Useful travel experience to Hoa Binh Dam Da for you

Dam Da or Dam Da Hoa Binh is a complex of temples and caves located in Phu Lao commune, Lac Thuy district. This place offers a peaceful space surrounded by forests, rocky mountains and many magical caves. Dam Da is celebrated on the 4th day of the first lunar month every year, at this time many local Buddhists and tourists from far away come here.  

Not far from Hanoi, Dam Da Hoa Binh is a perfect destination for you to have moments away from urban life and enjoy pristine nature.  Coming to the Dam Da temple and cave complex, you will be immersed in the beautiful natural landscape with green hills, magical caves with mysterious shimmering stalactite paintings. It can be said that, with its favorable location and the favor of nature, Dam Da deserves to become a prominent name in your Hoa Binh travel guide, so what are you waiting for? Pack your suitcase and go. Hey buddy.  

Hoa Binh Lagoon is located near the capital Hanoi, so you can come here for spring vacations, picnics, sightseeing, pilgrimage and worshiping gods at any time of the year. However, according to MIA.vn's experience, the ideal time to travel to Dam Da Hoa Binh is from February to March every year, which is spring when the weather becomes more pleasant and warmer. If you want to experience unique and interesting festivals in Dam Da, the best time is during the festival season at the beginning of the year or in the summer. This is also the right time for you to explore the caves in Dam Da to get interesting experiences.   

Dam Da Hoa Binh is located about 100km southwest of Hanoi center and the road to get here is very convenient so you can travel by motorbike, car or bus. 

- Personal vehicle (motorbike or car): If you travel by motorbike or private car, you can go in the direction of Ha Dong - Te Tieu. In this direction, you will go to Chi Ne and then go about 7km more and you will see a sign to turn left to enter Dam Da. Continue going nearly 4km more and you will reach Dam Da.

In addition to the above route, you can also choose to go from Ba La - Ha Dong direction, then follow National Highway 21B and reach Hoa Binh province. Then you turn onto Ho Chi Minh Street, go to Cau Soi - Phu Thanh, continue going about 1km then turn left following the signs on the road to enter Dam Da Temple. Travel time from Hanoi to Dam Da is about 2 hours. 

- Passenger car: If you do not want to drive yourself, Limousine passenger cars are a reasonable choice. With a ticket of 160,000 VND you can easily get to Dam Da Hoa Binh without spending too much effort.  

Because the lagoon is also quite close to Hanoi, you can go and return in the same day. When coming to Dam Da, you can freely visit the following attractive places: 

1. Tien Pagoda - Tien Cave

Normally, tourists coming to Dam Da start their journey at the Tien Pagoda area. This is also the largest temple in the entire temple complex in Dam Da and is also the place where the January 4th festival is held each year.  After that, you can move to Cua Cha, also known as Tien Cave, a sacred area of ​​Lac Long Quan's ancestors. Ending the journey here, you continue to Cua Mother - Trung Cave to worship and burn incense to pray for blessings. On the way back and forth between the caves, you will encounter many different large and small altars for you to worship. Furthermore, caves with colorful shimmering stalactites also appear on your exploration path. Therefore, stop to admire and check-in to your heart's content, don't miss it.

2. Au Co Mother Temple

Au Co Mau Temple is only about 600m from Tien Pagoda, this place includes many caves and large and small altars. From Tien Pagoda, you can walk or rent a car to the foot of the mountain, then climb to the temple.  The road up to the temple is quite beautiful with many unique natural landscapes, helping you have moments to enjoy the lush green mountains. From the foot of the mountain, you climb along Cung Tien street, to Ong Hoang Muoi cave, then continue a bit to reach Mau Au Co temple. However, the main festival and sightseeing center is the Mau Au Co temple. To get to Mau Au Co Temple, visitors can walk or rent a car to move to the foot of the temple and then climb up to the temple. Here, visitors can continue their journey to the next destinations according to the signposts. In addition to exploring nature and exploring magical stalactite caves, you can also perform religious and spiritual rituals to pray for peace. 

3. Dam Da tourism combined with Kim Boi hot mineral springs

Kim Boi hot spring tourist area is located in Ha Bi, Kim Boi, Hoa Binh province and only about 36.6km from Dam Da spiritual tourist area. If you have enough time in your itinerary, you can absolutely go to Dam Da and then to Kim Boi hot springs in the same day. Kim Boi Hot Springs is famous for its natural hot springs, located in the open air between heaven and earth. This place contains a very high percentage of minerals, helping you have complete moments of relaxation and treatment.

4. Enjoy unique cuisine:

In addition to exploring the attractions in Dam Da, don't forget to experience the culinary specialties of Hoa Binh tourism. Here are some dishes and specialty foods that you should not miss: 

- Can wine: Can wine is a traditional drink made by Muong ethnic women. This is both a wine with a unique aroma and a unique gift that you can buy to bring home as gifts for family and friends.

- Sticky rice and lam rice: These are traditional dishes of mountain people. Sticky rice and lam rice are made from sticky rice and brown rice, often wrapped in banana leaves. This is a delicious and nutritious dish that you can enjoy when coming to Dam Da. 

- Hill chicken: Hill chicken is a delicious and popular dish in Hoa Binh. Chicken is often processed into many dishes such as boiled chicken, stir-fried chicken with lemongrass and chili or delicious grilled chicken with honey. 

- Muong pork - Boiled Man pig: Man pig is a special breed of pig with delicious and fragrant meat. Boiled Muong pork is often served with raw vegetables and sweet and sour fish sauce. 

- Mountain snail: Mountain snail is a type of land snail that lives in mountain caves. They have a unique and interesting flavor, very different from the snails you often eat.

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