Let's experience a cycling tour in Ninh Binh

Traveling by bicycle is one of favorite activities of Western visitors because this is a great opportunity to sightseeing natural beauty and explore the cultural life of local people. Moreover, Ninh Binh is a beautiful blend of the truly nature with charming landscapes and the culture of an ancient capital. In this article, we would like to share you about scenic bicycling tours you can experience in your Ninh Binh trip.

Tam Coc - Bich Dong - Thung Nham

When you are in Tam Coc area, it is a wonderful experience taking a boat ride and pleasantly rowing along the river, viewing beautiful background of mountains and farming activities of local people as well as admiring natural beauty of three caves on the journey. Next, it is a quiet biking route on flat road & dams with a very nice scenery of mountains & local villages.The round trip is about 10km long. In this cycling route, you can stop in Thung Nang harbour for a boat ride along mountain setting & two naturally hidden caves you can visit. Nearby Thung Nang is Bich Dong mountain with Bich Dong pagoda that you can stop for a trek to lower temple, middle temple and upper temple where you can have a panoramic view. Passing local villages, you can continue your biking route to Thung Nham area. Then you can have another boat tour to visit Buddha cave, walk around the resort to visit flower & fruit gardens or bird sanctuary where you can find a lot of birds, storks gathering here especially in the late afternoon.

Tam Coc - Mua cave - Trang An - Hoa Lu ancient capital - Bai Dinh Pagoda.

This is a long & scenic biking route along the mountain ranges & the villages that may take you the whole day cycling & sightseeing.The round trip is about 40km with some highlighted stops like Mua cave, Trang An Ecotourism Complex, Hoa Lu ancient capital and Bai Dinh Pagoda. It is an interesting journey to have a hiking tour to Mua Cave for impressive panorama of Ninh Binh landscapes, a pleasant boat ride in Trang An - a UNESCO mixed cultural & natural heritage with many hidden caves to explore in your boat journey, a walking trip to Hoa Lu ancient capital and to Bai Dinh - the biggest pagoda in ASEAN.

Ninh Binh cycling route in Cuc Phuong national park, Ninh Binh

If you love adventure bike tours with up and down terrain, try your cycling experiences in Cuc Phuong national park, 40km from the center of Ninh Binh. You can rent a bike at the park’s entrance and start the journey deep inside the core area of the park. The round bike trip is around 40km on the trail covered by jungle and it may take you the whole day to cycle and sightsee the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, the cave of ancient men ( Dong Nguoi Xua) as well as Cho Chi ancient tree with a three hour trekking route into the core area of Cuc Phuong national park.This biking route is not for everyone but for the one who is good at biking in mountainous terrain. It is a long biking route into the forest, you should well prepare for the adventure such as choosing a good bicycle, bringing drinking water or picnic lunch along, etc.