Itinerary

1. Day 1 - Visit Mua Cave & Tuyet Tinh Coc

   • 08:00-08:30: Meet your Vietnamese tour guide and get picked from the hotel before driving to Ninh Binh along with viewing peaceful scenery along Highway 1A.
   • Stop for a short break followed by arriving at Trang An Wharf to go on an exciting boat trip on sampan boats through caves and visit stunning river surrounded by Limestone Karsts with rich fauna and flora. 
   • Have a buffet lunch with Vietnamese cuisines in a restaurant before cycling to Mua Cave along with viewing stunning rice fields along the road.
   • Walk up to the top of the mountain where Mua Cave is located, visiting lovely stalactites and stalagmites inside along with marvelling at the spectacular view from the top of the valley. 
   • Cycle back to Trang An through the villages and visit Tuyet Tinh Coc to see the romantic lake surrounded by Karsts and jungles, before continuing to the Bungalow to check-in.
   • Swim, read books or relax before dinner around 19:00 and enjoy the night at a bar opposite the pool.

2. Day 2 - Visit Hoa Lu & Bai Dinh Pagoda Complexes

   • 06:30: Wake up early to see the marvellous sunrise and have a hearty breakfast before visiting Hoa Lu, the site of a 10th century capital of an ancient Vietnamese Kingdom called Dai Co Viet. 
   • Proceed to see the sacred Dinh Tien Hoang Temple (King Dinh Temple) and Le Hoan Temple (King Le Temple) followed by enjoying a cooking lesson on how to make authentic cakes with simple available ingredients at home.
   • Check-out post-lunch and board a bus to visit the glimmering Bai Dinh Pagoda complexes, the largest pagoda in Southeast Asia. 
   • See the 500 stone statues of La Han (Arhats), 2 huge bronze bells and three bronze statues of Tam The, weighing 50 ton each, before taking a bus back to Hanoi.

   19:00: Drop off at the hotel in Hanoi.