THUNG NHAM BIRD PARK IN NINH BINH

Thung Nham Bird Park is in Ninh Binh Province. Thung Nham Bird Park is located in Ninh Hai Village, Hoa Lu District, Ninh Binh Province. Thung Nham Bird Park offers wonderful landscapes and countryside which turns Thung Nham Bird Park to be one of the favorite for many Vietnamese and foreign travelers coming to Vietnam.  

THUNG NHAM BIRD PARK IN NINH BINH

Thung Nham Bird Park is surrounded by Rock Mountains and tropical forests. There are many small valleys, caves in Thung Nham Bird Park which leave travelers amazing opportunities to explore wonderful nature; relax and experience wonderful day in their entire holiday in Vietnam. 
Thung Nham Bird Park is about 100 kilometers from Hanoi and it would take about almost two hours driving from Hanoi to Thung Nham Bird Park. Just about 8 kilometers from Tam Coc, one of the famous travel destination in Ninh Binh Province, the way to Thung Nham Bird Park also offers stunning landscapes of rice fields, forest and spectacular rock mountains.

Coming to Thung Nham Bird Park, travelers will have opportunities to enjoy wonderful view, explore the habitats of more than 40 different species of birds which get to more than 50.000 birds in total. Especially, when the sun goes down, thousands of storks flying home that makes Thung Nham Bird Park to be the most wonderful place to visit while traveling to Ninh Binh Province in Vietnam.

Thung Nham Bird Park is the paradise for bird watching

At dusk, we take a boat to the mangrove forests of Thung Nham Bird Park and wait for the flocks to return to their nests after a hard working day. Silently, we hide the boats under the trees as the noisy birds fly to their homes. Their sounds fill the mangroves.

Thung Nham Bird Park is located in Hoa Lu District, 12 km south of Ninh Binh City. After a three-hour drive from Ha Noi, the gate of Thung Nham comes into our view. In recent years, Thung Nham Bird Park has become a big attraction with tourists. Thung Nham Bird Park owns an area of 350 hectares has been developed for tourism but still retains its natural beauty.

Our tour guide Cong said the most suitable time to visit Thung Nham Bird Park was in summer and spring, when the birds are busy building nests and breeding. "It's the best time for tourists to see them," he said. Thung Nham Birds Park is the home of more than 40 species of birds, some of them named in the Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Thung Nham Bird Park has a rich ecosystem, including more than 100 flora and 150 fauna species. We ride the boat into the mangroves and are delighted when Cong shows us nests with many little eggs. Then he helps us identify the different birds and tells us their habits. Our children are excited because this is the first time they have had such a real lesson in biology. "Tourists usually visit Thung Nham Bird Park for one or two days, but personally, a two-day tour is necessary to enjoy the entire beauty here," Cong said. "The most wonderful time is when flocks of birds appear at dawn and dusk."
An adjacent destination is Vai Troi Cave, which has about 3,000sq.m of space. The 439 stone steps leading to its mouth was the biggest challenge. We felt comfortable when we reached our lofty destination in Thung Nham Bird Park. There are three levels to the cave, all containing sparkling stalactites. The three levels are known as Earth, Hell and Heaven. Entering the cave's mouth, visitors enjoy the spacious "Earth" area. All tiredness is blown away as we breathe in the cool air and enjoy the tranquil site. Then we go down to visit "Hell", which is far from fearful with its many stalactites in a myriad of forms. Our voices disturb some bats that flap around and retreat to the darker hallows. It is said that ancient Vietnamese people set up a sacred altar at the "Heaven" sector to pray for good weather and bumper harvests. It is the meaning of the cave's name, Vai Troi (Pray to Heaven).
Adventurous tourists visit Thung Nham Bird Park may like to discover Hang But (Buddhist Cave), about 500m in length. There are no electric lights, but the stalactites and stalagmites look so magical by torchlight, including a big Buddha-shaped stalactite sitting beside an underground river.
Thung Nham Bird Park is surrounded by a primeval forest where tourists enjoy trekking and see a 1,000-year-old streblus asper tree planted on a limestone hill by soldiers of King Dinh Tien Hoang (924-979), the first Vietnamese emperor after the end of Chinese colonialism. The soldiers planted the tree in the hope that the king would live long and be as strong as the tree. Also on Nham Mountain is an ancient banyan tree. Its aerial roots cover the roof of an old shrine where the Mountain God is still worshipped.
Thung Nham Bird Park also attracts many visitors thanks to an orchard of tropical fruits, including star fruit, mangoes, guavas and lychees. It is so relaxing to get away from the busy street and lanes of Ha Noi and wander around the gardens. All the vegetables served to tourists in Thung Nham Bird Park is cultivated at the orchard. Thung Nham Bird Park is described as being suitable for one- to two-day trips. If tourists plan to stay overnight in Thung Nham Bird Park, they can stay in a stilt house in one valley as beautiful as paradise. They can also enjoy some special dishes such as wild pig, hill chicken, fresh seafood, bamboo shoots, forest vegetables in Thung Nham Bird Park.