The meticulous arrangement of nature

About 25 km from the center of Ninh Binh city, Thien Ha cave is located in Son Ha commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province. The cave was only discovered in 2007 because the cave gate is covered with luxuriant trees, hidden in the General mountain range, the mountain in Trang An mountain range. This mountain is considered to be a guard to protect the Hoa Lu citadel under the reign of Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Dai Hanh.

Charming paintings

To be able to explore Thien Ha cave, visitors will have to travel by small boat from the ferry wharf of Muong Tho Ha village, Son Ha commune (ticket management board) along the small, winding, pristine canals of about 1km belongs to Ben Dang river system. After the boat arrives, visitors continue to walk on the 500m long stone path along the foot of General mountain to reach the cave entrance.

Thien Ha cave is not very big, the height of the cave is only 3-4m, but the more you go into the landscape, the more surprised and attracted by the beauty of thousands of stone masterpieces by "hands." ”Meticulously crafted carving and installation. The cave has a length of 700m including a 200m dry cave and a 500m long water cave.

A tourist destination that attracts visitors

Dry cave is the highest and widest place in Thien Ha cave, with a base of about 40m wide and 200m in length with countless stalactites of various shapes evoking the imagination of people such as: Mr. Buddha, castle, spoon animal, propeller shape, human ear shape ...

In addition, the dry cave also has a door to the southern ridge, called the Well. The sky is wide and 2.5-3m high, pouring natural light to the bottom, making the space open and airy. On sunny days, the light reflects off the stalactites, giving off very magical and eye-catching colors. This well area still has many vestiges of ancient Vietnamese people who lived about 7500 - 10000 years ago.

Here, scientists found traces of molluscs, crippled tools, fragments of groups of ghosts, terrestrial animal bones ... Residents here live and fully exploit in the progressive marine environment. . The almost intact cultural layer preserved in Thien Ha cave shows a vivid picture of the life of the ancient Vietnamese with the adaptation and creativity of cultural residents before and after the sea moving through the sea recession period. in the Neolithic era.

In the water cave, visitors take a boat on the 500m long underground river is like "the galaxy", and the stalactites above and on the two sides of the river are beautiful like moon and stars. The bottom of the water reflects the sparkling light upwards making the scenery shimmering. The maze of endless galaxies, smoked like endless layers of stalactites shimmering colors with the legends of Hoa Tien Island, Bau Sua, ... make visitors feel lost in the fairyland. , fall in love with a fairy-tale place.

A cave travel highlight

Mr. Pham Van Du, a tourist from Thai Binh province shared: “Actually, when I first set foot in the area outside Thien Ha cave, I was a bit disappointed because it was too deserted here, the service was almost nothing yet. I was wondering if I should decide to buy a ticket to take a boat to explore the cave. But then, thanks to the persuasive advice of the staff you manage I was determined to move and I was really surprised.

The magical beauty of the Galaxy galaxy

She drove us to the small canal on either side of the wild pristine trees, even on this 1km journey we caught the women and sisters searching for snails and mussels along the canal. Then the boat docked at the foot of General Mountain, we continued to walk about half a kilometer of stone path along the edge of the foot of the mountain to the left to reach the cave entrance. Here everything is almost untouched, wild, exuding a mysterious beauty. Near Thien Ha cave, there is also Thien Thanh dry cave and But cave. In general, if you are a follower of discovery tourism, going to Thien Ha cave will surely not disappoint you. ”

According to research by foreign scientists, Thien Ha cave is a living cave complex. Because the development of the geological layers here is still going strong. The most obvious is the development of stalagmites in the cave which are constantly eroded by water droplets to create magnificent and magical stalactites. In particular, in the cave almost intact intact looks with thousands of bats live.

With the fanciful and magnificent beauty, Thien Ha cave is really a "galaxy in the mountain" - a highlight of cave tourism in Ninh Binh for tourists to explore and admire.