VFTSIC-05: HOA LU – TAM COC/TRANG AN – MUA CAVE – CYCLING

ITINERARY:
7.15-8.00: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. We take you to Ninh Binh province which is about 120 km far from Hanoi Old Quarter.
9.00-9.15: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax.
10.15-10.30: Arrive at Cozy Vietnam restaurant and start cycling 20 minutes to Hoa Lu ancient capital, then park the bicycle and walk to visit Hoa Lu. This is the first capital of Vietnam, you will be impressed by the outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17th century.
(If you prefer not to cycle, we will transfer you by bus to Hoa Lu, where our tour guide will meet you and guide you to the temples. After the visit, we will transfer you back to Cozy Vietnam Restaurant.)
11.30: Continue cycling tour 30 minutes more around the village to discover the life of local people and come back to Cozy Vietnam restaurant.
12.00: Have Lunch at Cozy Vietnam Restaurant designed in a 5-star style. You can have a panoramic view of the poetic mountain and river scenery of Ninh Binh while enjoying the delicious foods.
Lunch will be served. 
Buffet lunch is served in a modern and elegant atmosphere with many local foods.
Note: Vegetarian foods are always available.
13.00-13.30: 
Option 1: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5- hour on the boat ride. During the boat trip, you will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky and stunning cave system. All make  a masterpiece which Vietnamese people call “Halong Bay on land”.
Option 2: Visit Trang An, a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO in 2014. There, you can spend 1.5-2 hours on the boat ride to enjoy the beauty of this place, which has a beautiful tunnel cave system and appears in the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”.
16.00-16.30: Get on the bus to go to Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain, and have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.
17.00-17.30: Get on the Bus to return to Hanoi.
19.00-19.30: Arrive in Hanoi and get dropped off at the Hotel. The trip ends!
Note: 
Programs & schedules are subject to change without prior notice due to the weather conditions or external factors.
On weekend, some roads will not allow vehicles to make room for the walking street, therefore our Luxury D-car/Thaco Limousine/Shutter Bus will drop you off at the closest and suitable point in the Old Quarter instead.