Ninh Binh Day Tour Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Mua Cave via Boat & Bike

Embark on a luxury day tour from Hanoi to Ninh Binh, exploring Hoa Lu, Trang An, and Mua Cave. Enjoy a boat ride, cycling, buffet lunch, and panoramic views of Ninh Binh’s karst formations. Perfect for active travelers who love nature and discovery.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hanoi Opera House - 07:30 - 08:00 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 7:50am to join tour group (Hanoi Opera House is just a meeting point for pickup, not a site for a visit in the tour).
  • Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties - 10:30 Visit Hoa Lu ancient Citadel with King Dinh Temple dating back to the 10th Century. The old capital has a variety of historical places for visitors to pay a trip. The attractions are temples, where people worship the Emperors and royal people that ruled here more than 1000 years ago. And nowadays Hoa Lu still keeps the remaining of ancients fortress built by Dinh dynasty more than 1000 years ago. The Imperial palce lays under the ground for 3m and now become a very interesting place to visit. Then continue the tour with 30-minute biking in a rural village to discover the life of local people. Please notes that this short biking trip is just an extra activity (free of charge) to help you experience the peaceful rural landscapes, not a professional biking trip. If you don’t know how to bike or not interested in this activity then you can skip it (and instead you can walk around the area to take photos or just relax at the restaurant to wait for others while they are cycling).
  • Ninh Binh Mountain Side Homestay & Cafe - 12:30 Have buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice, rice crackers …. And also vegetarian foods are available in the buffet lunch.
  • Tam Coc - 13:30 After lunch time, the group will continue the trip with a visit to Tam Coc. Take sampan boat trip rowed by the locals gently sail along Ngo Dong river, capturing the wonderful scenery of Karst hills, rice fields, and peaceful villages, and passing “Hang Ca” (First Grotto), “Hang Hai” (Second Grotto) and “Hang Ba” (Third Grotto). The boat trip is sure to leave you a wonderful memory.
  • Hang Múa (Mua Caves) - 16:00 Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing hiking up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with precious view of the nature. Down a sleepy road between rice paddies, this cave (the name means ‘Cave of Dance’) is not terribly impressive, but 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. The climb is paved but steep in sections, so bring water and allow an hour return. Then get back to the bus to return Hanoi
  • Hanoi Opera House - 19:30 Drop you off at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem lake area. Trip ends.
What's Included
  • Complimentary small water bottle on board
  • Transfers by limousine bus within Hanoi Old Quarter
  • Comfortable air-conditioned travel
  • Buffet lunch featuring Vietnamese cuisine
  • Guided tour with an English-speaking guide
  • All entrance fees included
  • A scenic boat trip
  • Bicycle adventure
What's Not Included
  • Drinks in lunch; Tips
  • In case the boat rower asks you for a tip, you can give tip or ignore if you dont want to
  • Surcharge: Extra 10USD per person on the lunar New year festival: Feb 09,10,11,12,13 of 2024
Additional Information
  1. On a day trip with a small group from Hanoi, experience a luxurious tour to the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, the stunning Tam Coc rivers, and the Mua Caves with their impressive karst formations and caves.
  2. The itinerary features a sampan (a small steel boat) ride along the river system to explore Tam Coc, often referred to as the inland version of Ha Long Bay. Enjoy a serene rowing journey through this unique natural landscape.
  3. Additionally, climb nearly 500 stone steps to the peak of Lying Dragon for breathtaking panoramic views of Ninh Binh.
  4. This tour is perfect for active travelers who love nature and discovery.
  5. Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle.
  6. Savor a buffet lunch featuring Ninh Binh cuisine (included). Door-to-door hotel pickup and drop-off in the center of Hanoi’s Old Quarter are provided.
  • It takes 2hour drive each way Hanoi to Ninh Binh & Ninh Binh to Hanoi
  • 30 minute bike ride is a complimentary activity offered and Free of Charge. It is for fun, relaxing and it is NOT a professional biking tour.
  • The bike is not suitable for children under 2 years old. You can skip bike if you don’t know how to bike.
  • Customers need to contact us to confirm pick-up place by email: [email protected] or Whatsaap/ phone/ zalo: +84982804399
  • Surcharge: Extra 10 USD per person on Vietnamese Tet Festival (Chinese New year festival: Feb 09,10,11,12 of 2024). The customes will pay cash to the local tour operator tour guide.
Location
Hanoi Opera House
Tràng Tiền
This meeting point is needed if your hotels are located outside Hanoi Old Quarter or if you do not need hotel pickup. You are advised to reach the local operator via WhatsApp +84-982-804-399 to confirm the pickup.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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68shrutir
Jun 3, 2024
Nice place - Our trip with Paradise Indochina Travel exceeded all expectations. The itinerary was well-planned, the accommodations were fantastic, and the guides were friendly and informative.
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Venture43916307679
May 5, 2024
Ninh binh best trip - The guide Jenny was very good and informative, we had a very nice experience . The boat ride and the cycle ride were very good. The Mua caves and trek to the top of the mountain was worth it
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145nerissat
Apr 22, 2024
Best experience! - The trip was amazing. Our tour guide was fun friendly and tooj care of us. The places were very nice. We reached the top of Mua cave and it was amazing view up there.
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Tiina_b
Apr 6, 2024
Team BER go biking. - Kenny was truly great and funny guide. Bike tour could have been longer. It was a fun day!!!! Totally recommend to all.
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Michael_f
Jan 16, 2024
Great - Great time. Excellent guide, activities, and food. Don't miss out on this unique experience. Did I say it was great...yes, indeed, it is.
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Charles_r
Oct 14, 2023
Beautiful rainy day in Vietnam - It was a wonderful trip I was impressed with the entire day We were very well taken care of our guy made sure we didn't miss a thing even though it was in a monsoon rain he provided us ponchos and kept everything on track a wonderful guide Not any one thing was my favorite it was all awesome
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Jamesanna9
Sep 27, 2023
Amazing - So nice trip, amazing guide and driver. Well tailored tour, good food, wifi on board and they even provide us with raincoats.
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Larafv9820vc
Aug 12, 2023
Very well organized and not boring - The tour was very well organized. They picked me at the hotel at the agreed time, we went by bus from Hanoi, very comfortable ride. We visited all the spots and had a great time walking and riding bikes. The 2h boat trip was so nice and interesting, I did not expect to stay so long on the boat, it was not boring, you feel So quite and relax. highly recommended.
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Rttapovan
Jun 21, 2023
Trip to Trang An - My family had a wonderful day Trang An & Mua cave full day tour. The scenery was super, breathtaking. Transportation with a comfortable limousine van (not luxury but it was so very good to what we paid). The lunch was good with vegetarian options also, and everything was very well managed. The boat person would expect tips so you should prepare some cash. What we did not like was they asked us to buy their stuffs. The walk and climb to the top of the steps was heady and had wonderful views up there. I was so happy with service in general and recommended this trip from this company.
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Plutoinaustin
Jun 14, 2023
Get out of the City for a tour - The tour with our guide Koala (Cuong or Crazy K) was a great emersion into Vietnamese culture and history. We (David and Mimi) were staying in Hanoi and were ready to get out of the city. We had done Haling Bay cruise, so this was our countryside tour. Cuong/Koala was a great guide, friendly and honest, and knows much English, including little puns and jokes. I enjoyed having Koala as our guide and talked to him several times, just asking him about himself. The tour gave a wide variety of temple/dynasty history, caves, biking local town, local lunch, river Boston tour and hiking to top of mountains fir good exercise and beautiful views. It was hot and humid outside, which, to be honest, was a little tough to handle at times, but I did choose to travel to Vietnam in the summer in Vietnam. LOL. Also, they had a very nice luxury Air Conditioned 15-20 person bus ( not sure of size). It was always refreshing to get into the AC after the heat outside. This tour was a needed addition to our trip from America (Texas, USA) to Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.
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