Hoa Lu -Tam Coc - Mua Cave Full Day From Hanoi Small Group

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. 7:15am - 7:30 am Tour guide and car pick you up at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter for the trip. (If you do not need a hotel pickup, please go here to join the tour group. PLEASE NOTE that this loaction is juts a meeting point, not a site for the visit). The start the trip to Ninh Binh. Enjoying the beautiful scenery of the rural areas on the way.

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2. 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 place 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 don't know how to bike 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).

   1 hAdmission included

3. 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.

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4. 13:30 Then take sampan boat trip rowed by locals, gently sailing along Ngo Dong river, capturing the wonderful scenery of Karst hills, rice fields, and peaceful villages, and passing “Hang Ca”, “Hang Hai” and “Hang Ba”. All create a masterpiece of nature which Vietnamese people called “ Halong Bay on land”

   2 hAdmission included

5. 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.

   1 hAdmission included

6. 19:30 Drop you off at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem lake area. Trip ends.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Hanoi

• Its from-price is 13% below the median of the 2545 day trips we list in Hanoi.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Hanoi

Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, mixes lakeside temples, French colonial boulevards and an Old Quarter where street food and scooters fill every lane.

The Old Quarter's narrow streets, each once devoted to a single trade, sit just north of Hoan Kiem Lake, where the red Huc Bridge leads to the Temple of the Jade Mountain. Wander at dawn to see tai chi by the water, or after dark when the pavements fill with food stalls and low plastic stools.

Top-ranked sights in Hanoi: Ha Long Bay, Hanoi Old Quarter, Long Bien Bridge (Cau Long Bien).

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