- Ninh Binh Province - Between 8:00 and 8:30 am, your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. You’ll travel along the National Express Way, observing the daily life of people in the Red River Delta, with a short break for coffee or to stretch your legs.
- Bai Dinh Pagoda - An electric car will take you to explore Bai Dinh Pagoda, the largest pagoda in Vietnam, featuring the tallest Bell Tower, the longest Arhat Statue Corridor, and the largest Buddha statue made of gold and bronze. Your tour guide will explain the philosophy of Buddhism in Vietnam and how people practice it for a better life.
Afterward, you’ll return to a restaurant to enjoy a local lunch with a variety of options.
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Van Long Nature Reserve - Option 1: A car will take you to Van Long Nature Reserve, a government-protected area rich in flora and fauna. The reserve features a large lake and limestone mountains creating a stunning landscape. A boat will take you through a water cave adorned with sparkling stalactites of various shapes, where you may also see numerous bird species living peacefully.
Option 2: A car will take you to a boat station where you’ll board a bamboo boat for a short ride to Thien Ha Grotto, a unique grotto in Northern Vietnam. The grotto includes a dry section with magnificent stalactites and a 500-meter water cave inside the mountain, offering an adventurous experience. After exiting the grotto, you’ll pass through beautiful rice fields and reeds, observing various bird species and finally passing through Melaleuca forests along a scenic canal. - Hanoi - The return journey from Ninh Binh to Hanoi takes about 2 hours. You will be dropped off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter between 6:00 and 6:30 pm, marking the end of the trip.
- Buffet lunch at local restaurant with many choices
- English-speaking tour guide
- Round trip transfer with 2 complimentary bottles of water
- Electric car in Bai Dinh Pagoda
- Boat fee and entrance ticket in Van Long Reserve and Thien Ha Grotto
- Drinks, government tax, travel insurance
- Tip for boat rower, tour guide
- Others not clearly mentioned above
- Surcharge for Holidays 300.000/person (April 30, May 1, September 1+ 2 +3, December 31, Jan 1)
-Exploring biggest pagoda Bai Dinh pagoda – the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with the tallest Bell tower, longest Arhat Statue Corridor, the biggest Buddha statue made of gold and bronze….
-Exploring Van Long Natural Reserve - protected area by the government. There is a rich fauna and flora there with huge lake together with limestone mountains making spectacular scenery ever. The boat will take you to go through water cave with sparkling stalactites inside the cave with different shapes
-Or Optional Visiting Thien Ha grotto- The unique grotto in Northern Vietnam including dry grotto with magnificent stalactites, then you will have a adventurous boat ride in water cave 500 meter inside the mountain to discover the hidden charm there.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.