Tam Coc ( Three Caves) - An Unqiue Boat Trip In Ninh Binh

  Tam Coc - An Unique Boat Trip in Ninh Binh. Just about 95km from Hanoi. Tam Coc is one of the most famous destination in Vietnam and part of the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex UNESCO World Heritage site, where the most travellers can’t miss when they visit Ninh Binh. Tam Coc as know like “ Halong bay on land” or “ The second beautiful cave in Vietnam”. Tam Coc – It’s mean Three caves. It is consists of three natural caves – Hang Ca, Hang Hai and Hang Ba.

Tam Coc Is The Best Destination What You Shouldn’t Miss when you travel in Vietnam.

Why should you visit Tam Coc by boat trip?

There are a lot of questions which travellers often ask Tam Coc Travel like What can they do when they arrive Tam Coc?. Should they do boat ride or no?.

When you arrive Tam Coc. If you would explore Tam Coc, the only way you can do is using boats to visit Tam Coc.

The Best Time or Season to travel to Tam Coc:

 Tam Coc’s scenery is very unique and it could be change by the season. The most travellers before going to visit Tam Coc is always consider by themselve that when is the most beautiful season to travel to Tam Coc?. Tam Coc Travel would like to provive and suggest you detail information when should you go to discovery Tam Coc?.

 Infact Tam Coc has 2 most beautiful seasons:

 The Fist rice field season is Green Rice Field Season. The replanting of rice starts just before or after Tet, the Vietnamese new year, which changes depending on the lunar calendar but can usually be any time from around late January to mid-February. Unlike most places in Vietnam, Tam Coc only has one harvest per year because of the rise of the river’s water level during the wet season, making farming on its banks impossible. That's why, If you want to have a wonderful pictures with green colour, you should go to visit Tam Coc during this time.

 The Second rice field season is Yellow Rice Field season. This is the most beautiful season which the most travellers expect and wish has an opportunity to come to visit Tam Coc. It’s the time local policy and local people are often organise “ Tam Coc Yellow Festival”. The festival is start from May until Ending of June. The traveller when come to visit Tam coc during Golden rice season will have a big chance to take a lot of nice pictures and join a lot of fun local activities such as performance local music, culture, cuisine on the street and on Ngo Dong river… Don’t miss this season if you want to have a great memory and nice pictures about Tam Coc.

Tam Coc Entrance Fees and Boat Trip price:

 The travellers before doing boat tour should need to know the detail price for boat trip ticket to visit Tam Coc:

 According Tam Coc Manager . The public price for Boat trip ticket for visiting Tam Coc as below:

 Adults: 195,000 VND per person in total for the tour

 Children: 100,000 VND per child: from 1 metter to 1.4 metter. Child under 1 meter will be free.

Who and How to ride the boat?

 You will explore Tam Coc Boat Trip with local people who have skill of sailing with their great feet. The most of rower boat are living at some villages around Tam Coc. Boat trip in Tam Coc is not only famous for destinations like “ Ha Long Bay on Land ” but also for great experiences of riding a boat by foot or hands, which makes tourists very excited. A lot of tourist feel amazing with Recently, the Insider newspaper has just posted a video about boatmen of  Ninh Hai commune who are using their foot to make the boats move smoothly on Ngo Dong river with up to a million of viewers. The result is that a large amount of domestic and foreign travellers come to Ninh Binh province for experiencing.

The new idea to row the boat trip by foot. It is not save the health,but it is also make it become more fun and unique. Infact the local rower boat of Ninh Binh earn their living on rowing boats  by which travellers are greatly impressed in this ancient capital.

Enjoy rowing boat trip will help local rower boat to keep their life and development local economic.

 Many local people rely on tourism as their main source of income, including the boatman in Tam Coc. By taking a boat tour, you are helping local people have a better life. Please do not forget to leave a tip for them – those who are working really hard to try make you have great time to visit Tam Coc after finishing your trip.

 How Long Does Boat Trip Take to visit Tam Coc?:

 Normally It’s take more or less 1,5 to 2 hours on unique sampan go along Ngo Dong River to visit Tam Coc.

 Tam Coc boat trip open at 7h30 am and finish at 17h00 pm everyday.

 In the summer, the weather is alittle hot. If you take a boat tour at noon, don’t forget to bring your hat as well as a bottle of water, sunglasses, wear sunscreen if you want.

 If you want to stop to take the pictures on the way enjoy rowing boat, you should ask the paddling local before doing it.

If you stand up immediately without asking, you can make danger for yourself and people on the boat.

 In the raining season, it often happen heavy rain so you should bring along an umbrella, a hat, raincot.

 Early morning and late afternoon on weekdays is a appropriate time to visit without disturbance of the crowd.

Tam Coc boat ride is not fix, it is flexible, so you are also can visit alittle longer and finish earlier. It is still fine.

Tam Coc Boat Trip Routes:

When traveller arrive Tam Coc, they need to buy the entrancefees before going to Tam Coc wharf to get on the sampan to along Ngo Dong river to visit Tam Coc ( Three Caves). On the way to enjoy boat trip, Customer can take a lot of beautiful pictures of Tam Coc’s landscape such as like blue sky, pure current of water, beautiful valley, rice fields, imposing karst mountains. The local boat rower will take you go to see Hang Ca (Hang Cả) which is called the first grotto measures 127m, the second grotto is Hang Hai, it is far from Hang Ca 1km, with the length of 60m; Hang Ba, the third grotto is near Hang Hai, 50m in length. The system of three caves in Tam Coc has many shining stalactites hanging down, they are all strange-looking shapes this is a gift from nature.

 See the atmosphere of a floating market where local people sell a variety of food, snacks and drinks on boat.

 It seems to be interesting for visitors to watch the local people row their own boats with legs. According to local people, this unique way helps to reduce the pressure on the back and arm.

 How do you travel to Tam Coc?:

 - If you from the south of Vietnam such as like Ho Chi Minh, Da Lat, Mui Ne, Nha Trang , Hoi An, Hue, Dong Hoi, Phong Nha.. go up to Tam Coc.

 You can go by bus or train to Ninh Binh city. Then you can take taxi or grap car from Ninh Binh to Tam Coc. Tam Coc far Ninh Binh city about 9 km. It’s take about more or less 20 minutes. It’s cost about 150.000vnđ. Or if you want to adventure by yourself, you can rent a motorbike or bicycle from local shop, guest house, homestay or hotel to explore Tam Coc. It’s cost from 70.000vnđ – 150.000vnđ. It’s depend on what kind of motorbike and bicycle you want to rent.

 - If you go from Halong to Tam Coc. You can go by private car or bus. If you go by private car, you can start when ever you want. If you want to go by bus, It has 2 directly bus from Halong to Tam Coc.

 + The first bus leave Halong about 12h00 – 12h30 – Arrive Tam Coc around 17h00 – 17h30 at the same day.

 + The second buss leave Halong about 16h00 – 16h30 – Arrive Tam Coc around 21h00 – 22h00 at the same day.

 - If you go from Cat Ba to Tam Coc. You can go by private car or bus and ferry. If you go by private car, you can start when ever you want from 7h30 until 16h30. If you want to go by bus, It has many directly bus from Cat Ba to Tam Coc.

 + This is time table bus leave Cat Ba to Tam Coc: 9h30, 12h30, 13h30, 15h30.

 It will take more or less 4 hours from Cat Ba to Tam Coc.

 - If you go from Hanoi to Tam Coc.

+ If you go by private car, you can go directly to Tam Coc, you can leave when ever you want. The price of the car depend on the season, so you can contact to us if you need more information.

+ If you can go by bus or train. You can take the bus or train go to Ninh Binh, then you can take taxi or grap car from Ninh Binh to Tam Coc. Tam Coc far Ninh Binh city about 9 km. It’s take about more or less 20 minutes. It’s cost about 150.000vnđ. Or if you want to adventure by yourself, you can rent a motorbike or bicycle from local shop, guest house, homestay or hotel to explore Tam Coc. It’s cost from 70.000vnđ – 150.000vnđ. It’s depend on what kind of motorbike and bicycle you want to rent.

There are also some bus or limousine bus from Hanoi go directly to Ninh Binh. Normally 1 day, it has more or less 5 or 6 times bus and limousine bus from Hanoi to Tam Coc. The time is not really fix, so if you need further information, you should contact us, so we can help you more information.

The best tour design for spending full day to visit Tam Coc:

 Tam Coc is big Area, Tam Coc has many another famous and interessted things to do, beside Tam Coc is also there are a lot of beautiful places where you can spend time to visit in one or 2 days as well such as:

 + Hoa Lu ancient capital

 + Bich Dong Pagoda

 + Boat trip to visit Tam Coc ( Three caves)

 + Biking around traditional villages in Tam Coc Area and around Tam Coc

 + Mua Cave – An amazing view...

The best tour products of Tam Coc Travel:

 1. Hoa Lu Ancient Capital - Tam Coc 1 Day Tour

 This tour will take you go to see 2 famous places in Ninh Binh and join a lot of excited activities as well:

 - Visit Hoa Lu - An ancient capital

 - Have a buffet lunch with delicious local and asia foods

 - Enjoy unique boat trip to visit Tam Coc - Three different caves

 - Biking tour to Bich Dong pagoda or around villages in Tam Coc Area

 2. Hoa Lu Ancient capital - Tam Coc – Mua Cave Amazing View 1 Day Tour

 If you want to see more famous places in Ninh Binh. You can join this tour. This is one of the most excited tour in Ninh Binh in recently. This tour will take you to see 3 different famous places and join a lot of fun and unique activities such as:

 - Visit Hoa Lu - An ancient capital

 - Have a buffet lunch with delicious local and asian foods

 - Enjoy unique boat trip to visit Tam Coc - Three different caves

 - Biking tour around Tam Coc Area and enjoy Vietnamese tea break

- Visit Mua Cave - Climb up to the top of Mua Island to get great view to see or take pictures of Tam Coc.

If you need more information or would like to have another plan. Please feel free to contact to us. Tam Coc Travel is always welcome to service you. Thank you so much.