No matter which type of means you ride to Ninh Binh, enjoying the “specialty” paddle boat riding, to explore the landscapes or paying a visit to Bai Dinh Pagoda and Hoa Lu Ancient Capital is the best way to get a sense of this UNESCO heritage site.  According to The Travel Magazine (Canada), Ninh Binh is one of the World’s Best hidden vacation spots to visit. You will love this marvel place, the stunning caves, hiking through the lush forests, going rock climbing, and enjoying a boat ride along Trang An and Tam Coc.

Included in your retreat you will have Two Full Day of Excursions to visit:

Bai Dinh Pagoda and Trang An.

We will visit Bai Dinh Pagoda - the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue with 10 meters height, 100 tons weight (2 ways electric car included, 10 minutes per way).  We will continue to visit Trang An Scenic Landscape complex nearby which recently recognized as an UNESCO World natural heritage, get on a rowing boat (small sampan) traveling along the small river with scenic mountain and green fields landscape. Boat will takes us to visit cave complex of Trang An: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, the scenery of mountain and rivers – Halong on land of Ninh Binh.

Tam Coc, Hoa Lu and Mua Caves.

We will  discover Mua Cave, which was constructed following the model of “miniature Great Wall” in China with nearly 500 steps up to mountains to conquer. It takes us around 30 minutes to trek to the top point of Ngoa Long mountain, but worth our efforts for an impressive panoramic view over the mountain, water

and paddy field. After that, the we will start the boat trip to visit Tam Coc. Known as “Halong Bay on land”, Tam Coc are three limestone caves stretching along Ngo Dong river. The boat trip is a nice journey along the river with peaceful scenery of Limestone Mountains, rice paddy and the site of some temples along the way from Hang Ca (first cave) to Hang Hai (second cave) and Hang Ba (third cave). Afterwards, we will visit Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular Tam Coc area from above with specious view of the nature. We will visit Hoa Lu a tranquil villages to enjoy the daily life of people in Ninh Binh. Hoa Lu was the ancient capital of Vietnam for 41 years (968 – 1009), of which 12 years was under the Dinh dynasty – King Dinh

Tien Hoang, and 29 years later was under the Le dynasty – King Le Dai Hanh. In Hoa Lu now, 2 temples have been built on the ground of the old royal palace, one is dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang, and the other is to King Le Dai Hanh. This visit offers a chance to know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnamese history.

Accommodation

Located on the edge of the Van Long Nature Reserve, our amazing Resort is surrounded by incredible landscaped gardens.

The resorts features a SPA, 3 swimming pools and 2 restaurants.

Furnished with natural materials including wooden furniture, rooms are spacious and have large windows and a balcony overlooking the resort’s gardens or swimming pool. 

WE HAVE LIMITED AVAILABILITIES

All the rooms have private entrance, services and bathrooms.

*Single rooms are available with a supplement.

Soul Food

Food plays a central role in both our yoga practice and life. We believe food should be varied, unprocessed and nourishing to promote health and wellbeing.

For this retreat, we partnered with our chef, that will cook our delicious, colorful, and plant-based meals for the week. Our chef focuses on healthy, fresh and mostly organic produces to make you feel nourished and energized. Besides your 2 daily meals, snacks will be available throughout the day, and include tea, coffee, water, and fruits.

If you have special dietary requirements or food intolerances, please let us know in advance.

The Activities

Yoga Program

EXAMPLE DAY

08:30 - 09:00 Meditation/Breathwork

9:00 - 10:30 Morning practice

11:00 - 12:00 Brunch

12:00 - 18:00 -ish Free time*

18:00 - 19:30 Possible Slow practice / Workshop

19:30 - 20:30 Dinner

Possible evening activity

*Free time to explore the area or simply relax!

Yoga will be held in the shala. The shala is calming and peaceful, to allow for a deeper connection with one's practice.

Meet the Teachers

MEET PAT & ELI 

This retreat will be guided by Patrick and Eli who carry a life long interest, experience and studies when it comes to yoga, movement, breathwork and mindfulness. They will guide you through these elements of practice so that you are able to find the way to your true nature. They can’t wait to share their love for practice with you.

They have designed Under The Lying Dragon Travel Yoga Retreat, a program in alignment with the different attributes that compose the yin & yang energy including additional sharing and fascinating teachings on breathwork. 

To create a journey for growth and evolution from the depth of the essence, through the profoundness of our being.