Bai Dinh Pagoda is a popular spiritual destination for local Vietnamese people but is still a lesser-known place to visit for foreign visitors. It’s a vast pagoda complex with many national and regional records such as the pagoda with the largest gilded bronze Buddha statue in Asia, the longest Arhat corridor in Asia, and the largest bronze Maitreya statue in Southeast Asia.
When visiting Tam Coc and Ninh Binh, you might wonder if it’s worth it to put Bai Dinh pagoda to your itinerary beside other region’s iconic sites such as Trang An Boat Ride, Tam Coc Boat Ride, Mua Cave, or Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. I’ll help you to answer that question in this article.
I’ll also show you the location of Bai Dinh Pagoda, how to get there, how to buy a ticket, opening/ closing time, and things to do at the complex. Most importantly, I’ll explain the history of the Old Pagoda area, making your visit more meaningful than just sightseeing.
Is Bai Dinh Pagoda worth visiting in Ninh Binh?
Most people go to Ninh Binh and Tam Coc to do the Trang An Boat Tour, Tam Coc Boat Tour, and Hiking Hang Mua Cave. Bai Dinh wasn’t in the list of many visitors, but if you have spare time to do after visiting all other iconic sites in Tam Coc, it’s a good idea to visit Bai Dinh Pagoda.
There are also many tours both from Hanoi and Ninh Binh that combine the visit to Bai Dinh Pagoda with other sights within the region such as Tam Coc, Trang An, or Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. This is a good excuse to visit Bai Dinh Pagoda.
If you are Buddhist, Bai Dinh is no doubt the best place to visit in Ninh Binh. If you’re not into Buddhism or pagodas, it’s still a good place for sightseeing, hiking, and enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.
Bai Dinh Pagoda has two areas, including the ancient Pagoda dating back to the 10th century and the new Pagoda area built in 2003. The New Pagoda complex is home to many beautiful statues, halls with numerous Vietnamese and Asian records. You can enjoy both the ancient historic feel along with the modern atmosphere.
Meaning of the Name “Bái Đính”
“Bái” means to worship or bow. “Đính” means mountain peak. “Bái Đính” means a place where worship takes place on a high mountain peak.
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The History of Bai Dinh Pagoda
The Bai Dinh complex includes two areas: The Ancient Pagoda area and the New Pagoda area. The new area was built next to the ancient area.
Bai Dinh Ancient Pagoda was built in 1136 by Zen Master Minh Khong. It’s home to a Pearl Well, Worshiping caves, ancient medical Plant valley, and God Cao Son altar.
In 2003, The New pagoda complex was built north of the Ancient Pagoda area, 800m away. The site is still undergoing renovation and expansion, with many of its structures holding records in Vietnam and across Asia.
The founder of Bai Dinh ancient Pagoda, Zen Master Nguyen Minh Khong was a renowned high-ranking monk during the Ly Dynasty. He was born in Đàm Xá Commune, now part of Gia Thắng Commune in Gia Viễn District, a few km away from Bai Dinh.
He found the Bai Dinh area when traveled far and wide to find medicinal plants to cure King Ly Thanh Tong. He decided to choose this place for his spiritual practice and to build a pagoda due to its picturesque scenery, vast forests and many precious medicinal plants.
The name “Bai Dinh” was born from that, meaning “worshiping the sacred mountain peak”. Beyond being a place of meditation, the Zen master also established a “medicinal herb garden”, a place to cultivate and harvest precious medicinal herbs to save people.
After his death in 1141, the local people cast a statue and set up an altar right at the pagoda he founded on Bai Dinh mountain.
Hoa Lu (Ninh Binh) was the capital city of Dai Viet (Vietnam) from 10th to 11th century, under three feudal dynasties: the Dinh dynasty, the Early Le dynasty, and the Ly dynasty.
These feudal dynasties all paid great attention to Buddhism and considered it the national religion; therefore, Ninh Binh has many ancient pagodas, including Bai Dinh Pagoda.
In 968, King Dinh Tien Hoang set up a sacred altar to worship Heaven on Mount Dinh after defeating the 12 warlords and united the nation. He placed a wooden statue of God Cao Son in the cave here facing south to guard the southern entrance of the Hoa Lu Capital.
Later kings such as Quang Trung used Bai Dinh Mountain as a place to offer sacrifices to heaven and gods before setting out on campaigns against invading enemies. Bai Dinh was also an important dividing area between the war of the Le-Trinh and the Mac dynasty in the 16th century.
Thanks to its rugged terrain and secluded caves, the ancient Bai Dinh Pagoda area and surrounding regions was the revolutionary base during the resistance against the French and Japanese.
The location of Bai Dinh Pagoda
Bai Dinh Pagoda is located in Tay Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh. It’s on the western side of Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, around 11km away. Bai Dinh is 14 km from Trang An, 22km north west of Tam Coc, and 20km away from Hoa Lu Old Town and Ninh Binh City Center.
Bai Dinh Pagoda is a massive complex. It covers an area of more than 500ha, so it’s a good idea to find the right entrance if you drive to avoid driving around the whole area to find the parking.
The exact entrance’s location of Bai Dinh Pagoda is 20.268567167931792, 105.85589154692572. You can also type “Điểm bán vé Chùa Bái Đính” on Google Maps to find direction to the ticket counter.
How to get to Bai Dinh Pagoda?
The best way to get to Bai Dinh from Tam Coc, Trang An, Hoa Lu Old Town, and Ninh Binh City is by scooter, traditional taxi, and riding share services such as Grab or Green SM. It’s also doable to use a bicycle if you’re an active traveler and you can cycle for 20-22km each way.
The scooter ride from Tam Coc to Bai Dinh is around 45 minutes to one hour. The taxi ride is around 30 minutes. If you cycle, it will take around 1.5-2 hours depending on the pace.
Best Road to get to Bai Dinh from Tam Coc
There are two main directions to get from Tam Coc to Bai Dinh. Google Maps usually suggest the road from Tam Coc via highway DT491 then QL38B.
I recommend trying to avoid taking the route via DT491 to avoid trucks, dust, and heavy traffic. The rest of the route to Bai Dinh is still on the highway, but if avoiding DT491, you can avoid half way on the highway.
The best way to drive from Tam Coc to Bai Dinh for scooter and bicycle is via the road toward Hang Mua, then Trang An, and QL38B. The road from Tam Coc toward Hang Mua then Trang An runs along the river and has beautiful scenery, so you can enjoy the view while driving.
Getting to Bai Dinh Pagoda by scooter
I think renting a scooter is the best and cheapest way to get to Bai Dinh Pagoda from Tam Coc. Ninh Binh has a flat road, so it’s easy to drive around if you had a valid driver license and experience of driving in Vietnam
I rented a scooter from my hotel for 150k per day. I stayed in the central area of Tam Coc near the pier, so it was very close to the official Petro station within a few minutes drive away.
The location of the Petrol Station in Tam Coc is right on the main road, is at 20.217767204287384, 105.95806630525777. There are also many smaller shops that offer petrol for tourists in town.
You can ask for your hotel to rent a scooter for you and do it by renting one at one of the many travel agencies and rental shops in Tam Coc. The price is generally from 150k to 200k a day with no petrol.
It’s a good idea to rent a scooter with a phone holder on it. It’s very useful to navigate the road especially when you travel solo.
How to get to Bai Dinh pagoda by Grab and GreenSM taxi
Using traditional taxi and ride shares such as Grab and GreenSM taxi is a great way to travel from Tam Coc and Trang An area to Bai Dinh Pagoda. Grab and GreenSM are popular and safe ride share services in Vietnam, similar to Uber in the western countries.
Grab is a popular app in South East Asia, so if you travel to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia… you’re probably familiar with this app. You can order food and groceries from the App, so it’s recommended to install it on the phone.
Green SM is a Vietnamese-owned company that provides EV cars, bike rides as well as other services such as Food delivery. They are both good apps to use. I installed both of them on my phone, and used to check the price on both apps to get the best deals.
Grab and Green SM have both taxi and motorbike options in Ninh Binh. For such a long distance between Tam Coc and Bai Dinh, the taxi option is more popular. It’s harder to get some motorbike driver to take you to that long distance.
Motorbike riding from these apps is more popular for shorter distances such as between Trang An, Tam Coc, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Hoa Lu Old Town, Ninh Binh City, or the train station.
When booking on Grab, you can put Bai Dinh Pagoda – ticket counter on the destination area. The price for a taxi ride from Tam Coc to Bai Dinh is from 300-350k VND one way. It can feel expensive for solo travelers, but for couples and groups, it’s a good price.
If you can’t get the ride from these apps, you can ask your hotel to organise the taxi for you. You will probably get better deals than Grab and GreenSM as hotels often cooperate with rental services in town.
How to get to Bai Dinh pagoda by bicycle
While I don’t recommend cycling to Bai Dinh from Tam Coc because of its long distance and highway involvement, it’s possible to get from Tam Coc to Bai Dinh by using the bicycle. If you are an active traveler, you can do it within 1.5 to 2 hours.
If you cycle, make sure to avoid the highway and follow the way from Tam Coc toward Hang Mua and Trang An for a more relaxing ride and to avoid the traffic.
You can rent a bicycle for 50k VND per day. Many bicycles have phone holders on them, which are very convenient for navigating directions.
Taking a guided tour to Bai Dinh Pagoda
If you are staying in Hanoi, taking a day trip to Ninh and want to have Bai Dinh Pagoda on your itinerary, I highly recommend taking the guided tour.
Taking a guided tour to Bai Dinh Pagoda is the most easy option as the tour includes everything such as the entrance ticket, pick up, and drop at your hotel. You don’t have to worry about how to navigate to the site and what to do there.
You can choose tours that combine a visit to Bai Dinh to other attractions in Tam Coc such as Tam Coc Boat Ride, Trang An Boat Ride, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, or Hoa Lu Old Town, Bich Dong Pagoda,…
Most hotels offer tours and there are also many travel agents in Tam Coc and Hanoi that you can book directly with them. You can book online on a travel platform but the price is often more expensive than booking in person at local agencies.
See more: How to get to & get around Tam Coc
Is the entrance ticket to Bai Dinh Pagoda free?
As of the time of my visit in 2026, the entrance of Bai Dinh Pagoda is not free. You need to buy one of the electric car ticket options to be able to enter the complex.
There used to be a free entrance for those who choose to explore on foot but when I tried to walk from the parking to the entrance, there were guards to stop me entering the pagoda.
I had to walk back to the ticket counter to buy the cheapest electric car to be able to get inside the complex. They have 4-5 tick options, ranging from 150k VNd to 4 million VND.
I bought the cheapest ticket, which is 150k VND allowing me to take the returned electric car and some ride within the New Pagoda area.
The 4 entrance service ticket options and Prices at Bai Dinh Pagoda
So, there are 4 entrance/ service ticket options in Bai Dinh pagoda, which include:
Option 1. The cheapest option, 150k VND for adults, 100k VND children (1-1.3m), and free for children under 1m. This ticket allows you to use the two way electric car ride between the ticket counter area and the entrance, plus some rides within the new pagoda complex.
Option 2. You can buy the 200k VND ticket, which includes the returned electric car ride similar to option 1, plus entrance ticket to Bao Thien Stupa. Normally, it costs 60k VND to enter this tower, and you can buy the ticket separately while inside the complex. The children ticket (1-1.3m) is 140k VND and free for children under 1m.
Option 3. This ticket is 300k VND for adults, 210k for children 1-1.3m and free for children under 1m. These options include the returned electric car ride, the ticket to Bao Thao Stupa, and all the internal electric car rides within the complex.
Option 4: This combo Trang An – Bai Dinh ticket costs 555k VND for adults and 331k for children 1-1.3m. It included an all electric car ride within Bai Dinh, entrance ticket to Bao Thap Stupa, and ticket to Trang An.
Option 5: the All inclusive ticket that costs 4 million VND.
You can hire a tour guide about Bai Dinh Pagoda for 500k, the tour guide fee for Bai Dinh and Thung Ui is 700k VND.
All tickets are only valid within a day. Remember to keep your ticket with you the whole time within the complex to show the ticket to the electric car. I recommend taking the ticket for backup in case you lose it.
Which ticket option is the best to buy at Bai Dinh pagoda?
The 150k and 200k tickets are good choices for those who are on a budget and enjoy exploring on foot. They both allow you to return Electric car service, some rides within the new pagoda area. Option 2 included a ticket for Bao Thap Tower, but you can buy Option 1, and decide later if you want to go inside the tower, you can buy a ticket at its entrance.
Option 3 is a good option if you want easy access to the EV ride in all places within the area. It’s a huge complex with lots of walking up and down hills and stairs and for first-timers who are not sure how to navigate the area, the 300k VND ticket is a great choice.
The opening and closing of Bai Dinh Pagoda
The ticket counter is open from Saturday, 7 am to 5:30 pm every day. You can buy the last ticket at around 5.30 then still be able to explore inside the complex for the night tour. Some attractions will be closed in the evening, such as the ones in the Bai Dinh Ancient Pagoda area.
I recommend coming early during day time to allow exploration at a relaxing pace. It will need at least 2-3 hours to half a day to spend on this complex. Visiting early daytime also allows you to explore the Ancient Pagoda, which is the original part of the complex dating to the 10th century.
The inside area of Bai Dinh Pagoda might still open till 9pm, but you need to pay attention to the ticket counter opening and closing time. When I finished my visit at 6pm and went back to the parking lot, there were still a few people coming and asking if the place was still open.
Unfortunately, they had to leave because the ticket counter was closed. It can be a disappointment if you drive the whole way for 45 minutes from Tam Coc, so make sure to update their newest time with locals before heading there.
What to do and see in Bai Dinh Pagoda?
So there are two different atmosphere areas at Bai Dinh, which include the Ancient Pagoda area and the New Pagoda area. The Ancient Pagoda area dates back to the 10th century with an ancient atmosphere, old pagodas, caves, and trees. It’s located high on the summit of the mountain.
The New Pagoda area was built in 2003, located next to the Ancient area at the lower mountain. It’s home to many beautiful structures, statues, and halls, some of which have been recognised as national and regional record holders.
The Electric car will drop you at the entrance to the New Pagoda area, then you can start walking uphill or using an electric car to explore the new area then the old area.
How to get from Bai Dinh New Pagoda to Ancient Pagoda?
The entrance Three Gate of Ancient Pagoda is located around 1000m uphill from the Three Periods Hall of the New area. It took me around 10 minutes to walk from the end of the New Pagoda area to the entrance gate of the Ancient Pagoda area.
If you purchase the 300k VND ticket, you can use the electric car to get to the Stop for the hike to the Ancient Pagoda. If you have 150k or 200k VND tickets, you can walk for 5 minutes to get to this stop from the ending point of the New Pagoda.
There are clear signs along the way. Other maps such as Google Maps also give good direction. The electric car doesn’t go all the way up to the Ancient Pagoda, so you will have to walk anyway.
The ideal way to explore Bai Dinh, in my opinion, is to start from Pearl Well in the Ancient Pagoda area, because it’s at the top of the mountain and the highlight of Bai Dinh. Then from the Ancient Pagoda, you can walk down to the New Pagoda area easily.
But the reality is that the electric car will usually take you to the main entrance to the New Pagoda area first, then from there, you can slowly walk up or use an electric car to explore the area.
In this case, the best order to explore Bai Dinh is to start at the entrance of the New Pagoda, go up to the summit of the New Pagoda complex, and head to the Ancient Pagoda. At the Ancient pagoda area, explore the top mountains with caves and pagodas first, then go down to Pearl Well, from where you can finish the trip and take the EV car to get back to the ticket office and parking area. This way you don’t have to walk back to the New Pagoda again after seeing the Old Pagoda area.
Bai Dinh Pagoda Map
Here are the maps of the Bai Dinh area including the Ancient Pagoda and the New Pagoda.
The Bai Dinh New Pagoda area
The New Bai Dinh Pagoda complex is arranged across five ascending levels along the main axis, from the lowest to the highest: the Inner Three-Gate Entrance, the Bell Tower, the Quan Thế Âm Hall, the Pháp Chủ Hall, and, at the highest point, the Tam Thế Hall.
Stop 1: The Three Gate
THis is the first stop when taking an electric car from the ticket office to the entrance of the New Bai Dinh Pagoda. The gate is made of wood, featuring 3 gates meaning the suffering gate, the impermanence gate, and the no-self gate.
Stop 2: Arhat Corridor
The Arhat Corridor is constructed entirely of wood. Its roof trusses feature a traditional Vietnamese design. There are 500 Arhat statues carved from solid blocks of stone placed on the left and right of the two corridors..
Each statue has a distinctive posture and expression, reflecting the Taoist philosophy of the various emotions experienced in everyday human life, including joy, anger, love, and sorrow.
The Arhat Corridor is known asThe Longest Corridor of 500 Arhat Statues by the Asian Record Organisation.
Stop 3: The Bell Tower
The Bell Tower is a 3-storey octagonal tower with the shape of lotus flower. It’s home to the biggest bronze bell in Vietnam. The bell is a 36-ton bell cast by Hue artisans. To ring this bell, an ironwood tree must be used as a bell stick weighing 5 quintals and 4.0m long.
Stop 4: The Kuan Yin Hall
Kuan Yin Hall was built entirely from precious hardwood. There is the gilding bronze statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara with thousand eyes and thousand hands in the middle of the hall. With 10m high, 90 tons weight, it is Vietnam’s largest gold-plated bronze statue of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva.
Stop 5: Fairy Lake
This is a large temple connecting The Kuan Yin Hall and The Buddha Sakyamuni Hall. To reach The Buddha Sakyamuni Hall from the lake, you need to walk up the very steep stairs with ancient trees in the middle.
Stop 6: The Buddha Sakyamuni Hall
The Buddha Sakyamuni Hall is delicate to Shakyamuni Buddha who is the founder of Buddhism. The statue of Shakyamuni Buddha is the largest gold-plated bronze statue of Sakyamuni in Vietnam.
Stop 7: The Wishing Bodha Trees
This is a peaceful Bodhi tree garden in Bai Dinh complex. Many Bodhi trees propagated from the sacred Bodhi tree in India were planted within the pagoda grounds by Vietnamese and world leaders in 2008.
Stop 8: Bao Thien Stupa
This stupa needs an entrance ticket to go inside for the stunning views of the surrounding mountains, rivers, and valleys. It is a 60k VND entrance ticket, you can buy it onsite. If you don’t want to pay a ticket to go inside, you can take a photo of the tower from outside with no charge.
The view is amazing at the stupa though. The tower is 100 metres tall with 13 floors, an elevator, and 72 steps; the stupa at Bai Dinh Pagoda houses sacred Buddhist relics from India.
Stop 9: Maitreya Buddha Statue
This is one of the largest bronze Maitreya Buddha statues in Southeast Asia. It’s located on the hill, requiring some hiking up to the stairs to reach the Statue. It used to be a great viewpoint, but the surrounding area is now covered with mature trees, which block the views.
Stop 10: The Three Periods Hall
The Three Periods Hall is the highest position of the New Bai Dinh Pagoda complex. It houses three bronze statues representing the Three Buddhas of the Past, Present, and Future. Each statue stands 7.2 metres tall and weighs 50 tonnes.
The hall holds the record for The Pagoda with the Largest Set of Three Buddhas in Bronze in Vietnam.
The Bai Dinh Ancient Pagoda area
Stop 1: Three Gates of Linh Son
This is the entrance gate to Bai Dinh Ancient Pagoda. From the entrance gate, you can walk uphill to go to the main temple and walk down the steep stairs to the Pearl Well.
If you came to this gate from the New Pagoda area, I recommend exploring the upper part first, then walk down to the Perl Well to get back to the parking area, finishing your visit to the entire Bai Dinh Pagoda both New and Old.
Stop 2: Stone Plaque and Writing wishing paper shops
About 5 minutes walk up the stairs from the main entrance gate, you will see several small shops where old people there can write you the wishing paper for 10k VND/ paper.
You can also see a stone monument with some inscriptions on it explaining that Bai Dinh was an important revolutionary base for the Quynh Luu War Zone during the war with French and Japanese. From this location, the leaders of the Communist Party spread revolutionary ideals to the public.
The Small Master Cave is around 1 minute walk from the stone monument area.
After 300 stone steps, you will find the intersection. If you turn left you will see Bright Cave, Thanh Cao Son Temple, the meditation place of Nguyen Minh Khong, and the Medicine Valley.
If you turn right, you will reach the Dark Cave and the Nguyen Minh Khong Temple.
I recommend checking the Bright Cave Side first, then come back to see the Dark Cave side, then go down to the entrance gate.
Stop 3: Bright Cave
The Bright Cave is the Buddha-worshiping Cave, founded by Zen Master Nguyen Minh Khong in 1136. Outside the cave at the entrance, four Chinese characters bestowed by King Lê Thánh Tông are carved into the rock: “Minh Đỉnh Danh Lam,” meaning “a beautiful scenic place worthy of everlasting fame.”
The Bright Cave is 25m long, 15m wide, and 2 m high. This cave is known as the “Light Cave” because it runs through the mountain, allowing natural light to pass through.
Inside the Bright Cave is a Buddha altar, the altar of Saint Cao Son, and the stone where Zen Master Nguyen Minh Khong meditated. The stone area is the end of the cave looking over a lush green valley.
Stop 4: God Cao Son Temple
Thanh Cao Son temple is located between the Bright Cave and the Medicine Valley. This is the guardian God, protecting the western entrance to Hoa Lu Ancient Capital.
God Cao San, together with God Thien Ton and Quy Minh are three guardian Gods protecting the west, east, and south sides of the Ancient Capital.
The current Cao Sơn Temple has been restored, built against the mountain, with a corridor separating the temple from the valley in front.
Stop 5: Medicine Valley
This area is located within a few minutes walk down the stairs from God Cao Son Temple. The valley is associated with National Master Nguyen Minh who go far and wide finding herb medicine to cure the King’s sickness.
The buildings here were quite run down at the time of my visit and there is a trail going to the valley but I stopped at the houses and came back to the temple area. It was late afternoon and there was only one there. I don’t think many people check out this area.
Stop 6: Nguyen Minh Khong Temple
Zen Master Nguyen Minh Khong is the founder of Bai Dinh Pagoda. His hometown is located 4km away from Mount Dinh. Nguyen Minh Khong Temple, built against the mountain, houses a bronze statue of Saint Nguyễn.
Stop 7: Dark Cave
Dark Cave is the Mother Godness-Worshipping Cave, founded by local people 200 years ago when they found a giant termite mound at the entrance. It’s bigger than Bright Cave. The worshipers are Mother Lieu Hanh, Mau Thuong Ngan, and Mau Thoai.
Stop 8: The Pearl Well
The Pearl Well is located on the foot of Bai Dinh Mout, around 10 minutes walk down from the main gate of the Ancient Pagoda, through the steep stairs and bamboo forests.
According to legend, this is the place where Zen Master Nguyễn Minh Không drew water to prepare herbal medicines for the local people and to treat King Ly Thanh Tong. The well was rebuilt in the shape of a crescent moon, 30 metres in diameter, 6m depth.
Next to the Pearl Well is the electric car stop. You can end your visit to Bai Dinh temple complex here by taking the EV car back to the parking area.
Or if you had not explored everything at the New Pagoda area, you need to walk back up the stairs to get back to the ancient temple’s gate then the New Pagoda area. If you have a 300k VND ticket, you might just jump to their car to get back to the New Pagoda without needing to walk.
How Long to Spend At Bai Dinh Pagoda
I’ve been to Bai Dinh a few times, and the last time I visited I spent 3 hours to see most things at the new Pagoda and Ancient Pagoda area. I used the 150k VND ticket but I like walking, hiking, and I know the way to navigate the places, so 3 hours for me is a comfortable duration to explore Bai Dinh.
If you are first-timers to Bai Dinh and not sure how to navigate the way and highlights of the complex, it’ll take longer. Some people spend 3 hours only in the New area, and skip the Ancient area because it’s a massive complex.
That said it can be done within a couple of hours if you use the 300k electric car ticket and see the highlights only. If you are into Buddhism and history, it’ll take up a day to explore Bai Dinh.
Generally, I would recommend spending anywhere between 3 hours to half a day in Bai Dinh to be able to see the new area, and make sure to check the old pagoda area. The Ancient Pagoda is high on the top of the mountain and the heart of the complex, so make sure to spend some time on it.
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So you have it, my complete guide to Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh. In addition to the famous Tam Coc, Trang An, and Hang Mua Cave, Bai Dinh is a good place to put in your itinerary in Ninh Binh if you have extra time in the area or you’re into Buddhism and history.