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By Asia Pearl Travel Day Tours

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is ฿1,348 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 12h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • PRIVATE FAMILY TOUR UNDER REQUEST!
    Get out of the bustling confines of Hanoi capital; Enjoy breath-taking scenery and inhale the fresh air on this full-day rural Ninh Binh day tour. With a 5 star Buffet Lunch of delicacies and local Ninh Binh famous food such as: goat meat, fried rice … Enjoy the unique Karst scenery of Trang An or Tam Coc area. You’ll be fuelled for an afternoon of action, taking in the scenery by both bamboo boat and mountain hike. See local villagers going about their daily lives as you come to appreciate a quieter slice of Vietnamese culture and lifestyle.
    We provide options for customers to choose whether they are active or non-active; adults or kids can easily follow

Activity location

  • Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties
    • Hoa Lu
    • 40000, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties
    • Hoa Lu
    • 40000, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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NO Mua Cave (500 steps up)

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Exclusive entry fee: entrance fee Tam Coc 250.000d; Trang An 300.000d not included
Choose destination before 5 PM: Default programme is Trang An, if you want Tam Coc, please message us before 5h00 PM previous day of travel.
NOT FOR NON ENGLISH SPEAKING: If you are not English speaking person and do not read WHAT TO EXPECT part, please do not book or it will be cancelled.
no hike: Hoa Lu - Bike tour - Lunch - Tam Coc - NO Mua cave 500 steps
Bus tour 29: Upgrade to Group 17 limosine, add 5$/pax please send request in booking details
Limited Nationality: For best experience, limited English speaking tourists from Spain, Italy, Germany and French should not book this tour.
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00
Price details
฿776.41 x 2 Adults฿1,552.82
Paid at activity฿1,142.34
Total
Price is ฿2,695.16

Trang An or Tam Coc + Mua Cave

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Entrance tickets: entrance fee Mua cave 100.000d Tam Coc 250.000d; Trang An 300.000d not included
Choose destination before 5 PM: Default programme is Trang An, if you want Tam Coc, please message us before 5h00 PM previous day of travel.
NOT FOR NON ENGLISH SPEAKING: If you are not English speaking person and do not read WHAT TO EXPECT part, please do not book or it will be cancelled.
Duration: 12 hours
Tam Coc or Trang An: Hoa Lu - Bike tour - Lunch - Tam Coc or Trang An- Mua cave
Bus tour 29: Upgrade to Group 17 limosine, add 5$/pax please send request in booking details
Nationality limited: For best experience, limited English speaking tourists from Spain, Italy, Germany and French should not book this tour.
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00
Price details
฿776.41 x 2 Adults฿1,552.82
Paid at activity฿1,142.34
Total
Price is ฿2,695.16

Private Tailored Tour

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Private tour privileges: 1. Choose restaurant you like (extra may apply)

  1. Choose plan you want.
  2. Tailor make your trip with guide on tour.
    Set menu: Set menu lunch 10 dishes following customer's demand and diets or at your request
    Customised: We are able to customise the customer places to visit, have lunch depending on request. Entry fees are not inclusive
    Vehicle range: 1-2 persons: 5 seats saloon. 3-4 persons: 8 seats SUV. from 5: 16 seats van
    Exclusive entry fees: We bring you to places in Ninh Binh and fees are on your own charge
    Trang An 300.000d. Tam Coc 250.000d. Mua Cave 150.000d
    Pickup included
Price details
฿3,308.19 x 2 Adults฿6,616.38
Paid at activity฿1,142.34
Total
Price is ฿7,758.72
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Bike to visit the area
  • Inclusions
    Customers need to contact via whatsapp/viber/zalo/hotline to confirm pick up location and time
  • Inclusions
    Professional English Speaking guide
  • Inclusions
    VAT Tax 8% + Viator Contractor Tax 10% paying to Vietnamese Government.
  • Inclusions
    You can choose Trang An or Tam Coc; hike 500 steps Mua cave or not and pay entry fee accordingly
  • Inclusions
    Luxury Buffet Lunch with Vietnamese cuisine serving all diets
  • Inclusions
    Luxury Air-conditioned transport
  • Exclusions
    Lunar New Year holiday: Feb 16th,17th,18th,19th, 2026
  • Exclusions
    Drinks and tips (Recommended but not mandatory)
  • Exclusions
    Mua cave
  • Exclusions
    Entry fee of Trang An 300.000d or Tam Coc 250.000d
  • Exclusions
    TEMPORARY: 80K/pax surcharge for doubled diezel due to the war

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Please prepare 350.000d cash (250k for Trang An - 100k for Mua cave) to give our guide at tour start or you can buy directly government entry tickets at spots. We do not own it or do government ticket business. Credit card payment for Entry fee is added 10% VAT tax + bank fee,
    • Vietnam Tour Tailor LTD has zero negotiation and tolerance for review abusement to gain personal profit on tour. Any of these would need to our legal action to protect our trademark. Customer has right to review but also has obligation to read all tour details and follow the option booked. If anybody just wants to travel for free, we are not the one to deal with .
    • Pick Up Clearance: We only pick up inside Old Quarter - Hoan Kiem district and some close by area. When your hotel is not in the Hoan Kiem district you will need to come to our meeting point. We suggest customers not asking an exchange review for pick up or we pay for the taxi to come to meeting point when your hotel is not in the pick up area. If you do, your booking will be cancelled immediately.
    • Additional Profit: When you book the tour and do not want to go but it is too close to departure time you will not be able to cancel. We can help to later the booking if you notice us 12h before tour departure time via our hotline. If not the tour will not be refunded.. This is additional profit from the standard cancellation policy of Viator.
    • Option change: Our default programme will be with Trang An - A world heritage, if customer wants to change to Tam Coc please let us know before 5h00 PM local time of the day before our tour.
    • In the private tailored tour, customers can choose any places they like in Ninh Binh city area for the visit within a day and pay directly entry fees upon arrival at spots. There can be extra fees applied for the places to visit outside of city centre.
    • Upgrade to small group tour maximum 17 with luxury Limosine 5$ per pax

Activity itinerary

Hanoi Opera House (Pass by)

7h30- 8.00 AM: Start to pick up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, after more than 2 hours drive we get to the 1st visit place

Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
10.00AM: we will visit the 2 temples dedicating to 2 kings of Vietnam under Dinh and Le Dynasties of Vietnam over 1000 years ago. Later, do cycling tour around the village to discover the life of local people. Notes: Cycling is not a professional activity and we are not professional cyclists, we are tourists. Cycling is extra services, just for fun & free, included in the prices (Customers don't pay for Cycling services). It's a very small activity on the whole package, we don't focus on cycling activity. Pls note that: - Customers can skip cycling if you do not like. - Customers don't bike can walk around to take photos or just relax at the restaurant to wait for others. - Bikes are not suite for children under 2 Years old. - Please check the bikes carefully before using, many tourists don't know how to use it, so they damage the bicycles. 11h45: Have buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice…. Vegetarian foods is always available at the lunch

Trang An Grottoes

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Sitting on the sampan by local rower to visit Trang An. We admire the wonderful Karst area which deserves to be a World Heritage of Vietnam. The 2 activities Trang An & Tam Coc boat tour are similar: Sitting on the sampan to admire the beauty of karst mountain and caves. Trang An sampan boat is 2h15m visits 6 caves and Tam Coc boat tour is 1h45m visits 3 caves. Trang An is a New heritage site of Vietnam - Tam Coc is famous for hundred years and the land scape is a bit better. NOTE: We choose 1 out of the 2 cannot do both. Want to see both? Let's tailor-make the tour with our private services!

Hoa Lu - Tam Coc Day Tours

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Sitting on the sampan by local rower to visit Tam Coc. We admire the wonderful Karst area. Visit 3 caves. The 2 activities Trang An & Tam Coc boat tour are similar: Sitting on the sampan to admire the beauty of karst mountain and caves. Trang An sampan boat is 2h15m visits 6 caves and Tam Coc boat tour is 1h45m visits 3 caves. Trang An is a New heritage site of Vietnam - Tam Coc is famous for hundred years and the land scape is a bit better. NOTE: We choose 1 out of the 2 cannot do both. Want to see both? Let's tailor-make the tour with our private services!

Mua Caves

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket not included
Get to the Mua Cave at the end of afternoon to enjoy the panoramic view of Tam Coc area. Take a drive to Hanoi at the end of the day.

Old Quarter (Pass by)

Around 19h00: Get drop off back to your hotel or we get you to the desired places inside the Old Quarter

Location

Activity location

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    Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties
    • Hoa Lu
    • 40000, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties
    • Hoa Lu
    • 40000, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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