Vietnam · UNESCO Heritage Sites

Bai Dinh Pagoda Trang An Boat Trip Day Tour by Limousine

11 Hours Round trip from Hanoi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the vast Bai Dinh Pagoda complex
  • 02 See hundreds of stone Arhat statues and monumental bronze figures
  • 03 Enjoy a buffet lunch with Vietnamese dishes
  • 04 Take a sampan boat ride through the Trang An landscape
  • 05 Cruise past limestone karsts, waterways, and cave passages
  • 06 Cycle through villages and rural roads in Ninh Binh
  • 07 Round-trip limousine bus transfer from Hanoi Old Quarter

Discover two of northern Vietnam’s most memorable highlights on this full-day trip from Hanoi: the vast Bai Dinh Pagoda complex and the UNESCO-listed landscape of Trang An. Begin with a visit to one of Vietnam’s most important Buddhist sites, where grand temple architecture, impressive bronze statues, and a peaceful spiritual atmosphere set the tone for the day.

After lunch, continue to Trang An for a scenic sampan boat ride through a striking landscape of limestone karsts, waterways, and caves. The day also includes time to enjoy the rural surroundings by bicycle, offering a relaxed glimpse of village life and the countryside of Ninh Binh.

Discover two of northern Vietnam’s most memorable highlights on this full-day trip from Hanoi: the vast Bai Dinh Pagoda complex and the UNESCO-listed landscape of Trang An.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 11 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Hanoi, Ninh Bình, Hoa Lư, Bái Đính
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

08:00 – 08:30 – Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 100km modern bus-journey through verdant landscape of countryside, short-break en route.

11:00 – Arrive Bai Dinh pagoda complex, get on electric cars to visit massive architecture: 500 stone statues of Arhats; Bell tower with 27 tons and 36 tons bronze bell; Golden statue of Goddess of Mercy, walk up summit mountain where 100 tones in weight – 10 meter in hights bronze statue of Bhudda Sakyamuni located. Amazing views, sacred atmospheres and intriguing Buddhism story presented by our insider guide, you cannot fail to enchant.

13:00 – Enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a local restaurant

14:00 – Embark on a 2 hours – sampan boat in Trang An – A spectacular labyrinth of mirrored waters studded with towering, jungle-clad limestone outcrops. Gently rowed down the exquisite river through numerous caves : Hang Toi, 320 meter long, Sang cave, 90 meter long, and Hang Nau Ruou, 250 meter long… Every passages bring new surprise of mystery hidden inside isolated valleys of tranquility that likely transformed to another world and time.

16:15 – Leisure cycling on rural roads alongside the extensive canal network and through small villages with backdrops of a maze of limestone mountains

17:30 – Get on shuttle bus to return to Hanoi

20:00 – Drop off at your hotel/ accommodation’s door steps in Hanoi Old Quarter. Trip ends.Situated 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.8:00 – 8:30: Our tourist bus will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old quarter departure for Bai Dinh Pagoda. You will have a short break on the half way for 30 minutes for relaxing.

10:20 – 10:30: 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 english speaking tourguide to visit this pagoda and learn more about buddism religion.

11:50 – 11:55: Get on your tourist bus go to the restaurant in Ninh Binh

12:15 – 12h20 : Have lunch in local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork ….

13:20 – 13:25: 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.

15:30 – 15h40: Come back Trang An wharf, you have opportunity to bike around Beautiful village and enjoy Vietnamese tea break .

17h00 - 17h10: Get on the tourist bus for returning to Hanoi.

19h20 - 19h30: Drop you off your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Hanoi 4 cities · 11 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Pick up and drop off service within the Old Quarter Area
  • Limousine Bus Transfer Roundtrip Service
  • A Buffet Lunch with Vietnamese dishes
  • Experienced English Speaking Guide & Driver
  • Bai Dinh Pagoda & Boat Trip in Trang An
  • Standard Electric Car Tickets to the main gate in Bai Dinh

What's Not Included

  • Pick up from hotel/ stay outside Old Quarter of Hanoi
  • Beverages, Personal Expenses and 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 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 11 hours finish where they began, in Hanoi.

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