Ninh Binh Overview

Situated on the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh separates the North and the Central Vietnam by Tam Diep Mountain Range. It is surrounded by Hoa Binh, Ha Nam provinces on the north, Nam Dinh Province on the east and Thanh Hoa on the west and the south. 

Our Ninh Binh trips

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04 October, 2024

Ninh Binh Tour (Mua Cave-Tam Coc-Hoa Lu)

Hanoi, Vietnam to Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Ninh Binh Tour (Mua Cave-Tam Coc-Hoa Lu) Full Day Contact us View Trip
04 October, 2024

Ninh Binh Day Tour (Trang An - Bai Dinh)

Ninh Binh, Vietnam to Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Ninh Binh Day Tour (Trang An - Bai Dinh) Full Day Contact us View Trip
04 October, 2024

Ninh Binh Day Tour (Hoa Lu, Tam Coc)

Ninh Binh, Vietnam to Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Ninh Binh Day Tour (Hoa Lu, Tam Coc) Full Day Contact us View Trip
04 October, 2024

23 Days Grand Vietnam Tour

Hanoi, Vietnam to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
23 Days Grand Vietnam Tour 23 days Contact us View Trip
04 October, 2024

3 Weeks Vietnam Cambodia Tour

Hanoi, Vietnam to Siem Reap, Cambodia
3 Weeks Vietnam Cambodia Tour 21 days Contact us View Trip

Travel Tips

Best time to visit Ninh Binh

Ninh Binh is famous with the combination between river and moutain, between historical stories and many festivals in the spring. So the best time to travel Ninh Binh is between March and October.
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How to get to Ninh Binh ?

Ninh Binh can be considered as a bridge linking Northern provinces with Southern ones and it is located on the trafic life-line including National Highway 1A and trans-Vietnam railway. It is very...
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Top Attractions

Bai Dinh Pagoda

Bai Dinh Pagoda is famous for its great size and is a cluster of Buddhist architectural structures, consisting of new, giant and imposing temples of the newly-built Bai Dinh pagoda area which play...
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Trekking Cuc Phuong National Park

Cuc Phuong National Park is Vietnam’s largest national park and one of the most important sites for biodiversity in the country. Trekking Cuc Phuong National Park is a great opportunity to...
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Travel Experiences

Cycling in Ninh Binh

Ninh Binh is cycling heaven. Here you will have chance to get insights into rural Vietnam on your bikes. The countryside is a living museum that gives you the opportunity to get some good shots...
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Take a boat trip in Ninh Binh

The best ways to enjoy the scenery in Ninh Binh is to take a boat trip. The main kicking off points for boat trips are Tam Coc and Trang An or Thung Nham, although smaller, less touristy outfits...
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Food Culture

Thang Long Puppet Theatre is a famous cultural place for domestic and foreign tourists. It is situated on Dinh Tien Hoang street and nearby many other attractions in Hanoi as Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi Old Quarter, Ly Thai To Park, Hanoi Opera House, etc. It provides the water puppet show which is unique Vietnam traditional art.  

The Theatre was established on October 1969 and now become the leading brand name of Vietnamese water puppetry. The Theatre has of preservation, maintenance and development of the traditional water puppetry; confirm-reinforce its brand name; contribute significant part to the advertisement and speed up the cultural and art exchange and cooperation in the world. There are often 5-7 shows every day to satisfy with demands of audiences.

The main content of water puppet show is about daily life of Vietnamese farmers (cultivating, tending buffalo, catching fishes…), communal entertainment (swimming contest, dragon dancing…), or historical legends (Le Loi returns precious sword…). Performances are accompanied by a Vietnamese orchestra playing traditional music using drums, wooden bells, horns, bamboo flutes and cymbals. There are also authentic Vietnamese operatic songs telling the story that is being acted out by the puppets.  And the main music used in the water puppetry performance is music of Cheo which is the specific traditional art in the Northern plain. 

Com Chay (Burned Rice)

Com chay (burned rice) is a simple but very crispy and yummy dish of Ninh Binh province. It is one of the most famous food in Ninh Binh .
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Goat Meat

Traveling far and double-quick with poetic and fascinating landscapes in Ninh Binh without enjoying speciality of Ninh Binh goat meat is synonymous that you have not yet arrived in the Ancient...
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