What makes Ninh Binh the perfect film set for Kong: Skull Island?

Hollywood actually came to Vietnam and it is not the thing we see every day. The squad of King Kong’s reboot “Skull Island” picked Ninh Binh as a shooting destination. Top Hollywood actors and actresses such as Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell were getting super excited about the wonderful Vietnam and they posted and tweeted about our country on social networks. The whole crew was completely blown away by the spectacular views and scenery of Ninh Binh.

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So, the questions are: Why Hollywood chose Ninh Binh? What makes Ninh Binh the perfect film set for Kong: Skull Island? Was it the right choice?

Less than 100 kilometers from Hanoi, Ninh Binh with many beautiful scenic spots in terms of both landscape and historical significance has become one of the most favorite destinations of both local visitors an foreign tourists.

Tourists can travel to Ninh Binh all year round, but the best time to visit is from January to March. In springtime, the weather is not too cold or too hot and visitors can combine traveling with visiting temple for praying and worshiping in Lunar New Year.

The first shooting location is Trang An which is 7 kilometers from Ninh Binh City and 96 kilometers from Hanoi. The context is a 2 hectare broad valley inside Trang An. From Thach Bich wharf, in the vast space of the valley, visitors will feel like being immersed in the nature and enjoy the fresh atmosphere. In fact, Trang An is one of the most popular destinations in Ninh Binh and also in any Vietnam holiday package. With stunning and unspoiled natural landscape, Trang An was recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site. The scenery here is made up of delightful rivers winding and running around limestone mountains, forming numerous natural, fanciful and mysterious caves.

The second shooting place is Tam Coc – Bich Dong, also known as “Halong Bay on land”, is a famous tourist attraction in Vietnam. Tam Coc – Bich Dong consists of a system of limestone caves and historic sites. These limestone caves were weathered and eroded which gradually formed many unique shapes that always bring excitement to visitors.

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Not only being the nature reserve, the wetland Van Long is also the home to fascinating landscape. Van Long is known as the "Gulf of no wave" because when you go on a boat on the lagoon, the water is flat like a giant mirror. During shootings days of Kung: Skull Island, the local authority arranged other travel routes for tourists to not affect the filming process.

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