Ninh Binh Highlights Hoa Lu/Bai Dinh-Trang An/ Tam Coc- Mua Cave
Description
1. You will be picked up and dropped off inside Hanoi Old Quarter by shuttle bus (Except some banning street)) 2. English speaking guide will escort you during the trip. 3. You will visit Hoa Lu ancient citadel dating back to 1,000 years (if option selected) 4. Visiting Bai Dinh pagoda -biggest one in Indochina with massive statues (if option selected) 4. Enjoying a nice boat trip on river with spectacular limestone mountains (if option selected) 5. Trekking up to Hang Mua (Dragon mountain) where you can see the whole Tam Coc valley with rice field and river (if option selected) 6. Enjoying a buffet lunch with a lot of options of local food
Tour Options
Itinerary
From 7:00 - 7:45 am: You are picked up at hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter (please be ready during this time, the bus needs to go from this hotel to another so time should be flexible). Depart for Ninh Binh with 3 hours on highway with 1-2 comfort break
Visit Hoa Lu Ancient citadel in 11th Century (The first capital of Viet Nam) with King Dinh Temple and ruins from the Citadel. You will visit Temple worshipping King Dinh with nice architecture and pray for good health there.
Explore Trang An Or Tam Coc (if option selected) with 2 hours boating trip rowed by a local - a World's heritage site. Through water caves and historic sites along river bank.
Explore Mua cave, little water fall, trek up to Ngoa Long mountain with 500 steps to have a million US Dollar view down Tam Coc valley
Finish Mua Cave mountain, departing on the bus back to Hanoi 3 hours via Highway 19:00- 19:30: Drop off at your hotel / meeting point
Tam Coc is the centre of Ninh Binh heritage zone with nice stream through peaceful villages and rice fiels. You will gently row the boat through Hang Ca cave, Hang Hai Cave and Hang Ba cave with wonderful stalagtiles.
You will visit glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complex the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. This pagoda complexes stunningly boast an array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it takes 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 statue.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up will be in old quarter of Hanoi (except some the forbidden streets), if you choose option without transportation, the meeting point will be directly in Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu or Bai Dinh pagoda)
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(460)
Thank you to our tour guide Phuong for your patience, and doing a great job handling a group tour from different nationalities. My friends and I enjoyed the tour. I suggest, there will be a different tour for those who don't want to climb the top of Mua Cave Lying Dragon so that there's more time for those who want it.
We booked through Klook and our tour guide was Mr. Ben and our driver was Mr. Lucky. They made the trip very fun, with Mr. Ben's great sense of humor and Mr. Lucky's smooth driving. Mr. Ben was very knowledgeable about all the stops we went to, especially the temple of their previous king. Be sure to ask him questions and you'll learn more! All the entrance fees and buffet food was included in the tour fee so you don't have to worry about that. Our bus was also very cozy, with just the right amount of people. Our favorite was the boat ride! But make sure to have sunscreen!
Son Nguyen has been great with coordination and communication throughout with clear instructions. The vehicle was very comfortable and covered evrything possible in right time within given time of the day
Did the tour with our amazing tourguide mr Ben the man. We got a lot of fun during the trip, specially i enjoyed Trang an very much!
Such a fun experience! My friends and I did a day trip from Hanoi and this was the perfect break from the bustling city. Our guide Tiger was great! Very knowledgeable on the history which made it so rewarding!
The guide was very nice, polite, dedicated to his job. Really appreciated
The trip was amazing, it’s fun but the weather seems too hot for me - summer anyway - might be more comfortable on the other season. Hoa Lu, good for cultural person - appreciate for providing fabric-rent free before entering the temple, Trang An is very good for experience, and MUA CAVE IS NO JOKE, only for adventurous people, even more in the HOT WEATHER! 🥵🥵🥵 The vehicle and lunch buffet is fine, appreciate wifi provider on the restaurant and free-rent bike! The driver “Mr. Richest” is very helpful and kind. But, the highlight will be for the Guide Guy “Mr. Son”, he is helpful, solutive, funny but not cringe, EXCELLENT AND FLUENT IN ENGLISH, thus our communication is seamless. BEST 👍🏻
Ninh Binh is beautiful and worth visiting. Overall itinerary was great and tour guide, Phuong, was very good and kept us entertained. The buffet lunch could have been better though. Hope to visit Hanoi soon.
Our trip to Ninh Binh was absolutely fantastic from start to finish. The scenery was breathtaking, with stunning limestone mountains, peaceful rivers, and beautiful countryside views that exceeded our expectations. A special thanks to our tour guide, Son, who made the experience even more enjoyable. Son was so friendly, knowledgeable, and organized throughout the day. He shared interesting stories and local insights, answered all our questions, and kept the group engaged with his great sense of humor. Overall, Ninh Binh was a worth & memorable experience in Vietnam!
The tour was amazing. Our Tour Guide Phuong was really great
