OPTION 1: HOA LU ANCIENT CAPITAL – TAM COC
7:30 – 8:00 You will get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province
09:15:Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax at a stop on the way.
10:30: We first visit Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty
11:45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.
13:00: We visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”
15:00: Continue the tour for 45 minutes with cycling activity around the village to discover the life of the local people.
16:00: Get on the bus, we may reach Hanoi around 18:00.
OPTION 2: HOA LU ANCIENT CAPITAL – TAM COC – MUA CAVE
7:30 – 8:00 You will get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province
09:15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax at a stop on the way.
10:30: We first visit Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty
11:45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.
13:00: In the afternoon, after lunch time, you will get on bamboo boat - rowed by the local people -in Hoang Long river to visit Tam Coc (three caves) on the way. You pass through three enormous caves that provide a brief respite from the intense summer sun. It takes approximately two hours to go up and down the river and along the way, you witness local village life along the river and, of course, the striking limestone karst formations that Tam Coc is famous for.
We then have 45 minutes with cycling activity around the village to discover the life of the local people. Next, we leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). We walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain and have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.
16:30 We get on bus and reach your Hanoi hotel around 18:30