NINH BINH: HOA LU, TAM COC, TRANG AN, THUNG NHAM, CUC PHUONG

  Ninh Binh is an awesome site of giant limestone karst formations jutting out of the rice paddies. The best choice for Ninh Binh is to combine the trip with Ha Long bay trip. After Ha Long bay, you drive straight to Tam Coc for overnight instead of Hanoi. This not only saves your time but aslo helps you to have better timing to stay away from crowded time in Tam Coc.    Day 1 After Ha Long bay, drive to Ninh Binh and check in hotel in Tam Coc Have dinner and spend another...

  Ninh Binh is an awesome site of giant limestone karst formations jutting out of the rice paddies.The best choice for Ninh Binh is to combine the trip with Ha Long bay trip. After Ha Long bay, you drive straight to Tam Coc for overnight instead of Hanoi. This not only saves your time but aslo helps you to have better timing to stay away from crowded time in Tam Coc. Most of people feel Tam Coc too touristy and commercial. Whereas, Trang An is a new destination and much better managed. T...

  Day 1 After Ha Long bay, drive to Ninh Binh and check in hotel in Tam Coc -Have dinner and spend another quiet night in Tam Coc Day 2        - Breakfast in hotel - Get on rowing boats to pass by 3 tunnels and row along the river to see Tam Coc (Dry Ha Long bay) (2 hours)  Notes: If you really want to avoid touristy sites, it is recommended to do the boat trip in Thung Nham or Thung Nang instead of Tam Coc. - Take a a short tour to visit Bich Dong (Jade Cave) -...

  7.30 AM start from your hotel in Hanoi. After 2 hours driving, you will get to Hoa Lu - the ancient capital of Vietnam and visit one of the 2 temples of 2 emperors Dinh and Le from 10th century and learn about historic events. Start biking from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc. The biking trip takes you to visit local villages, rice fields and many beautiful limestone mountains on the way. After 1.5 hours, you will get to Tam Coc. The cycling tour is easy as the path is quite flat and short ...

After one of the above tours, continue driving to Cuc Phuong National Parkin stead of coming back to Hanoi. Dinner and overnight at Cuc Phuong National Park. Meals: dinner Next day: Cuc Phuong National park - Hanoi After breakfast, trek to visit flora, fauna and one-thousand-year-old sequoia tree, the cave of Prehistoric man in Cuc Phuong National Park. Have lunch in the Park. Then visit EndangeredPrimates Rescue Center which is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, breeding, research ...