About
HANOI – NINH BINH TOUR
4 days 3 nights
Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi – Airport Pickup – Hotel Check-in
Evening: The tour guide and driver pick up guests at Noi Bai International Airport and transfer them to the hotel in central Hanoi.
Check in at the hotel and rest after the flight.
Day 2: Full-Day Hanoi Discovery
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
06:30 – 07:30: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
08:00: The vehicle and tour guide pick up guests at the hotel and visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, located beside West Lake.
09:00: Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, including the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House, Ho Chi Minh’s Fish Pond, and the One Pillar Pagoda.
10:30: Visit a traditional Hanoi lacquer workshop and learn about the techniques used to create distinctive Vietnamese lacquerware.
11:00: Visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture, clothing, musical instruments, handicrafts, and daily life of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups.
12:30: Lunch featuring traditional Vietnamese dishes at a local restaurant.
13:30: Visit the Hoa Lo Prison Relic.
14:30: Visit the Temple of Literature – Imperial Academy, dedicated to Confucius and other scholars and considered Vietnam’s first university.
Optional: Ask the tour guide to drive past Hanoi’s Train Street.
15:30: Return to the hotel.
Guests may choose to watch a water puppet show or take a cyclo tour of the Old Quarter, at an additional cost of 10 USD/person.
17:00: End of the daytime sightseeing program.
Evening: Dinner featuring Hanoi specialties such as Cha Ca La Vong, bun cha, or pho. Then enjoy free time to explore Hanoi’s Old Quarter at night.
Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 3: Hanoi – Hoa Lu Ancient Capital – Tam Coc – Mua Cave – Ninh Binh
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
07:30 – 08:00: Pick up guests at their hotel in Hanoi’s Old Quarter and depart for Ninh Binh. The journey takes approximately 2 hours.
10:15: Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Vietnam’s capital from 968–1010, and learn about the history of the Dinh, Le, and Ly dynasties. Then cycle around the village, enjoy the scenery, and learn about local life.
12:00: Vietnamese buffet lunch at a restaurant, featuring specialties such as goat meat, crispy rice, fish, chicken, fried rice, and salad. Vegetarian options are available.
13:30: Take a bamboo boat ride of approximately 1.5 hours in Tam Coc, known as “Ha Long Bay on land,” passing through rice fields, rivers, and a system of caves.
15:30: Visit Mua Cave – Ngoa Long Peak. Climb nearly 500 stone steps to the mountaintop for panoramic views of Tam Coc.
17:00: Check in at the hotel/bungalow in Ninh Binh and rest. The swimming pool is open during the summer.
19:30: Dinner at the hotel.
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Day 4: Bai Dinh Pagoda – Trang An – Noi Bai International Airport
Breakfast / Lunch
Morning: Breakfast at the hotel, check out, and prepare for departure.
10:00: Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, a large and famous pagoda complex featuring impressive structures such as 500 stone Arhat statues, a 36-ton bronze bell, and a 100-ton bronze Buddha statue.
12:30: Vietnamese buffet lunch at a local restaurant, featuring local specialties and vegetarian options.
13:30: Visit the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a 2-hour boat ride through a system of water caves and limestone mountain landscapes.
17:00: Board the vehicle and depart directly for Noi Bai International Airport.
19:30 – 20:00: Arrive at Noi Bai Airport, ending the program.