Thái Vi Temple Đền Thái Vi

Stone temple to the Trần kings among the karst

Stone temple to the Trần kings among the karst, 2 km from the pier and on the same ticket as the boat. Walk the stone hall and the two-storey bell tower on the site of the Trần base at Vũ Lâm. Go the same day as the boat and Bích Động. Skip it if one temple a day is enough.

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The stone hall and the bell tower under the karst

Photo: Kien1980v · Public domain

TimeCheck on arrival

FeeIncluded in the 250,000 VND Tam Cốc ticket

Get there2 km by road from the pier, or on foot from the boat

Best monthsRipe-rice days at the end of May

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Thái Vi stands on the site of Vũ Lâm, the base the early Trần kings held in these hills. Trần Thái Tông founded the base in the 13th century, and in 1285 Trần Thánh Tông and Trần Nhân Tông beat part of the Mongol-Yuan army nearby. The temple honours the Trần kings.

A two-storey bell tower with curved red-tiled roofs below green limestone hills at Thái Vi temple — The Duy Tân bell tower, two storeys and eight roofs

The building you see is in the Nguyễn style: one hall of three bays on 28 stone columns 3.2 m high, 22 of them square. Beside it the bell tower from the Duy Tân reign rises two storeys with eight roofs on 32 ironwood columns. The temple became a national historic relic in 1994.

On the path up from the river you pass Động Thiên Hương, a dry cave about 15 m up the cliff. From the temple, carry on to Bích Động on the same ticket.

Getting there and around

Thái Vi is in thôn Văn Lâm, 2 km by road from the Tam Cốc pier. A path also runs up from the river, so you can walk to it from the boat.

From the Tam Cốc pier

2 km by road, by bicycle or the electric shuttle on the shuttle ticket.

From the boat

On foot along the path from the river, past Động Thiên Hương.

Hours and fees

Hours
Check on arrival
Admission
On the Tam Cốc–Bích Động ticket: adult 250,000 VND, child 1–1.3 m 120,000 VND. With the electric shuttle: adult 350,000 VND, child 1–1.3 m 190,000 VND. No separate temple ticket is listed.