Coming to Ninh Binh, tourists cannot miss the chance to visit Trang An – an amazing grottoes complex located just 4 km Southwest of Hoa Lu ancient capital. The Trang An Grottoes covers an area of 1,500 hectares including limestone ranges, valleys, caves and rivers. All these factors make Trang An a fanciful and romantic atmosphere. There is a system of unique grottoes like Ba Giot, Dia Linh, Toi (Dark Cave), Sang (Bright Cave), Ao Trai Cave and Seo Cave. There are many valleys like Tran Temple valley, May valley, Khong Valley, Nau Ruou Valley (Wine brewing valley).
In archeological excavations, people discovered valuable relics like bows, dishes, pots, bricks, tiles and ancient money. Moreover, Trang An Grottoes Area also has old architectural constructions like Vuc Vong temple, Khong residence. The Beauty of new long trans-water grottoes will surprise tourists.
Trang An Grottoes Area is considered as a great rock – garden locating in a vast lake. It is said that, this is the place where Dinh Bo Linh trained his navy soldiers. All the scenes seem to be mingled with which create a particular and interesting space awaking a wide range of mythical imagination.