Mua Cave is only about 10km from the center of Ninh Binh city, belonging to the Trang An World Heritage Complex, Khe Dau Ha Village, Ninh Xuan Commune, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh. Mua Cave impresses with its beautiful natural scenery. Visitors can explore the journey of conquering nearly 500 steps to reach the top of Mua Mountain. From here, the view is far away, covering a large Tam Coc – Bich Dong area. This is also a check-in point that is extremely loved by young people because of the many beautiful angles for photos of a lifetime.
You can visit Mua Cave when the best time is around mid-May – early June. This is the beginning of summer, the sun is beautiful, not too hot, suitable for climbing and enjoying nature. This time is also the lotus blooming season, don't forget to check-in at the beautiful lotus ponds at the foot of Ngoa Long Mountain.
Another time of year is around October-December, when Tam Coc is in the ripe rice season. From the top of Mua mountain, you can cover the panoramic view of the golden rice fields of Tam Coc.
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Transportation
The distance from Hanoi to Mua Cave is about 110km, you can choose to travel by bus, motorbike or car is convenient.
- Bus: From My Dinh or Giap Bat bus station, there are bus routes to Ninh Binh with a ticket price of only 70,000 – 80,000 VND/person. You travel by bus to the city then continue to take a taxi to go to Mua cave. Taxi cost is about 100,000 – 150,000 VND
- Limousine: Currently, the limousine service to pick up and drop off passengers at the right point is very developed. You take a limousine to Ninh Binh city for about 140,000 VND/person and then continue to book a car to Hang Mua from there.
- Motorcycles and personal cars: This is the most flexible and convenient form of transportation. From Hanoi, you go to Ninh Binh in the direction of Phap Van - Cau Gie - Ninh Binh highway. From Trang An, continue to follow Trang An street, about 2km from Trang An tourist area, you will see directions to Mua Cave. From here, you follow the rural roads, the Northern houses intertwined in the middle of the rice fields about 2km away, you will meet the turning road leading to the gate of Mua Cave tourist area.
- Train: You take the train from Hanoi to Ninh Binh station, then continue to take a taxi from the station to go to Mua cave. The time to take the train will be longer than going by car about 1 hour, you can relax and enjoy the experience on the train before coming to explore Ninh Binh.
Explore popular tourist attractions
Ngoa Long Mountain
Ngoa Long Mountain is also known as Mua Mountain. At the foot is a lagoon, surrounded by a system of limestone mountains intertwined in all shapes, creating a vast and charming nature of non-water. From the top of Mua Mountain, you can observe the coincidence of the large and small mountain system jutting out of each other, winding around below are water streams mixed with fields to create an extremely spectacular landscape.
To reach the top of the mountain, you need to go through 486 stone steps surrounded by stone walls. Walking slowly up each stone step, you can both enjoy the scenery of the surrounding nature and take advantage of many beautiful photos of a lifetime.
Photo: Mai San
Mua Cave
Mua Cave is located at the foot of Ngoa Long Mountain in the shape of an upside-down bell about 800m2 wide. Inside the cool cave, stalactites from the ceiling of the cave are formed through millions of years, making visitors go from one wonder to another and full of excitement at the wonders of nature.
Besides the main stop is Mua cave tourist area – Ngoa Long mountain, visitors can also "conveniently" combine many attractions near Mua cave such as Trang An, Tam Coc or Hoa Lu ancient capital to make the trip richer and more experienced.
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Delicacies
After a day of climbing, stop at a restaurant near Hoa Lu area, Trang An to enjoy wonderful cuisine in the midst of poetic nature.
Suggest some restaurant addresses for you:
- Duc De Restaurant: 29 Doan Ket (Campus 1) or Ring Road, An Hoa Street (Campus 2), Ninh Binh City – reference price: 100,000- 300,000 VND/dish
- Thang Long Restaurant: Chi Phong village, Truong Yen, Hoa Lu – reference price: 150,000 – 400,000 VND/dish
- Ba Cua Restaurant: Trang An village, Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lu – reference price: 110,000 – 300,000 VND/dish
- Dat Set Restaurant – near Ninh Binh Provincial Gymnasium, Street 11, Dong Thanh Ward, Ninh Binh City – reference price: 100,000 – 350,000 VND
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Vacation Spots
As one of the central areas near many tourist attractions, near the Mua Cave area there are many homestays or hotels for you to choose from. Hang Mua Ecolodge, Nguyen Shack Homestay, Ninh Binh Panorama Homestay, Ninh Binh Valley Homestay are all beautiful homestays, airy rooms with full amenities and relaxing spaces.
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Notes when visiting Mua Cave
- It is recommended to wear flat shoes or sneakers for the convenience of climbing
- Bring small water bottles, hats, and hats to avoid heatstroke or dehydration due to climbing
- Do not choose dresses that are too long or cumbersome to avoid inconvenience.
- The width of the stone steps is not too wide, when check-in to take pictures, note that it is not crowded.
- Do not litter on the climbing road, affecting the general beauty of the tourist area
- It is recommended to get up early and prepare all the tools: cameras, selfie sticks to hunt for beautiful panoramic photos when there are not too many tourists.
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