Tour itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi - Thung Nham Valley - Tam Coc - Rural Villages -Thai Vi Temple over night 4 start hotel, resort
7.20 am - 07 :40 am: Tour guide & Driver will pick up from your hotel in hanoi transferring to Ninh Binh by luxury limousine van with small group (maximum 6- 8 people)
08:40 Have a short break at a stop-over in Dong Van, Ha Nam province to relax, time for rest room and enjoying the coffee
09:35 Arrive Ninh Hai Village in Tam Coc where you will get to mountain and start our visit
Our first visit, we will cycle through Ninh Hai Village, where you can see amazing beautiful villages with traditional houses and see the rural daily life of local people, then we cycle through out to see the huge valleys with spectacular landscapes, beautiful limestone kast emerging on the land, beautiful green rice paddies around the area where you start to learn about the west rice and some traditional culture from our guide , then you have some more time cycling to explore the area , we will ride pass the valley, Alley, where you will see the most stunning views and local daily life, after 1 hours cycling you will have chance to visit and take a break at a local family and enjoy fresh tropical fruit
After enjoying fruit and relaxing, it is time for us to Cycle again through to huge valley of Tam Coc where you see most limestone kast emerging on the land which looks like Ha Long Bay, then the guide will take you to visit historical Thai Vi Temple, you will learn the history of the temple and the area, after visiting the temple our tour guide will lead you to the local restaurant to enjoy lunch by authentic Vietnamese food
After lunch, our limousine van will pick you up and take you to Tam Coc Harbor, you can enjoy the bamboo boat trip in Tam Coc river and see the most spectacular landscapes, amazing limestone mountains emerging on the rice paddies fields. You will join bamboo boat and row though beautiful caves, where you will enjoy and take beautiful picture, we will spend approximately 2-2,5 hours to do the boat trip there.
After the Boat trip we will take you to a homestay, Villa, or bungalow for check in then you have free time to enjoy yourself and walk around the village . At night time, you will Dinner will be served with Vietnamese dishes at the local restaurant or have dinner at your hotel
Day 2: Mua Cave Peak -Bai Dinh Pagoda - Hoa Lu – Hanoi
Breakfast at the Homestay at around 7.30 to 8.00 am .
On day 2, you can choose the option of visiting Mua Cave, you could use a bicycle or car to Mua Cav which is one of the highlights and beautiful places for you to visit. Hiking up to the peak of Ngoa Long Mountain with 500 steps to the dragon tail top to see a panorama view of Ninh Binh with spectacular and amazing limestone karst mountain.
10:00 Am: Continue to visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam and South East Asia. When you arrive at the main entrance, you will be given a ticket then take an electric car to go inside the pagoda. Our tour guide will take you around pagoda with over 1000 steps to see over 5000 La Han Buddha and one of the biggest buddha in Vietnam built in bronze and gold. You can see the beautiful architecture of the pagoda and learn much more about the history and stories from our guide.
After visiting the pagoda, we will go for lunch served with delicious Vietnamese cuisine. After lunch we have some time for relaxing..
Departure to Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century, visit the temple of King Dinh. Under the introduction of our local guide, you will get to know more about Vietnamese history.
Leave Ninh Binh and drive straight back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi, drop you back to your hotel or private address in Hanoi Old Quarter
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