Ninh Binh province is an ideal eco-spot of tourism and convergence of classical, historical values and captivating natural landscape. The province stretches from the Northwest mountainous area to the delta, thus being called a half mountain half plain area. Besides limestone caves and grottos, Ninh Binh is also popular for the first imperial capital of Vietnam. Join this 2 days tour in Ninh Binh, you will have the opportunity to explore a hidden charm in Northern Vietnam.
We offer hotel pick up and drop off in Hanoi Old Quarter Area. Please be ready at your hotel lobby or at confirmed meeting point and time given by our operator. Please patiently wait for us if there is any delay.
If your hotel is located outside Hanoi Old Quarter area, please come to meeting point at Hotel du Parc HaNoi from 7:45AM
7:30 - 8:00 We welcome at your hotel lobby in Hanoi Old Quarter then depart for Ninh Binh 2-day trip. The very first meaningful stop-over in our itinerary is Hoa Lu, the capital of Vietnam from 968 until 1010. Hoa Lu Ancient Capital is specially the national-level important cultural-historical relics. Hoa Lu Ancient Capital used to be a firm military stronghold of 3 consecutive dynasties in Vietnam history: Dinh Dynasty, Early Le Dynasty, and Ly Dynasty. The Imperial place lays under the ground for 3m and now become a very interesting place to visit. You will have the chance to see the old items used by the royal family in ancient time. Then we have buffet lunch at local restaurant with many local dishes; vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.
After lunch you will get on a bamboo boat - rowed by the local people - in Hoang Long river to visit Tam Coc (three caves) on the way. You pass through three enormous caves that provide a brief respite from the intense summer sun. It takes approximately two hours to go up and down the river and along the way, you witness local fisherfolk, village life along the river, and of course, the striking limestone karst formations that Tam Coc is famous for. After that, we continue the tour for 45 mins - cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.
We then get back to Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Challenging your self by taking walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here. 5PM: Check-in accommodation and then have dinner. Free at night. Overnight in Tam Coc.
07:00: Have breakfast and free time for you to explore the country side atmosphere. 10:00: The car pick you from your accommodation transfer to Bai Dinh pagoda. We visit Bai Dinh Pagoda - the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight. You will visit Bai Dinh pagoda. 12:30: We have lunch in a local restaurant before we visit Trang An.
13:30: Depart to visit Trang An Eco-Tourism attraction, there is beautiful scenery landscape, you will boarding a small boat to visit Trang An, you will see majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious yet inviting caves, as well as countryside sights, like peaceful streams, rice paddies, and deserted green fields. Take a boat trip to visit cave complex: Lam, Vang, Thanh Truot and Dai caves in mystery and wildness, and see the scenery of mountains and rivers Ha Long on the land of Ninh Binh. 17:00: We get on the bus come back Hanoi. 20:00: Arrival in Hanoi. Tour ends. See you next time!
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