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1. With small group tour from Hanoi, you enjoy beautiful ancient capital Hoa Lu and Tam Coc, featuring karst formations and caves.
2. The itinerary includes a sampan (wooden boat) ride along the river, biking around Tam Coc.
3. This tour is for active travelers loving nature and discovery.
4. Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle.
5. Enjoy a buffet lunch of Ninh Binh cuisine (included)
6. Door-to-door hotel pickup and and drop-off around Hanoi’s Old Quarter.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Our tour guide and vehicle will pick you up at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter from 7:30am - 8:00am. If your hotel located outside of Old Quarter, please go to "meeting point" at 7:40am to join the trip.
This meeting point is for those customers who do not require a hotel pickup or their hotel location is not located in Hanoi Old Quater. They need to be here at 7:40am to join the tour group.
Itinerary
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(Pass by)
7:30am - 7:50 am Tour guide and car pick you up at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter for the trip. (If you do not need a hotel pickup, please go here to join the tour group. This site is juts a meeting point, not a site for the visit). The start the trip to Ninh Binh. Enjoying the beautiful scenery of the rural areas on the way.
Admission ticket free -
1Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties
10:30 Visit Hoa Lu ancient Citadel with King Dinh Temple dating back to the 10th Century. The old capital has a variety of historical places for visitors to pay a trip. The attractions are temples, where people worship the Emperors and royal people that ruled here more than 1000 years ago. And nowadays Hoa Lu still keeps the remaining of ancients fortress built by Dinh dynasty more than 1000 years ago. The Imperial place lays under the ground for 3m and now become a very interesting place to visit. Then continue the tour with 30-minute biking in a rural village to discover the life of local people. Please notes that this short biking trip is just an extra activity (free of charge) to help you experience the peaceful rural landscapes, not a professional biking trip. If don't know how to bike then you can skip it (and instead you can walk around the area to take photos or just relax at the restaurant to wait for others while they are cycling).
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
2Ninh Binh Mountain Side Homestay & Cafe
12:30 Have buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice, rice crackers,... And also vegetarian foods are available in the buffet lunch.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
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13:30 Then take sampan boat trip rowed by locals, gently sailing along Ngo Dong river, capturing the wonderful scenery of Karst hills, rice fields, and peaceful villages, and passing “Hang Ca”, “Hang Hai” and “Hang Ba”. All create a masterpiece of nature which Vietnamese people called “ Halong Bay on land”
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
4Mua Caves
16:00 Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing hiking up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with precious view of the nature. Down a sleepy road between rice paddies, this cave (the name means 'Cave of Dance') is not terribly impressive, but there are panoramic views from the peak above. A stone staircase beside the cave entrance zigzags through the karst (beware the goat droppings) and it’s almost 500 steps to a simple altar to Quan Am (the Goddess of Mercy). Look west for the Ngo Dong River winding through Tam Coc. The climb is paved but steep in sections, so bring water and allow an hour return. Then get back to the bus to return Hanoi.
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
(Pass by)
19:30 Drop you off at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem lake area. Trip ends.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- For further information, please connect us Whats/App +84-982-804-399
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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