Hoa Lu - Tam Coc Daily Tour

Duration: 1 day
Tour route: Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Bich Dong - Hanoi
Starts/Ends: Hanoi
Tour Price: From $41

Detail Itinerary

08:00 - 08:30: Asia Charm Tours's guide and driver will pick you up  then depart for Ninh Binh province (90 km south of Hanoi). Have a break 20 minutes half way to relax and experience Vietnamese handicraft products such as lacquer wares, paintings, embroideries…

10:30 Arrive at Hoa Lu, which is once depicted the ancient capital of Viet Nam, settled up in the 10th century.

11:00 Visit temples of two dynasties of Dinh and Le with a very unique architectures in the old time.

11:30 Visit the excavation area beside the Le Dai Hanh temple. You experience the vestiges of Royal Palaces ground dated back 10th century. Go back to the bus and drive to Tam Coc for buffetlunch.

CYCLING RIDE (optional): Those who love to explore real countryside images of Vietnam can proceed a 40 minute cycling ride along country lane (from Tam Coc to Bich Dong Pagoda, estimated time 40 minutes for 5km cycling 2 ways), experiencing the beautiful scenery of lush paddy fields. Finish the cycling ride at Tam Coc dock in time for a buffet lunch in restaurant.

14:00 Board the sampan boats (2 people share a boat) in Tam Coc dock to drift down the river among the villages, mountains and lush rice fields. Passing through 3 caves "Hang Ca - First cave, Hang Hai -Second cave, Hang Ba - Third cave" to get a strange feeling. Boat returns to the dock for bus drive back to Hanoi.

18:00 Arrive in Hanoi. Tour ends.

Tour price includes:

+ Pick-up & drop-off services
+ All transportation and transfers
+ Sampan trip
+ English speaking guide
+ Meals as indicated in the itinerary
+ Admission fees and permits where applicable
+ Services charges and government taxes.

Tour price excludes:

+ Pre & Post Accommodation
+ Personal expenses
+ Tips and Gratuities
+ Travel insurance
+  Cycling option: extra 10 usd/person.