Bai Dinh Pagoda receives prestigious “Outstanding Destination” award from TripAdvisor

Gathering many records

The award not only demonstrates the outstanding reputation of Bai Dinh Pagoda in the eyes of international friends, but also affirms that when foreign tourists search for information, Bai Dinh Pagoda always stands out and is more trustworthy than other places. This is a recognition from millions of positive reviews from tourists around the world - a testament to the beauty, cultural and spiritual values and services that Bai Dinh Pagoda brings.

Not stopping there, Bai Dinh Pagoda continues to make a strong impression when achieving a large number of reviews and opinions far exceeding expectations out of 8 million nominations. Bai Dinh Pagoda has been striving to achieve the Top 1% Gold - Best of the Best of Traveller's Choice, the most prestigious award of TripAdvisor, a prestigious milestone that any destination desires.

Located in the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex - World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Bai Dinh Pagoda is famous for its grand scale, unique and impressive architecture, with a long history of culture, and a famous spiritual destination. This is where many Asian and Vietnamese records converge, such as: The pagoda with the largest gold-plated Buddha statue in Asia, the longest Arhat corridor in Asia, the tallest Buddha relic tower in Asia, the largest bronze Maitreya Buddha statue in Southeast Asia...

In addition to its historical, cultural and spiritual value, Bai Dinh Pagoda is also an important highlight in the Trang An scenic complex - a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Every year, this place welcomes millions of visitors, especially during the spring festival season, tens of thousands of tourists come to make a pilgrimage, pray for luck and experience the culture and traditional festival atmosphere.

Ninh Binh - "green pearl" of Vietnam tourism

Ninh Binh is a province with a rich, diverse and unique tourism resource system: Tam Chuc Pagoda, Bai Dinh Pagoda - the largest Buddhist center in Southeast Asia; Phu Giay, Tran Temple - famous spiritual and cultural centers. In particular, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex with outstanding global values in geology, geomorphology, aesthetics and culture has been recognized by the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage, also the only mixed heritage in Vietnam and Southeast Asia; diverse ecosystems from primeval forests, rivers, lakes, plains to the sea; Cuc Phuong National Park, Van Long Ramsar Site and Xuan Thuy National Park - typical ecological areas of regional and global significance.

The entire Ninh Binh province currently has more than 5,000 inventoried relics, including 8 special national relics, along with 33 national intangible cultural heritages, notably the UNESCO-recognized World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and the Mother Goddess Worship.

In recent years, Ninh Binh has been attracting the attention of many domestic and foreign tourists. Especially with its unique, pristine natural beauty, along with efforts to create unique, attractive tourist destinations and quality tourism products and services, a friendly and hospitable tourism environment, Ninh Binh has been continuously evaluated and ranked high in the voting list by prestigious domestic and international travel organizations and websites.

Notable as: In 2020, Trips to Discover (USA) voted Ninh Binh as one of the 14 most attractive destinations in Asia; in 2022, Travel and Leisure Magazine (USA) ranked Ninh Binh in the list of 12 most beautiful filming locations in Asia; in 2023, Ninh Binh won the Traveler Review Award, being the only representative of Vietnam in the top 10 friendliest destinations in the world. Forbes Magazine (USA) voted Ninh Binh as one of the 23 most worth-visiting destinations in the world. Most recently, in 2024, Ninh Binh ranked 4th in the "Top 10 World Wonders for People Who Don't Like Crowds"; Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is an influential destination of the Philip Kotler Award; Cuc Phuong was recognized as Asia's Leading National Park at the World Travel Awards from 2019-2024 (World Travel Awards)...

In the first 7 months of 2025, the number of visitors to tourist attractions in the province is estimated at 14.7 million, of which 13.47 million are domestic visitors and 1.25 million are international visitors. Revenue is estimated at 13.34 trillion VND. It is forecasted that in 2025, the total number of visitors to Ninh Binh is estimated at 18 million, of which more than 2 million are international visitors; revenue is estimated at 18,000 billion VND.

The growth in the number of visitors and revenue shows the strong attraction of Ninh Binh tourism to both domestic and international tourists, and reflects the effectiveness of promotional strategies and improving the quality of tourism services associated with the cultural experiences of the province. Ninh Binh tourism has gradually affirmed its important role in the socio-economic development of the locality, contributing to the economic restructuring and creating jobs for tens of thousands of workers.

Being awarded the prestigious “Travellers' Choice Award - Outstanding Destination with a special “green tick” by Tripadvisor as a basis for Bai Dinh, Ninh Binh to continue striving to win the Best of the Best Award - Reaching the Top 1% of the world” is an international recognition of the quality of tourism experiences and cultural and spiritual values of Bai Dinh Pagoda in particular, and Ninh Binh tourist destination in general.

“Travellers' Choice Awards 2025” is not only a reward for efforts to preserve heritage, improve services, increase cultural experiences and preserve heritage landscapes, but also contributes to affirming the position of Ninh Binh province and Vietnam on the world's tourism and heritage map.

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