Ninh Binh Full Day Tour From Hanoi: Hoa Lu - Trang An - Mua Cave

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About this activity

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

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At a glance

Duration: 11 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 18 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Paradise Indochina Travel

Ages: Children (5–7 years) · Adults (8–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: English speaking guide
Included: Boat trip & biking in Trang An
Included: Entrance fees to Hoa Lu Temple and Trang An Boat
Included: Transfer round trip
Included: Lunch at local restaurant

Not included

Not included: Drinks and others not mentioned.
Not included: Tipping/ Gratuities
Not included: Entrance fee to Mua cave (100,000 VND or 4 USD)

Itinerary

Hanoi Opera House

Passing by

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).
Hoa Lu Temples of the Dinh & le Dynasties

one hour Admission included

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.
Stop 3

one hour

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
Trang An Landscape Complex

2 h 30 min Admission included

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.
Mua Caves

50 min Admission not included

(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
Hanoi Opera House

Passing by

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!

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

Hanoi Royal View Hotel
Hanoi Media Hotel & Spa
Splendid Jupiter Hotel
Nha Nghi Diem Quynh
Au Lac Hanoi Hotel
Au Coeur d'Hanoi Boutique Hotel
Gold
Diamond Hotel Hanoi
7S Hotel Merci Hanoi
Conifer Boutique Hotel
Nam Phuong Hotel
The Chi Boutique Hotel

and 76 more pickup points

Our guide and vehicle will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter within 7:15am - 7:40am. If you do not need hotel pickup or if your hotel located outside the Old Quarter, please go to our meeting point (Hanoi Opera House, addressed No.1 Trang Tien street) to join the tour group.