Today heading toward Ninh Binh, the province about 100kms south of Hanoi.
8.00 leave the hotel. About 10.30 arrive at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. In 968, Dinh Bo Linh declared himself as the King. Since then Hoa Lu existed as the capital for the next 41 years (968 - 1009),

Chua Huong (Perfume pagoda) is located in Huong son (Perfume mountain) 70 km southwest of Hanoi. Chua Huong is not one temple but a cluster of temples and shrines in the general vicinity of Huong son. The pagoda(s) are located in My Duc hamlet in the province of Ha Tay. According

8:00am leave the hotel at Hanoi. About 10:30am arrive at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. In 968, Dinh Bo Linh declared himself as the King. Since then Hoa Lu existed as the capital for the next 41 years (968 – 1009), of which 12 years was under the Dinh dynasty – King Dinh Tien Hoang, the country named Dai Co Viet, and 29 years later was under the Le dynasty

8:30am. Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi, driver to Bat Trang, the famous village is situated approx 15 outside of Hanoi, surrounded by fertile farmland. Watch the artisans forming, painting and glazing their products, which are then baked for several days in huge kilns

The Hanoi’s special charm is also found in its traditional pagodas and temples, along narrow streets filled with vendors and beside quiet, reflecting tranquil lakes.
8:30am. Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi, spend a full day to discover Hanoi’s surrounding area and visit Thay & Tay Phuong Pagodas

Tay Phuong Pagoda - Thay Pagoda - Van Phuc Silk Village - Bat Trang Ceramic Village Tour.

A journey to Duong Lam village is a trip to trace back the origin of Vietnam’s culture and Vietnam’s traditions. This is also the great chance explore architecture of ancient houses while wander along its narrow alleyways, visit temples dedicated to the two kings born there, and most interesting of all, chat with locals living in the ancient houses.

8.00: pick up at hotel, visit Hochiminh’s mausoleum, his house on stilt, the botanical garden and the Presidential palace while learning about his life and revolutionary activities. This used to be the residence of the Governor of Indochina. After 1954 it was named the Presidential Palace and became the place where Hochiminh lived and worked until he passed away in1969.

The bus takes you around Hanoi to visit the famous sites in Hanoi such as: Ho Chi Minh complex to learn about the great Father of Vietnamese (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and his House on stilts, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda nearby),Temple of Literature- the first university in

The vegetation in Ba Be National Park mainly consists of limestone and evergreen forest. The former covers steep mountain slopes on which the soil cover is thin. The latter depends on thicker soil cover and has a higher species diversity. The dominating tree species of the lime stone forest are Burretiodendron hsienmu and Streblus tonkinensis Climbing bamboo is a regional endemic plant common on the hill slopes near the lake shore.

Van Long is a legendary land and an amazingly beautiful landscape for tourism, while at the same time, the largest mangrove nature reserve in northern delta, Ninh Binh province. Van Lang reserve is on area of 2,643 hectares in seven communes of Gia Vien district. In the Van Long forest, there are 457 species of plants,

After breakfast we depart Hanoi for Pu Luong Natural Reserve. This scenic drive takes around four hours. Along the way we pass fields of tapioca and sugar cane as well as rice paddies.

Mai Chau is located in Hoa Binh province, approximately 135 km from Hanoi and 60 km from Hoa Binh. From the top of Cun Mountain, one can admire the superb panorama of Mai Chau surrounded by a green valley and stilt houses. Many minorities, including the Thai ethnic group, live in Mai Chau.

A long trekking through villages for exploring traditional customs of some minority groups, passing forest and overnight with them, bathing in natural stream and trekking back in a different way.

Mai Chau – the townlet of the Thai people, one of the most stunning scenery in the North West of Vietnam and our journey to Pu luong also starts from here. The Pu Luong Natural Reserve is an area of outstanding beauty with diverse biodiversity value, a globally important example of a lowland limestone forest ecosystem, covered by rich tropical forest, stunning panoramas, beautiful rice paddies, water wheels and breathtaking scenery.

Ninh Binh is the homeland of many beauty spots, which comprises the Nat’l Park- Cuc Phuong and the limestone peaks raising in Tam Coc, called “the inland Ha Long”. This special design is a wonderful combination of the exciting trek through the jungle of the Nat’l Park with chances to learn about the diverse fauna & flora and a rest overnight in with family of the Muong minority in their traditional stilt house, the second day followed by a relaxing rowboat crossing in between the towering limestone peaks along the river of Tam Coc. All these will surely enrich your travel experience and is definitely worth every cent you pay for...