Take a trip to "Kong Skull Island" film set in Ninh Binh

Vietnam was proudly one of the selected filming locations for this movie. The Blockbuster Kong: Skull Island was shot in various famous destination in Vietnam such as Ha Long Bay, Quang Binh Province, and Ninh Binh was one of the chosen places in this list as well. This article will show you a closer insight about the Kong: Skull Island filming location in Trang An, Ninh Binh, Vietnam. Are you ready to discover the Aboriginal village in the movie?

Overview of the "Kong Skull Island" film set

When the Kong: Skull Island crew finished filming in Vietnam, they left and cleaned up all the scene setting. Even though they left nothing back, the government took the chance and restored the filming location to attract domestic and foreign tourists. The plan works out and this place becomes one of the must visit when you get to Vietnam. The selected context includes a 2 hectare broad valley inside Trang An landscape complex (between Tam Coc – Bich Dong and the marina area of Trang An).

This special film set is an attraction to see in Route 2 of Trang An Scenic Landscape Heritage. It opens free-of-charge for all visitors. So, together with the mysterious caves, unique culture, proud history, and breathtaking mountains, Trang An today has the other fantastic site: the rebuilt film set of King Kong franchise 2017.

How to get there?

The Kong: Skull Island movie was filmed in Trang An, a scenic area near Ninh Bình, Vietnam. Therefore, you just need to come here and take the boat tour. There are several boat tours daily, so you don’t need to book any tour in advance. You just need to go there and purchase the ticket. The Film location tour price is already included in the whole Trang An tour, which is only 200 000 VND ($8.8). You will get a 3-hour-boat-tour around Trang An + a free time visiting the village. You can enjoy the view and explore this film set in 3 hours with a boat-rider.

Things to explore

Come there; you see around 40 conical palm tents where the film indigene characters call “houses.” These tents look just similar to what you find in the “Kong: Skull Island” 2017 movie, amidst the stunning and magnificent mountain settings. Besides, it’s very interesting to meet some artists who used to role-play the indigenes in this Hollywood film. Every kid and adult love to take photographs of and with them.

When wandering around the rebuilt villages in the beautiful Trang An, it feels that you are visiting the home of Kong – a “lonely God and morose figure” in the film. The destination looks so marvelous on the screen that urges the travelers worldwide and nature lovers to discover it. No picture or video available online can replace your real experience. Every single step you take in the land, it leaves you the unforgettable and authentic feeling. While the landscape is extremely picturesque, the fabricated palm tents, and the role-playing natives whose faces are painted identically (just similar to what you see on the big screen). All of the highlights make the Kong’s homeland welcoming and inviting to the international guests.

Stopping by the rebuilt village, some tourists love to enter the conical palm tents and capture their images while the others prefer interacting with the identically painted-face artists (who role-play as the indigenes). The huts are fabricated similarly to what was made by the Hollywood filmmakers. The background of the far-off mountains enhances every photograph. With various flattering corners, you can capture the artistic, eye-catching, and deep pics. The open of this Kong: Skull Island film set helps to promote the excitement of Trang An Festival 2017.

You can also see some wooden long boats often used by the African indigenes. And, the fabricated battleship employed by the film explorers to sail along the river, aiming to escape the land, is available to serve.