Vietnam · Archaeology

Ninh Binh Private Tour: Hoa Lu Trang An 1 Day Tour from Hanoi

10 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Hanoi. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital and its historic king temples
  • 02 Take a boat trip through the Trang An cave complex
  • 03 Enjoy a private day tour from Hanoi with hotel pickup and drop-off
  • 04 See dramatic limestone karst scenery, valleys, and waterways
  • 05 Cycle around the Trang An area
  • 06 Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine
  • 07 Travel with an English-speaking guide and private driver

Escape Hanoi for a private day trip to Ninh Binh, where Vietnam’s early history and dramatic natural scenery come together. Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, home to temples dedicated to the Dinh and Le kings, then continue to Trang An for a peaceful boat journey through limestone landscapes, caves, and river valleys.

With private transport, lunch, a local guide, and time for a bike ride and tea break, this 10-hour experience offers a relaxed way to discover one of northern Vietnam’s most scenic and culturally significant regions.

Escape Hanoi for a private day trip to Ninh Binh, where Vietnam’s early history and dramatic natural scenery come together.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 10 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Hanoi, Ninh Bình, Hoa Lư
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

8h00 – 8h15: Our private car and tourguide will pick you up at your hotel lobby in Hanoi Old Quarter for departure to Ninh Binh. You will have a short break on the half way about 20 minutes for relaxing.

10h00 - 10h30: Arrive Hoa Lu ancient capital, you will visit Dinh King temple and Le King temple in the 10th centery, finding out the heroic histories of this two king in Chinese Wars.

12h00 - 12h10: Get on your private car go to the restaurant for having lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.

13h00 - 13h10: Keep going to visit Trang An tourist attraction, take boat trip to visit Trang An cave complex and the scene of King Kong film. They have a lot of beautiful Stalactites and stalactites with different calorful.

15h20 - 15h30: Biking around Trang An area and enjoy Vietnamese tea break.

16h30 - 16h40: Get on your private car to return Hanoi.

19h00 - 19h30: Arrive Ha Noi, drop off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.Hoa Lu Ancient Capital is located in Ninh Binh provice, the land has both marvelous mountains and seas with the development of many attractive tourist areas.

Hoa Lu ancient capital, perhaps, makes the province more attractive because it creates the cultural identity of the area and help people understand more about the cultural, architectural and sculptural values associated with the legend about the foundation of Dai Co Viet ( an old name of Viet Nam country).

This place is worth visiting for anyone who wants to explore and learn new things

Let us introduce you special things about Hoa Lu ancient citadel in NinhBinhSituated near the southern margin of the Red River Delta, the Trang An Landscape Complex is a spectacular landscape of limestone karst peaks permeated with valleys, many of them partly submerged and surrounded by steep, almost vertical cliffs. Exploration of caves at different altitudes has revealed archaeological traces of human activity over a continuous period of more than 30,000 years. They illustrate the occupation of these mountains by seasonal hunter-gatherers and how they adapted to major climatic and environmental changes, especially the repeated inundation of the landscape by the sea after the last ice age. The story of human occupation continues through the Neolithic and Bronze Ages to the historical era. Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Viet Nam, was strategically established here in the 10th and 11th centuries AD. The property also contains temples, pagodas, paddy-fields and small villages.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Hanoi. 3 cities · 10 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Pick up and drop off at your stay in Hanoi City by A/C Private Car
  • Bottles of mineral water on private car
  • Have a lunch with Vietnamese cuisine
  • Boat Trip & Bike ride at Trang An Heritage Site
  • Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital of Vietnam
  • Experienced English Speaking Tour Guide & Driver

What's Not Included

  • Other Beverages and Personal Expenses
  • Tips for guide/driver/local rowing boat are appreciated

Know before you go

  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • We will pick up at your hotel/stay in Hanoi City

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Hanoi.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Hanoi.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 10 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Hanoi..

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