Thanks to its adjacency to the capital city of Hanoi, a day tour to Ninh Binh is an alternative for a short escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. The weather in Ninh Binh is also characterized by four seasons as in Hanoi, but as it is in a more rural region, the atmosphere is more pleasant. This province leaves an impression of a typical Northern Delta area with immense rice paddy fields where water buffalos are leisurely working. A short trip to Ninh Binh can lead you through top natural and manmade attractions including Van Long grotto caves, Cuc Phuong National Park, Tam Coc-Bich Dong, Mua Caves, historic monuments in the Hoa Lư ancient capital, Phát Diệm Cathedral with "eclectic architectural style" and Bai Dinh temple, the largest Buddhist worshiping complex in Vietnam.

Weather

Ninh Binh is a province in Northern Vietnam with a tropical monsoon climate. The weather here is divided into four distinct seasons in a year including spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The average annual temperature here is 23 degrees Celsius. In the summer, the temperature can reach over 36 degrees Celsius; in winter the temperature drops to 13 degrees C. The average rainfall in Ninh Binh is about 1,800mm per year.

How To Get There

93 km south of Hanoi with national highways and the national railway running through, visitors can go to Ninh Binh through many different means such as trains, buses, private cars, motorbike or bike. Traveling by bus has a travel time of about 2 hours while the train takes less than 90 minutes.

Highlights

Van Long Lagoon

Not only is the nature reserve, but Van Long wetland is also home to fascinating landscapes. When traveling by boats on the lagoon, visitors will see the water surface as a giant mirror, very calm and still. The ink painting reflects each strong feature of the limestone mountains with interesting names such as Meo Cao Mountain, Mam Xoi mountain

Trang An

Trang An is one of the most famous tourist areas of Ninh Binh today. UNESCO has recognized its pristine and beautiful natural landscape as a natural and cultural heritage world. The scenery here is created from a river running through the limestone mountains, creating countless natural mysterious caves.

Bai Dinh Pagoda: 

Bai Dinh Temple is a large temple complex known for many Asian and Vietnamese records such as the temple has the largest gold-plated Buddha image in Asia; the pagoda has the longest Arhat corridor in Asia.

Mua Cave: 

Mua Cave is located at the foot of Mua Mountain, Ninh Xuan Commune, Hoa Lu District, Ninh Binh. This place was built as a mimic of the Great Wall of China - with 500 stone steps leading up to the mountain top. During the harvesting season, from Mua Cave, you can see majestic mountains, winding rivers and brilliant golden rice fields.

Culture

Ninh Binh has the characteristics of the northern countryside with vast rice fields, majestic mountains stretching, rivers quietly flowing. In this place, there are still small villages with beautiful countryside features, mossy tile roofs, green bamboos

Best Time To Visit

Tourists can travel to Ninh Binh in all seasons, but the best time to go is from January to March. In springtime, it is neither too cold nor too hot. This period is also the time for many traditional festivals and Buddhism ceremonies. Also, from the end of May to early June, you may see the ripening yellow paddy fields in the harvesting season.