Hang Mua - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc Small Group Tour 8 People a Group
Description
Visit Hoa Lu the first capital of Vietnam; meet a local Vietnamese family and enjoy a traditional home-cooked meal. Explore the stunning limestone caves in Tam Coc by boat and finish the day with a bike ride between mountains and rice paddies.
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Itinerary
07.15 – 07.45 Pick-up from your hotel or private address and departure to Ninh Binh
09:30 -10:00 Arrive at Hang Mua, "Mua Cave" one of the most alluring places to get the panorama view in Ninh Binh, hiking up to the peak of Ngoa Long Mountain to take in your amazing views of the Tam Coc, Ninh Binh area. 11:00 – 11:30 Take a bike and start riding around the village to explore the gorgeous rice fields surrounded by limestone mountains with a unique route and visit a local family in the Tam Coc area. They are a traditional Vietnamese family with three generations living together. Here you will get the chance to see the house’s architecture and their daily lives.
14:00 Visit Tam Coc by a small boat rowed by a local for about 1.5 hours. Known as "Halong Bay on land", the boat trip is a nice journey along the river with the peaceful scenery of limestone mountains and rice paddy fields if traveling during harvest season.
16:30 Arrive at Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century, and visit the temple of King Dinh. Under the introduction of our local guide, you will get to know more about Vietnamese history.
17.30 Leave Ninh Binh and drive straight back to Hanoi.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up any hotels or private address in Hanoi Old Quarter.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Reviews(212)
We had a very welcoming host, his name is Nam. We enjoyed the entire trip along with relishing delicious Vietnamese cuisine.
Dear tap0jad, Thank you very much for taking the time to share your review with us on Tripadvisor. We’re so happy to hear that you enjoyed your day tour to Ninh Binh and that Nam made you feel so welcome throughout the trip. It’s great to know that you loved the itinerary as well as the delicious Vietnamese cuisine. Your kind words truly encourage our team to keep delivering memorable experiences. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you again on another journey in Vietnam. Warm regards, Amazing Ninh Binh
The views and tours were amazing. Phil was so knowledgeable anout the area and history and so kind. Door to door service that I didn’t see anyone else doing. He made sure to provide an authentic day that is unmatched. I highly recommend, ask for Phil!
Great experience! Everything is facilitated by the Phil guide who is extremely attentive and tells us the story related to each place visited and anecdotes as a bonus. Tour to do absolutely!!!
Amazing tour, our guide Phil was super good. He explained lots of facts, was super attentive also with the children. We also visited a local family where you could really see traditional lifestyle.
Amazing sights and scenes. Phil (our tour guide) was really exceptional and made everything run very smoothly from start to finish.
This tour exceeded all of our expectations! We are a couple in our 60’s from Canada who were not sure what quality to expect. Our guide “Son” was extremely knowledgeable about Vietnam history, culture and general facts and he was always open any questions that we asked. We stopped at extra highlights that were not expected and we never felt rushed at any of them. (Providing multiple bathroom breaks too which was reassuring!) The small group Luxury van was one the the BEST group vans we have every been in with 11 seats that had auto controlled leg lifts and back recline !!! They provided 2 bottles of water, an umbrella, rain poncho and padded cushions (if desired) for the Tam Coc River Excursion .. which was AMAZING! We would recommend this Group Tour company in a second and we always felt totally safe with our Driver “Jerry” as well. He handled the van beautifully in the wild Vietnam traffic 😃 Cheryl & Terry Canada
Extremely friendly and engaging tour guide, was extremely entertaining and made the day extremely fun. Absolutely recommend 10/10
Soan went above and beyond for all of us, very friendly, funny and helpful. Even gave us a list of nice places to eat near our hotel.
An excellent day trip with varied activities and a fantastic lunch. What made it truly great was our guide Tom who spoke excellent English, knew everything about our visit and made us laugh. Highly recommend
I can only recommend it to anyone. Everything went smoothly and our tour guide could tell a lot about the history behind this place and Vietnam in general. There are enough pictures already, so I don't post one. To really get an impression, you have to be suburban.
