In the summer, lotus flowers bloom, radiating a fragrant aroma, so despite the hot weather, there are still many tourists coming to Hoa Lu ancient capital.
June, the North is hot as fire. But June is also the season when the lotus is in full bloom. Outside Hanoi, Ninh Binh is home to beautiful lotus lagoons. Recently, the pink lotus pond photo series by travel blogger Quang Nam, Bui Ngoc Cong, is attracting attention, urging tourists to want to set foot in the ancient capital to see flowers.
Cong told Ngoisao.net that he took pictures of lotus in many places in Vietnam and in which Ninh Binh lotus left a pretty deep impression on him. He took a late bus from Hanoi to Ninh Binh, checked in at 21:30 and at this time, although it was dark, the view of the lotus lake still felt very beautiful.
Sen Ninh Binh is pale pink in color, has a rustic, familiar to Vietnamese people. Young photographers share, knowing that the lotus will bloom in the morning and wither gradually in the evening, he makes use of the early days of the day, from 5:30 to 7am, to be able to catch a satisfying moment. At this point the sun just rises, the light is just enough, so beautiful.
Most of the lotus ponds are planted and cared for by people, concentrated in the Van Long wetland nature reserve, Tam Coc and Bich Dong pagoda. In some places, there are wooden bridges in the middle of the lagoon for visitors to take photos.
The lotus season lasts from late May to early July. If you want to leave the city but do not know where to go during these months, the gentle scent of Ninh Binh lotus swamps may be the choice for you.
If you have come to Ninh Binh, consider choosing the homestay, hotel next to the lotus lagoon near Tam Coc or Hoa Lu … Just open the window, you can immediately admire the beauty of the flowers. Depending on where the room price ranges from 500,000 to 1 million VND / night.
Most of these homestays are built in the style of “earth wall cottage” close to nature, but are equipped with air conditioning, so you do not worry about getting hot. There is a place nestled at the foot of the mountain, the scene is like a picture. 9X Photography chooses a homestay inside Hang Mua tourist area to conveniently visit Dance cave and lotus pond.
Homestay has many small scenes for guests to “live virtual” comfortably.
Rot (another name of Cong) says, the plus point when here is that you do not have to spend 100,000 VND to buy tickets to Dance cave, but you can go up and down Ngoa Long mountain, check-in the stupa dozens of times a day, watch Ngo Dong River, hunting the sunrise, setting … from above, as long as you are healthy enough to climb more than 500 steps.
When you like, you take a walk to the lotus pond in the tourist area to do some photo shoots. Here you have plenty of time to watch when there are no visitors before taking pictures, or take the time to admire the scenery without fear of being disturbed by anyone.
In addition, this season you can enjoy some dishes cooked from fresh lotus such as fragrant lotus seed porridge and tea. From Hanoi, you can easily take a bus to Ninh Binh, travel time is about 1.5 hours. After 15 days, the lotus will be less beautiful. So you should take advantage of going in the middle of the season as soon as possible.