Full Day Hoa Lu -Tam Coc DELUXE Tour from Hanoi Including Lunch
10 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Learn about northern Vietnamese history and rural life on a full-day tour to Hoa Lu and Tam Coc from Hanoi. See the Hoa Lu temples in the ancient capital of Vietnam, then go to Tam Coc for a sampan ride on a slow-moving river with a landscape of karst formations and caves. Finish up with a bike ride through rural villages. Includes buffet lunch, transportation and guide, all activities, and hotel pickup and drop-off in the Old Quarter of Hanoi.
- Full-day tour of Hoa Lu and Tam Coc, from Hanoi
- Visit the Hoa Lu temples and take a sampan ride through the caves in Tam Coc
- Buffet lunch included
- Led by a local guide
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After early morning pickup in Hanoi, head to Ninh Binh province, a scenic drive that takes about one hour.
Start by visiting the ancient capital's Hoa Lu temples, built for the Dinh and Le dynasties. Then go to Tam Coc wharf where you enjoy a buffet lunch of Vietnamese cuisine.
Next, step into your sampan boat and relax as your guide rows you to the caves, a ride of 90 minutes. When you return to the dock, take a short break before hopping on the provided bicycle for a leisurely 45-minute ride through picturesque rural villages to Bich Dong.
In the late afternoon, return to the city where your tour ends with drop-off at your accommodation in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.
Start by visiting the ancient capital's Hoa Lu temples, built for the Dinh and Le dynasties. Then go to Tam Coc wharf where you enjoy a buffet lunch of Vietnamese cuisine.
Next, step into your sampan boat and relax as your guide rows you to the caves, a ride of 90 minutes. When you return to the dock, take a short break before hopping on the provided bicycle for a leisurely 45-minute ride through picturesque rural villages to Bich Dong.
In the late afternoon, return to the city where your tour ends with drop-off at your accommodation in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.
Itinerary
7h45 – 8h15: Pick up at your hotel then depart to Ninh Binh on the way you can see the picture of rural in VietNam with fertilizer green fields, buffalos are eating grass, ducks are swimming…
10h00: Arrive Hoa Lu that is the first capital of VietNam in 10th century. The guide will take you to inside Dinh’s Temples and Le King’s Temple where you can have more understanding about our history.
11h30: Get on bus to Tam Coc,then have luch with special Vietnamese foods.
13h00: Get on small boat for visiting Tam Coc about two hours and haft.The local people will take you to discover beauty of landscape where is called”Ha Long Bay On Land” and sightseeing two green rice fields with great lime stones and wonderful caves. Finish visting by small boat you have about 30 minutes for biking to visit Bich Dong pagoda or shopping at some embroidery shop where they sell handcraft goods.
16h00: Get on bus to come back Ha Noi, Arrive Ha Noi at 18h30 bus take you back your hotel.The end of the tour.
Duration: 4 hours
Admission Ticket Free
Explore Vietnam's ancient capital city, Hoa Lu, on an immersive 10 hour adventure
Take stunning photos on the Tam Coc river voyage – a true treat for budding nature photographers
Discover the full diversity of Vietnamese natural landscapes as you pass through limestone karsts and stone caves
Visit the temples of Dinh and Le dynasties and explore ancient relics remaining from when Hoa Lu was the country’s capital
Enjoy convenient roundtrip hotel transfers from Hanoi and the services of an informative guide
Duration: 3 hours
Admission Ticket Free
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- "Lunch is provided so need no worry where to have your meal." See review
- "A long day tour but worth the journey- the driver was very professional and the guides were awesome." See review
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