Where is Thung Nang?
Location: Dam Khe village, Ninh Hai commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province
Ticket price:
Entrance fee: 15,000 VND/adult and 5,000 VND/child
Ferry ticket: 60,000 VND/person
Speaking of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, a name that you cannot ignore is Thung Nang. Unlike familiar tourist destinations that have been polished by human hands, Thung Nang is an extremely new natural beauty. Perhaps because tourism has not been promoted much, when coming to Thung Nang, you can still clearly feel the wild but no less beautiful and majestic features that nature has bestowed upon this land.
Talking about Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, one name you cannot miss is Thung Nang.
Why is it called Thung Nang?
It is not by chance that this place has a very unique name - Thung Nang. Thung is a word widely used by local people to refer to low-lying areas, flooded all year round and covered by massive limestone mountains. In the summer, the golden sunlight shines down on the clear water and limestone slabs, creating a scene filled with extremely vivid sunlight, hence the name Thung Nang.
The best time to travel to Thung Nang
Each season of the year, Thung Nang is endowed by nature with its own unique color, and each color captivates people in very interesting ways. Some people fall in love with Thung Nang with its cool spring color, or its romantic autumn color, but perhaps Thung Nang is most beautiful around May - June. At this time, Thung Nang is like a synthesis of the beauty of the four seasons of the year, creating a vivid, captivating picture.
In particular, at this time, you will admire a Thung Nang with golden rice fields under the sunlight, creating a bright yellow scene, full of vitality. Adding to the beautiful picture is the cool, clear green color of the winding river and the majestic beauty of Ninh Binh mountains, creating a scene that any visitor will exclaim in praise.
Each season of the year, Thung Nang is given a unique color by nature, and each color captivates people in very interesting ways.
Directions to Thung Nang Ninh Binh
Thung Nang is only more than 100km from Hanoi, about 3 hours to travel, so there are many convenient and comfortable means of transportation for you to choose from such as buses, motorbikes, cars... However, according to the experience of real backpackers, visiting Thung Nang by motorbike will give you the best experience.
You can refer to the following route to get to Thung Nang:
Starting from Ninh Binh city, you move along Tran Hung Dao street to the South.
At the roundabout, you will take the second exit onto DT491C road, go a bit then turn right at Ben Thach Bich intersection. Continue going straight, you will see the sign to Thung Nang.
Discover the unique natural beauty of Thung Nang
Sunbathing on the clear water
The main means of transportation when visiting Thung Nang is by boat, the ticket price is about 60,000 VND/person. From Thach Bich ferry, small, rustic boats will take you along the cool blue water, winding around the majestic mountain ranges, to a beautiful Thung Nang. True to its name, Thung Nang is covered by hundreds of rays of sunlight shining everywhere. The sunlight filters through the leaves, reflecting across the massive limestone mountains, the sunlight shines deep into the water, creating a poetic, rustic picture of a Northern village.
Thung Nang has a wild beauty but not deserted; splendid, brilliant but not luxurious, magnificent, giving people a sense of peace and relaxation in the midst of a bustling, hurried life. Standing in Thung Nang, feeling the full purity of the sun, the wind of the nature of Ninh Binh, we can see all the beauty that nature has bestowed on Ninh Binh.
Sunbathing on the clear water.
Mysterious caves in Thung Nang
Passing through the forests for about 3km, you will come to the system of caves of Thung Nang with various shapes. If the outside is a brilliant and splendid natural picture, the caves in Thung Nang have a mysterious color, stimulating curiosity. Both sides of the road leading to the cave are filled with the pure white color of reed flowers, creating a poetic but equally mysterious scene.
Unlike the hot air outside, the inside of the cave feels cool and pleasant. The ceiling of the cave is covered with stalactites of various sizes and shapes. In some places, the stalactites on the ceiling are so low that you can reach out and touch the drops of pure water on the ceiling.
Passing through the forests about 3km long, you will reach the diverse cave system of Thung Nang.
Explore the ancient temples and pagodas of Thung Nang
In addition to the brilliant and splendid natural scenery, the ancient temples and pagodas in the middle of Ninh Binh mountains and forests are the architectural highlights of Thung Nang. Thoong Nang is an ancient temple - where people worship the Lord of the Mountains. In the midst of the majestic landscape of forests and rivers, Thoong Nang Temple was built in a separate space from the surrounding area, creating a solemn and ancient atmosphere for the temple.
After making a pilgrimage to Thoong Nang, you can easily walk to Voi Temple - a temple built entirely of stone with meticulous and elaborate carvings. Voi Temple was built during the Le Dynasty, worshiping Mr. Ly Dong Hai - a mandarin who guarded the mountains and forests here.
Visit Thung Nham bird garden
To make your journey to explore Ninh Binh more complete, when traveling in Thung Nang, don't forget to visit Thung Nham bird garden. This is not only a paradise for hundreds and thousands of precious bird species but also a unique ecological area of the beautiful land of Ninh Binh. If you happen to come here in the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to see flocks of birds soaring in the sky after a hard day of foraging. A special feature is that when returning from Thung Nham to Thung Nang, you will have the opportunity to see a rare image of flocks of white storks flying back and landing all over the wetland that cannot be seen anywhere else.
Visit Thung Nham bird garden.
Notes when exploring Thung Nang
In general, Thung Nang is quite large and the main means of transportation is boats, so please limit playing around when riding the boat to ensure safety for yourself and those around you!
In addition to boating to see the scenery, Thung Nang also has many beautiful mountains for you to visit, so instead of wearing high heels, bring yourself comfortable sandals for easy movement.
To ensure the natural and rare beauty of Thung Nang, you should limit throwing garbage and leftover food into the environment, but keep it and throw it away in the right place after leaving.
If you intend to stop to take pictures or sightsee, you need to tell the boat owner in advance so they can slow down or adjust the boat in the direction you want.
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