Situation: Elle est entourée par les trois provinces Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh et Thanh Hoa, à 100km au sud-ouest de Hanoi. Caractéristique: À cheval sur les provinces de Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh et Thanh Hoa, elle se trouve à 60km de la mer et couvre 25 000 ha, dont les trois quarts sont des rochers [...]

Le site écotouristique de Tràng An est une zone sauvage du district de Gia Viên, province de Ninh Binh. Notre petit barque a vogué un certain temps sur la rivière Sao Khe. L’espace était si tranquille que le seul bruit était celui des rames. Au loin, on pouvait appercevoir les fleurs blanches des roseaux au [...]

Hue….. We spent a couple of days here and it rained non stop! We arrived in the afternoon after spending the day traveling. We had read that the train ride between Danang and Hue is meant to be stunning so we got off the bus in Danang, caught a moto to the train station and [...]

HUE We woke up early that morning to catch the 7am bus to Hue. After waiting for over an hour for the bus to pick us up we started to worry that it wouldn’t arrive. Our worries grew when the bus did indeed arrive. Having just been in an accident (the reason for the tardiness), [...]

The northern province of Ninh Binh will promote homestay service, a form of tourism allowing visitors to stay and live with a local family to better learn the local lifestyle, to attract tourists, the provincial tourism department said. This form of tourism is expected to appeal more to tourists, especially foreign travelers who want to experience [...]

Our boat left a wharf on the Sao Khe River and led to Trang An Eco-Tourist Site, a wild but very attractive area in Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province. A vast watery space surrounded by imposing limestone mountains in Trang An.

Ninh Binh’s record-breaking pagoda, Bai Dinh Spiritual Centre in Gia Sinh Commune, Gia Vien District, is drawing crowds of visitors, curious to see the magnanimous construction with their own eyes. The original pagoda was built by a Zen Buddhist priest Nguyen Minh Khong (1066-1141) in the 11th century. The new building covers an areas of [...]

Leaving behind the noise and the dust of the city, we escaped to Cuc Phuong National Park – the place of Vietnam’s capital in the 10th century – to immerse ourselves in nature and breathe in the fresh air of the vast, green forest. Cuc Phuong National Park, 120km south of Hanoi, is located in [...]

On a spring morning, we visit the ancient Hoa Lu capital, now in Truong Yen Commune, Hoa Lu District, in the northern province of Ninh Binh. Hoa Lu means “Flowers of Reeds” and was the capital city of the Dinh dynasty (968-980) and the Tien Le (Early-Le) dynasty (980-1009). The Ly dynasty (1010-1225) was also [...]

Bai Dinh Pagoda is located in Gia Sinh Commune, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province, 12 km from Ninh Binh City, 5 km from Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, close to Trang An Tourism Area and 95 km south of Hanoi. Covering a large area of 700ha, it is the largest pagoda complex in Vietnam with [...]