Ninh Binh Day Trip: Bai Dinh-Trang An-Mua Cave, Buffet, Boat, Bus

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Immerse yourself in the beauty of Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, and Mua Cave on this luxury day tour. Experience breathtaking views, explore ancient temples, hike to Lying Dragon Mountain, enjoy a Vietnamese buffet lunch, and cruise through the picturesque Tam Coc in a sampan boat.

Duration: 12 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Hanoi - 7:00 – 7:30: Our limousine bus will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to Ninh Binh.
Bai Dinh Pagoda - 10:30: 10h30 : Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda – the most famous & biggest Pagoda in the Southeast Asia with many records set such as 500 Stone – Arhat Statues , 36 ton – bronze Bell, 100 ton – Budhha Statue…
12h30 : Have buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice… Vegetarian food is always available in the buffet lunch.
Trang An Landscape Complex - 13h30 – 14h00 : Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as The world Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has the wonderful tunnel cave system so that Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for New Version of Kong in 2016 – “ Skull Island “. Boat trip to visit Trang An to see the amazing beauty of this landscape with many caves such as : Sang Cave (Light Cave), Toi Cave (Dack cave), Nau Ruou Cave (Cooking Wine), green river and natural view.
Mua Caves - 16h00 : Get on the bus to go to Mua Cave ( Dancing Cave ). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach to the top of Lying Dragon Moutain, have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.
Hanoi - 17:30: Finish visiting Mua Cave, then come back to Hanoi.
19:00 - 19:30: You will be dropped off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. Tour ends!

What's Included

Complimentary water on bus
Expert English-speaking guide
Entrance fees included
Traditional Vietnamese buffet lunch
Boat trips to Trang An, Mua Cave, and Bai Dinh
Round-trip shuttle bus service

What's Not Included

Beverages, tips & personal expenses
Pick-up and drop off outside of Hanoi Old quarter
Others are not mentioned above
Public Holiday Surcharges

Additional Information

Visit the Bai Dinh Pagoda - one of the biggest temples in Southeast Asia.
Have the Vietnamese buffet lunch at the local restaurant.
Visit Trang An complex by bamboo boat for 2 hours, enjoy the beauty of the caves, limestone mountains, temples and pagodas
Visit Mua Cave by hiking 500 steps to Lying Dragon Mountain to enjoy stunning view

Comfortable Shuttle transfer
Enthusiastic and experienced English speaking guide

Location

Hanoi Opera House

Tràng Tiền

If your hotel is located in Hanoi Old Quarter, please choose hotel pick up on hotel listing or send the message your hotel address for us, we will check and confirm you. If your hotel is outside of Hanoi Old Quarter, you have to be in front of Hanoi Opera House at 7:15 am.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Rebelstarr

Aug 11, 2024

Sailing on the lazy river - stunning! - We went on this trip as a family of 4, with 2 teens who all really enjoyed themselves. The limousine bus (basically a standard bus with more legroom and nicer seats - worth the selection) picked us up from the hotel in the Old Town. The guide, Kian, was very helpful + knowledgeable, and spoke good English. The bamboo shop (a high pressured sales environment) - the first stop - would be worth missing if it were optional. Expensive for what they sell, and a tip would be to try to exit the (long) Ikea style meandering shop exit asap. You then visit the huge pagoda complex, built around 20 years ago, but which looks a lot older. It was pretty good, with lots of photo ops. Make sure you take plenty of water as there are lots of steps to navigate. The"5* buffet lunch" afterwards certainly isn't that, as the range is quite similar, and much of which should be hot was cold (eg fries), but its ok and a bit better than standard tour fayre. The stars of the day, and the reason for the 5* trip rating, are the Trang An river trip, and the climb up Dragon Mountain. You get rowed around the river complex (3 or 4 to a boat) for around an hour and a half, through caves and amongst gorgeous limestone scenery. You could easily imagine yourself on many Hollywood movie sets, or even playing a live role in the "Uncharted" video games as the forested stone outcrops soar vertically upwards from the water. The only downside are the number of other boats, which does give it a bit of a feel of a ride from a Disney theme park. If you could go at a quiet time (if such a thing exists) it would be absolutely magical. The Dragon mountain gives you a chance to get to the summit of one of the peaks you've seen from the boat. It was super physical and we were drenched in sweat by the time we got to the top of the 500 steps. And that's from a regular Park 5k runner and a fit 15 yr old footballer! The very top (with the concrete dragon) has some sharp rocks and is quite tricky to both get up to and descend, so you might want to avoid that little bit as it adds little to the experience. The general views are amazing, and its worth the hard work getting to the top. You will certainly have earned an ice cream + ice cold can of fanta from the stall when you get back to the bottom. We only had 10 minutes by the time we got to the bottom, so only 2 of the group saw the Mua cave (the other two preferred ice creams!), and said it wasnt anything spectacular. There are lots of travel providers offering similar trips, but we thought Cozy Travel did a good job, and for a fair price. Get on that Lazy River...