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1. Hanoi

Where is Hanoi

Hanoi - The capital of thousand years of civilization of Vietnam. You may have heard a lot about Hanoi - the capital of more than 1000 years old. Hanoi is not only famous for its long history, rich identity and traditional culture, this land is also known as one of the most attractive places for tourists.

Hanoi is located on the left bank of the Da River and on both sides of the Red River Delta. It borders Vinh Phuc and Thai Nguyen provinces to the north, Hoa Binh province to the south, Bac Ninh and Hung Yen provinces to the east, and Vinh Phuc province to the west. After being expanded, Hanoi is in the top 17 capitals with the largest area in the world - 3,324.92 square kilometers. Currently, Hanoi includes 12 districts, 1 town and 17 districts. Due to the humid tropical monsoon climate, traveling to Hanoi, you can enjoy all 4 seasons of the year. Each season has its own beauty surely giving you different feelings about life, scenery and people here. Hanoi is cold in the winter from Dec to Mar and hot in the summer from May to Aug. But not because of that, it loses its beauty. But perhaps, the best time to visit Hanoi is in spring and autumn.
Visiting Hanoi, do not miss to enjoy the delicacies of this ancient and attractive city

What to see in Hanoi

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is the place to preserve the body of President Ho Chi Minh. The construction was started on September 2, 1973 and completed on August 19, 1975. The building is 21.6 m high, 41.2 m wide, made entirely of various rare and precious stones. Overall, the mausoleum looks like a stylized lotus flower.

Minh Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam

This is on the top list place in Hanoi city tour. It was the ancient school of Thang Long Imperial Citadel and the first university in Southeast Asia. The Temple of Literature is not only an ancient historical and cultural relic but also a place where activities and events imbued with the identity of the people of the Capital take place.
Inside the Temple of Literature, there are still many precious artifacts such as: Bich Ung Dai Chung bell, Confucius wall 82 steles with names of those who have passed thedoctorate

West Lake

West Lake is like a mirror of Hanoi which has an area of more than 500 hectares with a history of several thousand years. Along with Truc Bach Lake, West Lake contributes to the poetic quality of the city. If you take a walk around the lake, you will be able to visit some nice monuments and sights: Nhat Tan village with peach blossoms in full bloom in spring, Xuan Tao village with Soc worshiping Saint Giong, Ke Buoi paper-making village, etc. and a number of works built around the lake make the surrounding landscape more diverse.

Hoan Kiem Lake

Hoan Kiem Lake is likened to a flower basket in the heart of the city dubbed the romantic flower in the heart of the city, Hoan Kiem lake is surrounded by three streets of Ly Thai To, Dinh Tien Hoang and Hang Khay about 1.8 km long. The clear blue water reflects the rows of old trees, the graceful willow trees, the roofs of pagodas, temples, mossy, ancient towers and even new high-rise buildings.

One Pillar Pagoda

The pagoda has the most unique architecture When talking about Hanoi, people will immediately think of the One Pillar Pagoda. The temple is like a symbol, attracting attention with its unique architecture with a square pagoda, curved roof, built on a cylindrical stone pillar, on a lotus-covered lake.

Tran Quoc Pagoda

Located in the east of West Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda with the age of more than 1500 years is the oldest and most sacred temple in Hanoi. Once the Buddhist center of Thang Long under the Ly - Tran dynasties, Tran Quoc Pagoda has now become an attractive spiritual destination of the capital, attracting a large number of tourists to visit and worship every year. In particular, in 2016, Tran Quoc Pagoda was in the list of 16 most beautiful temples in the world voted by the British Daily Mail.

Hanoi old quarter

Old quater Hanoi is the best place for shopping. These used to be craft guilds, each street selling a commodity. there are still traditional houses, cultural and historical works that still retain the architectural styles of the Vietnamese and Asian peoples. The activities of living, trading, producing, and playing, create lasting vitality of the area and do not forget to try coffee

Ngoc Son Temple

Ngoc Son Temple is an interesting destination, rich in historical, aesthetic and traditional cultural significance. In the famous Hoan Kiem Lake relic cluster in Hanoi, Ngoc Son Temple is always mentioned as a sacred place, which has existed with the rising and decline of the land of Thang Long - Hanoi. This temple has not only ancient beauty but also has great spiritual significance for local people.

Best time to visit Hanoi

The weather in the capital Hanoi is typical tropical monsoon region. There are hot summers and cold winters with little rain
In addition, Hanoi also has two periods of intersection between the rainy season and the dry season, thereby forming spring and autumn, so Hanoi has all 4 seasons in the year spring, summer, autumn and winter, each season has its own beauty. Autumn in Hanoi starts from August and lasts until the end of November. This is when the weather in Hanoi is cool, the temperature begins to decrease slightly, the wind changes direction and is no longer hot, even tourists can feeling chilly in the early morning. The coming autumn makes thousands of trees in the city begin to gradually shed their green coat and put on an attractive yellow color.

Winter in December and ends in March next year. This is the time when the weather is dry, cold and there are cold drizzles that last for the whole week. Although winter is not the key tourist season of Hanoi, but this time local people enjoy Luna New year festival so there will be interesting places to visit and it is still the choice of many tourists who love different travel experiences in terms of weather.
Autumn is the most beautiful time to travel to Hanoi of the year
Because the division of seasons by month is only relative, the start and end times of each season of the year are not the same. However, to answer the question of which is the most beautiful season to go to Hanoi, it is autumn in Hanoi that always reminds people of the beloved capital, with favorable weather conditions for you to have fun, visit sightseeing, shopping and doing all the activities to explore Ha Noi.

What is delicious in Hanoi

Pho Hanoi ( noodle soup)

Pho Hanoi is a long-standing traditional dish, bringing its own flavor of the North. The most difference between pho in Hanoi and pho in the South is that Pho here is flatter and larger, and at the some pho shops, they enjoy pho with quay ( bagel twists). You can choose chicken pho, beef pho
Best places for this food:
Pho gia truyen: 49 Bat Dan, Hoan Kiem District
Pho Thin: 13 Lo Duc, Hai Ba Trung District
Pho Cuong hang muoi: 23 Hang Muoi street

Hanoi Pho Cuon

The dish is made from fresh soft noodle, packed inside with meat, vegetables, onions, bean sprouts, etc. This delicious sweetness of meat, vegetables and dipping sauce makes it delicious.

Best places for this food:
25 Ngu Xa, Ba Dinh District
35 Nguyen Khac Hieu, Ba Dinh District

Bun Cha Hanoi

It looks same with grilled pork vermicelli in the Ho Chi Minh, but no, the taste of Hanoi bun cha is completely different. A portion of bun cha includes: soft, fresh noodle, sweet and sour sauce with kohlrabi and vinegared carrots, and a few pieces of fragrant grilled meat with the smell of charcoal and pepper. Served with raw vegetables, each little bit blends together to create a rich, delicious taste
Best places for this food:
Bun Cha Dong Cua: 41 Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem District
Bun Cha Obama ( Huong Lien): 24 Le Van Huu street

Bun Moc Doc Mung Hanoi

This noodle soup is made of ingredients with noodle, pork leg slices, sprouted balls, and bone broth. The round, fragrant pellets with crispy gills along with the spicy taste of chili
Best places for this food:
Noodle soup 57-59 Hang Luoc, Hoan Kiem District
Noodles with chicken: 45A Mai Hac De, Bui Thi Xuan, Hoan Kiem District

Hanoi Crab meat Noodles

The main ingredient to make a special bowl of Hanoi crab meat noodle is freshly crushed crab, filtered, and boiled over low heat so that the crab meat forms a block and floats on the broth. Add red tomatoes, shrimp paste, green onions, fried yellow beans, pork rolls served with vegetables and noodle is enough!
Best places for this food:
Noodles in Quang Trung street: 2F Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem
Noodles on Nguyen Sieu street: 32 Nguyen Sieu, Hoan Kiem

Hanoi sticky rice

Xoi Khuc or Banh Khuc is one of the dishes that create the beauty of Hanoi's traditional cuisine. The cake has the shape of a round block, the inside is pureed green beans with chopped pork, and spices. Buying banh Khuc as a special gift from Hanoi will be great. It contains the full flavor of the local grasslands and the taste of sticky rice in the homeland.
Best places for this food:
Co Lan cake: 69B Nguyen Cong Tru, Hue Street, Hai Ba Trung District
Banh Khuc Quan: 35 Cau Go, Hang Bac, Hoan Kiem District

Bread with Beef Stew

The cold weather in Hanoi is the best time to enjoy Bread with Beef stew. Crispy golden toast with beef stew. A light breakfast dish, just enough for you to start a new day is here.
Best places for this food:
Lane 35 Thai Thinh, Tu So, Dong Da
252 Hang Bong, Cua Nam, Hoan Kiem
30 Dinh Ngang, Hoan Kiem district

Egg Café

A cup of fragrant and greasy egg coffee is a great way to start a new day in Hanoi. Although tens of thousands of cups of egg coffee are sold in Ha Noi a day, the most "memorable" is still the egg coffee at Giang coffee shop- located at lane 39, Nguyen Huu Huan, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi. If you want to enjoy Hanoi-standard egg coffee, choose hot; However, this dish has to be eaten cold as well. In addition.

Banh Cuon Thanh Tri (steamed rolled rice pancake)

Ban Cuon Thanh Tri is famous for its thinness and toughness. The filling is rolled with fried onions and a bit of minced meat. The cake is dipped with light fish sauce, served with delicious spring rolls, attractive flavor to the heart.
Best places for this food:
Banh cuon Ba Hoanh : 66 To Hien Thanh, Bui Thi Xuan, Hoan Kiem district
Banh cuon Thanh Van: 12-14 Hang Ga, Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem district

Bun Thang Hanoi

Bun thang Hanoi is very fussy because it takes up to 20 ingredients to make a delicious bowl of noodle. Main ingredients include: thinly sliced fried egg, shredded chicken breast, thinly sliced pork sausage, shrimp, squid, laksa leaves, etc., all creating a beautiful and delicious bowl of noodle. It deserves to be the outstanding delicious Hanoi food, right?
Best places for this food

Bun thang Hang Hom: No. 2, Hang Chi Lane, Hang Hom, Hoan Kiem District
Bun thang Hang Hanh: 29 Hang Hanh, Hoan Kiem

Hanoi fried spring rolls

Hanoi fried spring rolls have a sweet taste from unfermented spring rolls. Delicious, greasy in each piece of golden spring rolls beautifully presented. Eating spring rolls, drinking beer and chatting with friends are quite popular hobbies of young people.
Best places for this food:

Grilled spring rolls 10 Au Trieu, Hoan Kiem
Grilled spring rolls 46 Yen Phu, Yen Phu, Tay Ho district

Cha Ca La Vong Hanoi

La Vong grilled fish is a Hanoi specialty dish made from salmon, which is a type of fish with many nutrients, sweet meat, and little bone. Crispy fried patties served with herbs, fresh noodle or rice in family lunches or dinners are all suitable. In particular, you should enjoy the food with shrimp paste to be right! The dish promises to awaken your taste buds with unforgettable flavors.
Best places for this food:
Cha Ca Vong Ngu: 29 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Ba Dinh
Thang Long grilled fish : No. 21 Duong Thanh, Hoan Kiem district

Hanoi Bread

Bread is the "national delicacy" of Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general. Hanoi bread "scores" with gourmets by creative variations, with grilled meat, potato spring rolls, fried spring rolls
Best places for this food:
Cao Thang and Tran Nhat Duat junction - only sold from 3h00 to 7h00
Lan Ong Bread: No. 8, Cha Ca, Hanoi

No. 7A, lane 4C, Dang Van Ngu, Dong Da ward, Hai Ba Trung

Hanoi Shrimp Cake

Shrimp cake is made from freshwater shrimp wrapped in fried flour, forming delicious, crispy cakes. The crust of the cake is crispy, with the sweet and nutty taste of pureed green beans. The shrimp filling is a bit small, but it is fresh, the meat is sweet and well seasoned. Although it is just a fried sidewalk snack
Best places for this food:
Hang Bo shrimp cake: 55 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem
West Lake shrimp cake: No. 1 Thanh Nien, Tay Ho
Co Am shrimp cake: Dong Xuan alley, Hang Chieu, Hoan Kiem

Trang Tien Ice Cream

Trang Tien ice cream brand has existed for a long time, located in the heart of the capital. People come to enjoy Trang Tien ice cream not only because of its sweet and cool taste, but also to relive childhood memories. If you are looking for traditional ice cream flavors such as nuggets, green beans, coconut milk, then visit Trang Tien ice cream immediately.
Address selling Trang Tien Ice Cream:
35 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Hanoi Dried Beef Salad

In Hanoi, when it comes to mannequins, people will immediately think of delicious Hanoi dried beef salad with sliced dried beef, seasoned to create moderate toughness, combining green papaya with herbs and peanuts. Roasted and sweet and sour sauce must say very attractive.
Best places for this food:
Nom Van: 16B Duong Thanh, Hoan Kiem District
Ong Phuc's mannequin: Alley 1 Nghia Tan, Cau Giay District
Hue salad: 21 Dang Tran Con, Dong Da district

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What means of transport to visit Hanoi

Visit Hanoi by double-decker bus

The double-decker bus tour in Hanoi is a type of sightseeing tour that combines high-quality public transport. The car have 2 airy floors with about 80 seats to take visitors to explore the capital city.
The Hanoi double-decker bus is designed with a low flat floor that will help the elderly, children and people with disabilities travel conveniently on the bus. The car also uses modern technologies such as a multi-language destination notification system, free wifi, surveillance cameras, charging ports ... to bring the best experience to visitors.

You also have a a day Hanoi City tour with a taxi with some useful tips below

Up to now, the Hanoi has about 80 taxi brands operating with different sizes and quality. To have a trip in Hanoi easy, convenient let pocket the experience of booking a taxi with below notes.

Keep phone numbers of taxi brands

Not everyone has the experience of booking a taxi in Hanoi, some people book a poor service taxi with overcharge prices. Therefore, let keep the phone numbers of major taxi brands.

Know well your destination

If you are not from the capital, you should carefully research the information of the place you intend to visit.
If you know the route on the travel distance, it will most likely make the driver "pale" when he intends to "buy the road" to cut you down. So when determining the route to go about how many kilometers will avoid the taxi going around.
Book taxis from reputable brands
There are too many taxi brands operating on the street, you should know which brand is good for you.
Some cheap taxi brands in Hanoi as ABC Taxi, Ba Sao Taxi, Van Xuan, Thang Long Taxi, Thanh Nga Taxi, Taxi Noibai247... These taxi companies have prices ranging from 11,000-11,500 VND. in the first 30 Km in the next kilometer is 8000-9000VND
Taxi brands often have large scale, quality service, easy to book and fast. But the price is some high. That's Mai Linh Taxi, Hanoi Taxi, CP Taxi, Taxi group, Vina Taxi, etc. They often use 4-seater cars like Toyota Vios.

You can also rent a motorbike to explore this city of millions of motorbikes.

This is quite suitable for young tourists who want to have strange feelings of riding a motorbike in a crowded and disorderly city.

Walking is one of the good ways to visit Hanoi city

most of the streets have sidewalks for pedestrians but they are mostly used by people to sell goods so you need to be a little patient when walk through the small, twisty but interesting streets of this city

Cyclo is a great way to explore Hanoi Old Quarter

Cyclo is used by local people for specific purposes such as when women and girls go to ceremonies, go to church, go to temples or on wedding occasions. Today, cyclo is also used to transport tourists to visit Hanoi. You can easily find a satisfactory cyclo in the center of Hanoi with a funny driver. price for 1 hour xhs lot fluctuates around 100,000vnd (5usd)

Booking a car for the day of sightseeing Hanoi

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2. Halong Bay

Where is Halong Bay

Ha Long means descending dragon. It is located in the Northeast of Vietnam, 165km from Hanoi capital, in the territory of Quang Ninh province. With an area of 1,553km² including 1,969 islands, of which 90 % is limestone island. Ha Long Bay includes Bai Tu Long Bay. Bai Tu Long Bay has similar values to the World Natural Heritage site Ha Long Bay in terms of landscape, geology, geomorphology, biodiversity and culture and history.
On December 17, 1994, the 18th World Heritage Conference officially recognized Ha Long Bay in the List of World Natural Heritage with outstanding global value of natural landscape. In 2000, Ha Long Bay was once again honored by UNESCO with its outstanding global value in geology and geomorphology. Ha Long Bay was voted by as one of the new 7 natural wonders of the world

What to see in Halong Bay

Cockfighting Island
Ga Choi Islet, also known as Trong Mai Islet, is located in the southwest of Ha Long Bay, about 5km from Bai Chay beach. From Bai Chay Wharf to the southwest, Ga Choi Island is the symbol of Ha Long Bay and Vietnam Tourism
Dau Go cave
In the middle of the beautiful Ha Long sky and clouds, a cave has a very rustic name: Dau Go cave. The cave is located on Dau Go Island. Looking back from afar, the entrance of the cave is blue in the shape of a jellyfish, through 90 stone steps we can reach the entrance of the cave. The arch of the cave is about 25m high, from above, hundreds of giant stalactites hang down like a strange waterfall.
Surprise Cave:

Located in the central area of the World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay, Sung Sot Cave in Bo Hon Island. This is the largest and most beautiful cave in Ha Long Bay and this is also the place where many rocky islands with unique shapes are found nowhere else.
Virgin Cave
Trinh Nu cave is located on Bo Hon island range with the system of Sung Sot cave, Dong Tien lake, Luon cave ... 15km south of Bai Chay. For fishermen, they consider Trinh Nu cave as their beloved home, while couples who love each other consider it a symbol, a place of vows of love.
Entering Trinh Nu cave, right in the heart of the cave is a stone statue of a girl, lying with her long hair, eyes looking out into the distance, tired of waiting and despairing.
Me Cung Cave
2km southwest of Ti Top beach is Me Cung cave. The cave is located on Lom Bo island at an altitude of 25m above sea level. From a distance, the cave door looks like a roof deep into the island's slopes. Through a small door that can only fit one person through, the heart of the cave opens to many compartments,
Thien Cung Cave
The cave is located in the southwest of Ha Long Bay, 4km from the cruise ship port, on Dau Go Island at an altitude of 25m above sea level. The road to Thien Cung cave is craggy with craggy cliffs on both sides. Through a narrow door, the cave suddenly opens up into a space above a quadrilateral with a length of more than 130m.
Bo Nau Cave
About 2-3km southeast of Trong Mai island, there is a very beautiful cave called Bo Nau cave. Bo Nau cave has a frog shape, about 200m2 wide, the bottom of the cave is wide, flat but not deep, the wall has many stalactites. There is a crack in the ceiling of the cave so light can pass through it. Give visitors a different feeling when entering the cave.
Luon Cave
Because the height of the cave is only limited to about 2.5-4m, if you want to visit Luon Cave, you have to switch to small bamboo boats, each carrying about 10 to 15 people. Both going in and out took about 20 minutes.
Ti Top Island

Located in the center of heritage, the world wonder of Ha Long Bay, about 7-8km southeast of Bai Chay tourist port, Ti Top Island is considered one of the most attractive destinations in the world. many tourists choose in their itinerary to visit the Bay.
Ba Trai Dao Beach
As one of the famous beautiful beaches on Ha Long Bay, Ba Trai Dao beach is located about 22km southeast of Bai Chay tourist port, near Cat Ba island. This is a beautiful beach, unspoiled natural scenery, charming mountains.
The reason the beach is called Ba Trai Dao is because there are three smooth white bow-shaped sandy beaches, embracing the peach-shaped mountains... Ba Trai Dao is three small mountains, about 20m high. , looks exactly like three fairy peaches. This place is associated with a legend about the romantic love between the beautiful youngest fairy and the poor fisherman.

Best time to visit Halong Bay

What delicious in Halong Bay

Bored of the sea

Heard the child's name "Bored" but when eating, it's really not boring at all. This species is shaped like a clam, but it is bigger, a delicious specialty in Ha Long. Bored sea has many different ways of processing such as baking, steaming, cooking soup, stir-frying noodles to bring you irresistible delicious flavors.

Suggested places to eat: Thien Anh Seafood Restaurant – Cai Dam Urban Area (Bai Chay)

Squid rolls

This dish has the main ingredient of crushed or pureed squid meat, shaped like a round cake and fried. In particular, squid cake here has a sweeter taste than other regions, so it is popular with many diners.
Suggested places to eat: Goc Bang squid cake shop - Theater Alley, Bach Dang Ward, Ha Long

Tien Yen hill chicken

Ha Long specialties also have the famous Tien Yen hill chicken. The chicken is raised by natural methods, self-feeding, so it has a special aroma. Along with that is the golden skin, the tasteful spices make diners remember forever.
Suggested places to eat: Green Restaurant 2, Gieng Day, Hung Thang, Ha Long

Vermicelli with mantis shrimp

Vermicelli is one of the famous dishes in Quang Ninh. When enjoying, you will taste the delicious taste of seafood and the chewiness of vermicelli. Combined with frugal broth, served with herbs, the more diners eat, the more excited they are.
Suggested places to eat: Fishing village noodle shop - 1 Le Thanh Tong, Hong Gai, Ha Long

Oyster milk porridge

Oyster milk porridge is a specialty in Ha Long that is both delicious and nutritious. Tasting this dish is also the time when you tolerate more vitamins and nutrients for your body.

Suggested places to eat: Khanh Ly Restaurant - Hung Vuong Street, Ka Long, Mong Cai

Fried rice

Fried rice is in Ha Long combines many ingredients together very harmoniously such as fragrant rice, shrimp, coconut, dried shrimp, salted duck seeds, peas. Combined with seasoning to taste.

Suggested places to eat: No. 8 Tran Hung Dao, Cao Thang, Ha Long City

Ha Long pearl yogurt

Delicious Ha Long pearl yogurt is famous for its sweet, greasy taste of coconut water, and chewy pearls. Besides, you can also enjoy the crunchy taste of aloe vera, jelly, and desiccated coconut.
Recommended places to eat: Cai Dam pearl yogurt shop - 589 Ha Long, Bai Chay, Ha Long city

Ba Kich wine

Ba-kich wine is a famous specialty in Ha Long that is loved by locals and tourists alike. To make this wine, it is necessary to soak the white and purple three size tubers for many days. When drinking, alcohol is fragrant, does not cause headaches.
Suggested address: Group 9A – Area 5 – Ha Tu, Ha Long

Ha Long squid balls

Ha Long squid ball is a delicious dish that many customers especially love because of its flexibility, toughness and richness. You can buy it as a gift and process it yourself, served with rolls, white sticky rice. Or you just need to fry until crispy golden brown, dipping in fish sauce is enough to "waste rice".

Suggested address: Ba Kien squid cake shop - 41, group 1, zone 6, Ha Long city

What means of transport to visit Halong bay

If you don't have much time, you can book a helicopter ticket to visit Ha Long, it's a bit expensive but it will be interesting to visit the world natural heritage from above. Every day there are different flights from Hanoi to visit Ha Long and return the same day
There are many travel carriers that have developed luxury cars to serve tourists on limousine trips to Ha Long. There are daily trips in different time frames. You will easily search by online and find the keyword limousine bus to Ha Long or you can contact us to serve you.
Booking a private car to Ha Long is always the best and most convenient solution when you are traveling in groups. maybe even quite cheap. Please contact us for more information

3. Trang An and Bai Dinh Pagoda

Where is Trang An and Bai Dinh Pagoda

The names "Trang An", "Bai Dinh", "Hoa Lu Ancient Capital"... are not strange to tourist, but hidden deep in them are the historical and cultural values of the Vietnamese.
Located on the southern edge of the Red River Delta, in Ninh Binh province, about 90 km southeast of Hanoi, the Trang An landscape complex has been recognized by UNESCO as the "first mixed heritage in the Eastern region of Vietnam "South Asia” in June 2014.
Trang An landscape complex consists of 3 areas with a total area of 12,000 ha, of which 6,000 ha is the core area, including: Trang An cave area, Hoa Lu ancient capital area and Bai Dinh pagoda area.
Bai Dinh Pagoda is the birthplace of Saint Nguyen Minh Khong (Ly Quoc Su), who cured King Ly Than Tong's illness at the biological medicine garden of Bai Dinh pagoda.
Currently, Bai Dinh pagoda has been renovated with the idea of monk Nguyen Minh Khong, the 100 m high Bao Thien tower is the tallest Buddha tower in Asia up to the present time; Maitreya Buddha statue weighing 90 tons is located on Ba Rau hill; bell tower with a bell weighing 36 tons is the largest bell in Vietnam at present; The statue of Shakyamuni weighing 100 tons, inlaid with gold, has been recorded by the Asian Record Book as "the largest bronze and gold-plated statue in Asia".
Bai Dinh Pagoda is also the place to successfully organize the World Vesak Congress with more than 100 countries attending in 2008 and 2014.

Best time to visit Trang An and Bai Dinh pagoda

From January to March is the most ideal time to travel to Trang An because at this time Trang An is in the spring, the weather is cool, the trees are green, suitable for watching the majestic natural scenery here. This time is also the time when Trang An has many festivals, the most noticeable being the festival for peace at Bai Dinh pagoda.
From April to June is when the lotus season in Trang An blooms, at this time there is little rain here, also suitable for you to visit and enjoy the scenery.
From May to August is the season of ripe rice, also the time when Trang An can change new clothes, surprisingly beautiful. If you travel to Trang An this season, you will get beautiful photos. Cruise sightseeing Trang An mountains in this season is the most suitable.
From August to early October, Trang An is full of autumn colors, the weather is cool, with little rain, so it is very suitable for relaxation and sightseeing.
From October to December, Trang An often suffers from bad weather but there are also beautiful peaceful days in the last months of the year.

What is delicious in Trang An and Bai Dinh Pagoda

Over-cooked fried rice

This dish is also quite familiar to everyone with the burnt rice which is the rice that sticks to the bottom of the pot and is dried in the sun, then deep-fried in oil to have a crispy taste.

Mountain goat meat

Being grazed on the rocky mountains, goat meat in Ninh Binh is very good taste, so visitors to Ninh Binh must definitely try this dish once.

Raw fish salad

Fish salad is a delicious and famous dish for Ninh Binh people and is the most abundant and famous in Kim Son. The salad is processed quite elaborately, in many stages so that there is no fishy smell but there will be a sweet taste mixed with the aroma of sticky rice.

Noodles grow

When visiting Ninh Binh, remember to enjoy this dish. The taste is very delicious even though the bowl of noodle only has wood ear, add a little pork balls and then scallions, lemongrass and fresh chili.

Rice wine

This is a specialty of the Muong ethnic group in Nho Quan area, cooked very carefully and meticulously by the people here. To make can wine, people will cook sticky rice mixed with yeast incubated in large jars. The incubation period is at least 3 months

Well-cooked fish with Gao

This is a strange regional dish in Ninh Binh. Gao is a plant that grows in areas along rivers, streams or in caves. In addition to cooking, it can be used as medicine. Dipper is specially processed in that people will cut it into small pieces and then line the bottom of the pot, then press the fish on top and cover the top layer, which continues to be layers of dipper.

Eel vermicelli

Eel vermicelli is also a dish you should not miss when discovering the cuisine here. The eel here is smaller than normal eel but the meat is firm and very fragrant. Eel vermicelli is often used with banana flowers to create an irresistible taste.

Roasted river crab with piper lolot leaf

The field crabs are roasted with very crispy piper lolot leaf the dish is quite simple but makes you remember forever by the attractiveness of a dish.

Banh Troi Ninh Binh

The baker has his own secret in combining sugar, honey, crushed dried peanuts and toads to make the filling. Ninh Binh Banh Troi cake is even more attractive than in other countries in that the cake has a subtle scent of chrysanthemum leaves and grapefruit flowers, creating an ethereal and very traditional appeal.

What means of transport to visit Trang An and Bai Dinh

From Hanoi to Trang An you can book limousine bus. There are daily trips in different time frames. You will easily search by online and find the keyword limousine bus to Trang An or you can contact us to serve you.
Booking a private car to Trang An is always the best and most convenient solution when you are traveling in groups. Please contact us for more information
You can also ride a bike for a distance of 90km, the driving way is ok. Just one think you consider is The unsafe driving habits of some local people can confuse you in some road situations.