Tam Coc – Best Place to visit in Ninh Binh

100 km south of Hanoi capital, Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourist area is an extremely famous and attractive tourist complex that tourists have been looking for. Experiencing many ups and downs of history, this place still retains a very natural beauty and strangely attractive. Coming here, visitors can admire the wild beauty of the rustic and simple countryside. Caves, clouds, water is interwoven to bring people into a peaceful nature.

What is more wonderful than seeing the ripe rice at the end of April, early May of the lunar calendar. It is really pleasing to look down from above to see the fields stretching from the edge of the limestone mountains to the middle of the river. The golden color of the rice and the gentle aroma of the homeland and idyllic can attract any visitors.

Tam Coc means three caverns including “Ca” cave, “Hai” cave, and “Ba” cave. All three caves are formed by the Ngo Dong river that pierces the mountain. “Ca” cave is the largest and longest cave in the cave system of Tam Coc, with more than 20m wide of the cave gate and more than 127m long. “Hai” cave is a small cave with a length of only half of “Ca” cave. It’s about 60m from “Ca” cave to 1 km downstream of Ngo Dong river. Although “Ba” cave is the smallest cave, only 50m long, it is considered the most beautiful cave compared to the other two caves. Here, you imagine like a stone arch favored by nature, skillfully honed with sophisticated details. These features create unique and wonderful beauty for “Ba” cave.

The journey to discover Tam Coc starts from the “Dinh Cac” boat landing. Visitors will walk along the winding Ngo Dong river. While walking, tourists can admire the fascinating rocky mountains and underwater aquatic species. Besides, the flamingo herds fluttering on the grass growing close together on the lagoon. All create significantly natural and idyllic beauty. Of 4 seasons, summer is a great time to come to Tam Coc. Tourists can temporarily forget the bustle of the city to join the quiet countryside. Visitors seem to stray into the colorful carpets with green rice fields and ripe yellow rice. Tam Coc’s rice fields are planted on both sides of the river at the foot of the rocky mountain creating a poetic and majestic scenery. Around this area are cave systems and limestone mountains and historical relics related to the Tran Dynasty.

After traveling by boat through 3 caves, you will see the floating market area in Tam Coc. Here, guests can relax and enjoy some drinks and snacks in the countryside then return to the boat and end the journey. Besides, combining Tam Coc tourism, you can visit nearby tourist attractions such as Bich Dong Pagoda, “Mua” Cave.

It can be said that visitors to Tam Coc will be satisfied with the beautiful natural scenery full of poetic from the clear water or the water lilies on either side of the river. They will feel lost in the magical scenery when surrounded by high mountains, covered by rivers and water. It is an unmistakable beauty of Vietnamese soil.