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| The uniqueness of Thac Bo cave |
Bo waterfall, also known as Van Bo waterfall, was created by hundreds of large and small cliffs undulating like giant elephants in the middle of the Da River. Thac Bo cave is located in Bung hamlet, Ngoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district, located right on Ngoc wharf on the northern mountainside, in the Chua mountain range on the banks of Hoa Binh lake.
Thac Bo Cave is not only associated with the complex of Bo temple relics to worship Ba Chua Thuong Ngan who helped King Le Loi to quell the Northern rebellion, it was also the shelter of many merchants going up and down the Da River when coming here to meet the waves. big wind. Therefore, Thac Bo cave has long attracted tourists from all over the world to worship and travel.
How to go to Thac Bo Bang cave?
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From Hanoi, go west towards National Highway 6, go through Hoa Binh city center more than 20 km along the way of Binh Thanh port, you will arrive at Thung Nai boat station. Visitors will take a boat from the wharf to the cave entrance which takes about 20 minutes. There is always a boat available for visitors to go. But visitors should come in the early morning or early afternoon to have more time to admire the scenery.
If going from Hanoi, the distance from Hanoi to Hoa Binh Waterfall Cave is about 120km. So motorbikes and passenger cars are the two most popular means of transportation. Depending on your preferences, visitors can choose the appropriate type of vehicle.
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| How to get to Thac Bo |
Route 1: From the center of Hanoi, visitors follow Nguyen Trai Street > National Highway 6 > Hoa Son Street > Nguyen Van Troi Ho Chi Minh Street -> turn left to Thung Nai Port – Hoa Binh.
Route 2: From the center of Hanoi > go to Thang Long Boulevard > enter the Hanoi – Hoa Binh highway > go through Luong Son district > go through Ky Son district > Hoa Binh city – Thung Nai port. (Visitors should follow route number 2, if traveling by car, it will be very convenient with Hanoi – Hoa Binh highway).
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| To enter the widest area of Thac Bo cave with a width of about 20m, there is a small bridge across a rather clear lake. |
In addition, if visitors go to Thac Bo on their own, they cannot imagine the instructions above. Use the Google Maps app on your phone. By downloading to your phone, open the app. Then click in the search box for the keyword “Temple of Thac Bo Temple – Hoa Binh” or “Thung Nai port – Hoa Binh”. Click on the vehicle selection and start navigating the right route.
The story of Chua Thac
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| Thac Bo Cave, an attractive destination for tourists. |
According to local people, during the conquest of the Deo Cat Han party by King Le Loi in the spring of 1431, Mrs. Dinh Thi Van and a friend, both Muong ethnic people, called on the people to donate food and supplies. rowing boats to send troops to fight the enemy. After the two women died, King Le ordered the local people to build a temple to worship her at Bo waterfall.
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| Thac Bo Cave was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Heritage in 2008. |
Villagers told each other that she often appeared to help fishermen and indigenous people do business smoothly, without any problems. So the people in the area named her as Lady Thac Bo. Good news spread far away, many tourists and even incense customers came to visit and pray for peace.
Fascinated by the mysterious beauty of Thac Bo Cave
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| View of Thac Bo tourist area |
In the dry season, visitors who want to visit the cave must climb nearly 100 stone steps from the foot of the mountain to the cave entrance. In the high water season, visitors go from boat to floating house, on a bamboo raft running about 50m long, straight to the cave entrance.
From the top of the cave, visitors can zoom out to see the whole magnificent Da Giang strip, enjoy the natural masterpieces of the Creator with overlapping mountains and the beauty of the mysterious cave. .
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From the outside, visitors have to cross a small bridge 30m long across the lake. In the dry season, the lake has no water, when the river water rises and overflows through the mouth of the cave, the lake is full of water. Although the water is not deep, but clear, visitors will enjoy the schools of fish swimming (that is, fish from the river that fills the cave with water).
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Along the way, visitors will encounter a very strange statue growing from the background of the cave and reaching nearly 2m high. From afar, visitors will think that this is a guide of the cave showing visitors the way. Crossing the lake, visitors will be amazed when admiring the fairy scenes inside. It can be said that this is the most unique place, the center, and the soul of Thac Bo cave.
Thac Bo Cave is formed from a limestone cave, with a rather large cave entrance, Thac Bo Cave welcomes visitors with its mysterious mountain beauty. Inside the cave is an art space of the “creative” artist. Hundreds of years, tens of thousands of years this limestone cave has been formed naturally and pure.
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Magical beauty of stalactites |
The thrill and beauty of the cave are hidden inside the cave. When visitors step into the cave, the first feeling of visitors will be stunned and overwhelmed: The whole forest of stalactites rises and falls, with strange shapes that attract visitors.
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| Magical scene inside the cave |
Explore the first room with spacious and airy space, high ceiling arches. This palace is arranged as a waiting room or a large living room. The emulsion blocks on both sides of the wall are not many but very special. They are not distributed separately, but form large clusters that remind us of the paintings of the impressionist or abstract schools.
In the middle of the cave, there is a rather large stone pillar, surrounded by layers of small stone pillars growing like a hibiscus forest. Looking up, visitors will see a narrow arch of hundreds, thousands of stalactites hanging down, some places are white, sparkling like pearls, sometimes golden like a forest. flowers, some are as bright as a room of decorative flower lights, some are as sharp as layers of coral or like cactus bushes.
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| Inside the cave is very cool with the temperature always lower than outside |
Going deep into the cave, visitors will discover the diverse stalactites formed by the sediment of dripping water over hundreds of thousands of years, to see the creativity of Mother Nature is endless. .
With a depth of more than 100 meters, visitors will admire thousands of large and small stalactites with many different shapes. Depending on the imagination of each person, visitors will see different images of these stalactites.
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| With many different shapes, stalactites in the cave always delight viewers |
The stalactite blocks have many different shapes such as carp turning into dragon, golden tree, silver tree, sky umbrella, stone harp, Muong gong orchestra… The underground block rises up, the block from above swoos down, extremely diverse. . One can also compare the cave to a stone lute. Because the sound of stalactites falling steadily, echoes like the sound of a piano.
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| The unique beauty of stalagmite blocks creates a mystery that attracts visitors’ eyes |
Thac Bo cave is divided into three areas, in addition to the cave with stalactites, there is also a reception area for visitors, about 50m high is the area for worshiping Buddha. This area is a very wide cave arch. The ceiling is about 30m high, nearly 25m wide.
The air in this area is very cool and airy. Stone pillars rise from the cave floors like Buddha statues. The Buddha altar is arranged quite neatly, the Buddha statues are located from low to high.
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In addition to the huge altar to worship the Buddha, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, the gods who govern this area, in the cave there is also an altar dedicated to Uncle Ho, always fragrant with fresh flowers and incense.
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| Quan The Am Bodhisattva worshiping area |
Spring is the festival season of the Da Ba lake-bed tourist route. The main attractions here are 2 Ba Chua Thac Bo temples and Thac Bo cave, after offering incense at 2 Ba Chua Thac temples, wishing all the best. In the new year, visitors will be relaxed with the fairy scenes of Thac Bo cave. Join Thung Nai tour, to have the opportunity to explore the majestic beauty of this unique cave.
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| A small note for visitors when walking on the stairs in the cave to pay attention because it is easy to slip |
Going to Thac Bo cave, visitors can combine visiting tourist attractions such as Ba Chua Thac Bo temple, Trach stream, windmill island and guesthouse, Bo market held on Sunday morning, Ngoi Hoa village and cave, rafts to raise fish in cages on the lake… or visit Muong Giang Mo village, Hoa Binh hydroelectric dam…
What to eat when traveling to Thung Nai?
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| Grilled fresh bamboo shoots in Da river lake |
Da river grilled fish: minced fish, black carp, milkfish, etc. are all specialty grilled fish in Hoa Binh that visitors should try. Fresh fish is caught right in the Da River for processing. The best fresh fish season is from September to October, the villagers catch more fish. There are many rows of fragrant grilled fish at the foot of Ba Chua Thac Bo Temple for visitors to enjoy. But if you have more time, try sitting by the wood stove, grilling fish, and sipping a few cups of wine, just like the mountain town.
Thung Nai jogging chicken: Chickens in Thung Nai are raised on the hill, so they are genuine jogging chickens. The meat will be fragrant, tough and firmer than industrial chicken. Grilled chicken is also marinated with typical spices of the mountains, creating an irresistible aroma.
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| Specialties in Thac Bo, Hoa Binh |
Lam rice: Usually grilled chicken will be eaten with lam rice. This is a delicious and scrumptious rice dish cooked from upland sticky rice. The rice is soaked in water overnight, mixed with grated coconut, then placed in a baked bamboo tube. When you eat, you break the bamboo tube, the rice is sticky with the fatty and sweet aroma of coconut combined with salty grilled chicken.
Above are useful information about Thac Bo Cave that visitors can refer to before their trip to Thac Bo Cave. Wish you have a trip filled with many beautiful memories!
Source: Collected internet.