Brought here by Ninh bình private day trip from Ha Noi as alternative boat ride in Trang an. Very calm, peaceful wetland surrounded by huge mountain range. On the ride we saw varieties of birds. We only met 2 other boats on the way back. Our guide said as it located a bit far from all the main sights in Ninh Binh so no tourist buses around. We didn’t see the langurs here but we heard the sound of them. So if you have time, recommend do this boat tour.

Peaceful paddle- boat tour through this rare and wonderful nature. Was lucky to see a monkey sitting anong the trees and also a little snake. But more than that was the peacefulnes gliding through the nature this way the best. We only met a few other tourists here.

We went here instead of Tam coc and Trang An as wildlife is more for us and we were not disappointed. Took a private car from Tam Coc. Our lady boat rower was lovely and when she knew we loved wildlife and were not there for Instagram selfies she slowed down and stopped at all the little animals and birds that we could see this included Langurs, we had them right next to the boat for about half an hour, we could not believe how lucky we were. She never rushed us to move on. She even got excited at seeing them so close.

Van Long Wetland was an amazing boat trip, 1 hr for $100,000 each. Only 3-4 other boats on the water. Many times we were the only boat we could see. Felt like having a private tour of the beautiful rock formations and water. We did a similar boat tour at Trang An, where there were hundreds of boats and unfortunately it was not peaceful at all. I would recommend Van Long, for a more private & less touristy option! Apparently there are free walks you can do instead of the boat ride, but we couldn't find where to access those

Expectations are funny things. If you were expecting to see monkeys or defined bird watching success by how many birds there were then you could easily be disappointed. We really enjoyed this boat trip. We heard the monkeys and might have seen the tail of a departing one. The bird life was scarce but beautiful and what is not too like about being paddled around a wetland. The trip was a peaceful contrast to the Tràng An experience- we were almost the only boat there. Coming across some locals diving for clams was a highlight. Tràng an was spectacular- this was quite beautiful in an understated way. I would go again.

Absolutely beautiful and so quiet after Trang An. Only a few boats on the river so you could hear all the wildlife. Little cave at the end where you turn round and come back. Lasts about an hour. Well worth doing if in the area.