Visiting Vietnam, many foreign tourists were extremely surprised by the things that only our country has.

As one of the places in Vietnam that possess the beauty of a fairyland, Ninh Binh always attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit each year. Coming here, visitors can visit Trang An with the blue water flowing winding around the limestone mountains, stand on the Dance Cave to fully embrace the beautiful scenery of Ninh Binh or ride a boat in Tam Coc, passing through the village. peaceful countryside.

Not only the beautiful scenery, Ninh Binh also makes foreign tourists “eyes wide open” before the scene of people rowing boats with two skillful feet or boats selling full of candy and drinking water floating on the river. .

“Excellent skill” of rowing with the feet of local people

The journey of sitting on a small boat, slowly down the river to admire Tam Coc or Trang An always brings excitement to many visitors, especially foreign tourists. When experiencing this activity, visitors will be able to go through caves or rice fields, and rolling mountains, admire the picturesque scenery on both sides of the river and discover more hidden beauties.

Boating to enjoy the scenery is an activity that attracts tourists in Ninh Binh (Photo: @murilo_andes, @_rashmitah_, @eeshatequila, @jessclarkkk)

In addition to enjoying the experience of boating, foreign tourists are also impressed with the sight of people here skillfully rowing on foot. Instead of rowing as usual, people here will use their feet to grab the two oars, swinging the water quickly to push the boat forward. In addition, while sailing, they will also act as a tour guide, introducing the history and landscape of Tam Coc, Trang An and other places in Ninh Binh.

Many foreign tourists are excited to see the people’s top rowing techniques and share them on social networks (Photo: @nucemusic, @wheretofindme, @rachandlaurexplore)

Not long ago, author Matthew Pike also shared an article on the famous travel site Culture Trip about the top-notch two-legged rowing technique of the Ninh Binh people. According to the author, the rowers look quite relaxed, but they still look around carefully to handle situations and avoid hitting neighboring boats.

Author Matthew Pike had the opportunity to visit Ninh Binh and experience rowing by foot (Photo: Culture Trip)

“There’s even a convenience store on the boats”

Not only is the boating by foot, but this place also takes foreign tourists from one surprise to another by the bustling scene of grocery boats floating on the river, no different from the markets. popular in the West.

A Canadian tourist jokingly calls these boats the Circle K convenience store on the river (Image: @nucemusic)

On the boat, many items are sold, from souvenirs, drinks, candies, fruits, and fresh flowers to local specialties. Often these boats will gather at the end of the sailing journey, when tourists come here, they will stop to rest, buy soft drinks or snacks to sip. This unique type of trading also makes many foreign tourists feel excited.

The boat is sold full of goods, no different from the shore (Photo: @murilo_andes)

Indeed, Vietnam has never stopped surprising foreign tourists by strange things. Boating by foot or boats selling food and drinks has created a very unique tourist culture that nowhere else can be found.

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