Besides Mai Chau, Hoa Binh also has a charming and poetic Ngoi village that makes anyone who comes to it will not want to return. So how to have the most memorable trip to Ngoi village, let’s find out below!
Introduction to the Ngoi village
Ngoi village is a small village of Muong ethnic people, located along Hoa Binh hydroelectric lake, in Ngoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province, about 22km from Hoa Binh city center by waterway and far from Ha Noi. About 100km inside.
The village is also known as “Bau Dam”, in which “Bau” in the Muong language is a flat piece of land on a high mountain and “Dam” is a place with many large trees, so “Bau Dam” is the name. according to the location and topography of the village.
The village is located between mountains and vast lakes (Photo @asahitravel)
Currently, there are 81 Muong households living in the village, living mainly on fishing activities in Hoa Binh lake bed and shifting cultivation, so they have an extremely rich culture.
Although only a small village, Ngoi Muong Hoa village is still considered as one of the most beautiful villages of Hoa Binh like a “jewel hidden in the rock” that Hoa Binh tourists cannot ignore.
When to visit Ngoi village?
Located in a charming place, so at any time you can travel to Ngoi Hoa Binh village , from May to August, you can freely roll around with interesting water activities. The time from September to April next year will be ideal to relax away from the hustle, bustle and noise of the city.
Ban Ngoi is clear in the summer (Photo FB Ban Ngoi)
In particular, if you have time, you should visit the village on the full moon day of every month because at this time you will experience the feeling of enjoying tea on a boat floating in the middle of the lake and watching the full moon as poetic as the poets of the past. Please.
How to move when traveling to Ngoi village
Personal vehicle (motorcycle, private car)
You follow Thang Long Boulevard to Hoa Lac – Hoa Binh highway, then go straight to Hoa Binh city. Then you move along Tay Tien street towards Thung Nai port, when passing the Thung Nai gas station, turn left about 10km to Moi wharf (Lick hamlet) and take a shrimp boat for 5 minutes to reach the village.
Bus
You go to My Dinh bus station or Yen Nghia bus station to buy a bus ticket to Hoa Binh city with prices ranging from 100,000 VND to 150,000 VND / person / way. Then from Hoa Binh city to Thung Nai port, you can catch a motorbike taxi or taxi for from 300,000 VND to 400,000 VND / turn for a 20km road. If there is a large group, take a taxi to save money on the trip to Ngoi village .
From here, you can rent a tourist boat to visit Hoa Binh Lake and then go to the village with a total travel time of 40 minutes or rent a shrimp boat for 60 minutes but at a cheaper price of only 200,000 VND / person / round trip. The scenery on the road is quite beautiful but the travel time is relatively long, so those who suffer from seasickness should take anti-sickness medicine first or choose to ride a motorbike by themselves.
Taking a boat to the village is quite an interesting experience (Photo @_0605luwnh_)
Where to stay when traveling to Ngoi village?
At Ngoi village, there are 3 popular forms of accommodation for visitors to choose from: homestay, floating house on Hoa Binh lake and camping at Bua Dam beach. In which, there are 7 famous homestays: Moon House, Bui Hien, Bui Thao, Bui Luyen, Bui Long, Bui Manh, Bui Thuan with prices from 150,000 VND / person, each apartment can accommodate from 15 to 20 people.
Homestay in the village is very complete and comfortable (Photo FB Ban Ngoi)
Great experiences in the trip to Ngoi village
Explore the impressive cultural space of the Muong people
Coming to Ngoi village , visitors will immediately feel the clear, pure and cool atmosphere by the green trees covering the whole village, right next to the clear lake sparkling in the sun like crystal. Surrounded by majestic mountains, like a charming painting painted by a talented artist.
In particular, this place still retains the original features with the palm roof stilts preserved according to the Muong culture and the frame is made entirely of wood, extremely environmentally friendly and extremely sturdy. and durable.
Palm leaf house is the “specialty” of the village (Photo @foodyntravel)
In addition to the beauty of architecture, the culture at Ngoi Hoa Binh table also makes visitors fall in love with gong dances, seng money dances, Muong singing, and Mo Muong performances performed by the boys and girls. girls at the performance to welcome visitors.
In addition, you can also participate in unique country markets, interesting and vibrant festivals, be guided by your hands to make daily items from rattan, bamboo or other specialties of the village. learning about beekeeping for honey…will definitely be unforgettable memories.
Experience exciting underwater games
In the Ngoi village eco-tourism area , the largest inflatable water park in Vietnam on the surface of the Da river lake is more than 1,500 m2 wide with more than 34 games combined: thrilling slide, jumping, jumping inflatable balls, rock climbing on the lake…and more than 20 obstacle courses.
Moreover, you can also participate in countless other interesting experiences such as kayaking, SUP rowing, rafting, banana boat rides, steamboats, moto racing or super speed water canoes… to discover the beauty of the island. Da river bed – ‘Ha Long Bay on the mountain’ in Hoa Binh, guaranteed to forget the way back.
Kayaking to explore the lake (Photo @phuongphipham)
Revealed, the ticket price for more than 34 obstacle games on the water is 200,000 VND / adult and children over 140cm tall, banana boat is 200,000 VND / 6 people / 15 minutes and the jumping bed is 20,000 VND / person / 15 minutes…
Trekking to explore around the village
Ngoi Hoa village has many beautiful natural waterfalls, especially in the summer, it is cool and in the winter it is extremely warm, so you must definitely come to admire and bathe the waterfall. At the same time, if you are interested in discovering mysteries, you can also visit the pristine Karst cave, Thac Bo cave, Coconut island and Hoa Tien cave…more.
Enjoy delicious specialties
It would be a mistake if during your trip to Ngoi Hoa village you do not enjoy the super attractive specialties here such as: Ban pork, hill chicken, corn, bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, five-color sticky rice, fish Hoa Binh lake cooks sour soup, grilled Da river fish, steamed Da river fish, etc. with prices ranging from 150,000 VND to 200,000 VND / meal only.
Delicious dishes in the village (Photos collected from the internet)
In particular, you can also buy pork from the village for only 90,000 VND / kg, rest assured that pigs are raised with vegetables, rice bran, corn bran grown in the village, so it is not only safe and quality. And the meat is super delicious and tender.
With charming natural scenery, unique culture and countless interesting experiences, a trip to Ngoi village in Hoa Binh will definitely be a memory that you will never forget.
Photo: Internet