Explore Amazing Thien Ha Cave in Ninh Binh

Explore Amazing Thien Ha Cave in Ninh Binh

Referring to the land of the ancient capital of Ninh Binh, visitors will surely remember places like Trang An and Bich Dong. But if tourists forget that there is a place that is Thien Ha cave, it must be a big omission. The subtle and profound beauty is the beauty of Thien Ha cave!

Thien Ha cave is a scenic spot located in Son Ha commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province. Thien Ha Cave is a natural heritage in Trang An World Heritage Complex. The cave is hidden in the mountains of the General, a mountain in Trang An mountain range. The mountain is regarded as a front guard guarding the Hoa Lu citadel of King Dinh Tien Hoang and King Le Dai Hanh.


Visiting the historical capital of Ninh Binh, Thien Ha tourist clam - Photo: Ivan Behounek

To move to Thien Ha cave, visitors can go from Muong Tho Ha village, Son Ha commune to Ben river wharf. Go to a small canal with a length of about 1 km. Then continue to walk on 500m long stone road along the foot of the mountain to go to the cave door. The scenery of the river and water along the road is enough to make visitors vibrate with that calm beauty.


A poetic way to Thien Ha cave - Photo: Luis Montenegro

Going deep into Thien Ha cave, going through a cave with a height of about 3-4m, visitors will discover a cave with a length of 700m including a 200m long dry cave and 500m long water cave with other unique and strange shapes each other makes visitors unable to be surprised.


Thien Ha cave door brings visitors to the "paradise" - Photo: Collectibles


The dry cave is not long, but it also made visitors feel their heart before the beauty as a palace of silver and gold, hidden in the rocky mountains. Having this beauty is because Thien Ha cave has a space like skylight above the surface, helping sunlight to shine, subtle light of stalactites.


Special shapes with different appearance of stalactite Thien Ha- Photo: Lan Nguyen


Jelly stalactite in Thien Ha cave has its own looks - Photo: Collectibles

Dry cave has a door to the southern ridge, about 2.5-3m wide, about 3-6m high, has many beautiful stalactites with different shapes, hidden in many shimmering colors, attracting people look. Because of such a door, it always makes the cave bright and ventilated cool, very different from other deep and dark caves. This has also created a distinct beauty for Thien Ha cave that makes people come here also vibrate!


Dynamic light has artificial light and natural light and sky-Photo: Lan Nguyen


Through the dry cave, visitors continue to visit the water cave about 500m long. In the water cave, visitors take a boat on the underground river, which is called the Milky Way. The Milky Way is curving with beautiful sparkling stone stalactites, including stalactites named Hoa Tien Island, Mother's Milk Breast, Long Fish Fish ...


Water cave Thien Ha shimmering, fanciful - Photo: Collectibles

According to American experts, Thien Ha cave system is still alive and in the process of development, not like stalactites in many other caves in the province. Here, there are sunbeams streaming through the sky well, making Thien Ha cave more shimmering. In the quiet space when the boat swept down the water, sometimes we hear the wind flowing through the door, the sound of paddles, the soft sound of water makes the visitors feel extremely comfortable.

The cultural layer preserved almost intact in Thien Ha cave shows a vivid picture of the life of the ancient Vietnamese people with the adaptation and creativity of cultural inhabitants before and after the sea goes through the sea recession period. in the New Stone Age in Trang An Complex of Monuments. Living in the environment before the sea and after the recession, the ancient inhabitants of this place created a new form of culture, one of the important links, the beginning era of the Metal Age, towards civilization in the ancient seas. Trang An, Ninh Binh.


Beautiful Thien Ha cave has a unique feature that has contributed to the beauty of Trang An- heritage: Photo: Collectibles