestone mountains, tourists come here often call this place the name of Tuyet Tinh Coc Ninh Binh, especially the young people who come here very often. Picnic taking souvenir photos.
Non Nuoc Mountain
Non Nuoc Moutain is also called Duc Thuy Mountain, located in Northern West of Ninh Binh province, which is 70 meters in height and has a relatively flat top.
Because of the location right between the confluence of the Day river and Van Sang river, the moutain gives extremely charming moutain – river beauty for Ninh Binh. On the cliffs of the moutain, over 40 poems were carved by historical, well-known man.
Spiritual tourist area
Visit Phat Diem Stone Cathedral
Address: Phat Diem Town, Kim Son District, Ninh Binh Province
Entrance Fee Ticket: Free
Opening Time: 7:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Dress Code: Polite apparel is required
The church, usually called Phat Diem Stone Cathedral, is a religious Catholic complex with the area of 22 hectares; it is located in Phat Diem town, Kim Son Commune, Ninh Binh province. It is assessed to be one of the most wonderful churches in Vietnam by the press, considered to be the “religious city” of Vietnam
Bai Dinh Pagoda
Ticket Price: Electrical car: 40.000 VND/person for 1 way ticket
Visiting Bao Thap: 50.000 VND/person
Bai Dinh Pagoda Ninh Binh is a sacred attraction that draws thousands of visitors each day. The pagoda features outstanding ancient architecture which is imbued with the cultural imprint of Vietnam from that ancient time.
Bai Dinh Pagoda is well-known due to the surrounding natural beauty as well as the uniqueness of the Buddha statues, shrines, etc. Along with a pleasant atmosphere, this pagoda promises to be an eco-tourism destination well-worth your visit.
Bich Dong Pagoda
Bich Dong Pagoda,which is 2 kilometers from Tam Coc depot, means “ the emerald cave”.
It is named in 1773 by chancellor Nguyen Nghiem. In front of the cave is a branch of the Ngo Dong river winding around the moutain slope. There is a field opposite the cave.
Hoa Lu Ancient Capital
Entrance fee: 20.000 VND/adult. 10.000 VND/children
Hoa Lu ancient capital is a national heritage complex of great importance and also is one of 4 noticeable, important places of Trang An international heritage complex.
It has total area of 13.87 square kilometers and has existed for over 1000 years ; it is also a place storing historial monuments for many years.
Thai Vi Temple
Thai Vi Temple is located in Van Lam Hamlet, Ninh Hai Commune, Hoa Lu District. It is on the right of the Ngo Giang river and on the left of Coi Linh mountain, which brings the perfect harmony for thousands of years and creates Tam Coc as today, which is also known as “ shallow Ha Long Bay”.
Visiting here, we not only can feel poetic beauty of moutains and rivers, but also admire the fine architectural works which are typical of attractive ,original identity and made by ancient people.
Hoa Lu Ancient Town
Hoa Lu Ancient Town is located at the complex of Ky Lan Lake Park and Hoa Lu Hotel, the ancient town has been built with the aim of promoting Ninh Binh tourism to become an attractive spot for domestic and international tourists.
This work was inspired by the traditional culture of Dai Viet in the 10th century. Its goals are to recreate and restore the beauty of ancient architecture and culture.
