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Viego - Ninh Binh travel guides

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By LimousineBy Limousine

By Bus Time: 1 ,5 2 hours Fare: from 80,000 VN D From : G ia p Bat bus station / M y Dinh bus station (Hanoi )

to N inh B inh

From : Pick u p at your hotel / address to the homestay in Ninh Binh . Fare: 120.000 VN D 150.000 VN D Time: 1.5 2 hours

By MotorbikeBy MotorbikeBy Motorbike

Time: 1.5 2 hours

Distance: 70 kmDistance

Best for sight seeing, trekking & rela xing for teams & cou ples.

to N inh B inh

III. Top 8 must-visit destinations for not missing in Ninh Binh, what are they?

Let’s Start!!!

Mua Cave (Great Wall of Vietnam) 1 00,000 VN D Best for clim bing & viewing Tam Coc golden rice fi elds & fl oating boats.

Tam Diep Pineapple Hill (new check- The best time: mid April to mid July

in in NB)

Trang An (A UNESCO World Heritage Site) Called Halong Bay on land 150,000 250,000 VN D/ pa x/ route

1 0,000 30,000 VND Cuc Phuong National Park 1 0,000 30,000 VND

Best time: December April for butterfl ies Vietnam s fi rst national park with a bundant fl ora and fauna over 2,000 species

Tam Coc Bich Dong 60,000 150,000 VND Best time: Jul Jun (for harvesting & lotus)

V ietnam s ancient ca p ital o f the Dinh and Le dynasties since the 11th century .

1 0,000 VND Hoa Lu ancient capital

Bai Dinh pagoda (Southeast Asia’s largest Buddhist complex)

N o entrance f e e 80,000 V ND / a electric car / 2 way s Op ening time : 6 am 9 pm

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Sino Vietnamese architecture since 1 8 75 and 1 899 . The mass hour : 1 0 : 00 am Op ening hour : 6 am and 4pm Phat Diem Church

IV. What to eat in Ninh Binh? Ninh Binh Cuisine

top 6 must try Goat Dishes in Ninh Binh

Fresh

Top 50 Vietnamese specialties by the Vietnam Record Center in 2012

Aromatic

De U Trau

De Xao Xa Ot

Chan De Ham Thuoc Bac

De Tai Chanh

De Xao Lan

De Nuong Ngu Vi

Other specialties in Ninh Binh

Rice crust (Com chay)

De Xao Lan

Ruou Can Nho Quan

Nhech fish salad

Mam tep (Shrimp paste)

Xoi trung kien (sticky rice with ants eggs)

V. What to buy in Ninh Binh? Ninh Binh souvenirs

Com Chay

Ninh Binh wine

Mam tep (Shrimp paste)

Ninh Binh goat meat

Ninh Binh handicrafts

VI. Ninh Binh travel tips| 8 tips to travel like a local in Ninh Binh

Don t base yourself in N inh Binh Town, there s no a ppeal to visit or stay here. Instead, stay in or around the Tam Coc area .

Ninh Binh is best explored by motorbike or bicycle with fl at and wide roads.

N o ATM s in Tam Coc. I f you re in need of cash, you ll need to go to Ninh Binh city which is 7km away to withdraw money.

Homestay offers more delicious food than foods in the restaurants.

Trains run to Ninh Binh from Hue, Da Nang, Dong Hoi and Hanoi . You can see the schedule and book tickets here.

I f you re coming from Halong Bay or Cat Ba, there are direct buses to Ninh Binh so no need to venture through Hanoi.

It s ideal to stay at least 1 night and 2 days.

Google doesn t always place the right location on the map so ask your hotel for a ma p or directions before setting off to visit the sights.

More Ninh Binh’s photos

Top 5 restaurants for not missing in Ninh Binh

Thanh Cao Goat M eat Restaurant Xuan Son, Truong Yen, Hoa Lu

Kim Da Restaurant Square 2, Kim Da village

Hoang Long Restaurant Street 10 along the way to Trang An, Ninh Binh

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