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A Boi house in Nam Dinh
Country: Vietnam
Province: Nam Dinh

Nam Dinh Holiday Weather today


Date/time of update: March 29, 2024, 6:15 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Heavy Intensity Rain

Temperature: 28.86°C
Temperature feels like: 31.1°C
Minimum Temperature: 28.86°C
Maximum Temperature: 28.86°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1012hPa
Humidity:62%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 3.92m/sec
Wind Direction: 172 degrees
Cloudiness: 52%
Sunrise: 2024-03-28 10:51:17
Sunset: 2024-03-29 11:08:37

Nam Dinh Province is located in the Red River Delta, northern Vietnam. Nam Dinh is bordered to the north-east by Thai Binh Province, to the north-west by Ha Nam Province, to the south-west and south by Ninh Binh Province and to the east by the East Vietnam Sea.

Rice field in Nam Dinh
Rice fields in Nam Dinh which produce the best quality rice in Vietnam

Nam Dinh Travel Guide Overview

The capital of Nam Dinh is Nam Dinh City, 90km south of Hanoi. There are crisscrossing rivers within Nam Dinh and between Nam Dinh and other provinces which used to make transport not convenient. Recently several new roads are built with bridges spanning the rivers. The waterways are overhauled which makes them accessible to bigger vessels. The local economy seems to be taking off new several new economic sectors: shipping, industrial zones, aquaculture, horticulture... Local tourism is also showing progress slowly.

The Nam Dinh River, Nam Dinh City
The Nam Dinh River, Nam Dinh City

Nam Dinh Travel Guide, What to See, Tourist Attractions Nam Dinh

Nam Dinh Province doesn't have that many travel attractions and is not visited frequently by the foreign travellers to Vietnam. But there are sites for travelers with certain particular interests: avid birders and seasoned photographers.

Some discerning adventure travelers would go to Nam Dinh for untouched lifestyle, far from the crowds and especially great seafood for reasonable prices. They could travel to Nam Dinh and stay with local farmers growing clams, bees for honey... in their huts on the water and enjoy a peaceful and slow-paced life!

Pho Minh Tower - Nam Dinh
Pho Minh Tower - Nam Dinh, one of the most famous Buddhist Towers in Vietnam built under the Ly Dynasty (11-13 century)

1/ Giao Thuy National Park

The park, which is the biggest bird park in Vietnam, is among the best sites in Vietnam for bird watching and birding tours. There are 150 migratory bird species and 50 local resident bird species at the Xuan Thuy National Park. The migratory species are present mostly from October through February (early March) only.

Sea zone in the buffer zone of the Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Vietnam, listed to the UNESCO Global Biosphere Reserve, World Ramsar Sites, biggest bird park in Vietnam
Sea zone in the buffer zone of the Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Vietnam, listed to the UNESCO Global Biosphere Reserve, World Ramsar Sites, biggest bird park in Vietnam

2/ Tran Temple

The temple complex is dedicated to the Tran Family who ruled Vietnam in the 13-15th centuries. Nam Dinh was their birth place and the complex was also used by the Tran Royal Family during their retreat time. The Tran Temple Festival is an extraordinarily busy time as several people believe in the Seal-Granting Ceremony (Le Phat An) on the 14th of the First Lunar Month would bring them huge success if they have the opportunity of receiving one.

The Tran Temple in Nam Dinh Vietnam
The Tran Temple in Nam Dinh Vietnam

3/ Pho Minh Pagoda

This is one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam. It was once the Tran Royal Family paid visits frequently. The pagoda complex a neat setting with a path lined with areca palm trees, ponds and a lovely garden.

Entrance path to the Pho Minh Pagoda in Nam Dinh Vietnam
Entrance path to the Pho Minh Pagoda in Nam Dinh Vietnam

4/ Hai Ly Church Ruins

It was a church once but it is ruins nowadays due to sea encroachment. The Hai Ly Church Ruins are evidence of climate change. But photographers come here for amazing photography!

5/ Salt Fields of Bach Long (Giao Thuy District)

You love photography, the Salt Fields of Bach Long is not to be missed on your photo tour in Vietnam! Paradissa has photography tours to Nam Dinh which include the best sites for photography in the province.

Things to Do, Adventure Travel and Family Tours in Nam Dinh

1/ Adventure Travel

Not that much known to the travelers’ communities, here are villages in Nam Dinh that offer chances of staying with local families and exploring the local life. If you plan to go further into the local life on your trip to Vietnam, then Nam Dinh may be a good choice. Paradissa offers homestay trips, volunteer travel, cycling trips...as part of our responsible travel products to Nam Dinh Province.

Buddist Pagoda in Nam Dinh
A Buddist Pagoda in Nam Dinh

 

 Fishing net - Nam Dinh
Fishing nets are seen just often in the peaceful countryside of Nam Dinh Province

 

Bonsai garden - Nam Dinh
For those who wish to travel responsibly to Nam Dinh, you can learn how to take care of a bonsai garden

 

Boi House in Nam Dinh
Boi House, a very typical and traditional style of house found in Nam Dinh

2/ Bird Watching Tours

While the sea of Nam Dinh is hopeless for beach holidays; Giao Thuy National Park is great a destination for the bird watching travellers. Paradissa offers bird-watching tours to Nam Dinh during the months of October to early March. Accommodation for the tour is of very basic standards.

Nam Dinh Countryside
Nam Dinh Countryside

3/ Family Tours

Paradissa hosts family tours to Nam Dinh with activities ranging from sharing daily work with local farmers, learning farm work and horticulture business, learning about the bonsai business

4/ Photo Tours

Paradissa hosts photography tours to Nam Dinh for 2 days and 1 night. The photo tour focuses on sites of interest in Nam Dinh only. It is possible to extend the tour to neighboring provinces of Thai Binh and Ninh Binh.

Where to Stay, Accommodation

There are no international standards hotels or professional tourist facilities in the province yet.

Nam Dinh Average Monthly Rainfall and Temperatures


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