Hoa Lư Ancient Capital and Tam Cốc Boat Trip
8:00-8:30 AM: Meet your tour guide at your hotel or preferred location within Hanoi's Old Quarter and head to Ninh Bình by modern, air-conditioned shuttle bus. The drive takes around 2 hours.
10:30-11:00 AM: Arrive at Hoa Lư, the former capital of Vietnam in the 10th and 11th centuries, with your Vietnam guide. Begin by visiting the two temples dedicated to the kings of the Đinh and Lê dynasties.
12:00 PM: Arrive at a riverside restaurant and enjoy a buffet lunch with many choices of food, especially traditional Ninh Bình dishes, goat meat, and fresh vegetables.
1:30 PM: Enjoy the most exciting activity of the trip - a sampan boat ride of around 2 hours. Relax as you cruise along Ninh Bình's iconic Ngo Dong River, with rice fields stretching along both sides. During the boat ride, you will pass through the three caves known as Tam Cốc. Then ride a bicycle to enjoy the extraordinary beauty of the countryside.
4:00 PM: Depart from Tam Cốc.
6:00-7:00 PM: Arrive back in Hanoi.
