Trang An Complex-Top Attractive Destination of Ninh binh

Trang An Complex- Top Attractive Destination of Ninh binh Province

Located about 100km from Hanoi and 7km from Ninh Binh city center, Trang An landscape complex spreads an area of over 2,000 hectares, which are created by the limestone ridges, the mysterious caves, along with dozens of historical- cultural relics including temples, pagodas, creates a rare magical and lyrical space.

Trang an Landscape Complex’s view from above

This population includes Trang An ecotourism destinations, Tam Coc – Bich Dong resort, Hoa Lu ancient capital … The link between these tourist areas are the SUF (Special Use Forest) and valleys, winding and intertwined rivers. When the visitors have opportunities to observe the panoramic view here, they may really understand the simile, that “Trang An is like a terrestrial Ha Long bay”.

Trang An is compared to a terrestrial Ha Long Bay. The crowded ferry in the festive season

The ferry is the starting place of a journey by boat to discover the hidden beauty of Trang An. In the beginning of the festive season, the ferry is extremely crowded with hundreds of boat. The small boats, each carrying 4-5 people, will take the tourists to experience the charming mountains and rivers, visit the historical sites like Trinh Temple (also called Trinh fane), a thousand year old temple which is famously sacred in Ninh Binh, or Tran temple, an ancient stone temple, built in 968 to enshrine a general from the 18th Hung King Dynasty.

Trang An Ecotourism Zone belongs to the natural stronghold mountains of Hoa Lu ancient capital. Surrounded by mountains, the mysterious caves are hidden behind the mountains, which are interconnected by the water valleys stretching kilometers. Cave system here is so various in shapes and types.
Along with the Trang An resort, Tam Coc – Bich Dong is one of the 4 most significant and attractive destinations of Ninh Binh province. Tam Coc – Bich Dong, also known as “the second most beautiful cave of the south”, is a natural key tourist area of Ninh Binh. To fully explore Tam Coc, it will take visitors approximately 3 hours by boat along the Ngo Dong River. Not only is Tam Coc (3 caves) landscape, but also the scenery along the river sides really infatuates the heart of many tourists.
Bich Dong – “the second most beautiful cave of the south” is a dark submerged cave and is approximately 350 m long and about 2 km from Tam Coc wharf. In front of the cave is the winding Hoang Long river, there are paddy fields along the mountainside in the other side of the river. In the end of the Bich Dong tour, visitors can climb up the mountain to visit Bich Dong Pagoda, an ancient temple, which has the oriental style, on the rock.

The winding Hoang Long and the ripe paddy field along the river

During the voyage exploring the scenic Trang an, visitors should not miss to visit the ancient capital of Hoa Lu and Bai Dinh Pagoda. Hoa Lu ancient capital was the ancient capital of Vietnam under the Dinh and Tien Le Dynasties and are recognized as national sepecially important monuments. Hoa Lu ancient capital consists of 47 monuments, in which King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple, King Dinh tombs, King Le Dai Hanh temples and tombs, the memorial of King Ly Thai To … are the most outstanding places.