Ninh Binh Full Day Tour From Hanoi: Hoa Lu - Trang An - Mua Cave
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Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Ninh Binh is often referred to as “Ha Long Bay on land” because they both have impressive karsts and caves with boat rides for tourists. Visit to Hoa Lu – the ancient Capital of Vietnam and Tam Coc with Halong type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious yet inviting caves.
Highlights - Visit Hoa Lu Old Citadel with Dinh Temple and Le Temple - Sampan boat trip in Tam Coc and visit three caves. - Enjoy a Bufet lunch at local restaurant with vietnam food. - Climb almost 500 stone steps to the peak of Lying Dragon Mountain for breathtaking views. - Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle - Door-to-door hotel pickup and and drop-off in the center of Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Highlights
11 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
11 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English speaking guide
Boat trip & biking in Trang An
Entrance fees to Hoa Lu Temple and Trang An Boat
Transfer round trip
Lunch at local restaurant
Drinks and others not mentioned.
Tipping/ Gratuities
Entrance fee to Mua cave (100,000 VND or 4 USD)
Meeting Points
Departure
Hanoi Opera House
Return
Ninh Binh Full Day Tour From Hanoi: Hoa Lu - Trang An - Mua Cave
(17) Reviews
Tràng Tiền
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Ninh Binh is often referred to as “Ha Long Bay on land” because they both have impressive karsts and caves with boat rides for tourists. Visit to Hoa Lu – the ancient Capital of Vietnam and Tam Coc with Halong type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious yet inviting caves.
Highlights - Visit Hoa Lu Old Citadel with Dinh Temple and Le Temple - Sampan boat trip in Tam Coc and visit three caves. - Enjoy a Bufet lunch at local restaurant with vietnam food. - Climb almost 500 stone steps to the peak of Lying Dragon Mountain for breathtaking views. - Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle - Door-to-door hotel pickup and and drop-off in the center of Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Highlights
11 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
11 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English speaking guide
Boat trip & biking in Trang An
Entrance fees to Hoa Lu Temple and Trang An Boat
Transfer round trip
Lunch at local restaurant
Drinks and others not mentioned.
Tipping/ Gratuities
Entrance fee to Mua cave (100,000 VND or 4 USD)
Meeting Points
Departure
Hanoi Opera House
Return
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Itinerary
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Hanoi Opera House
07:15 - 7:20 Our guide will pick you up at your hotel location in Hanoi Old Quarter and start a 110km drive on a comfortable limousine vehicle through verdant landscape. Stop over for a rest on the way. If your hotels located outside the Old Quarter, please go to the meeting point (Hanoi Opera House) at 7:20am to join tour group (It is just a meeting point for pickup, not a site for a visit in the tour).
2
Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties
10:30 You will reach Hoa Lu Ancient Capital and visit 2 temples have been built on the ground of the old royal palace, one is dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang, the other is to King Le Dai Hanh. The visit offers a chance to know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnamese history.
1 hour
3
Ninh Binh Mountain Side Homestay & Cafe
Today you will enjoy buffet lunch at local restaurant in Trang An area. The food is served with Asian style, local dishes, organic vegetable. Enjoy your lunch and take a rest before continue the journey to Trang An
1 hour
4
Trang An Landscape Complex
After finishing your lunch, you will be taking the rowing boat (rowed by both hand and legs) at Trang An Scenic Landscapes, an outstanding natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Embark on a traditional sampan gently roweddown the exquisite river through numerous caves: Hang Toi ( Dark ) cave with 320 meter long, Sang (light) cave with 90 meter long, and Hang Nau Ruou (Cooking wine) cave with 250 meter long…, Every passages bring new surprise of mystery hidden inside isolated valleys of tranquility that likely transformed to the other world and time.
2 hours and 30 minutes
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Mua Caves
(OPTIONAL activity: You can choose not to do if you have back problem or not good physical health. If you want to take this activity, you need to confirm with the tour guide on the way from Hanoi to Ninh Binh so that the guide order ticket in advance. The ticket costs 100,000 VND or 4 USD). In case you do not want to hike up 500 steps, you can find a cafe nearby and order a drink (and pay for that) to relax and wait for the group visiting Mua cave.
Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing hiking 500 steps up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with precious view of the nature. There are panoramic views from the peak above. A stone staircase beside the cave entrance zigzags through the karst (beware the goat droppings) and it’s almost 500 steps to a simple altar to Quan Am (the Goddess of Mercy). Look west for the Ngo Dong River winding through Tam Coc. Then get back to the bus to return Hanoi
50 minutes
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Hanoi Opera House
17:00 Leaving Mua Cave and drive back to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at around 19:30 and drop off at your hotel in the Old Quarter or at the same meeting point (Hanoi Opera House). Finish unforgettable full day trip!
