9 splendid places to visit in Ninh Binh, Vietnam

Van Long

Not only Van Long is the nature reserve,but this wetland also is the home of plentiful of fascinating landscapes. Van Long is known as the “Gulf of no wave” as when you go on a boat on the lagoon, you will find out that water surface is calm like a giant mirror. The watercolor clearly reflects powerful strokes of carving of limestone blocks shaping appropriately to their names such as Meo Cao, Mam Xoi, Hom Sach, Da Ban, Nghien, Mo Coi, Co Tien, and so on.

Thung Nham Bird Park

Thung Nham bird Park, located in Ninh Hai Commune, Hoa Lu District, is one of the tourist spots converging all cultural factors, spirituality, landscapes, and biodiversity. Besides the enjoyable feeling when sitting on the boat to contemplate the lagoon, tourists can explore the wildlife of the nearly 40 species of birds with about 50 thousand ones.

Cuc Phuong National Park

Cuc Phuong National Park is a tourist destination famous for the ecological environment. Cuc Phuong attracts several hundred thousand visitors every year. Tourists come here to explore the rich flora and fauna, to contemplate the marvelous natural scenery, to join the ecotourism and recreation programs, campfire, adventures, studies, cultural and historical programs . Garden center is located in Cuc Phuong commune, Nho Quan, Ninh Binh.

Trang An

Trang An is one of the most famous tourist spots of Ninh Binh nowadays. The unspoiled natural landscape of Trang An has been recognized by UNESCO as a natural heritage and world cultural heritage. The scenery here is made up of winding rivers running through limestone mountains, which forms numerous natural fanciful, mysterious caves.

Bai Dinh Pagoda

Bai Dinh Pagoda, a large temple complex, is known for many Asian and Vietnamese records established such as Asian temple having the longest Arhat gallery, Asian temple having the biggest bronze, gold-inlaid statue of Buddha; Southeastern temple having the biggest bronze statue of Maitreya, … Tourism Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh, tourists will have the opportunity to visit the Sang cave, Toi cavern, the shrine of Saint Nguyen, God Cao Son temple, and Ngoc well.

Hoa Lu ancient capital

Hoa Lu ancient capital is a particularly important national relic and is one of four core zones of Trang An World Heritage populations. Hoa Lu Ancient history is now a planned area of 13.87 km² of Ninh Binh province. With a long history over 1000 years time, Hoa Lu ancient capital is a store of historical monuments through the ages.

Phat Diem Cathedral

Cathedral of Phat Diem building (often called Phat Diem Cathedral), a catholic cathedral, which is about 22 hectares wide, is located in the Phat Diem town, Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province. Phat Diem Cathedral is appreciated by the press as one of the most magnificent churches in Vietnam and “Catholic capital” of Vietnam.

Tam Coc

Tam Coc, which means “three caves“, includes Ca Cave, Hai Cave, and Ba Cave. All three caves are formed by the Ngo Dong River piercing the mountains. Tam Coc is a boat line operated firstly in the Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourist resort. Ca cave lengthens 127 m, piercing a large mountain, whose entrance widens more than 20 m. In the cave, the climate is quite cool and many stalactites hanging down with multifaceted shapes.

Bich Dong

Bich Dong locating 2 km far from Tam Coc wharf (green cavern) was named by the prime minister Nguyen Nghiem, the father of the great poet Nguyen Du, in 1773. In front of the cavern is a branch of Ngo Dong river winding by the mountain side, and across the river is the rice fields.

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