Day 01
Ninh Bình Countryside, Tam Cốc and Hoa Lư Discovery
- 07H30: We can pick up customers from hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter around 7:30 AM. If customers do not stay in Hanoi Old Quarter, please come to Hanoi Opera House around 7:30 AM.
- 10H00: You will arrive at Ninh Hải village, located near Tam Cốc, where you will start your visit and discover the beauty of the area. Upon arrival, you will get a mountain bike and begin cycling to explore the rural villages, see how local people live, and experience their culture.
- Our tour guide will lead you through narrow alleys and special, unique countryside roads that few tourists know or get to see in the area.
- 10H30: Our tour guide will take you to visit a local family, where you will have the chance to observe daily life and learn about their culture.
- After visiting the local family, you will cycle through Tam Cốc Valley, where you will see amazing landscapes, beautiful nature, and limestone mountains that make this area known as "Halong on land."
- 10H30: Leaving the family, you will continue riding around the village to explore the gorgeous rice fields surrounded by limestone mountains along a unique route, and visit Bích Động Pagoda. Under the introduction of our local guide, you will learn more about Vietnamese history and understand the origin of Buddhism.
- 11H00: Visit Thái Vi Temple, dedicated to the Trần dynasty. The temple was built by King Trần Thái Tông in 1258.
- 11H30: Have lunch with local foods.
- 13H20: Get on the van to Tam Cốc harbor for a bamboo boat trip to admire the amazing landscape known as "Halong on land." Board a traditional sampan boat and glide gently down the exquisite river through numerous caves. Every passage brings a new surprise, with mysteries hidden inside isolated valleys of tranquility that feel as though they belong to another world and time. The fauna and flora are rich, and seeing a goat jump from one cliff to another is a common sight.
- 15H45: Arrive at Hoa Lư, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century, and visit the temple of King Đinh. Under the introduction of our local guide, you will get to know more about Vietnamese history.
- 16H20: Leave Ninh Bình and drive straight back to Hanoi.
- 18H30: Arrive in Hanoi and be dropped back at your hotel or private address in Hanoi. Trip ends.
