DAY 1: HOA LU – MUA CAVE – TAM COC (Lunch, Dinner)
07h30 – 8h00: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter for the bus transfer to Ninh Binh.
09h15: You will have a short break of 15 – 20 minutes to stretch your legs, use the facilities or have a quick snack.
10h30: The bus arrives in Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam from years 968 to 1010. Then you will visit the Temple of King Dinh and King Le to learn more about Vietnamese history under the Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasties.
Continue the tour for cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.
12h00: You will have a buffet lunch with local specialties in the private area of our Ninh Binh Heritage restaurant. The vegetarian option is also available.
13h00: The limousine brings you to Tam Coc, known as “Halong Bay on the land”, where you will spend 1.5 hours on the bamboo boat to explore this area. On this excursion down the Ngo Dong River, you will pass through the beautiful paddy fields, limestone karst formation, and a stunning cave system including Hang Ca, Hang Hai, and Hang Ba caves for a unique experience.
Tam Coc Ninh Binh
15h30: We continue to visit Mua Cave, also known as the “Great Wall of China” in Vietnam, and climb 500 steps to reach the peak of Ngoa Long Mountain, overlooking the amazing view of the city and Tam Coc below.
Visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of Tam Coc from Mua Cave peak
17h00: Get on the bus go to the homestay/ bungalow/ hotel
17h30: Check in the Hotel. Have Dinner and Overnight in Hotel/ homestay.
Important Note: Basically, this itinerary combines three separate 1-day group tours into a single multi-day trip.
Instead of returning to Hanoi after the first day’s tour and traveling back to Ninh Binh the following morning, you’ll stay overnight in Ninh Binh. This saves travel time and makes the next day’s sightseeing much more convenient.
We will arrange your hotel accommodation, dinner, and breakfast in Ninh Binh. Please note that the tour guide will not stay overnight. After the first day’s tour, the guide will return to Hanoi with the group, and a different tour guide will accompany you on the second day’s tour.
DAY 2: BICH DONG PAGODA – THAI VI TEMPLE – THUNG NHAM BIRD VALLEY ( B, L)
Morning: Have breakfast at Hotel/ Bungalow then be ready for the trip
08h30 – 9:00: Get picked up by our friendly guide then cycle to visit the Thai Vi temple and Bich Dong pagoda (the second most beautiful cave in Viet Nam)
In the morning program, you will cycle to visit two sites: Thai Vi Temple and Bich Dong Pagoda.
11h30: Check out and have lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, spring roll, fried rice…
Vegetarian foods are always available at the lunch
13h00: Continue to Thung Nham Bird Valley. Get on a small sampan to discover Hang But (Buddhist Cave), about 500m in length, a magical view of the stalactites and stalagmites, and see a big Buddha-shaped stalactite sitting beside an underground river, as well as visit an orchard of tropical fruits in this area.
Thung Nham Bird Park Ninh Binh
The best time for the bird park in the afternoon, sit quietly on a boat and slowly paddle through Thung Chim (Thung Nham), discover the most features of this area with more than 4,000 birds of 40 species flying to inhabit every day. Your best chance to take nice photos and immerse yourself in the wild and nature.
16h00: Get on the bus return the homestay/ bungalow/ hotel
18h30: Have Dinner and Overnight in Hotel/ bungalow
DAY 3: BAI DINH – TRANG AN ( B, L )
Morning: Have breakfast at Hotel/ Bungalow then be ready for the trip
10h00 Our car take you to visit Bai dinh Pagoda
10h30: Arrive Glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complexes, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. Scenically set on the foot hill of Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley below and dotted and the limestone karsts dotted around which will take your breath away.
Bai Dinh Pagoda
This pagoda complexes stunningly boast a array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it take a full day to explore all. So you will visit some of the highlights that owned the national:
– 500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats)
– 2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, other weighs 36 tones.
– Visit The Quan Yin statue with thousands arms and eyes.
– Visit Gautama Buddha satatue.
With sacred atmospheres and intriguing Buddhism story which presented by Our insider guide, you cannot fail to enchant.
12h20: It is time to enjoy Ninh Binh’s specialties in the private area of our own restaurant called Ninh Binh Heritage. The vegetarian option is available.
13h30: After lunch, you continue your trip to Trang An, a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO in 2014. There, you can spend 1.5 – 2 hours on the boat ride to enjoy the beauty of this place, which owns a beautiful tunnel cave system and appears in the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”.
Tràng An Heritage
16h00: It is time to get on our bus to get transferred back to Hanoi
18h30 – 19h00: Our bus drops you off at your hotel in Hanoi
Note: The schedule might shuffle the sightseeing stops based on the day, but don’t worry – we’ll ensure you visit every spot listed in the plan.
