- Duration: 4days/ 3nights
- Start: Hanoi city
- Ends: Hanoi city
- Character: Culture, Cruise, Treks & Sightseeing tour
- Places to visits (routing): Hanoi city - Duong Lam Ancient village - Ba Vi national Park - Kim Boi hot-spring - Thung Nai - Mai Chau - Pu Luong Nature Reserve - Ninh Binh - Hanoi
Brief Itinerary & Route map
DAY 1: Hanoi - Duong Lam - Ba Vi Peak - Hot-spring
DAY 2: Hot Spring - Thung Nai - Mai Chau
DAY 3: Mai Chau - Pu Luong Nature Reserve
DAY 4: Pu Luong Nature Reserve - Ninh Binh - Hanoi
Details of Tour's Program
Day 1: Hanoi - Duong Lam Ancient Village - Ba Vi National Park - Kim Boi Hot-Spring (L,D)
7:30am - Depart Hanoi to Duong Lam ancient village in Son Tay - Hanoi, upon arrive Duong Lam village, visit Mong Phu communal house and Mia pagoda (means - Mother god of sugar cane), then getting around village to visit some vintage local house, holy milking well. Walking or cycling tour around village and visit - Unesco heritage sites such as historical vestiges: Giang Van Minh worship house, King's Ngo Quyen temple and King's Phung Hung temple. Have lunch at a family with ancient house. After lunch, take some more photos then drive to Ba Vi National Park - Upon arrive door, stop for refresh and keep drive 12 km to the top of Ba Vi mountain at 1200m where we can hiking up 1000 steps to Mother Godless Temple. Enjoy view and learn about history of super natural power of mountain. Afterwards transfer to Kim Boi hot-spring. Upon arrive check-in hotel and free at leisure & relax in hot-spring water pool. Have dinner and overnight in hot-spring hotel.
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Day 2: Kim Boi Hot-Spring - Thung Nai Lake - Mai Chau (B,L,D)
7:00am - Have breakfast, then departure to Thung Nai lake, one of beautiful lake and islands located in the side of Da river, upon arrive Thung Nai, taking boat trip for 3 hours to getting around with beautiful view liking Halong bay on mountain, stop visiting Thung Nai cave; Temple. Stop at harbor for transfer to Mai Chau, upon arrive village, have lunch then check in your homestay on arrival, and discovery a beautiful Thai's stilt house and their villages in Mai Chau by walking or cycling, during enjoy green scenery of mountain and rice paddy. Some stop en-route for looking at work of local people with indigo weaving. Have a Dinner and overnight in homestay.
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Day 3: Mai Chau - Pu Luong Nature Reserve(B,L,D)
Have breakfast, then enjoy car trip to Pu Luong, flowing along Ma river, some stops along limestone mountains side for picture down rice terrace of Pu Luong Nature Reserve until reaching the end of mountain range, we are fresh soak down valley to check in Black Thai homestay. Have lunch with Thai people. Afternoon, trekking down valley for visiting village for enjoy scenery of rice terrace as view of SaPa Vietnam, meet the local people and return Thai house. Free at leisure to relax and make acquaintance with owner's visitor. Have dinner and overnight in homestay.
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Day 4: Pu Luong Nature Reserve - Bai Dinh - Trang An - Ninh Binh - Hanoi (B,L)
Have breakfast, Then enjoy scenic trip to Ninh Binh along Ho Chi Minh trail for 3 hour. Upon arrive Ninh Binh visit Bai Dinh pagoda - the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight. Have lunch in local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork storage vessel....After lunch, transfer to visit Trang An Grottoes to take boat trip for 2.5 hours to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see scenery of mountain and rivers where UNESSCO recognize as the world nature heritage in 2015, and local people called friendly name "Halong bay in Land" and where made famous movie name Skull Island (King Kong II). After the boat trip, drive back to Hanoi, arrive Hanoi around 18:00, drop & finish trip at your hotel.
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Note: This trip is reaching kart mountains has rice terraces and closed Hanoi. You can flow this tour program or change from Ninh Binh side, basing where do you stay (in Hanoi or Ninh Binh).
Price & what to includes
Tour cost = $336 USD/Pax (Min= 2 PAX)
(Others group >2 or < please contact for suitable price)
Tour Cost Inclusive
- Homestay with daily breakfast
- Boat trip at Trang An Grottoes
- Transfer and transportation on tours
- Entrance fees on tour
- Meals as specified mark (B= Breakfast; L= Lunch; D= Dinner)
- English speaking guide
- Free bike in Mai Chau
Tour Cost Exclusive
- Single room
- Drinks & Other personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Early check-in and late check-out
- Tipping/gratuities
- Others not mentioned in the itinerary
Policy for children
- Child under 5 years old sharing room with two (2) adults without extra bed: Free of charge.
- Child from 6 - under 11 years old sharing room with two (2) adults without extra bed: 50% of charge
- Child from 6 - under 11 years old sharing room with two (2) adults with extra bed: 75% of charge
- Child under 11 years old sharing room with one (1) adult: 90% of charge
- Child from 12 years old and above: 100% of charge