Trang An or Tam Coc ?

Should you go to Trang An or Tam Coc Bich Dong is the question of many people when coming to Ninh Binh. Especially for those who rarely have the opportunity and have never been to Ninh Binh before. So what is the answer to this question? Let’s find out in the article below!

First, it will be difficult and unobjective if I answer this question as well, because as the two most famous tourist destinations in Ninh Binh, Tam Coc Bich Dong and Trang An always have their own unique features and it is suitable. with each person. Not everyone likes Tam Coc and vice versa. So, to answer the above question, in this article, I will summarize and share with you some of my analysis about these two destinations, let’s see to choose for yourself a suitable attraction. !

What does Tam Coc have?

Tam Coc Bich Dong has Tam Coc where we call it Ha Long Bay on land of Ninh Binh and Bich Dong – Nam Thien De Nhi Dong is a famous tourist destination of Ninh Binh from the past to now.

The time to go to Tam Coc Bich Dong is about 2 hours. Tam Coc Bich Dong tourism should go on the occasion between April and June of the lunar calendar, this is the time when the rice fields on both sides of the Ngo Dong River are ripe, accordingly:

Around April to mid-May: The rice fields are green with 1 color
Around May to mid-June: at this time the rice begins to ripen, both sides of the river are covered with a bright yellow color of ripe rice fields. This is also when Tam Coc Bich Dong is the most attractive, as beautiful as stepping out of a painting

Ticket price to visit Tam Coc Bich Dong:

Sightseeing tickets:

Adults: 120,000 VND/person/time
Children <1m4: 60,000 VND/person/time
Boat ticket: 150,000 VND/boat/way (4 guests are Vietnamese/2 guests are foreigners)

How about Trang An?

Trang An is an eco-tourism area belonging to Trang An global heritage complex recognized in 2014. Compared with Tam Coc Bich Dong, Trang An is only really famous and developed into attracting tourists. over the past 10 years or so. This is the place where the museum and store many ecosystems of flooded forests, forests on limestone mountains, …

The area is 1000 hectares wide
31 Water Valley
48 Trans-water caves with a total length of about 20km
The primeval forest has more than 300 species of plants
300 species of animals and more than 50 species of birds

Coming to Trang An, visitors will buy tickets to sit on a boat along the route and be taken to see the beautiful and peaceful mountains and rivers. The journey to visit Trang An follows a basket cycle, so when you go, you go through this cave and when you return, you go back by another cave, so all landscapes are not repeated, very unique and interesting.

Traveling to Trang An is most beautiful at the beginning of the year, from January to March of the lunar calendar. Not only that, during this time, the number of tourists flocking to Trang An is also very large, there may be a phenomenon of jostling, causing the loss of the peaceful beauty inherent in this land. If you want to visit Trang An, you should go around April, at this time the tourists are sparse, the air is still cool, not too hot.

Ticket price to visit Trang An Ninh Binh in 2023 is:

Adult ticket price: 250,000 VND/person
Child ticket price (from 1m to 1.3m high): 120,000 VND/person