Full-Day Ninh Binh Highlights Tour from Hanoi
Overview
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11 hours
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Full day tour from Hanoi with highlight destinations in Ninh Binh. Visit the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th and 11th centuries and climb up 500 steps to Lying Dragon mountain to enjoy the breathtaking mountainous view. Enjoy a boat trip on the Ngo Dong river in Tam Coc, through majestic caves. After that, cycle to Bich dong pagoda, spend 20 minutes to discover the ancient Pagoda, was built in 1428. Enjoy the trip with our professional English Speaking tour guide. Have a excellent lunch and small group maximum 9 people on a limousine car. Enjoy fair-well drink before finishing the trip in Tam Coc or Hanoi.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Use a conical hat, cold waters bottles and wet towel in hot weather
All entrance sightseeing fees and tickets
Free a raincoast if it rains.
Knowledgeable and professional English speaking tour guide
Good air-conditioned limousine Van, Picking up and dropping off from Hanoi Old Quarter
Use bike (Can't cycle, you can use the Van instead or pay extra $9/200k for a mortorbike and driver)
Authentic Set menu lunch at the homestay by river
Alcohol drink, tips & personal expenses
Pick-up and drop off outside of Hanoi old quarter
Travel insurrance
Tip to the boat rower
What To Expect
Ninh Binh
7.00 – 07:15: Pick up guests in hotels from Hanoi Old Quarter 09:15: Arrive at Hoa Lu ancient capital, Visit Dinh King temple 10:30: Visit Mua Cave and enjoy the breathtaking panoramic river and mountains view by climb 500 steps up tp Lying Dragon Mountain 12:00: Enjoy traditional Vietnamese set menu lunch at local Bungalow 13:15: Enjoy a sampan boat trip in Tam Coc, passing through three caves: Hang Ca- Frist cave, Hang Hai – the second cave and Hang Ba- third Cave. 15:00: Cycle through the rice fields and villages to visit Bich Dong Pagoda 15:30: Visit the ancient pagoda- Bich Dong was built in 1428. Then Cyling through villages back to the parking area. 16:00: Leave Tam Coc for Hanoi after having a fair-well drink 18:30: The tour is ended in Hanoi
Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties
Visit the first ancient capital of Vietnam in 10th and 11th century. You will hang out about 45 minutes to see Dinh King temple at the mountainous area
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Full-Day Ninh Binh Highlights Tour from Hanoi
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Reviews
6,515 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Outstanding day trip from Hanoi
Christian A,
Jun 13, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was an absolutely outstanding day trip from Hanoi . The organisation was perfect and the tour leader., Happy, was absolutely superb in every way. Pick up was on schedule and the bus going down to Ninh Binh was extremely comfortable. We stopped at a temple dedicated to the founding king of the city. Happy was very knowledgeable and gave us a huge amount of very interesting information regarding the history of the area. We then climbed the local mountain to get some extraordinary views of the land below, including lotus fields, as well as breathtaking surrounding peaks. After this came a very easy transfer to a boat for a gentle ride through rice fields up the Tam Coc river before a stop for lunch which was tasty and copious. We worked this off with a scenic bike ride through alleyways and past more rice fields to a pagoda on the edge of town, before ending this extremely full day with our journey back to Hanoi. I cannot recommend this tour highly enough for its organisation and for the knowledge, professionalism and friendliness of our wonderful guide.
Amazing day in Ninh Binh
Natalie T,
Jun 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00I went with my husband and sister and had such an amazing day with Happy and Lucky! I can't imagine trying to plan a day like this on our own. Pickup was simple, and having the air conditioner in the van was a welcome break after physical activity in the heat. Highly recommend going with Lucky! He's so knowledgeable, funny, and kind. A trip highlight for sure 😁
Beautiful Ninh Binh
James M,
Jun 8, 2025
- Viator
5.00Had an excellent day trip out to Ninh Binh with Aloha Vietnam Travel - some amazing views from the mountain and the highlight was the relaxing boat trip, just what we needed after the walk up the mountain. Would really recommend Aloha Travel Vietnam who I went with. Our tour guide Happy was excellent and certainly lived up to his name - he was very engaging. Also the tour bus we went in was very comfortable and had excellent air conditioning which was well needed after dealing with the humidity outside.
Great culture tour, not...
man p,
Jun 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great culture tour, not too fast of a pace. We had tons of time to enjoy each location. Our van had maximum 8 passengers. Food was descent and not your typical pho or stuff you would see on the menu daily. Our tour guide , Truong, was knowledgeable, polite and spoke well English. Highly recommended , professional and courteous and above all, prompt.
Fantastic day with Aloha Vietnam
Lukasz B,
Jun 1, 2025
- Viator
5.00Fantastic day with Aloha Vietnam Travel Agency. Very well organised. Whole time we received i formations about pick up time and plan. Transfer with very comfortable car. Small travel group. Our guide Augustine, is very friendly and professional. He explained us plenty interesting stories about Vietnam and his life. His jokes are soft and really fanny. It could be seen that this job us tour guide is a part of his life and passion. Because of very hot weather condition Augustine has modified an order of activities during the tour to reach a maximum fun and effectivity for his guests. We can highly recommend this tour with Aloha Vietnam.
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