Coming to Ninh Binh, it will be a pity if visitors cannot go to the Hang Mua tourist destination because this is a very unique place to see the whole view of Tam Coc from above with many unique features.

Mua Cave is a tourist attraction located in the core area of ​​Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, in the territory of Khe Dau Ha village, Ninh Xuan commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province; about 10km from Ninh Binh city, more than 90km from Hanoi city. Legend has it that, when King Tran Thai Tong returned to Hoa Lu to establish Am Thai Vi, he often came here to listen to beautiful women perform, dance and sing, so he named it Hang Mua.

Mua Cave has typical geological and geomorphological features of limestone mountains with an age of up to millions of years. The highlight of Hang Mua tourist area is Mua mountain and works with unique architecture. The first thing that can be mentioned is the road leading to the top of Mua mountain with two steps of stone statues beautifully sculpted with many unique artistic shapes such as majestic and majestic dragons and phoenixes. In Vietnamese folklore, these are sacred animals, often carved in ancient buildings to increase prosperity.

Exploring Dancing Cave Architecture 

Coming to Ninh Binh Dance Cave , you can use your endurance through the way up the mountain with a total of 486 stone steps. The two sides of the stairs are elaborately decorated with sharp and beautiful carvings of dragons and phoenixes according to the art of the Tran Dynasty. From the foot of the mountain, you can clearly see the white stone steps leading to the top of the mountain.

The road to the top of Mua mountain was built according to the architecture of the citadel path, so this is also known as the “Great Wall of Vietnam” of Vietnam. This is especially attractive to young people who love to explore and exercise.
On the top of the mountain, there is also a statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara looking down to the land. The statue with a peaceful appearance and a panoramic view of the ancient capital, gives you indescribable emotions.

Passing 486 stone steps will come to the top of the mountain, where you can admire the whole beauty of Tam Coc area with vast and green rice fields, overlapping mountains, boats down the Ngo Dong river, The scenery is so peaceful and green.

Dubbed the “muse of Tam Coc”, the best time to visit Mua Cave is in May and June in the ripe rice season. At that time, the whole area was highlighted by the golden color, the natural scenery appeared as a picture of harmonious shades. However, because of its fairy-like beauty, even if it is not in the ripe rice season, the green color of the mountains and forests here is enough to make visitors overwhelmed.

In addition, on the top of Mua mountain, there are many other interesting items such as the image of a dragon adoring behind the statue of Quan Am Buddha. This is also the “tallest” dragon statue in Ninh Binh. Or the skyscraper located at the highest point of the mountain is built according to the architecture of a Buddhist stupa. This tower is a super-beautiful photography spot that makes many visitors have to line up to be filmed here every time in the high season.

Although Mua Cave has been invested in tourism since 2000, the ecosystem and natural landscape of this place is still protected and guaranteed to preserve the natural environment. Mua Cave has become an eco-tourism site combining sports and climbing in Ninh Binh. In 2018, Hang Mua topped the top 5 destinations in Ninh Binh on the travel site TripAdvisor.

o meet the increasing travel demand of tourists, at present, Mua and Tam Coc caves have many beautiful and comfortable resorts and homestays with affordable prices, from affordable to luxurious. And when coming to Mua cave, to increase the experience of the trip, visitors should combine visiting other destinations of Ninh Binh such as Trang An – Bai Dinh, Tam Coc – Bich Dong, Thung Nham, Van Long… are all attractive and unique destinations of Ninh Binh.

Trang An Dance Cave is an eco-tourism destination combined with mountain climbing sports, with bold and peaceful beauty. Although the number of tourists coming here is very large, the services for visitors here are very orderly, without fighting or jostling. Domestic and foreign tourists when coming to Ninh Binh are really satisfied and love this tourist destination.