- Destination: small city
- Location: center of Northern
- International airport: no
- Domestic airport: no
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Ninh Binh (pronounced Neeng Beeng) is the capital city of Ninh Binh Province in North Vietnam, famous for the nearby Karst scenery and the villages in around. There are a lot of things to do in Ninh Binh is sightseeing boat trips, cycling and National Park adventures within drinking beer with the locals; the town is more useful as a base for the surrounding countryside.
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Ninh Binh, takes about two hours driving from Hanoi (110 km) to the South. Once there visitors are treated to a several kilometer row-boat trip throught the area's three caves. The meandering river is lined by rice paddies and guarded by limestone cliffs, often inhabbited by local goats. If you are lucky, sometimes you can see mischievous monkeys. The river trip is wonderful for photo hunters, especially when local people come to harvest rice The tourists often compare the area with Guilin, China, or more closely, to the limestone islets of Halong for their similar geological structures and shapes. Thus, Tam Coc has earned the name the "Halong Bay On Land".
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Places to visit in Ninh Binh province as Tam Coc grottoes, Mua caves, Thung Nang, Bich Dong pagoda, Thung Nham, Trang An grottoes, Phat Diem cathedral, Kenh Ga (floating village), Van Long Nature reserve, Cuc Phuong National Park, Galaxy cave...
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Places to eat in Ninh Binh, famous are restaurant and hotels in Ninh Binh... serving special foods as Thit De (Goat meat), Com Chay (deep fried cake)...
Tour Interests as day tours, 2 days, 3 days and 4 days tour
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