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✔️ Small Group by Model Limousine bus transfer via New Express Way ✔️ EXPERIENCE: Cycling, Boat trip to seeing the best places of Ninh Binh ✔️ Feast on Ninh Binh cuisine with Buffer Lunch ✔️ EXPLORE: Rural villages, rice paddies fields, Culture, valleys and the history of Ninh Binh.
7:20 – 07:40: Our guide and bus come to pick up at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and transfer to Ninh Binh via highway (1.5 hours, stop ~20 minutes to restroom)
✔ 10:50: The first destination in this trip is visiting Hoa Lu ancient capital. This is the first capital of Vietnam. ✔ Come to visit Hoa Lu, you will learn about why the capital was moved to Hanoi nowadays. You are impressed on an outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17 century. Try to feel ancient atmospheres in Hoa Lu ancient capital. ✔ 12:05: Transfer to Tam Coc area ✔ 12:35: Time for lunch, you are served with traditional Vietnamese food in a local restaurant.
✔ 14:00: At Tam Coc wharf, you get on a rowing Tam Coc River boat Tour with maximum 2 people on a boat to discover the beauty of Tam Coc Caves. ✔ Within 1.5 hours on the boat, local boat riders will orderly take you to visit three Tam Coc caves: Hang Ca (the first grotto), Hang Hai (the second grotto) and Hang Ba (the third grotto). ✔ 15:35: Cycling around idyllic village to explore around sceneries, countryside... This experience will take your breath away. ✔ 16:20: Come back to our shuttle bus to return to Hanoi ✔ 18:40: End your memorable day with Hoa Lu Tam Coc Day Trip in Ninh Binh. Say goodbye NOTE: The Itinerary can change the schedule, time, places to visit depending on the weather and the actual situation to ensure safety for visitors. To ensure the most comfortable visit, in some cases the tour guide will not accompany you during the tour.
19.00pm - 19.30pm: Arrive back at your hotel in the Old Quarter.
✔ 07:20am - 07:45am : We will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Center . If customer stay outside Hanoi Old Quarter Center, Please should be ready at our office at 07.20am to join the tour - Address : 33 Ngo Huyen Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi
Ninh Binh Full-Day Tour Hoa Lu Tam Coc Cycling, Boat,Buffet Lunch lasts about 10 hours. The itinerary has 4 stops.
Prices start at $40 per person for this Hanoi experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 3 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. ✔ 07:20am - 07:45am : We will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Center . If customer stay outside Hanoi Old Quarter Center, Please should be ready at our office at 07.20am to join the tour - Address : 33 Ngo Huyen Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi Pickup points include CONTACT_SUPPLIER_LATER, LOC-6eKJ+or5y8o99Qw0C8xWyLeIcGcEooPWvJwTfW3rfTg=, LOC-6eKJ+or5y8o99Qw0C8xWyH/AVzyhCfnfbILUPWLAks8=.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 18 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
This was a great trip with everything as described. It was a good luxury trip well explored and explained, loved the guide who was friendly and great. The bus was comfortable and the food was great. boat ride was amazing and overall a great experience to have. Thank you
I went to their office for pick-up, and I was early. I came at 07:15 as pick up was planned for 07:30 and I wanted to make sure I was in the right place. I opened the door and I woke the guy up! He was sleeping on a couch in the office. If there had been a sign outside telling me that the office doesn't open until 07.30, it would have been fine. But there was nothing. Also, we didn't go everywhere that was promised in the description, and we were back in Hanoi at 17.30, and not 19.00 because we didn't get to see Thai Vi Temple at all even though we had time to do so! It was very disappointing. The guide was nice though, and the food was good. The bycicle ride was nice as well as the boat ride, but I hate booking something and not do everything that is promised. To me, that's false advertisement and I cannot stand it.
Dear Mr Batrice Thank you so much for your review We would like to offer our deepest apologies for the trouble you had to experience with our tour. This situation is not ordinary and these incidents are not typical of us. We are very serious when it comes to our client’s satisfaction and have a zero tolerance policy in this respect. We appreciate that you understand that mistakes sometimes happen despite the numerous checks and measures. We are very sorry that this happened to you but rest assured it won’t happen again. But we would like to note the address is only meeting point. It is not our real office. It is only a place which is for waiting. Also Please recheck it. Your tour is only HOA LU TAM COC. that mean only 2 places to visit: Hoa Lu Ancient Capital + Tam Coc Caves by boat. we are not providing Thai Vi Temple. Please recheck it on itinerary too Thanks Mr Kevin
We booked our tour super late through a recommendation from our hotel. Miss Tong was already booked to pick up someone in Hanoi so she sent her friend John and her brother to pick us up on a couple of scooters - we had a ball! John was the perfect host - polite and courteous and a dab hand at dodging irate Grab taxi drivers on his scooter. Miss Tong picked us up after lunch and drove us around for the rest of the afternoon. Miss Tong was knowledgeable about the area and took a real pride in showing us the sites. Once finished she slipped us at the hotel to have a shower, then picked us up for a home cooked meal at her house. We loved the experience which felt more like hanging out with friends than an official tour.
Dear Mr fraser m Many thanks for taking your time to give us such a wonderful review here on Tripadvisor It is truly rewarding to receive your positive feedback regarding the recent experience you had with Hanoi Explore Travel. Our team is very happy to hear that you enjoyed our tour and our tour guide. Your contribution help us a lot and encourage us to maintain our services as well as raise it better and better. Once again, thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcome you again in the nearest future ! Best regards,
Beautiful scenery and fun biking and river cruises, rainforest hiking. Thao organised it well and guided us, highly recommend!
Dear Mr Mark We would like to take this occasion to thank you indeed for taking the time to share your experience with tripadvisor.com community. We are glad to know that you had an enjoyable time with our tour and your feedback is a tremendous motivation and encouragement to continually strive in service excellence. Again, thank you for your feedback and we certainly look forward to being at your service again in the nearest future ! Best regards,
Different experience of walking to see the historical buildings, cycling , boating and hiking. Cycling across the village abs countryside was very special. The 2 hour boat ride was fun as we paddle the oars along. Trip was well organized but a bit rush as we hike up and down the Mua Cave to see the view of Tam Coc, if we have another 1hr, will be able to walk to the lotus pond too!
Dear, Thank you so much for your excellent review. We deeply appreciate it We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with our guide. Our team always try our best to provide best tours and services for our customers. Your satisfaction, our success. We hope that you have had wonderful time in Vietnam Thank you in advance
Great trip! Guide was super knowledgeable. You’ll love this tour definitely on par or better than Ha Long Bay.
Dear Mrs Michell Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with Hanoi Explore Travel here on Tripadvisor.com community ! It's wonderful to hear that you had such a good time with our tour. We always try to provide a great service from planning your tour right up until the day you meet your guide, so it's great to know we're getting it right ! Again thank you for your feedback and we do look forward to having you back for another great adventure ! Best regards,
I asked for a private 3d2n tour for 4 in Ninh Binh and Lee helped to arrange for me and the quote was reasonable. On the day of departure to Vietnam, two companions are unable to join and Lee helped me remove their sightseeing tickets and meal costs to reduce some of the charges. The driver (Tuan) assigned to us is always punctual, drives well and speaks English. Our Ninh Binh guide (Thao) speaks good English and was really attentive to our needs and helped us take a lot of nice photos. She also took us on different routes to the destinations so that we can see different views of landscape. Thao is a very experience guide and took good care of us. The food at the restaurants were also pretty good. Our itinerary: *Day 1: Hoalu - Tamcoc Múa Cave 1 day *Day 2: Trangan Grotto - Bái Đính Pagoda 1 day *Day 3: Cúc Phương National Park 1 day tour
Many thanks for taking your time to give us such a wonderful review here on Tripadvisor. It is truly rewarding to receive your positive feedback regarding the recent experience you had with Hanoi Explore Travel. Our team is very happy to hear that you enjoyed our tour and our tour guide. Your contribution help us a lot and encourage us to maintain our services as well as raise it better and better. Once again, thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcome you again in the nearest future ! Best regards,
Wonderful experience and best arrangements by the tour operators. Even if it was raining heavily in the morning we enjoyed alot
Dear Mr/Ms 438santosho Greetings from Hanoi Explore Travel team. I want to express my deeply appreciation to your excellent review. Thank you for your beautiful words and descriptions of our tour and how wonderful that you had a great tour with us. This is our goal to ensure that our customers have a memorial tour. It's rewarding to hear that you felt our tour was great and the tour guide was very good and enthusiastic. Thank you in advance, We hope that we will have a pleasure of welcoming you back in the near future Best regards,
I shared a tour guide named Thao Tong with a friend and we had a wonderful experience. She knew a free secret spot within and acted as a great photographer with many ideas around the Trang An river cruise and the Bai Dinh Pagoda. She spoke English very well and is a very kind person. It was like traveling with a friend. I highly recommend her.
Dear Mr/Ms Nalmeida55 We would like to take this occasion to thank you indeed for taking the time to share your experience with tripadvisor.com community. We are glad to know that you had an enjoyable time with our tour and your feedback is a tremendous motivation and encouragement to continually strive in service excellence. Again, thank you for your feedback and we certainly look forward to being at your service again in the nearest future ! Best regards,
Had a wonderful day at Ninh Binh with stunning views, good food, and an incredible experience. Our guide Thao was super sweet, teaching us about the Ninh Binh and taking tons of photos of our group. If you go in the Summer be prepared for the heat, but beyond that, the experience is a must do if you’re visiting Hanoi, especially if all guides are like Thao.
Dear Mr Benjamink Greetings from Hanoi Explore Travel team. I want to express my deeply appreciation to your excellent review. Thank you for your beautiful words and descriptions of our tour and how wonderful that you had a great tour with us. This is our goal to ensure that our customers have a memorial tour. It's rewarding to hear that you felt our tour was great and the tour guide was very good and enthusiastic. Thank you in advance, We hope that we will have a pleasure of welcoming you back in the near future Best regards,
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