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10 hours
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Visit Hoa Lu and Tam Coc and learn more about the northern Vietnamese countryside, history, and culture on a full-day tour. Hoa Lu is an ancient capital, and Tam Coc, which means “3 caves,” features karst formations and caves you’ll explore by boat.
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Be sure to bring sunglasses, sun cream, and your camera. You’ll also need shoes and short trousers for the cycling part of the tour.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Complimentary bottles of water on the bus
Biking from Tam Coc to Bich Dong
Round-trip transport between Hanoi and Hoa Lu/Tam Coc
Pick-up and drop off at your accommodation in Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Buffets lunch featuring Vietnamese cuisine
English-speaking tour guide during the trip
Boat trip on the Ngo Dong River
Beverages
Pick-up and drop off outside Hanoi’s Old Quarter
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Tam Cốc-Bich Dộng
7h10 to 7h35 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…..10h30 arrive Hoa Lu that is the first capital of VietNam in 10th century. The guide will take you to inside Dinh’s Temple and Le King’s Temple (worship Le King) where you can have more understanding about our history.11h30 get on bus to Tam Coc,then have luch with special Vietnamese foods.14h00 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 shopping at some embroidery shop where they sell handcraft goods or relaxing and discover the daily life of local people 16h30- 17h00 get on bus to come back Ha Noi 19h00 – 19h30 Arrive Ha Noi
Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties
Explore Vietnam's ancient capital city, Hoa Lu, on an immersive 2 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
Pickup included
144 reviews
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Rossella C,
Nov 3, 2022
- Viator
It was an amazing day, beautiful landscapes and experiences. Our guide has been fantastic all day long, very polite, funny and polite, even with some of participants that were not very respectful
Charles Y,
Oct 31, 2022
- Viator
A day well spent with the highlight being the the afternoon boat ride. Stunning scenery all around. Excellent lunch as well as time for bicycling along the river. Highly recommend.
Nicua K,
Aug 31, 2022
- Viator
This was our second tour from Hanoi and as our first one was so great and this one was advertised in the same level, we were excited to have another amazing day. It was not amazing at all... Started with our pickup being about an 30-40 minutes late. That was followed by another 30 minutes of getting the other members of the tour - straight off there was not enough space. The tour was overbooked, the bus was cramped and uncomfortable. Our Tour guide, Harry, was great, he really did his best but he had too many clients, not enough time and was completely under scheduled. He tried to keep on top of things but because of overbooking on under planning, he was often getting the short end of the stick. A lot of people complained to him and he always was polite and kept his cool despite the problems not being his, he tried his best to smooth things. There was definitely not enough water supplied. We received a bottle each after leaving Hanoi. A 2.5 hour drive followed with a short but very busy rest stop inbetween. We then made our way to the first location - Le King's Temple. The temples were beautiful and such a treat to visit. But because of overbooking there were 2 in one tours. I thought I had booked and paid for the whole tour but apparently there was another tour on top of ours so we were left at the temples while the rest of the group went off to climb up a mountain to see another temple - something I would liked to have done if I had known it wasn't included. We were left at the temples with no access to the water stands outside the area because if we left the area we couldn't get in - our guide had our tickets. He told us they would be back in 1 hour to 1.45 hour... we waited 2 hours and 20 minutes in the hot sun with no water. They finally arrived to pick us up - it was midday, we were dehydrated, dizzy and hungry. as we were making our way over to the bus the driver stood on the horn loudly right after pulling up. The driver was consistently rude and unpleasant. We finally reached our lunch spot which was extremely underwhelming. Still no water supplied (although advertisement says that water is supplied through the day). The food was ok but lacked in variety or flavour. We then went on and the other group was dropped off again and we had a short drive to Tam Coc. That part of the trip was really great, enjoyed the experience. There was very little communication as to what was happening next, great confusion with the two groups and severely overbooked tour. It was unpleasant, uncomfortable and left us dehydrated, heat exhausted and wishing the trip was over half way through the day. Definitely take a tour into this area as it is very beautiful, but try find a different tour company. I would not say this one was Deluxe in any way. Take hats, extra sunblock and an umbrella.
anna p,
Aug 16, 2022
- Viator
Really nice day trip. Good value for money. Just lunch could be improved a little, but the rest was fun
Dave R,
Feb 18, 2020
- Viator
Very interesting, and fun. The guide was great. The history, the bike ride through the rice field, and the river trip, must see. All for $ 39!
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