Vietnam · Rural Experiences

Full-Day Ninh Binh Group of 9 Guided Tour Mua Cave Tam Coc Hoa Lu

12 Hours Round trip from Hanoi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Small-group day tour with a maximum of 9 guests
  • 02 Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital and King Dinh Temple
  • 03 Climb Mua Cave for panoramic views from Ngoa Long mountain
  • 04 Enjoy a sampan boat ride through Tam Coc’s three caves
  • 05 Cycle along quiet country roads and see local village life
  • 06 Travel from Hanoi with high-quality transfer service
  • 07 Vietnamese lunch and entrance tickets included

Discover the highlights of Ninh Binh on a full-day guided journey from Hanoi, travelling in a small group of up to 9 guests for a more comfortable and personal experience. Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, climb to the viewpoint at Mua Cave, and take in the dramatic limestone scenery and rice fields that make this region so memorable.

The day also includes a local Vietnamese lunch, a sampan boat ride through Tam Coc along the Ngo Dong River, and time to cycle through quiet countryside roads to observe local village life. With transport, entrance tickets, and an English-speaking guide included, this tour combines history, nature, and soft adventure in one well-rounded day out.

With transport, entrance tickets, and an English-speaking guide included, this tour combines history, nature, and soft adventure in one well-rounded day out.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Hanoi, Ninh Bình, Hoa Lư, Tam Cốc-Bích Động
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

07:30 – 08:00 – Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 120km comfortable Limousine bus journey through verdant landscape. Stop over for a rest on the way.

10:30 – Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with King Dinh Temple dating back to the 17th Century.

11:15 – Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with precious view of the nature.

12:30 – Enjoy the lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisines

14:00 – Take sampan boat trip which owned and rowed by locals, gently sailing along Ngo Dong river, capturing the wonderful scenery of Karst hills, rice fields, and peaceful villages, and passing “Hang Ca”, “Hang Hai” and “Hang Ba”.

16:00 – Enjoy cycling time in the quite country road to explore the daily life of the local villagers.

17:00 – Return to our Limousine bus and then come back to Hanoi.

19:30 – Drop you off at your hotel/stay. Trip ends.Tam Coc, means "three caverns", including Ca cave, Hai cave and Ba cave. All three caves are formed by the Ngo Dong river stabbing through the mountain. Tam Coc is the first cruise line to be exploited in Tam Coc - Bich Dong tourist area.

Ca cave is 127 m long, through a large mountain, its mouth is over 20 m wide. In the cave, the climate is quite cool and there are many stalactites hanging down with various shapes. Hang Hai, nearly 1 km from Ca cave, is 60 meters long. The cave ceiling has many stalactites hanging down very strangely Hang Ba, close to Hai cave, is 50 m long, ceiling like a stone arch, lower than the other two caves Want to visit Tam Coc, visitors get off the boat from the central wharf. Boats take visitors on Ngo Dong river winding through cliffs, caves across the water, rice fields. Time to go and come back about 2 hours. The landscape of Tam Coc, especially on the two sides of the Ngo Dong River, can vary with the season of rice (green rice, yellow rice or silver water in the field).Planning a trip to Mua caves, besides you take a ride to the cave you will being overcoming 486 stone steps to see beautiful sceneries on the top of Mua mountain.

The road to Mua cave was imitated as Great wall of China. Although it may make you tired because of high steps, it becomes more interesting if you climb slowly and on the way you can take some nice photo

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Hanoi 4 cities · 12 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Pick up and drop off service within the Old Quarter Area
  • High-quality transfer service and Sporty Bike
  • Vietnamese lunch
  • All entrance tickets in the tour
  • Experienced English Speaking Guide & Driver
  • Small Group of 09 guests with Better Care

What's Not Included

  • Pick up from hotel/ stay outside Old Quarter of Hanoi
  • Beverages, travel insurance & tax, personal expense, tips
  • Holiday surcharge

Know before you go

  • Infants must not 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 hotels/stays inside Old Quarter Area. If you stay outside of Old Quarter, pick up at meeting point: Hanoi Opera House between 07h15 am to 07h30 am

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Hanoi, VN
Tour start
Hanoi, VN
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 12 hours finish where they began, in Hanoi.

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