The number of visitors to the Trang An limestone complex in northern Vietnam far exceeds UNESCO’s recommendation but local authorities deem it “acceptable.”
The world’s best ultra-low cost airline can show you every hidden delight of its home country; Bangkok Post
Vietnam is a beautiful and exotic country filled with an abundance of destinations that continue to attract travellers from around the world looking for a truly memorable travel experience.
Source: The world’s best ultra-low cost airline can show you every hidden delight of its home country
Kong: Skull Island film set to be removed from world heritage site; Kieu Duong & Quy Nguyen; VNE
A set made for Hollywood blockbuster Kong: Skull Island is being dismantled in the Trang An limestone complex in northern Vietnam.
Trang An welcomes over 5 million tourists in a month; Thanh Van; VietNamNet
UNESCO recognised Trang An Landscapes complex in Ninh Binh province welcomed over 5.2 million visitors, including 502,000 foreigners in August alone, earning over VND2 trillion (nearly $100 million).
Source: Trang An welcomes over 5 million tourists in a month – VietNamNet
Current and proposed UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vietnam; Rick Ellis; Tuoi Tre News
These days we hear a lot about the main cities and beach destinations in Vietnam…
Source: Current and proposed UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vietnam – Tuoi Tre News
A One-Week Itinerary: Things to do in Hanoi With Kids; Mary Solio; The World Is A Book
Guide and tips for visiting Hanoi with kids and teens including day trips on a one-week itinerary. See what you can do in Vietnam’s capital city.
Source: A One-Week Itinerary: Things to do in Hanoi With Kids – The World Is A Book
Traditional festival kicks off at Trang An Landscape Complex in northern Vietnam; Tuoi Tre News
Trang An festival promotes Vietnam’s history, world heritage site; VoVWorld
(VOVWORLD) – Trang An festival opened on Sunday in Ninh Binh province to honor Saint Quy Minh Dai Vuong, a general in the reign of the 18th Hung King, who made great contributions to establishing and protecting the country.
Source: Trang An festival promotes Vietnam’s history, world heritage site
Boat tour boosts Trang An tourism; VietNam Net
The new boat tour at the tourism hub of Trang An complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh is adding more prestige to the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site while at the same time strengthening the province’s tourism brand.
Natural Thung Nham Bird Park a site for bird lovers; VNS
At the Natural Thung Nham Bird Park in the northern province of Ninh Bình, visitors can view bird species as well as glowing stalactites in a cave.
Trang An tourism complex in pictures; VNA
How to Travel and Explore Vietnam; Colleen Stinchcombe; REI Co-op Journal
Jagged limestone karsts, tiered rice paddies, pristine islands and cultural sites that date back more than 1,500 years—Vietnam has so much to offer.
Source: How to Travel and Explore Vietnam | REI Co-op Journal
Ninh Binh targets higher tourism quality; VNA
The northern province of Ninh Binh has employed an array of synchronous measures in an effort to improve the quality of tourism services, especially at the Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourism site in Ninh Hai commune, Hoa Lu district.
Festival to help Ninh Binh promote tourism potential; VNA
The northern province of Ninh Binh will have opportunities to promote its tourism potential as a cultural, sport and tourism festival will be held in the locality later this month.
Source: Festival to help Ninh Binh promote tourism potential
Photo exhibition to feature famous film locations in Vietnam; VNA
A photo exhibition featuring well-known film locations across Vietnam will be held in Hanoi from October 21-31.
Source: Photo exhibition to feature famous film locations in Vietnam
Boat tour boosts Tràng An tourism; Viet Nam News
The new boat tour at the tourism hub of Tràng An complex in the northern province of Ninh Bình is adding more prestige to the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site while at the same time strengthening the province’s tourism brand.
World Heritage Site hosts Tourism Week; VNN
Ripe rice season at Tam Cốc-Bích Động tourism site inside the Tràng An Landscape Complex in northern Ninh Bình province is a highlight of the ongoing Ninh Bình Tourism Week.
Ninh Bình, sleeping beauty has woken up; VNS
For a thousands years Ninh Bình was Việt Nam’s best kept secret.
Hidden away just a few hours from Hà Nội, the rural masterpiece may be small in size and population, but its rugged landscapes offer visitors a massive slice of heaven.
In the past 50 years, Ninh Bình has seen more economic development and world recognition more ever than before.
Hoa Lư of Ninh Bình became the capital of the Great Việt in the 10th century after Đinh Bộ Lĩnh conquered the stagnant warring situation between 12 factions, united them and declared himself Emperor of the Great Việt land.
Đinh Tiên Hoàng became the first Emperor after one thousand years under occupation by the Han Chinese.
“Hoa Lư is naturally surrounded by many mountain ranges,” according to historical records. “The mountains and rivers gracefully intertwine, making the region a convenient base camp for both land and river transportation. The forests rest behind Hoa Lư, it faces a large flatland in front, the sea is further out but within reach.”
Read more from source: Ninh Bình, sleeping beauty has woken up
Culture Ministry stops violations at heritage site; VNN
The culture ministry yesterday announced that the recent construction at Cái Hạ Mountain inside the Tràng An Heritage Site in the northern province of Ninh Bình by a local tourism company violated the Culture Heritage Law.
Phạm Xuân Phúc, deputy head of the Inspection Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, confirmed that a team of inspectors from the ministry checked the site at Trường Yên Commune, Hoa Lư District, Ninh Bình Province.
The team saw that the Tràng An Tourism Joint Stock Company, directed by Nguyễn Văn Son, cut into Cái Hạ Mountain and constructed a staircase leading up to Huyền Vũ Peak. The staircase runs up over 1km long with 2,000 steps and handrails on both sides to serve tourists.
The company has also constructed supporting facilitieslike public toilets.
“The act violated the Law of Culture Heritage and Document No 109/2017/NĐ-CP issued on September 21, 2017 by the Government,” Phúc said.
Trang An complex opens new waterway for tourists; VoV
On February 10, Xuan Truong Construction Company opened the third waterway for operation at Trang An eco-tourism site to serve tourists visiting the Trang An Scenic Landscape complex.
On the route of the new waterway, visitors will begin their boat journey by embarking at Trang An wharf before being ferried to destinations such as Trinh Temple, May cave, Tien stream, Dia Linh cave, Dai cave, Hanh Cung Vu Lam and the filming location for Kong: Skull Island. The duration of the journey is about 3-4 hours.
Trang An eco-tourism site is part of the Trang An Scenic Landscape complex and located in Ninh Binh province, covering an area of 2,200 hectares.
About 90km away from Hanoi, the complex was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. According to the plan for development, Trang An eco-tourism site will ultimately have nine tourism waterways and two road routes. The opening of the latest route will help increase the number of waterways for tourism in Trang An to three.
