Spending 2 days on a trip to Ninh Binh, admiring the majestic beauty of the mountains, immersing yourself in nature, enjoying your favorite dishes from the ancient capital is nothing better.

Moving in Ninh Binh

If you come to Ninh Binh like me, you don’t have to worry about transportation, but if you take a bus, you can rent a motorbike from your hotel or homestay. Most homestays and hotels in Ninh Binh  rent bike with a general price of only about 100,000 VND/day. Homestays also rent bicycles, in my experience you should not rent bicycles to walk around tourist attractions because there are many places that are more than 20 minutes apart by motorbike, if you ride a bicycle. it takes a lot of time and effort.

In addition, you can also call a taxi to move, but many times traveling to Ninh Binh , I have not seen many taxis in tourist spots. So if you want to choose this vehicle, you should consider it.

Where should Ninh Binh travel?

The central area of ​​Ninh Binh has quite a few hotels from luxury to cheap hotels. Depending on your needs, you can give yourself the best stopover. Particularly for those of you who want to immerse yourself in nature, experience a meaningful day in the midst of majestic mountains, you can choose a homestay. In Ninh Binh, there are dozens of homestays located between mountains and lakes that are extremely quiet and pure.

If you want to save money, you can choose the dorm room of the homestay, and if you want to be comfortable, you can choose a private room, but the price will definitely be more expensive. Last trip to Ninh Binh 2 days 1 night we chose Trang an River View Homestay, fortunately we chose a room with a mountain view and a lake view. The beautiful scenery at the homestay really surprised me, it was really beautiful.

Exceptional beautiful scenes in Ninh Binh

Exploring Ninh Binh, you can divide into 2 routes, one Trang An route, one Tam Coc Bich Dong route. To visit all the beautiful “fairy scenes” in Ninh Binh, you can choose both routes! During this trip to Ninh Binh, I only chose Tam Coc, Mua cave, Am Tien cave, but I will also introduce you to a few other places for those who need to stay.

1. Tam Coc

Tam Coc and Trang An both have the same majestic mountain scenery, and to visit these two places, you will also be able to take a scenic rowing boat. But in my opinion, Tam Coc is more beautiful, impressive natural scenery, fresh air, moreover here is not as touristic as in Trang An.

+ Tickets to visit Tam Coc: 120,000 VND/person

+ Boat ticket: 150,000 VND / time / 2 people, children under 3 years old are free.

* Small tip: You should prepare change for TIP to the ferryman, because every time you go, the ferryman also suggests TIP.

2. Dance Cave

In Ninh Binh, in my opinion, Mua Cave is the most beautiful, although climbing the mountain to reach the top is a bit tiring but no regrets. To enjoy the most beautiful scenery in Mua Cave, you should watch the time to be able to admire the beautiful sunset scenery. You should wear sports shoes to be more comfortable when climbing.

+ Entrance fee: 100,000 VND/person (free parking)

3. Am Tien Cave

Am Tien Cave, also known as Tuyet Tinh Coc, this place is quite beautiful, the space is cool and peaceful, but there are not many sights to visit, so I stopped by this place to take a quick photo and then go.

Sightseeing tickets: 20,000 VND/person, parking 10,000 VND/car

4. Trang An

The form of sightseeing is the same as in Tam Coc, you still sit on a boat and enjoy the scenery. During the tour, you can also pass by the scenes of temples, the space is extremely pure and peaceful. If you go to Trang An, you can also visit the film studio Kong – Skull Island.

+ Entrance ticket: 200,000 VND/person (including ferry ticket)

5. Bai Dinh Pagoda

Bai Dinh Pagoda is the largest temple in Southeast Asia, from the pagoda’s tower, you can see the whole pagoda, extremely beautiful. Since I went to Bai Dinh Pagoda last time, this time I saved my time and didn’t visit anymore. The temple campus is quite large, you can take a day to visit the whole temple. To avoid leg fatigue, you should rent an electric car to move, the price of a 2-way car is 60,000 VND / person.

6. Thung Nham

If you have visited bird gardens or eco-tourism areas in the West, you will love coming to Thung Nham. There is a large bird garden here, fresh and cool space, you can come here on weekends to change the wind.

+ Entrance ticket: 100,000 VND/person

+ Boat ticket to visit the bird garden: 20,000 VND/person

ADVICE ON CHOOSING NINH BINH BICYCLE TOUR

Ninh Binh is a land favored by nature with a diverse natural ecosystem and a rich system of temples, contributing to being an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists. With the advantage of extremely “cheap” price, the rental price is only from 80,000 – 0,000 VND / unit / day and safe for the environment, bicycles have always been the preferred means of transport for tourists to visit the tourist attractions. tourist attractions with close distance in Ninh Binh. Some typical day tours chosen by tourists are:

Tam Coc – Thai Vi – Bich Dong tour

7:30 am: Guests have breakfast at Tam Coc

8:00 am: Move from restaurant/hotel to Thai Vi Temple

8h15: Tourists visit Ancient Viet Village – Co Vien Lau, discover the features of the old houses of the ancient Vietnamese.

9h00: Visit Thai Vi Temple to learn about the architecture and history of the Temple.

9:30: Tourists return to Tam Coc and visit Tam Coc by boat on the Ngo Dong river through three trans-water caves.

11:30: Lunch at a restaurant in Tam Coc

14h00: Move to Bich Dong Pagoda

14h20: Visit Bich Dong Pagoda – Nam Thien De Nhi Dong

16h00: Tourists return to Tam Coc, end the tour.

Tam Coc – Bich Dong – Thung Nham tour

7:30 am: Guests have breakfast at Tam Coc

8:00 am: Move from restaurant/hotel to Bich Dong Pagoda

8:25 am: Visit Bich Dong Pagoda to admire the scenery, architecture and hear about the history of the Pagoda

9:30 am: Move to Thung Nham bird garden

10:00: Visit Vai Gioi Cave, discover the beauty of 3 floors of shimmering stalactites.

11:30: Have lunch at the restaurant

13h30: Tourists get off the boat to visit But Cave. Then visit the Goi Dai Temple, the Moving Banyan Tree and the Thousand-Year Lua Tree

16h00: Visit Thung Nham Bird Park in two forms: walking along the trail or taking a boat to see many rare bird species. Study the wetland ecosystem and discover the magnificent scenery that nature has to offer.

17h00: Tourists return to Tam Coc, end the trip.

Tam Coc tour- Dancing cave- Trang An- Hoa Lu ancient capital

7:30 am: Guests have breakfast at Tam Coc

8:00: Move from restaurant/hotel to Hang Mua

8:30: Visit the Mua Cave tourist area. Visitors climb to the top of the mountain through each stone step. From the top of the mountain, visitors can admire the whole beauty of Tam Coc area from above.

10:00: Tourists move to Trang An and have lunch at the restaurant

13h00: Visit Trang An eco-tourism area by boat. Here visitors can choose one of 3 tourist routes to visit.

16h00: Move to Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. Coming to the ancient capital, visitors will have the chance to see the narrators at the introduction point about the history of the ancient capital Hoa Lu through the Dinh – Tien Le dynasties, see the tiled architecture, stone dragons and visit the temples of the kings.

17h00: Tourists return to Tam Coc, end the trip.

Am Tien Cave Tour – Hoa Lu Ancient Capital – Bai Dinh Pagoda

7:00: Have breakfast at Trang An

7:30: Tourists move from the restaurant/hotel to Am Tien Cave

7:50 am: Tourists visit the beautiful scenery in Am Tien Cave

9:30: Tourists move to Hoa Lu Ancient Capital and visit the historical beauty of the temple of King Dinh and King Le.

10:30: Lunch at the restaurant

1h00: Move to Bai Dinh Pagoda

2h00: Visiting Bai Dinh pagoda, visitors can choose to visit by road or by tram.

17h00: Return to Trang An, end the trip.

Traveling by bicycle is really the ideal choice for any traveler who wants to save money and exercise. When traveling by bicycle, visitors will feel more clearly the beauty of nature without missing any beautiful moments. That beauty can be a beautiful sight on a small road that tourists encounter while sightseeing that if we go by fast moving vehicles, we will easily miss it. Traveling on a bicycle and enjoying the fresh air in the morning will definitely bring special experiences to visitors.