Tam Coc and Rowing Boat Rides in Vietnam
I may not have great words to describe the beauty of Tam Coc. This was one of those memorable travel I have experienced with so many countries I have been to. Tam Coc in English means Three Caves. Ca cave, Hai Cave, and Ba Cave.
Tam Coc is located in northern Vietnam and it is part of the UNESCO world heritage. The scenic surroundings make it popular for a tourist like me in Vietnam.
Being one of the major tourist attractions, Tam Coc consists of the karst mountains system and historical Relics from Trang Dynasty.
From Pu Luong, we travel by car to Ninh Binh — this is part of our tour booked from a Local Travel Agency in Hanoi.
It took about 3 hours on the road to get to Ninh Binh from Pu Luong.
We arrived that afternoon and stayed at Ninh Binh Charming Hotel right in the center of Ninh Binh town.
Upon arrival, we did not waste any time, we head down to the terminal where the small rowing boats were on stand-by for tourists.
Honestly, before I came here, viewed few videos about Tam Coc. It took me by surprise!
Seeing the videos of Tam Coc or watching images is not enough. For you to really see the beautiful Tam Coc, you must see, to believe everything I said in this article.
I was speechless, mesmerized by the beautiful Tam Coc. We were floating and cruising to the spectacular greenery landscape and stone formations.
Our lady who droves the boat by her foot was very shy to speak with us.
As far as I can remember, there were so many tourists cruising the valley of Tam Coc too.
A long stretch of river that brings us to 3 caves was fascinating.
Passing through the 3 caves as we cruise the river was just an amazing experience.
Inside this huge cave as passages with many boats with tourists and it was dark.
The cave that we had just pass through was so dark. I was using my mobile phone to lit as we pass through and it was beautiful to see the carves that were created by the wave of the water.
As we approach the caves, it gets darker and darker, and so suddenly, you came out into a bright light which is the other end of the cave. The 3 caves were far apart from each other.
It was like magic. The tourist boat driver knows exactly how to give you some excitement.
View from inside the cave. After the valley tour, we head to climb or walk the stairs to Mua Caves.
Mother Dragon Laid on the top of the sharp stone on the image below.
The image was taken by our tour guide with my camera.
It was windy at the time we were there, but for the sake of a picture, we have to risk a little of our life.
Mother Dragon and my husband
It was another picturesque view from the top of Mua Caves.
From here, you will see Tam Coc River by the foot of the mother dragon.
We flew the drone to get some footage but it was so windy.
After the trip, it was time to relax and eat. The hotel Nimh Binh Charming Hotel has great facilities. We swam a little prior to dinner.
Enjoy some cocktails and the weird rice crackers with crab sauce.
I hope you get to enjoy seeing Vietnam with my video presented here. It is not my best travel video as I was just learning how to capture at the time of travel. I hope it inspires you to travel too.
Conclusion:
Traveling in Vietnam and visit the historical site like Tam Coc, is very much interesting. The photos were not good enough to discriber Tam Coc. I hope we can travel soon.
My name is Elvie and I do travel writing, business, and life experiences.
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