Tour guide picks you up at hotel and drive 110km journey through verdant countryside landscapes, You will stop during the way at the Humanity Center for 25 minutes to refresh, drink coffee/have breakfast or shop if you want then continue to the first activity.
Note: There are 2 kinds of transfer options: Limousine small group bus with maximum 19 people OR private car (from 5 - 16 seats depending on group)
Standard bus with comfortable seats
About 11.00 am, you visit Hoa Lu ancient citadel in the 10th Century to recall Vietnam history with a great king's temple Dinh Bo Linh, you can see the national treasures there.
About 12.30, lunch is ready for you. the style is buffet lunch, you can select your favorite food by yourself. There are non-vegetarian and vegetarian food for your choice. Drinks are not included, you need to pay by yourself.
Buffet style lunch with a lot of food options
Depending on option you book, you are navigated to Tam Coc boat wharf to get on boat for 1,5 hour boat ride. You will join with other groups on the boat (maximum 4 people/boat), passing peaceful villages, rice field, water caves. After getting off the boat, please tip the boat rower 50,000 - 100,000vnd/person to thank them for a great work.
Boating in Tam Coc rice field
The trip continues with a short drive to Mua cave. There, tour guide get a ticket for you to visit: small waterfall, Mua cave or trekking up to Ngoa Long Summit (300 meter high) with the full view of Ninh Binh city and Tam Coc valley. Tour guide needs to help the whole group, he/she does not go with you to the top, you need to hike yourself.
Dragon Mountain with high viewpoint
About 17.30, bus leaves Ninh Binh for Hanoi, on the way back, you have a short break of 15 minutes for toilets/drinks/fast food and going back to Hanoi.
About 19.30, you arrive Hanoi Old Quarter. Depending on weekday/traffic condition/Banned road for bus, driver and guide will drop you near or at your hotel. You may need to walk some minutes to your hotel if bus is not allowed to enter. Trip ends.
