If you are looking for a place to get away from the hustle and bustle of life, stop here to feel the beauty, admire the natural scenery and learn and explore historical traces. Let’s join the Origin Vietnam team to learn and explore all the beauty of Am Tien cave through the article below!
1. Where is Am Tien Cave?
Am Tien Cave is located in Truong Yen Commune, Hoa Lu District, Ninh Binh Province. The cave is located about 12 km northwest of Ninh Binh City, about 92 km south of Hanoi City center and about 118 km from Noi Bai Airport – Hanoi.
2. How is Am Tien Cave Unique?
Tuyet Tinh Coc, also known as Am Tien Cave, is a lake located halfway up the mountain at an altitude of 500m above sea level. It is surrounded by towering mountains, with a cool climate all year round and fresh air.
The most special feature here is the clear, blue and quiet lake. Visitors to Tuyet Tinh Coc can enjoy the poetic scenery and charming landscape. They can also see the cave with magical stalactites and can offer incense and worship Buddha at Am Tien Pagoda. The space here is calm and quiet, creating a peaceful experience for tourists.
3. When is the best time to travel to Am Tien Cave?
Am Tien Cave, Ninh Binh Province in Northern Vietnam, is located in a humid subtropical climate zone with four distinct seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. According to travel experience, visitors can come here at any time of the year, each season brings its own beauty.
However, the best time to visit Am Tien Cave is from March to July every year. At that time, the weather is cool, not too hot and there is little rain, convenient for tourists to visit Am Tien Cave. In particular, during this time, lotus flowers will bloom, creating a unique space with a gentle lotus scent.
4. How to get to Am Tien Cave?
4.1. Travel from Hanoi to Ninh Binh city
4.1. Travel from Hanoi to Ninh Binh city
You can travel to Ninh Binh by many different ways, by bus, train or motorbike. Because the road to get there quite easy. You also can follow on google map direction here.
4.2. Travel from Ninh Binh city to Am Tien Cave
Tourists from far away, traveling to Ninh Binh by bus or train can use the self-drive motorbike rental service to move freely or rent a taxi. Some reputable motorbike rental shops for tourists to refer to: Duc Anh, Duc Thang, Viet Dung… Tourists can go from Ninh Binh city to Am Tien Cave by the following ways:
- Tourists depart from Ninh Binh city, follow National Highway 1A to the North for about 6km, then turn left onto National Highway 38B. Then, go straight for about 4.5km, then turn left onto National Highway 491B and go another 1km to arrive.
- Tourists depart from Ninh Binh city, follow National Highway 1A to the North about 1.8km then turn left onto Trang An Boulevard. Then follow Trang An Boulevard about 10.5km to arrive.
5. Discover the beauty and interesting experiences at Am Tien Cave
5.1. Explore Am Tien cave and pagoda
Am Tien Cave is a dry cave, inside is the sacred Am Tien along with the majestic beauty of mountains and lakes, creating a peaceful, gentle spiritual space. To reach the cave, visitors will have to walk and conquer 250 steps. The path is not too long and a bit tiring, but each step will be a memorable moment for visitors.
Upon entering the cave, visitors will be immediately captivated by the unique shapes of natural stalactites and the deep and deep sounds from the large bronze bell hanging above the cave entrance. Inside the cave is Giai Oan Lake, which has a cool and clear natural water source.
Next to the cave is Am Tien Pagoda, where Queen Mother Duong Van Nga spent her last days practicing. The pagoda has an area of 100m2 and is divided into many different worshiping rooms, creating an elegant and solemn space. This is considered a place that brings peace and tranquility, creating a highlight for visitors when coming to Tuyet Tinh Coc.
5.2. Preserving memories with the majestic stone gate
The stone gate at Am Tien Cave is known as an ancient structure and is considered a testament to its heroic history. The gate was built in an ancient architectural style, combined with meticulous lines, creating a solemn and majestic beauty for the gate.
Standing from the gate, visitors can admire the entire peaceful scenery of Tuyet Tinh Coc and enjoy the fresh air here. In particular, visitors can freely take the most beautiful photos from above with the poetic and majestic scenery. However, to reach the gate, visitors need to conquer the steep and high stone stairs.
5.3. Admire the scenery of Giai Lake
An experience not to be missed when setting foot on the wonderful land of Ninh Binh is to admire the emerald green lake surface of Tuyet Tinh Coc. This is one of the famous tourist attractions that attracts visitors by the majestic natural beauty and the peace and quiet of Giai Lake.
If you want to experience more interesting, visitors can rent small cute boats to take selfies. The boatman will gently row the boat through the quiet corners of the lake so that visitors can immerse themselves in the peaceful space, feeling the freshness of the surrounding landscape.
In addition, the clear blue lake is not only a great place to feel the natural beauty, but also a vivid picture of colors, creating the perfect backdrop for photos capturing the best moments of the trip.
5.4. Watching the sunset at Tuyet Tinh Coc
At Tuyet Tinh Coc, the sunset is a wonderful combination of gentle sunlight and the gentleness of nature. The overlapping mountains and the clear blue lake blend into the darkness, slowly spreading out, creating a lyrical, mysterious space like in a beautiful fairy tale. If visitors come here and miss watching the sunset, it is truly a shortcoming.
6. Enjoy specialties at Am Tien Cave
During the trip to Am Tien Cave, visitors can enjoy the extremely rich traditional specialties of Ninh Binh. Let’s find out about the specialties here!
6.1. Crispy rice
When coming to Ninh Binh, tourists will see burnt rice sold at every tourist spot in the province. Ninh Binh burnt rice is elaborately prepared by mixing two types of dry rice and sticky rice together. Then, the rice is fried until it expands evenly, becomes crispy, golden and spongy, adding a little salty pork floss and special spices.
In particular, burnt rice brings a delicious, crispy, fatty flavor and the salty taste of shrimp paste. If you have the opportunity to travel to Ninh Binh, you should enjoy this burnt rice specialty or buy it as a gift for family and friends.
6.2. Mountain goat meat
Goats in Ninh Binh are raised naturally on the mountain slopes, so the meat is very firm, moderately soft, not too tough and has a characteristic aroma. What creates the special flavor of Ninh Binh mountain goat dishes are the traditional spices of the people here.
There are many dishes made from goat meat for visitors to enjoy such as: raw goat with lemon, stir-fried goat, grilled goat, grilled goat, burnt rice with goat sauce, goat cooked with plum wine, steamed goat, stewed goat, goat hot pot… Visitors can eat with raw vegetables, ginger soy sauce to enhance the flavor and sweetness of mountain goat meat.
6.3. Mountain snail
Mountain snails, also known as rock snails, are a famous specialty dish in Ninh Binh. The snail meat has a traditional medicinal taste because this type of snail often eats forest leaves and medicinal leaves, creating a unique flavor.
Mountain snails are prepared by boiling, steaming or stir-frying with fresh bamboo shoots, tamarind, lemongrass and chili and dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce. Snails have a delicious taste and many health benefits. Therefore, mountain snails are an extremely interesting specialty for tourists to try and buy as gifts.
6.4. Eel vermicelli
Eel vermicelli has long been a famous specialty of Ninh Binh. The special feature of Ninh Binh eel vermicelli is that it is made from vermicelli and fresh eel. The broth is simmered from eel bones and marrow bones for many hours, creating a sweet taste.
When eating, you will clearly feel the sweetness, chewiness, natural fatty aroma, not fishy of eel and often eaten with herbs, chopped banana flowers, a little lemon and chili spices, both delicious and strange. This will definitely be a dish that all tourists to Ninh Binh love.
7. Accommodation when traveling to Am Tien Cave
7.1. Hotels and motels in Am Tien Cave
For the convenience of tour in Ninh Binh Plus Am Tien Cave. We have compiled the most prestigious and quality hotels and motels for visitors to refer to:
- Tam Coc Hotel. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- The Long Hotel. Address: Tam Coc Tourist Area, Bich Dong, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Yen Nhi Hotel. Address: Ninh Thang, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Duc Tuan Hotel. Address: Van Lam Village, Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Lang Viet Co – Co Vien Lau. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Thang Loi Motel. Address: 66 QL1A, Ninh My, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Tam Coc Family Hotel. Address: Team 3, Tam Coc, Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Tam Coc Dream Hotel. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Nam Hoa Hotel. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Valatco Hotel. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- August Hotel. Address: Cau Vom, Ninh Thang, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Nam Hoa Hotel. Address: Tam Coc Tourist Area, Bich Dong, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
7.2. Beautiful Homestays in Am Tien Cave
For tourists who love nature and plants, choosing a homestay is the most suitable choice. Origin Vietnam has compiled a list of Homestays with beautiful views, quality and amenities for tourists to refer to:
- Limestone View Homestay. Address: Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Independence Bamboo Homestay. Address: 479 B, Truong Yen, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Tam Coc River View Homestay. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Lotus Field Homestay. Address: Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Ninh Binh Greenland Homestay. Address: Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Hoa Lu Backpacker Homestay. Address: Trang An, Truong Yen, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Nguyen Shack. Address: Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Ninh Binh Panorama Homestay. Address: Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Sierra Homestay. Address: Xuan Thanh, Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Tam Coc Westlake Homestay. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Ninh Binh Valley Homestay. Address: Dong Cung, Khe Ha, Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Tam Coc Mountain Lake Homestay. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Ham Rong Homestay. Address: Ninh Xuan, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Tam Coc Smile Homestay. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Tam Coc Mountain View Homestay. Address: Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
8. Some notes when traveling to Am Tien Cave
To have a complete, economical and wonderful tour Vietnam with discover the travel beauties in Ninh Binh, visitors should note some useful travel experiences below:
- Visitors should wear sneakers or light, sweat-absorbent clothing suitable for mountain climbing.
- Check the weather forecast before departure to avoid going on rainy and stormy days, which may affect your trip.
- If visitors go to Am Tien Cave in the summer, they should also bring hats, sunglasses, and sunscreen to protect themselves.
- You should book hotels, motels, and homestays at least 2 weeks before your trip to have more options and avoid running out of rooms.
- Bring full identification documents for convenience when checking in for flights, checking into hotels, and renting cars.
- While traveling, you should pay attention to protecting public property and not littering at tourist attractions.
9. Places to visit near Am Tien Cave
In addition to Am Tien Cave, visitors can visit other famous tourist attractions located in Trang An Scenic Complex such as:
- Thung Nham Bird Garden. Address: Ninh Hai Commune, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Tam Coc – Bich Dong. Address: Dam Khe village, Ninh Hai commune, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Trang An Eco-tourism Area. Address: Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
- Bai Dinh Pagoda. Address: Gia Sinh Commune, Gia Vien, Ninh Binh
- Hang Mua. Address: Khe Dau Ha village, Ninh Xuan commune, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
Am Tien Cave is known to many tourists as a colorful natural picture, not only bringing beautiful natural scenery but also many impressive historical stories for all visitors. If you are planning to explore Ninh Binh, do not miss this interesting place.
Hopefully, with our article above, we will help you gain more experience in your upcoming trip to explore Ninh Binh. If you are wondering, questioning, and referring to our Ninh Binh tour packages, choose our package here. Because we are one of the leading tour operators in Vietnam, to have the most meaningful and complete trip.
