Hanoi Opera House

7:30 am Tour guide and vehicle will pick you up at your hotels around Hanoi Old Quarter & Hanoi Opera House. Or we will pick up at airport then go straight to Ninh Binh for the tour. You have 2.5 hour journey to Trang An grottoes - Halong Bay on land. Enjoying the beautiful scenery of the rural areas on the way. Please Hanoi Opera House is just a meeting point for those who do not need hotel pickup or their hotels are located outside the Old Quarter

Trang An Landscape Complex

10:30 Arrive at Trang An then take a boat trip to visit Trang An. The eco-tourism site is considered the "Ha Long Bay land". Here, space was so quiet that the only sounds were those of the trains. In the distance, visitors have the opportunity to perceive the white flowers of the reeds in the foothills. While enjoying fresh air and mountain scenery, which takes visitors into a magical world. The entire cave is home to 50 of Trang An caves connecting 30 small valleys which follow about 10 kilometers from North to South. This is the perfect destination for who loves nature and discover the magnificent caves of Ninh Binh. Crossing the caves, we find a forest paradise of stalactites and stalagmites which form, stimulating the imagination, gave their name to many of these caves: Ba Giot, Seo, Dia Linh, Nau Ruou, etc.

Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties

Visit Hoa Lu ancient capital with King Dinh and Le Temples dating back to the 10th Century. The attractions are temples, where people worship the Emperors and royal people that ruled here more than 1000 years ago. And nowadays Hoa Lu still keeps the remaining of ancients fortress built by Dinh dynasty more than 1000 years ago. The Imperial palce lays under the ground for 3m and now become a very interesting place to visit. Then continue the tour with 30-minute biking in a rural village to discover the life of local people. Please notes that this short biking trip is just an extra activity (free of charge) to help you experience the peaceful rural landscapes, not a professional biking trip. If you don't know how to bike or not interested in this activity then you can skip it (and instead you can walk around the area to take photos or just relax at the restaurant to wait for others while they are cycling). 12:30 Have lunch at local restaurant with some local special dishes food.

Mua Caves

After lunch we ride a bike to Mua Cave. On the way cycling you explore real countryside images of Vietnam. Down a sleepy road between rice paddies, this cave (the name means 'Cave of Dance') is not terribly impressive, but there are panoramic views from the peak above. A stone staircase beside the cave entrance zigzags through the karst (beware the goat droppings) and it’s almost 500 steps to a simple altar to Quan Am (the Goddess of Mercy). Look west for the Ngo Dong River winding through Tam Coc. The climb is paved but steep in sections, so bring water and allow an hour return. Mua Cave is 5km from Ninh Binh and is a popular stop on Tam Coc tours.

Tam Cốc-Bich Dộng

After visiting the cave we continue ride the bike through the fields and countryside peaceful scenery to reach Tam Coc area. Check in Hotel / Bungalow this time for relax. (Optional: Foot massage service available with extra cost) 18:30 Have dinner at local restaurant. Free time discovery in Tam Coc by night. Stay overnight here in Tam Coc

Cuc Phuong National Park

9:00 After breakfast, check out your hotel then transfer to Cuc Phuong - Vietnam’s first and largest national park. Cuc Phuong is home to a large range of flora and fauna. Inhabitants of the park include 97 species of mammals, most notable are the endangered langurs; 300 species of birds; 36 reptilian species; 17 species of amphibians; 11 species of fish; 2,000 species of vascular plants, and thousands of species of insects, most of which do not bite. A number of species in the park are listed on Vietnam Red Book of endangered species. Primates in the park include macaques, gibbon, Francois' leaf monkey and slow loris. Then we will have lunch in a restaurant in the center of Cuc Phuong National Park.

This thousand-year tree is also very tall (around 45 meters) but its diameter is fourth times compared to the diameter of Dang ancient tree. It need at least 20 adults with their arm length full to embrace completely the whole tree trunk. Let’s trek about 3 km to meet this special wonder of the Mother Nature here. Besides, near the Thousand-year tree location, there is small track leading to Son Cung Cave that owning many very beautiful stalactites.

Endangered Primate Rescue Centre

After a trek in the jungle, you visit Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC) which was established in 1993 and is a project of Frankfurt Zoological Society. The establishment of EPRC has faced many difficulties, but began with two individuals of Delacour’s langur and Hatinh langur confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade. The Center currently houses about 160 individuals of 15 species and sub-species in which 6 species nowhere else in captivity. These include Delacour’s langur (Trachypithecus delacouri), Hatinh (Trachypithecus laotum hatinhensis), Black langur (Trachypithecus laotum ebenus), Lao langur (Trachypithecus laotum laotum), Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus), and Grey-shanked Douc langur (Pygathrix cinerea).

Cave of Prehistoric man is the residential relic of the prehistoric man – a precious heritage of Cuc Phuong National Park. It will take you about 300 meters to walk from the main road then climb up about fifty steps against the slope stone stairs to reach the mouth of the cave.

Bich Dong Pagoda

This charming sequence of cave temples is a couple of kilometres west of Ninh Hai village. The Lower Pagoda is located at the base, from which 100 steps lead to the Middle Pagoda, where there's a shorter but steep ascent to the Upper Pagoda. Inside each cave temple are looming statues peering from the haze of burning incense. Outside there are incredible countryside views.

Hanoi Opera House

15:30 Get back to the the car to go back to Hanoi. After 2.5-hour drive, you arrive back in Hanoi. We drop you off at your hotel or at the meeting point (Hanoi Opera House). End of the trip around 18:00