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Things to know about Trang An and Bai Dinh Pagoda

Things to know about Trang An and Bai Dinh Pagoda

Things to know about Trang An and Bai Dinh Pagoda – Ninh Binh day tours. Daily departure include Hoa Lu, Tam Coc. Bich Dong Pagoda. Mua cave.

Things to know about Trang An and Bai Dinh Pagoda

Bai Dinh Pagoda consists of 2 newly built quarters and zones in 2003 and the ancient area is about 800m south of the new area.

A few points about the new Bai Dinh Pagoda

With an area of up to 1700ha, all items are completely new. Typical are La Han corridor, Bronze Maitreya or Bao Thap.

First to mention the Stupa. The tower is located in Bai Dinh Pagoda complex with a height of up to 100m and is set to be the largest security tower in Southeast Asia. At the same time it is also a place to display relics from India and Burma. The annual stupa attracts a great number of visitors coming here to admire the beauty of the statues as well as the unique architecture inside the tower.
To get to the stupa, you must go through 72 steps to get to the top floor. After getting up to the place you will not be interested in the architectural features are decorated here. The ceiling of the stupa is designed in Indian style, golden statues glistening. On the tower there are also many sculpture pages related to human life.

From the top of Bao Thap, visitors can see the panorama of Bai Dinh Pagoda from above. The four sides are mountains that bend along small rivers, creating a beautiful landscape.
The La Han Corridor with more than 500 statues is enough to make Bai Dinh temple become more sacred and strangely mysterious.

Each statue has its own facial expression, the passion in the life of all skilled artists blew their souls here.
The Bell Tower is cast from pure copper, weighing up to 36 tons. Everyday, the bells echoed throughout a large area. The sound of a bell as a reminder to every human being must live in good faith and peace.

Coming to Bai Dinh pagoda, there are 3 huge gold-plated statues, which are 3 Tam The statues. With Buddha, thousands of hands, thousand eyes. Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Buddha Shakyamuni.

There are all 100 bodhi trees planted in the temple’s grounds from the Bodhi tree in India. The whole campus is covered with many different precious trees.
Bai Dinh ancient pagoda is located on the inside, the area is also very large up to 27ha. Located on a high mountain. Retains the ancient architecture, the sacred stillness of the ancient temple.

The ancient Bai Dinh Pagoda 

This temple was founded by Pope Nguyen Minh Khong when he came here to find medicine for the King under the Ly Dynasty.
Over thousands of years with many historical events, Bai Dinh ancient pagoda was the place where King Tien Tien King established a favorable wind and rain bridge for people here. And it is also the place where King Quang Trung issued an order to march to the North to invade the Thanh army and set up the capital today as the capital of Hanoi today.
To get inside the temple, visitors must climb over 300 stone steps. Buddha altar is located in the middle of the cave, always illuminated by the first sunshine of the day. With a height of more than 2m, a width of 15m, a length of 25m, it is invisible to create a temple roof, which is firmly shaded by rain.

Although the ancient Bai Dinh Pagoda is located deep in the cave, it is not dark. It is possible to look from the outside to the inside or from the inside to the cave door because there is light tied to the four sides.
It also retains the traces of the King when he came here to worship the temple. The poem is intended to praise the sacredness of the place and the greenness and harmonious scenery of the ancient Bai Dinh pagoda.
Stone steps on the temple remain intact and imprinted with timestamps and shiny shadows, but are not slippery. The four surfaces are covered with green trees.

Cuc Phuong National Park experience

Cuc Phuong National Park experience

Cuc Phuong National Park experience – North East Explore 6D5N include Halong Bay, Mai Chau, Ninh Binh and Mai Chau Valleys package tour.

Cuc Phuong National Park experience 

Cuc Phuong forest stretches across three northeastern provinces, namely Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa. The travel is quite convenient so the tourism here is also developed and the service is also very rich.
Cuc Phuong is a tropical forest, so the annual rainfall is large, usually in the summer, so please note.

To get the best Cuc Phuong forest tour, perhaps in the dry months. From December to the end of April, Cuc Phuong is the most beautiful and greenest.
And maybe even better when you go into the Butterfly season, there are more than 400 different types. Butterflies of all colors range from white to blue, brown, pink … making Cuc Phuong painting become shimmering, fanciful .. Each colony of butterflies is housed in the aisles, the densest of each group is the forest gate area and the Tree Tree area only thousands of years old.

You should go on regular days because there are many visitors coming over the weekend, so Butterflies are often afraid and do not focus on one point.
Admission for adults is about 60,000vnd. You should note long-sleeved clothing to avoid mosquito and insect bites.
In addition, you can also visit the animal rescue area and maintain rare breeds. The gibbons, pangolins, flying squirrels … Get deep inside to witness the tree only 1,000 years old. The width of the stump more than 10 adult arms is not enough.
You can camp in the forest or sleep at Homestay, but electricity will not have 24/24 so you need to actively charge your phone, lighted candles.

Or you can move to Ninh Binh in Tam Coc area to rent a vacation home. Prices range from expensive to cheap, averaging around 200,000vnd / 1 night.
On the second day, you can visit the tourist area of ​​Ninh Binh like Trang An, Bai Dinh, Mua Cave, Hoa Lu and Tam Coc.

These are references about Cuc Phuong National Park experience, so you have more to prepare for your luggage.

Pu Luong, the new destination in the Northeast tour

Pu Luong, the new destination in the Northeast tour

Pu Luong, the new destination in the Northeast tour – Package Vietnam trip include Hanoi – Mai Chau – Pu Luong – Ninh Binh – Halong Bay cruises in 6D5N

Highly in Pu Luong, the new destination in the Northeast tour

Pu Luong is the most beautiful time when the winter season is in the summer. The time lasts from December to the end of April. This is the time when all the scenery in Pu Luong changes. Transforming from the plants and people to the small things. the smallest belongs to Pu Luong.

This is a nature reserve of Northeastern Vietnam. Can go from Mai Chau or Ninh Binh. 

The museum extends from the Cuc Phuong national forest, which is a rich valley with the Muong ethnic majority.

It is the nature reserve, so the landscape and people here seem less affected by external factors. Still retain many wild and ravishing scenes. After exploring Mai Chau, staying overnight in Mai Chau, visitors will be transferred to Pu Luong.

Here you will be able to go through the core zone of the reserve and witness with your own eyes the nature changing from green to yellow of terraced fields.
Water wheels are made from bamboo, which carries water from small streams, bringing water to each village for irrigation and domestic water.

You can cycle or dive into the houses of the locals to learn about the lives of the people here. Overnight at home, drink a cup of wine, fan dance with beautiful and gentle girls.
In the summer, you will have the opportunity to cool off by the beautiful waterfall – Huou Waterfall. The waterfall has a medium and high height but still has white foam, cool water will dispel the heat when you walk here.
Coming to Pu Luong you will enjoy the specialty of Lung Lung Duck. The meats are so soft, delicious and marinated with something that the specialty is taken from the forest.

And the new rice season, eat seven-color sticky rice, drink wine need.
You will go, the East and Northwest tour will be waiting for you and more new things are waiting for you to explore. Pu Luong, the new destination in the Northeast tour one of them need you come to see

Ha Long Bay - world natural heritage

Ha Long Bay – world natural heritage

Ha Long Bay (the bay where the dragon landed) is a small bay on the west coast of Tonkin Gulf. In the Northeastern Vietnam area. Ha Long Bay is surrounded by peninsulas in Ha Long City,  Cam Pha City and a part of Van Don Island District in Quang Ninh Province.

Ha Long Bay – world natural heritage

There are many legendary legends about Ha Long Bay. But Vietnamese people always believe in a legend that Ha Long Bay. Is due to the dragon gods being sent down by the Jade Emperor. To protect Vietnamese people from invaders. .The topography of Ha Long bay is an island and a mountain alternating between sea valleys.

A salty land with vertical limestone islands, creating contrasting beauty among elements: stone, water and sky.

The islands in Ha Long Bay have two forms: limestone island and schist island, concentrated in two main areas: southwest of Ha Long Bay and southeast of Bai Tu Long Bay.

The place has spectacular scenery and the most beautiful caves are the center of Natural Heritage.  Ha Long Bay including most of Ha Long Bay, part of Bai Tu Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay in Cat Ba Islands.

Coming to Ha Long Bay, visitors will have the opportunity to visit, participate in scientific research activities. Swimming, sailing, parachuting, diving and watching coral and recreational fishing.
In 1994, Ha Long Bay was first recognized by the World Heritage. Committee of Ha Long Bay as one of the World Natural Heritage sites.

Ha Long Bay has been nominated three times as a World Natural Heritage.  And to this day, Ha Long Bay has been voted as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
As one of the two most beautiful bays in Vietnam next to Nha Trang Bay, Halong Bay is a place you should explore once in your life.

Ban Gioc waterfalls, the best destination in the Northeast Vietnam

Ban Gioc waterfalls, the best destination in the Northeast Vietnam

Ban Gioc waterfalls, the best destination in the Northeast Vietnam. With a large area, about 100m wide and up to 70m high, lies between the border with China.

The highly of Ban Gioc watterfalls

Ban Gioc waterfall is one of the most high and wide waterfalls in Vietnam. Ban Gioc Waterfall is located in the Northeast, 400 km from Hanoi.
Ban Gi waterfall is the most beautiful in the autumn when the water is clear and the weather is pleasant with lime. There is a lot of water flowing from the waterfall to the summer.

Things to know when you come to Ban Gioc Waterfall.

Transport.
The only way to get here is by road. You can go to bus station, Hanoi – Cao Bang or take motorbikes and cars.
Located 400 km from Hanoi, you need to start a little early to avoid traffic jams and to move more smoothly.
Ban Gioc has not yet developed strongly in tourism but the wild and majestic landscape attracts many visitors here. From far away, the waterfall falls and the white foam erases an area that will make nature always green and fresh.

Ban Gioc Waterfall has two separate seasons: rainy and dry season. As the beginning of the article mentioned, Ban Gioc will come back into the great area and keep it in the rain when the color comes back. from the peak of the waterfall was overflowing and white foam was released. Water from the headwaters flows, merges and flows.
The dry season lasts from October to the end of April, this is the most beautiful Thac Ban Gioc season. Clear and peaceful water like white silk strips extending from the gentle waterfall peaks down to the stream.
The two sides are lush four-season plots like being irrigated with water here. People seem to be more peaceful and hospitable.
The specialties of this land are also extremely diverse and delicious. Because of the common border with China, the cuisine also has some influence like the fragrant roasted duck dish and the smell of honey-hook leaves. Or very attractive 7-color sticky dish made from forest leaves.
The dancing dance, the umbrella dance or the charming melody of Tay boys and girls are attractive and the tourists are near and far to come to Ban Gioc Waterfall which is beautiful and majestic.

 

Ba Be Lake, the convergence of earth and sky, clouds and mountains.

Ba Be Lake, the convergence of earth and sky, clouds and mountains.

Ba Be Lake, the convergence of earth and sky, clouds and mountains. Ba Be Lake is the three branches of the converging river that forms. They are Pé Lũng, Pé Lù, Pé Lèng rivers, people here called Slam Pé, which means 3 tanks.

Beautiful view of Ba Be Lake

Over 200 million years with the changes of the earth, merging 3 river branches to create a beautiful Ba Be Lake today.

With over 5 million cubic meters of fresh water on the top of limestone mountains, hundreds of meters deep. 

Ba Be Lake is one of the 20 largest natural freshwater lakes in the world. And with that, diverse vegetation and animals still preserved rare species, it is Ba Be national forest.

A place to store and preserve rare and precious animals recorded in the world’s red book.

To get to Ba Be Lake we have many ways to go. Located more than 230km from Hanoi in the Northeast, it only takes 3 hours to drive to Hanoi – Thai Nguyen highway. Or you can rent a self-driving car at a much cheaper cost.
Coming to Ba Be Lake, there are many places for you to stay. The hotel has many different types of cheap, with full TV, wifi, hot and cold shower. However, most tourists choose to stay at homestay.
When staying at a homestay, it is also very interesting because most of them are located in the center of lake. So you can be happy here and still can look away to see the lake.

Ba Be Lake Cultural

The people here are mostly Tay people so the culture here they still preserve the original so you will get to know their life more when you sleep at there.

You will have the opportunity to cook and chat with them. To better understand the life here.
The new day to Ba Be Lake with a thin mist is the water surface, the light breeze makes the lake ripple.

The bamboo raft or the rustic wooden boat on the Lake is an interesting swucs. The Tay girls in the green suit will take you on the lake. Watching the four sides with a green color of the mountains, of the tall trees illuminating the lake.

The water surface of Ba Be Lake is always green eyes because the surrounding trees are cool and watered all year round. The smell of flowers and smog will intertwine and make you feel relaxed and gentle.
The food of the people here is also extremely rich and imbued with national identity such as sticky rice cake. Thick cake or delicately prepared dishes from sweet corn.

Have you been able to eat grilled bamboo fish, please join us on Ba Be Lake, the gathering place of the sky and mountains and enjoy it together.