3-Day Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Halong Bay: Exploring Caves, Temples, and Local Culture

Embark on a 3-day adventure in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Halong Bay. Explore caves, temples, and local culture, and enjoy a luxury cruise experience in Bai Tu Long.

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Day 1: Ninh Binh - Trang An - Bai Dinh - Mua Cave

Ninh Binh Province - Day 1- Hanoi - Trang An - Bai Dinh - Mua Cave
7:30-7:40am Pick-up at Hanoi Old Quarter.
visit to the Bai Dinh Temple Complex, float through the tranquil rivers of Trang An, and climb to the top of Mua Caves for striking panoramic views of rocky hills.
Get picked up from your hotel in Hanoi and depart toward Ninh Binh. Stop at Bai Dinh, the biggest complex of Buddhist temples in Vietnam, to gaze at the imposing pagoda. See 500 Arhat Statues made out of blue stones, a 36-ton bronze bell, and a 100-ton Buddha statue
Take a lunch break in a local restaurant. Continue to the Trang An Landscape Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site featured in the 2017 movie Kong: Skull Island.
Hop on a wooden boat to navigate through its quiet rivers, discover mysterious caves, and admire towering limestone karsts covered with tropical plants. Finally, climb up 500 steps to the viewpoint of Mua Caves to marvel at panoramic views of Tam Coc
17:00 Transfer to Bungalow overnight there

What's Included
  • Comfortable round-trip transfers to and from Halong by mini bus
  • Welcoming drink upon arrival (choice of soft drink, tea, or coffee)
  • All-inclusive meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
  • Overnight stay in Ninh Binh Bungalow and Halong Bay Cabin Cruise
  • Guided Ninh Binh tour to explore local attractions
  • Services of an English-speaking tour guide throughout the tour
  • All local taxes included
  • Climate-controlled comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Drinks and other services not clearly mentioned.
  • Personal expense.
  • Tips and gratuities.
Additional Information

Explore Ninh Binh’s famous Trang An Cave, and ancient Bai Dinh Temple, Mua Cave, experiencing local culture during a 1-night home-stay. Feast your eyes on the towering limestone karst formations at Trang An. Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, the largest complex of Buddhist temples in the country. Hike 500 steps to the top of Mua Mountain and take in the panoramic views. Enjoy a Vietnamese buffet lunch at a local restaurant. Take a three-hour sampan boat trip through Trang An landscapes. Pass through natural emerald water caves. Sail upstream to the grottoes of Trang An aboard a traditional wooden boat. A luxury cruise service of the highest safety standard discovery Bai Tu Long. Cabin, Kayaking, Cooking Class, Squid fishing.

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Cancellation Policy

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

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370bhavishyas
Jul 23, 2023
Wonderful Ninh Binh and Ha Long Bay tour - A great expereince. The Ninh Bing tour was lots of fun. Took as to a large Buddhist temple complex in the morning, then through the river system with the limestone cliffs on all sides. We then then did a walk up to the hill top with stunning views. The second day we went into the Halong Bay cruise ship. I was able to get an upgrade to the Panorama Suite for free which was excellent. The staff onboard were very helpful and made it comfortable and enjoyable.
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374minhthu_
Jul 22, 2023
Beautiful sight - I were interested in Halong Bay's scene. So beautiful sight in romantic cruise and delicious dining. The water was quite calm for swimming. I also liked to ride a boat to the limestone caves in Ninhbinh and traditional home-cooked meal with a local family....
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Bawsaq
Sep 24, 2019
Halong Bay 2 days 1 night - Great trip in a smaller group. Mr Nam was our guide, he did a great job & the crew on the boat went above and beyond. The food is nice and keeps rolling out, no way will you go hungry. Kayaking at sunset was spectacular & the tour of the fishing village was amazing. Suggest loading up on bottled water at a circle K in Hanoi before leaving, water on aboard is expensive. Don’t buy anything from the shop you stop at on the drive to and from Hanoi, the prices are extremely overpriced. This tour was a great experience & we got to meet lots of people.
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Angelika_h
Mar 19, 2024
Umfangreiches Angebot - It was a very nice trip to Bai to Long Bay with Signature Cruise. Our room was comfortable and big, the food very good ( Buffet, a la carte ) We visited the floating fishing market with a bamboo-boat, an austerfarm and a cave. Bai to Long Bay is not so busy, only 20 passengers on board.
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Michaelde7506qy
Jan 8, 2020
Good service - Great for getting away for a bit as long as you like reading or fishing. The service on board was great and attentive
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Jpince
Jul 18, 2019
Good price for value and excellent staff - We took the « romantic » night which means upper floor room with small balcony. It was good idea as other rooms on 1st floor have only windows. Staff is really nice, cruise is very good with good activities: cave exploring, 1h kayaking, nem cooking experience, fishing village visit. Drinks are really reasonable about 5$ a cocktail and even 3.5$ during happy hours and happy hours is about 80% of the time (just normal price during lunch and diner). Small boat only 8 cabins in total
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27longz
Feb 20, 2020
Waste of money - We booked for 3 days and they only have activities for 1, so we had to sit around and wait for other people, because we either already did the activity or going to do it the next day. The only thing we can do is to buy their overpriced drinks or kayak on open sea, which isnt fun for beginners. They charge you for water on this boat, The food is absolute trash, example our fried chicken was burning hot on the outside and raw cold on the inside with blood, so they just took our half eaten chicken threw it back in their deep fry and brought it back, disgusting. We got sent to an different boat for 6 hrs because the original boat had to turn back to port to drop off and pick up people and the only thing we can do on the new boat was kayak, once we returned to our boat, guess what the only activity we can do? It is still just kayak. Not fun when the wakes in the sea can topple your lil kayak any second and one time we got a broken paddle so only 1 of us can paddle. Will not recommend this to anyone. Its perhaps ok for 1-2 days, anything longer is just torture.
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