Pu Luong - Ninh Binh tour is the perfect combination between two beautiful places in Vietnam. In Pu Luong, limestone peaks puncture the clouds and dramatic rice terraces looked ethnic villages, home to distinct cultures that have inhabited these parts for centuries. Ninh Binh, the land of the masterpieces, which possesses striking limestone karsts, record-breaking temples and pagodas, amazingly vast rice paddies and a lot of world heritage sites.
We will pick up the guests at Hotels in Old Quarter or Hanoi Opera House if outside.
If you stay outside of OlD QUARTER AREA, please come to Hanoi Opera House at 07.00 AM for pick up point
07h00 AM : Pick-up at Hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter Area or Hanoi Opera House to go to Pu Luong Nature Reserve.It takes nearly 4.5 Hour driving to Puluong included 1 stop for short break on the way.
12:00 : Check in the hotel in Pu Luong and have lunch. Free time to relax or enjoy the infinity pool. You will meet the tour guide and start an Easy trek off the main road. You will visit a traditional local house from Thai minority to learn about their traditions. The trek will go then down tracks through rice terraces and the Bang village. The amazing view of the mountain and the slopes covered by rice terraces is an enchantment. Back to the Retreat. Free time to enjoy a cup of tea or a cocktail on the terrace or to enjoy a swim in the infinity pool. Dinner in the Eco restaurant and assist to a traditional dances of Thai ethnic minority community. Feel free to experience the Bamboo clap dance. Free evening to enjoy the peacefulness of the area before overnight.
7:30 – 8:30: Enjoy breakfast at the Eco-restaurant. 8:30 : Trek to Kho Muong Village & Bat Cave. The trekking will start by small alley nearby traditional Thai stilt houses until reaching beautiful view points of the infinity rice terraces. Arriving from the top of the hill, you will slowly see appearing the village of Kho Muong and understand how special is this place. After walking around the village, you will walk to the entrance the cave. Possibility to visit the cave (depending on weather conditions). Kho Muong village is located deep in the core zone of Pu Luong National Nature Reserve. Kho Muong is an unspoiled village, completely separate from other villages and less affected by humans, so it still retains the inherent poetic beauty. 11:30: Check out and lunch at Pu Luong Eco Garden the Mountain Retreat . 13:30: Say goodbye to the fabulous Pu Luong Nature Reserve and start the journey to reach to Ninh Binh.
After driving 3 hours from Pu Luong , you will arrive at Mua Cave in Ninh Binh Province at 16:30 PM. You will climb around 500 stairs to reach the top mountain to see wholeview of local area.
19:00: Dinner in Trang An Ecolodge Resort Free evening to enjoy the peacefulness of the area before overnight.
After breakfast at hotel At 8:00 : Cycling to Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. and walking visit the capital. Hoa Lu was Ancient Capital of Vietnam at the end of X century under two dynasties Dinh and Tien Le 12:00: Check out & lunch then take a relax
13:30: Visit Trang An for boat tour in wonderful landscape It is a world apart and a unique destination in Vietnam. A relaxing and serene boat trip with the most amazingly beautiful views and rich in history with perfectly preserved architecture.
At the end of the day you'll get back on the bus and after 2,5 hours driving again, we will back to Hanoi & drop off the guests at hotels/stays in Hanoi Old Quarter Area
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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