Most detailed tips on tour Trang An, Ninh Binh

The Trang An ecotourism complex is located in The Trang An world heritage group which was recognized as the dual world heritage site since 2014. This landmark owns more than 250-million-year limestone mountains with valleys, swamps and lakes, etc. , that all to create an extremely beautiful natural sight.

Another special point about Trang An, that is the place reserving ecosystem and precious animals and plants. Besides, this place has archeological sites, historical and cultural sites. Coming here, we can discover all aspects of tourism from nature to geology and geomorphology.

Trang An tours take place in any time of year. However, in order to enjoy the most beautiful sight-seeing of Trang An, you should come here in period between January and March. The spring weather is cosy, fresh and there are many bustle and cultural festivals in early new year.

If you like the traditional festivals of the ancient capital, you should visit Trang An in lunar 8th-10th March, around April in solar calendar. Coming here in June to August, you can admire the yellow rice fields and fragrant lotus lakes.

Trang An tourism complex is about 2168m2, far from Hanoi about 90 kms towards Southern orientation and far from Ninh Binh city about 8 km2. Thus, there are many ways to come here, including:

If you are in the nearby provinces far from Ninh Binh less than 100 kms, you should take bus to Ninh Binh bus station destination or take Limousine transit at price from 80,000 to 140,000 Vietnam dongs. After that, you can take taxi or bike to transport from bus station to Trang An following guide of Google Maps.

If you departure at Western and Southern provinces, let’s take a flight to Noi Bai airport, then follow the transportation as above from Hanoi to Trang An. Or you can travel by train from your location to Ninh Binh province.

On Justfly experience, it is better to use limousine transit, then hire a bike to discover Trang An complex and other landmarks in Ninh Binh province. You can hire a bike easily in daily time at any hotel and homestay in Ninh Binh without booking any accommodation.

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In Trang An, you can discover and experience many interesting activities as follow.

There are tourism activities in Trang An, among them sightseeing on boat is that you can’t miss to admire the magnificence of limestone mountains and see daily life of wild birds. Moreover, you can enjoy kayak yourself to boat around Trang An. It must have convinced you at the first try.

A must-try action in any wonderful place is check-in. Is there any greater than capture the beautiful photos on background of Trang An landmark to store every memorable moment of your life.

In Trang An complex, you can discover many spiritual and cultural places like Trinh Temple, Tran Temple, Tu Tru Temple, Khong Temple, Vu Lam Palace corridor, etc. where you can offer ceremony or admire and discover the wonderful architecture of the ancient heritage here.

Not only famous for the million year limestone mountains, Trang Anh also is well known with the mystical and paranormal caves which have passed million years of creation. Coming here, you should visit Dia Linh cave, Nau Ruou cave, Boi cave and Light cave - Dark cave.

Once visiting Ninh Binh, you can’t miss its featured foods from goat meat, mountain snails, or eels, etc.

The most must-try food when travelling in Ninh Binh is goat meat. Being naturally grazed, mountain goat meat has a characteristic aroma and especially the firm meat, the skin is extremely crispy and delicious, and has a sweet taste. You can try so many different dishes from goat meat like salad, steam, roast or fermented with fried rice powder, etc. so irresistible delicious.

Sea snails or river snails are already familiar, but have you tried snails in limestone caves? If not, please visit the area of ​​Nho Quan, Hoa Lu or Yen Mo to try it right away. Mountain snails are processed into all kinds of delicious dishes with attractive flavors that will make you fall in love!

Another great dish you should not miss is eel vermicelli. The delicious chewy vermicelli combined with rich eel meat and sweet broth will make any guest flutter.

Famous in the Kim Son area, Ninh Binh also has fish salad. The dish is processed extremely elaborately and meticulously to remove the fishy smell while ensuring the sweetness and freshness of the fish. Harmonized with the taste of fish, it also combines enough pungent and sweet taste of lemongrass, chili, lemon, etc.

For those who want to enjoy rustic dishes, there is a dish of roasted field crab with guise leaves. Its sweet fragrance will make you forever remember the beloved ancient capital of Hoa Lu. Crispy roasted crab with fragrant guise leaves will be a country dish that reminds you to remember the past peaceful suburbs.

Besides, Justfly also recommends you several nearby restaurants, including Chinh Thu goat meat restaurant, Dung Pho Nui restaurant, Trang An 89 restaurant, Xuan Vinh restaurant, etc.

Currently, Trang An tourism is relatively developed. Coming to Trang An you will have many choices of accommodation after a long day of sightseeing, especially the type of Homestay in Trang An is extremely developed. Here are a few quality Homestays both in terms of service and scenery for your reference:

A part of Trang Anh cave system has been put into operation for tourism. Currently, visitors to Trang An often participate in 3 tours.

• A 3-hour tour on bamboo boat and a mountain climbing tour Waterways travel starts at the central reception house located on Trang Anh boulevard, then leading to 3 routes. Route 1: The central reception house - Dia Linh cave - Tran Temple (Noi Lam Temple) - Tran Temple Valley - Nau Ruou Valley - Nau Ruou Cave - Dark cave Valley - Light cave Valley - Big Seo cave - Small Seo cave - Son Duong cave - Khong Valley - Lo cave - Lo Thoc cave + Tran valley Gam valley - Qui Hau cave - The central reception house.
• Route 2: The central reception house – Ang Lam cave - Noi Lam Temple of Vang cave - Ang La valley - Big cave - Bac Bai valley - Suoi Tien valley, Suoi Tien temple - Van cave - May valley - Dot cave + Dot temple – The central reception house.
• Route 3: The central reception house - Trinh Temple - May cave - Suoi Tien temple - Vu Lam palace corridor - King Kong filming location - The central reception house.

In Trang An, there are many admirable places famous for both natural scenes and historical architectures. You can select to tour Trang An within 1 day or 2 days. Hereafter are the most attractive Trang An tours that you should try.

• 7:00 am: Departure at Hanoi towards Ninh Binh
• 10:00 am: Visit the first place - Hoa Lu Ancient capital where you can learn the history of Vietnamese feudatory dynasties at the period from 968 to 1010.
• 11:30 am: Having lunch and Taking rest.
• 1:00 pm: Go to Trang An ecosystem complex which was recognized by UNESCO, buy ticket and enjoy 2-hour boat trip to admire this natural stunning beauty.
• 3:30 pm: End the Trang An trip and come Mua cave, the highest peak of Tam Coc. To reach the peak, you must pass through 500 stone steps before viewing Ninh Binh’s paranormally splendid beauty at the last minute.
• 4:30 pm: Back to Hanoi

Similar with Trip 1, you just visit Bai Dinh pagoda complex instead of Hoa Lu ancient capital in the morning schedule. The afternoon schedule keeps unchanged.

This tour is very suitable for visitors who like learning culture, history and architecture of the ASEAN hugest pagoda with more than 700 hertas in area. This pagoda complex also owns the formidable records such as 36 tons of bronze bells, 500 Arhat statues, 100 largest bronze statues of Shakyamuni Buddha, etc.

If you have time, don't be hesitate to try this tour that you can visit the most attractive places in Ninh Binh province. The schedule is shown in details as below.

• 7:30 am: Departure from Hanoi to Ninh Binh.
• 10:00 am: Visit Hoa Lu ancient capital to understand the 41-year lasting history of Vietnamese feudatory dynasties since 968.
• 11:00 am: Come back to Mua cave with 500 stone steps and massive beautiful landscape scene from above.
• 0:30 pm: Having lunch and taking a nap.
• 1:45 pm: Take a boat trip in Tam Coc whose great beauty is comparable to Ha Long Bay on land. During 1 hour and a half sitting on boat to admire the towering limestone mountains, vast fields and peaceful and poetic landscapes.
• 3:30 pm: Visit and enjoy village scenes in Tam Coc by cycling or walking, and check-in.
• 4:30 pm: Back to accommodation, have dinner and sleep.

• 8:30 am: Have breakfast and be ready to go on trip
• 10:00 am: Visit Bai Dinh pagoda complex - The ASEAN hugest pagoda.
• 0:30 pm: Have lunch at local famous restaurants
• 1:30 pm: Visit Trang An complex in different caves, King Kong filming location, and peaceful temples, etc.
• 4:30 pm: Back to Hanoi, end your full tour

Once coming to Trang An, Ninh Binh, you shouldn't forget to buy several featured souvenirs for your dears.

• Reference price: From 36,000 VND/pack
• Address:

1. Address 1: Hoa Lu burnt rice: 3 Vo Thi Sau, Dong Thanh, Ninh Binh
2. Address 2: Viet Hung burnt rice: 593 Thien Son, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh

Burnt rice is Ninh Binh’s typical speciality that any visitor coming here absolutely buys as a souvenir. With the traditional way of processing and the continuous development of flavor, burnt rice is sold everywhere and causes remember with its crispy, fragrant taste. From time to time, there is a bit of saltiness of ham or the spicy taste of dried chicken or beef that makes visitors can't forget.

• Reference price: Khoảng 275.000 VND
• Address:

1. Address 1: Kim Son sticky rice wine: 94 Ngo Gia Tu, Van Gia, Ninh Binh
2. Address 2: Binh Minh restaurant: 15 Trang An, Ninh Binh
3. Address 3: Duc De restaurant: 446 Nguyen Hue, Ninh Binh

A special gift that men love very much, should mention Kim Son wine. Produced based on the traditional recipe and experience of Kim Son village, Kim Son wine has a variety of alcohol concentration from 40% to 55%, faintly fragrant with new sticky rice and sweet taste. It must be a meaningful gift.

• Reference price: từ 60.000 VND/ chai 500ml
• Address:

1. Trang Quyet shrimp paste: 68 Me street, Gia Vien, Ninh Binh 2.Thanh Nguyen shrimp paste: Address 1: 9 Thuong hamlet, Ninh Nhat commune, Ninh Binh; Address 1: 136, Alley 606, Trung 3 street, Ninh Khanh ward, Ninh Binh
2. Nga Aunt shrimp paste: Moi street, Me town, Gia Vien, Ninh Binh

Gia Vien shrimp paste, famous for its passionate aroma and delicious taste is also a satisfactory choice. The fish sauce has an attractive red-yellow color, a characteristic aroma and a full sour, spicy, salty and sweet taste for you to enjoy preparing many delicious dishes or eating with more flavorful food.

Reference price: 50.000 – 80.000 VND Address:

1. Address 1: Mart of Yen Mac fermented pork roll: 70, Street 11, Ninh Binh
2. Address 2: Anh Quan fermented pork roll: Yen Mac, Yen Mo, Ninh Binh

Famous in the land of the Ancient Palace and Yen Mac of Yen Mo village, Yen Mac fermented pork roll is a unique brand with authentic quality and highly appreciated by many diners. This speciality has a moderate taste, additionally the passionate aroma that convinces visitors at the first pick-up.

There are useful reviews that can help you have an overview of Trang An, Ninh Binh travel, which are collected by Justfly as shown below.

• Review from Dat Le Phuong account: “The landscape is very beautiful, the environment is protected, and the ecosystem is rich. There are still lele birds swimming by the river. I went on a boat tour, maybe tour 3, within 3 hours, rowing through 3 caves and 3 spiritual resorts. The air is extremely cool, fresh, and worth experiencing.”
• View: Blue mountains and water, super beautiful scenery, if it is sunny, it will be even more beautiful. Experienced sailing through caves and visiting temples built in the water.”
• The boatmen and boatwomen happily guide enthusiastically about the history of the caves, and introduction of the around fruits.
• The travel time on the boat is expected to be 2 hours. The number of boats is large, so they can only go to work 1-2 days a week. So I give extra tips. At the same time, the boatmen and boat women are old, so you can help them row the boat to return faster.” written by account Kim Phu Ngoc Nguyen.

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There are several small tips for Trang An tourists:

• You should travel by motorcycle because Ninh Binh is not too far from Hanoi. Moreover, the famous tourist attractions are scattered. It would be convenient to drop on anywhere anytime by motorcycle. Homestays and hotels in Ninh Binh also provide the service of hiring this vehicle.
• You should bring helmet, hat, cap, sunshirt and sunscreen cream to protect yourself from sunlight and of course the most beautiful clothes to check-in anytime.
• You should book a tour and reserve an accommodation near Mua cave or Trang An complex for most convenience in transport.

Justfly is delightful to share with you our experience on Trang An tour. Have a nice trip!