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Van Long lagoon is located in Van Long wetland nature reserve in Ninh Binh province.Every year, Van Long attracts a large number of tourists who love nature and wild features because it possesses ecological diversity as well as poetic lyrical scenery. Let us share more information with you
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BEST TIME TO VISIT
Lotus Season in Summer is the best time in a year
The scenery is so beautiful with the diverse ecosystem of Van Long lagoon in every season. Therefore, you can visit the Van Long eco-tourism area at any time of the year. However, if you want to admire the blooming lotus season, remember to visit Van Long Lagoon in the summer. At this time, the whole ecological area seems to be full of lotus scent. The green space decorated with pink flowers is definitely a place for visitors to take pictures to keep memories freely.
Or visitors can consider a trip in the dry season, from November of the previous year to April of the following year. This is the ideal time to enjoy the beauty of flora and fauna. Avoid going in the rainy season because of the cloudy weather. The rain made traveling difficult.
*Daily best time
What time of day is the best time to visit Van Long Nature Reserve? The answer is early morning or late afternoon. In the morning the air is fresh, the dew drops are still on the leaves.
A quiet, cool feeling that cannot be described in words. This time is suitable for those who want to be close to nature, forget the hustle and bustle of the city. The scene of dawn gently calls the scene to wake up.
In the late afternoon, go to Van Long to watch the sunset and sunset. The standard beautiful scenery will not let you down. These are also two periods of time, visitors can watch flocks of birds hovering in the sky when they go to find food and return to their nests.
BEST THINGS TO DO IN VAN LONG NATURE RESERVE
1. Strolling on small boats
Van Long is an original lagoon intertwined with mountains and limestone mountains; visitors need to hire a boat to visit. The boat here is quite small and compact, only enough to carry 2-3 people on a boat. To move the boat, the ferryman will use two paddle; In addition, they have an extra pole, to move boats on shallow water areas.
2. Admire the Nature Scenery
With a sightseeing time of more than 1 hour and 15 minutes, when traveling on the yacht, you will admire the system of lagoons, mountains, and caves of Van Long. Sitting on beautiful small boats, you will be immediately mesmerized by the beauty of the pristine and eye-catching Van Long Ninh Binh flooded lagoon. In addition to the majestic mountain scenery which look like an ink painting clearly reflects the strong carvings of limestone massifs bearing the shape of their names such as Meo Cao mountain, Mam Xoi mountain, Hom Sach mountain, Da Ban mountain, Nghien mountain, Moi mountain, and Moi mountain. The feeling of floating on the blue water, hidden under the clear water is moss and algae just like colorful coral reefs. Even the water is so clear that you can see the poetic, lyrical scenery of the clouds and mountains.
Surrounded by sedge grass, reed grass swaying in the wind. In the distance, flocks of white storks, mallard etc. fluttered in the air looking for prey. Especially in the early morning and late afternoon, the sparkling sunrise and sunset reflect the enchanting souls of many travelers.
3. Explore the Fish Cave ( Hang Ca)
An interesting activity not to be missed when traveling to Ninh Binh on your own is to explore unique caves with multi-shaped stalactites. The limestone mountains, caves with many different shapes, are home to many animals.One of the largest caves to mention is the Fish Cave. This cave consists of half floating and half sinking with a pretty view. And true to its name, inside the cave there are many species of fish. Of course, if you want to visit the cave you have to take a boat, don't forget to take some pictures too!
4.Biological diversity
Van Long Wetland is an area of diverse ecosystems. In addition to the two main ecosystems of wetlands and forests on limestone mountains, there are also ecosystems of fields, lawns, shifting cultivation and village ecosystems. The flora and fauna of Van Long are very typical for the limestone and wetland ecosystems of the Red River Delta.
BEST ACCOMODATION
There will be few hotels and hostels located in Van Long natural Resere so you can move to central area in Ninh Binh to get your accomodation below:
Ninh Binh Rustic
Emeralda Resort Ninh Binh
Trang An Retreat
Ninh Binh Legend Hotel
Bai Dinh Garden Resort & Spa
Bai Dinh Reiverside & Resort
Trang An Lamia Bungalow
The Vancouver Hotel
Ninh Binh Friendly Homestay
The Reed Hotel
FOOD AND DRINK
"Goat meat"
This dish is extremely nutritious and delicious because the goats live on the mountainside. They usually eat the leaves growing on the mountain.
"Crispy rice" - Special flavor
"Ninh Binh Snails"
Snails are in all regions of Ninh Binh but concentrate most in limestone areas like Tam Diep, Yen Mo and Nho Quan, Hoa Lu. The meat is tough, brittle and flavored. Snails can be made into various dishes, namely roasted snails, fried snails and boiled snails.
HOW TO GET THERE
By Motorbike: If you would like to travel by motorbike, you can go on the old National Highway 1A, through Ha Nam and head towards Ninh Binh Thanh Hoa.
Ninh Binh hasn't got airport yet, so the flight is not avaiable to Ninh Binh, but there are some airport near Ninh Binh province such as Cat Bi airport in Hai Phong and Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, so you can take the flight to these airport and go from these airport to Ninh Binh.
By tourist bus: You can book the tourist bus with Asian Discovery Travel. It's start around 7h30 - 8h00 am ( pick you up at your hotel), transfer you go to Van Long Nature Reserve. It's take more or less 2 hours from Hanoi to Van Long. You will have a short break on the half way.
By local bus: You can take the bus go on Phap Van Cau Gie - Ninh Binh Highway. With a distance of about 90 km, it may take you around 1,5 hour to reach the center of Ninh Binh City. Then from Ninh Binh city, you will take grap or taxi to Van Long Nature Reserve.
You can easily go by train to come to Ninh Binh urban axis is situated on the North-South Railway. In Ninh Binh Province, there are also a lot of railway stations, including Ninh Binh, Cau Yen, Ghenh and Dong Giao Train Station. But the most popular is Ninh Binh train station. Some trains departing from Hanoi are SE1, SE3, SE5, SE7, SE9, SE19. It's take more or less 2 hours go by train from Hanoi to Ninh Binh. It's cost from 10 - 15usd/1 pax.
BEST SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAVELERS IN VAN LONG NATURE RESERVE
Van Long Nature Reserve is one of the most attractive destinations in Ninh Binh that you cannot miss. Beside Van Long, there will have other places to explore surround there that you can see such as Trang An, Hang Mua, Phat Diem Church, Bich Dong Pagoda and Cuc Phuong National Park.
In order to explore Van Long and some so famous places in Ninh Binh, we build up many diffenrent tour programs including from day tour and multiple tour, from group tour and private tour, from deluxe class tour and luxury tour that is so reasonable for almost tourists. You can select between different options here:
Day tours:
Hoa Lu - Van Long 1 Day Group/ Private Tour
Hoa Lu - Van Long - Mua Cave 1 Day Group/ Private Tour
Van Long - Cuc Phuong National park 1 Day Private Tour
Van Long - Chau Son Monastery - Cuc Phuong 1 Day Private Tour
Multiple Day Tours
Hoa Lu - Trang An - Tam Coc - Bích Dong Van Long Hang Mua 2 Days 1 Night Group/ Private Tour
Hoa Lu - Van Long - Bai Dinh - Trang An 2 Days 1 Night Group/ Private Tour
Hoa Lu - Van Long - Bai Dinh - Trang An - Mua Cave 2 Days 1 Night Group/ Private Tour
Hoa Lu - Van long - Tam Coc - Bai Dinh 2 Days 1 Night Group/ Private Tour
Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Bich Dong pagoda - Van Long 2 Days 1 Night Group/ Private Tour
Bai Dinh - Trang An - Hoa Lu - Van Long - Mua Cave 2 Days 1 Night Group/ Private Tour
Bai Dinh - Trang An Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Mua cave - Van Long - Chau Son Monastery - Cuc Phuong National Park 3 Days 2 Nights Group/ Private Tour
Bai Dinh - Trang An - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Thai Vi temple - Hoa Lu - Thung Nham - Hang Mua - Van Long - Chau Son - Cuc Phuong 4 Days 3 Nights Group/ Private Tour
Bai Dinh - Trang An - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Thai Vi temple - Bich Dong - Mua Cave - Thien Thanh Thien Ha - Van Long - Chau Son Monastery - Cuc Phuong National Park 4 Days 3 Nights Group/ Private Tour
Otherwise, we also build several types of private tour that meet your requirments. Please contact us to have further information here or hotline (+84) 904908025
