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

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  1. Enjoy hiking, biking, touring by boat, as well as learning about Vietnamese culture.
  2. This trip is ideal for travelers loving nature, discovery with activities on a handy day tour.
  3. During the trip you enjoy luxury day tour to the beautiful the ancient capital Hoa Lu, Trang An Scenic Complex, Mua Caves featuring karst formations and caves.
  4. The itinerary includes a sampan (wooden boat) ride along the river system to visit Trang An Grottoes, an area known as the inland version of Ha Long Bay. You will have a peaceful rowing trip through this unique natural area.
  5. And also climb almost 500 stone steps to the peak of Lying Dragon for panoramic views of Ninh Binh.
  6. This tour is or active travelers loving nature and discovery.

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From¥213.35Per Person

What's included in Ninh Binh Full Day Tour from Hanoi: Hoa Lu - Trang An - Mua Cave

(Subject to Option Inclusions)

Itinerary

Hanoi Opera House
Pass-by Only

07:20 - 7:50 Our guide will pick you up at the hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter. Then we start a 110km drive on a comfortable vehicle through verdant landscape. Stop over for a rest on the way. If your hotels located outside of the Old Quarter, please go to the meeting point - Hanoi Opera House at 7:40am to join tour group (Hanoi Opera House is just a meeting point for pickup, not a site for a visit in the tour).

Mua Caves

(OPTIONAL) Mua cave visit. And now you hike up to the top of Dragon mountain. During the hiking to Mua cave you will conquer 486 stone steps to reach the summit for the wonderful panoramic views of the whole area. The road to Mua cave look like Great wall of China. Although it may make you tired because of high steps, it becomes more interesting if you climb slowly and on the way you can take some nice photos. Since you end your climbing, on the top of Mua cave, every worries will gone with the wind. Any tiring feeling will disappear, instead limitness and expanses of fat rice crops (Tam Coc rice fileds) appears magically in front of your eyes. Please note: If you want to do this activity, the tour guide will help you buy the ticket and you pay for that (ticket fee is 100,000 VND or 4 USD per person).

Admission Ticket Not Included

Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties

11:30 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).

Admission Ticket Included

Inclusions

  • Entrance fees to Hoa Lu temples
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Bottled water
  • Comfortable transfers round trip
  • Wonderful Buffet Lunch
  • Drinks in the restaurant (lunch time)
  • Entrance fee to Mua Cave
  • Entrance fee to Trang An boat trip
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Pickup and Dropoff

You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points

Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.

Additional Information

This tour offer FREE pickup in Hanoi Old Quarter area only. If your hotel is located outside of the Old Quareter, please go to the "meeting point" at 7:30am to join the tour goup. For further support, you can contact us.

Meeting / End Points

  • It located at Hoan Kiem lake, connecting Ngoc Son temple to Dinh Tien Hoang Street.

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