Vietnam · Religious & Spiritual

1 Day Luxury Tour in Bai Dinh, Trang An and Mua Cave from Hanoi

12 Hours Round trip from Hanoi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, one of the largest spiritual sites in Vietnam
  • 02 Take a scenic boat trip through the Trang An cave complex
  • 03 Climb Mua Cave for panoramic views over Tam Coc and the countryside
  • 04 Cycle around traditional villages near Trang An
  • 05 Enjoy a Vietnamese buffet lunch
  • 06 Travel roundtrip from Hanoi by limousine bus
  • 07 See limestone karst landscapes, rivers, temples, and rural scenery

Escape Hanoi for a full-day journey through the spiritual, scenic, and rural landscapes of Ninh Binh. Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, one of Vietnam’s most impressive religious sites, then continue to Trang An for a peaceful boat trip through its cave complex and dramatic limestone scenery.

The day also includes a bicycle ride around traditional villages near Trang An and a climb up Mua Cave for sweeping views over Tam Coc, the countryside, and the Ngo Dong River. With roundtrip transport, lunch, and key sightseeing included, this tour offers an easy way to experience several of northern Vietnam’s highlights in one day.

Escape Hanoi for a full-day journey through the spiritual, scenic, and rural landscapes of Ninh Binh.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

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

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

7h30 - 8h00: Our tourist bus will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter for departure to Bai Dinh pagoda.

10h20 - 10h30: Arrive in Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight. You will have free time with our tour guide to visit this pagoda and learn more about buddism religion.

12h00 - 12h05: Have a buffet lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.

12h00 - 13h05: Get on the tourist bus continue going to Trang An wharf, take boat trip to visit Trang An cave complex and the scene of King Kong film.

14h50 - 15h00: Come back to Trang An wharf, take your bicycle to visit traditional villages around Trang An area.

15h35 - 15h40: Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.

16h45 - 17h00: Get on our tourist bus to return Hanoi.

19h20 - 19h40: Arrive Ha Noi, drop off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.The first and most important thing is wonderful landscapes of Ninh Binh land have played an important role on the development of Viet Nam tourist industry to the world today.

Not only do the marvelous sceneries make you dote on it, it also elicits a precious land with ancient historical relics of ancient Vietnam which is the second thing you should know.

Bai Dinh Padoda includes both of majestic sceneries and spirit values. This is the largest spiritual pagoda in Viet Nam and one of the must-see places in Ninh Binh.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 photoSituated 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 Hanoi 5 cities · 12 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Limousine Thaco Roundtrip 22 guests max
  • English speaking guide during the tour
  • A buffet lunch with Vietnamese dishes
  • Boat trip in Trang An Heritage Site
  • Hiking up mountain to see local area at Mua Cave
  • Standard Electric Car Tickets at Bai Dinh Pagoda

What's Not Included

  • Bevearages, Personal Expenses and Tips
  • Holiday Surcharge

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 hotels/stays inside Old Quarter Area. If you stay outside of Old Quarter, pick up at meeting point: Hanoi Opera House between 07h00 am to 07h20 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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