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akikonomu Says: Yes, a tourist trap it may be, but the boat ride is rather enjoyable. Even with many other tourists boating along the river, the ride is tranquil enough along some parts. My favourite part is to boat through the dark grottoes with the limestone cliffs inches above your head...
akikonomu Says: Not a great fan of temple tours but possibly interesting for some who would like to know about the local culture. The temples are built and houses the famous emperors of Vietnam for local worshipping. It isn't particularly touristy and the scenary around the temples is...
zuyao Says: Located in Ninh Binh province, the Tam Coc caves are known as the inland Ha Long bay. It is 3 hours drive out of Hanoi. At the river docks, you board an open-air sampan which you hire with a rower. The boat ride takes you through a winding waterway which passes through 3...
Cuc Phuong NP - home of rare species
King_Golo Says: Cuc Phuong NP is a rarity in Vietnam: an untouched rainforest. Due to the Vietnam War and its devastating environmental desasters, Vietnam has hardly any vast areas of rainforest left. Ho Chi Minh himself inaugurated the national park in 1962. Nowadays, it covers an area of...
Tam Coc - Halong Bay in the Rice Paddies
King_Golo Says: A cute nickname, isn't it? Tam Coc, also known as "Dry Halong Bay", "Halong Bay without Water" or "Halong Bay in the Rice Paddies" is one of the natural wonders of Vietnam. Located approximately 10km away from Ninh Binh, it is tourism destination par excellence for both...
Hoa Lu - Vietnam's ancient capital
King_Golo Says: Hoa Lu Citadel is the only thing left of Vietnam's former capital Hoa Lu. Founded in 968, Hoa Lu remained capital until the early 11th century when Emperor Ly Thai To moved it to today's Hanoi. Despite the lack of "original" buildings, the trip to Hoa Lu is definitely worth...
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Xuan Hoa Hotel: No menu, no problem
largerama Says: As well as being a real nice friendly hotel, this place serves real good food on a night. They just ask if you are vegetarian or not and then they bring several dishes out to you accompanied by spring rolls and rice. Every night is something different and it's all cooked by...
Dont know the name: Goat meat!!!
Animas Says: Guide of ODC travel took us here and lunch was included in day tour so we didnt order food by ourself...Restaurant is next to the port...after lunch we walked to take sampan. Spring rolls...simpleGoat meat with lemongrass...put on the clear rice sheet with pineapple, chilli...
Ride or be ridden through the villages
largerama Says: For 6$ (or 9$ including guide), plus price of petrol (about 2 to 3$ per day), you can motorbike around the sights of Ninh Binh. Cycling is also good for the close ones but there are a few miles to travel if you want to see most of the sights. A motorbike will get you through...
Be rowed through Ninh Binh cliffs
largerama Says: Some of the sights aournd the province such as Tam Coc can only be really appreciate on a boat trip. A little touristy I agree but well worth it, honest
largerama Says: If you are selling produce and it's hot, you will attract flies. Here's how a simple thing can solve that problem.
largerama Says: In the village we visited we noticed that there is nothing going to waste. So, even the cow dung becomes free fertilizer for the crops.Trouble is, its someones job to put it on the fields!! (see pic)
Animas Says: Kim Giao---this one is found at temple of King Dinh---guide told me that long time ago people makes chopsticks from Kim Giao to proof poison in food---normally it is white but if it contact poison it will become brown or dark color.
dinhyen Says: For some reason, Hoa Lu has more pushy vendors than most place we've visited. It might have had something to do with timing, because when we visited the place, we were the only tourists there. A firm "no" usually does the trick, though we had to repeat that quite a few...
largerama Says: As this is the most visited of the tourist spots in Ninh Binh province, it attracts hawkers. I personally didnt find them very demanding but expect the boat people trying to sell you things.They have floating shops of snacks and drinks. When you do not buy for yourself they...
largerama Says: When visiting the tourist sites around Ninh Binh yuo may be approached by people with professional looking camera equipment and they may offer to take pictures of you. Just be aware that they are trying to sell the pics to you. Establish a price and how you can get the...
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Trousers with zip on/off legs are very useful as you need to wear long trousers in the temple and you might not want to wear them during the rest of the day when it can get very warm.
Photo Equipment: Bring your best camera. The photos you will take will be out of this world
Written Mar 23, 2006
akikonomu Says: This is a relatively easy ride and is very enjoyable in good weather. My favourite part is riding along the wide roads and seeing the undulating limestone cliffs appearing before your eyes as you turn the corner. Some good photo opportunites of cliffs as backdrop against...
Visit Qut villages working the land
largerama Says: As part of the sight-seeing around the Ninh Binh province, you will pass many villages and small communities who clearly are largely self-sufficient from farming and the paddy fields all around. If you get a chance to visit these communities, you can watch or even help in...
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Favorite thing: Although all the sights around Ninh Binh are worth visiting, Bich Dong Pagoda was my favourite as it is a great mix of an unusual temple set on and in the cliffs coupled with the chance to climb to the top of the cliffs and see the scenery for miles.
Fondest memory: On arrival in Ninh Binh town at our hotel, we felt immediately as if we were in the middle of a little community of 'out of the way' travellers embraced by the locals. It is increasingly rare when travelling, to find places less travelled and providing you avoid the day trippers, this is one of them.
Everywhere we went around the town or province, there were so many waves and shouts of 'hello', that you can see the local people do not see many foreigners. Those that could speak English, attempted conversations with no ulterior motive such as trying to sell us something, only curiousity.
As there are not many places to stay, our hotel had a great community spirit. The owner, a really friendly guy, continually gave us free shots of the local brew as we ate gorgeous food cooked by his wife and chatted the night away.
The fondest memory, though, is of the scenery and villages as we toured around on mopeds. Locals going about their daily lives in the villages set amid looming limestone cliffs and never-ending paddy fields. The area is beautiful and with a good local guide, we went all day without seeing any other foreigner.
Written Mar 20, 2006
Arguably this has some of VIetnam's most stunning scenery at Tam Coc, Cuc Phuong National Park and fascinating ancient structures at Hoa Lu. Tam Coc has limestone karst hills and a meandering river...
There are 3 locations in this southern edge of the Red River delta that tourists would most likely visit. Hoa Lu is the ancient capital of Vietnam, preceding Thang Long (present-day Hanoi), dating to...
Ninh Binh---another Ha Long Bay?
I had no idea about Ninh Binh at the first time I heard this name from my friend who had only saw the picture of it from the guide book...finally we decided to go there and we were so lucky! First we...
Hoa Lu & Tam Coc - Good Mix of History and Nature
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Ninh Binh is a provincial town approximately 100km south of Hanoi. Located close to several points of interest such as Hoa Lu, Tam Coc and Cuc Phuong NP, the town is usually only visited on the way to...
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