FULL DAY ITINERARY:
08:00 – 08.30 Am: Our tour guide and driver will pick up at your hotel around Hanoi Old Quarter to depart for Ninh Binh province . We will drive around 2.5 hours to Bai Dinh Pagoda – the lagest Buddhism center in Vietnam. You will be attracted by the traditional majestic architecture with hundreds of statues. It is a great chance to visit some of the highlights:
- 500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats)
- 2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, other weighs 36 tones
- Three bronze statues of Tam The (50 tons each)
Then you will have Buffet lunch featuring Vietnamese cuisine.
Continue to take a boat trip to visit Trang An Complex - inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.. You will head to Trang An, embark on a traditional sampan through an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif and the numerous caves: Hang Toi ( Dack ) cave - 320 meter long, Sang (light) cave - 90 meter long, and Hang Nau Ruou (Cooking wine) cave - 250 meter long…
Leisure cycling on rural roads alongside the extensive canal network and through small villages with back drop of a maze of limestone mountains.
16:30 - Take the returns shuttle bus to Hanoi.
19:00 - Arrive back in your hotel. Tour ends.
Price: 39 US$ / Person
What’s included?
- Pick-up/drop-off at your hotel in the Old Quarter
- Professional English speaking guide.
- Entrance fees/sight-seeing fees.
- Vietnamese lunch.
- Biking tour
What’s excluded?
- All other (alcoholic) beverages
- Tips and personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- All not indicated in our itinerary
What do I need to bring?
- Booking voucher from us
- Cash for personal expense
What do I need to know?
- Do not wear tight and short clothes when visiting the pagoda, temple.
- After boat trip on the river, the boat rower always expect the guest's tip about 1$ or 2$.
- On Friday, Saturday, or Sunday - due to the Night Market and walking street on the weekend in Hanoi Old Quarter Area because most of the street in the Hanoi Old Quarter area does not allow vehicles, we will drop you off at nearest street the bus can drive to.
- During the period March to November it will good to pack a wide-brimmed hat, sunscreen (at least SPF15), a reliable insect repellent a camera and lots of batteries. Warm clothing for the cooler months of November to March is advised.
- How much luggage can I take? Your vehicle has limited space so please keep your luggage to a maximum of 15kgs in a backpack or a small day pack to hand carry for easy access to camera, sunscreen, water etc. Inhibitions can be left in the luggage storage rooms at your hotel with your other unwanted baggage.
Indochina Beauty Travel is doing all possible to make your journey and travel experience an unforgettable one. Weather conditions, we unfortunately cannot control. Our apologies for that!
