Day 1: HANOI – TRANG AN – BAI DINH PAGODA
At around 8:00 AM, after your breakfast, you will meet our tour guide and driver for 2 driving hours to Ninh Binh. You will be transferred directly to the boat pier upon arrival and get into a rowing boat to explore the picturesque waterways in Trang An ecological site. Forested limestone mounts contrasting in emerald water, caves, lowlands, and rivers create a mysterious fairytale-like scene.
We then visit a network of 11 caves with beautiful stalactites of all shapes and colors. To finish the boat trip, we will have lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, we will visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, which is popular even with locals. This pagoda has the biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam (10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight). It also contains 500 La Han statues. We will head back to your hotel in Ninh Binh. Over-night in Ninh Binh.
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch