Discover Mua Cave in Ninh Binh
Ninh Binh is a land with diverse natural and cultural resources, from forest ecosystems, picturesque natural tourist areas to the diversity and uniqueness of cultures, long history. Ninh Binh has diverse terrain, with mountains, plains, rivers,… full of the nuances of Vietnam in miniature. That’s why Ninh Binh is known as “Halong Bay on land“. If you have the opportunity to come to Vietnam and visit Ninh Binh, Mua Cave is definitely a place worth visiting. So what makes Mua Cave so attractive to tourists? Let’s explore Mua Cave – Ninh Binh with Smile Travel now!
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Explore the natural beauty of Mua Cave
1. Some details about Mua Cave
Mua Cave is located in Khe Dau Ha village, Ninh Xuan commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province, with a geographical location about 10km from Ninh Binh city and about 100km from Hanoi center. Thus, if traveling from Hanoi, it will take visitors about 2 hours to set foot at Mua Cave.
Mua Cave, also known as Ngoa Long Mountain, includes a massive, ancient limestone mountain system that is millions of years old. The location of Mua Cave is also close to many tourist areas such as: Trang An, Tam Coc – Bich Dong, Hoa Lu ancient capital… Therefore, after visiting Mua Cave, you can move to nearby attractions to fully explore the beauty of Ninh Binh.
The beauty of Mua Cave
Why is Mua Cave so attractive to tourists? The answer is that the highlight of Mua Cave lies not only in its uniqueness and grandeur but also in the majestic and beautiful scenery along the road to the top of Mua Cave, from the vast rice fields to the houses in the distance or undulating rocky mountains lean against each other…
The Mua Cave entrance fee is 100,000 VND/person. After passing through the ticket check gate, visitors continue to walk along the path leading to the foot of the mountain. Visitors will immediately see a strip of white rock leading to the top of the mountain with 486 steps. This road curves around the mountainside, creating a beautiful scene, like a miniature version of the Great Wall. There are two directions to go up, one leading to the dragon statue and one leading to the top of the tower. From the top of the mountain, visitors can see the entire scenery of Ninh Binh with golden rice fields, rolling limestone mountains and the romantic Ngo Dong river.
According to many people, this place used to be a place for singing and dancing performances by concubines and beauties of the Tran Dynasty, that’s why it was called Mua Cave. When you move to visit inside the cave, you will find on many stone blocks carved images of singing and dancing of palace maids.
Mua Cave trip with Smile Travel
2. Which season is the best to Mua Cave?
As a tourist attraction, no matter the season, Mua Cave has its own unique beauty. Let’s explore with Smile Travel which season’s beauty you like at Mua Cave!
In Spring, the weather is warm, hundreds of flowers bloom, Mua Cave has a poetic beauty, extremely sweet, and lush green. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can admire the bright, brilliant natural scenery of blooming peach trees and budding trees. The whole world is covered with a beautiful pink and green color. Occasionally, a gentle wind blows, carrying peach blossom petals fluttering in the wind. If you love romance, come to Mua Cave in spring to experience this warmth and dreaminess.
Summer in particular is more special. Summer at Mua Cave captivates visitors with the ripe rice season and the lotus blooming season. The ripe rice season is usually in June every year. At the foot of Mua Cave are vast rice fields stretching out in bright yellow, blending with the green of the mountains and hills, it looks so simple. The fields just stretch out as if they have no limit, they look so vast. Around July, the lotus season is in full bloom, spreading its fragrant fragrance throughout the land. The blooming of the lotus pond is something that tourists are interested in when visiting Mua Cave at this time, because visitors will be able to take many beautiful photos with lotus flowers – one of the symbols of Vietnamese people. I advise you to visit the lotus pond early to take photos, because after 8:30 it will be quite sunny. Please bring an umbrella or long-sleeved shirt to ensure your health.
Lotus season at Mua Cave
In the Autumn at Mua Cave, the natural scenery seems to change to a different color, from the outstanding yellow of summer to a darker color. The change of seasons makes Mua Cave have a more attractive beauty. The weather in autumn is pleasant, cool, sometimes a bit chilly, the rays of the sun are no longer as harsh as in summer, visitors will feel like they are melting into the weather here.
In Winter, Mua Cave’s weather becomes colder, due to the high mountain terrain, it will be colder than usual. If you like winter, you can visit Mua Cave this season to feel every drop of dew remaining on every tree branch, blade of grass or rock crevice. Occasionally, a small ray of sunlight shining in is enough to make the dew drops shimmer more magically.
3. Experiences when coming to Mua Cave
3.1. Capture the natural scenery of Ninh Binh from above
When standing on top of Mua Cave, before your eyes, the natural scenery of Ninh Binh seems to have shrunk in miniature. Looking far away, you will see the daily activities of the people, endless fields, rolling rocky mountains or flocks of small birds flying in the sky. How peaceful that scene is!
On the top of Mua Cave
3.2 Take photos and check-in at every angle
This place is blessed with beautiful beauty by Mother Nature, which is why it is the check-in location for countless tourists. You can take many beautiful photos of yourself anywhere in Mua Cave. And the check-in point most loved by tourists is the radio tower. Standing here checking in, you feel like you are transported back to the ancient world. It’s not difficult to see many couples coming here to take wedding photos, how wonderful it is.
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3.3. Watch sunrise and sunset
One of the valuable and memorable experiences that visitors can try is watching the sunrise and sunset at Mua Cave. The ideal time to watch the sunrise is from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., or from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to watch the sunset. Visitors can “watch” the exact time to watch the sunrise/sunset.
To climb to the top of the mountain, visitors should remember to wear anti-slip sports shoes and comfortable clothes to move easily.
Sunset on Mua Cave
4. How to get to Mua Cave?
If traveling by personal vehicle, such as a motorbike or car, departing from Hanoi, visitors can follow google map along the following 2 routes:
Method 1: Take a car along Phap Van highway to Liem Tuyen intersection, turn down National Highway 1A. Continue to Road 477, turn right and go about 5km to Mua Cave.
Method 2: If you ride a motorbike, just follow National Highway 1A, through Ha Nam province, down to Road 477, then turn right and go about 5km to reach Mua Cave.
In addition, Smile Travel also provides two-way shuttle bus service with high quality and affordable price, please contact us via hotline: (+84) 941776786 to book a shuttle at a preferential price.
Usually, tourists will combine visiting Mua Cave and Trang An on the same day, because these two spots are quite close to each other and do not take much time to travel.
In the morning, you can climb to Mua Cave to see the wonderful beauty of nature from above. In the afternoon, you can immerse yourself in the peaceful space of Trang An Ninh Binh river to enjoy a more exciting experience.
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5. Some Ninh Binh specialties you must definitely enjoy when visiting Mua Cave
Ninh Binh mountain goat
Grazing on rocky mountains, goat meat in Ninh Binh is extremely firm and chewy, visitors to Ninh Binh must definitely try this dish once. Meanwhile, goat meat here is also processed into many delicious dishes with different preparation methods such as: goat spring rolls, steamed goat, grilled goat or the most famous is goat with ginger soy sauce – an extremely nutritious dish.
Ninh Binh scorched rice
Different from other scorched rice dishes, scorched rice in Ninh Binh is made from a mixture of dry and sticky rice, through many stages of drying and deep-frying to produce batches of crispy, fragrant scorched rice. Scorched rice is often eaten with shrimp paste or fried green onions, or more strangely when eaten with goat meat, heart and kidney and a rich sauce. Surely, you will forever remember the crispy taste of scorched rice.
Ninh Binh mountain snail
Surely you have tried many types of sea snails, river snails,… with Ninh Binh mountain snail dish, surely few people have tried it. Mountain snails are often located in Tam Diep limestone caves, and it is not easy for you to enjoy this dish, because snails only come out from April to August, the rest of the time they lie deep in the crevices. stone.
If you want to eat this unique and delicious dish, you have to come at the right time to have the opportunity to enjoy it. With its chewy, crunchy snail taste and natural sweetness, and a faint taste of traditional medicine, you will be fascinated just by eating a simple steamed snail dish. Or you can also process snails into salads, steamed with ginger, stir-fried with tamarind…
Fish salad
Fish salad is a delicious dish that you should not forget to taste when visiting Ninh Binh. The dish is prepared quite elaborately and delicately to remove the fishy smell of the fish, combined with new sticky rice to create an extremely impressive delicacy.
Guests will enjoy a salad with green vegetables and certainly cannot forget the taste of the special dipping sauce called “coc” mixed with the familiar spices of lemongrass, chili and pepper. contributes to making the fish salad more special.
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