Option 1: Catching fish – cooking with host 

After a relaxing time, at 03 PM we will start a fishing tour with some traditional tools such as “ cái đơm”, cái dậm”, “cái giỏ”. By joining this activity, you can more understand about how traditional Vietnamese manage their life to make end meets. Although Vietnamese use those methods for a long time ago, using those rudimentary instruments to catch fish is not a simple thing. The result which you get after catching fish may be the material for dinner.

05 PM We come back the homestay to prepare for dinner. By joining cooking time, you will have funny time with professional instruction from the host.

In the rest of the day, we relax for the rest of the day.

Overnight in a homestay at Ninh Binh.

Option 2: Hoa Lư – Bai Dinh Pagoda by motobike

Hoa Lu:

After a relaxing time, at 03 PM riding on a motorbike to start to go to the first place on our itinerary. To begin with, we will visit Hoa Lu – the former capital of Vietnam under the Dinh and Le dynasty with two temples worshiping Dinh Tien Hoang King and Le Dai Hanh King. Dinh Tien Hoang had successfully defeated Ngo Dynasty and made Vietnam officially independent from any ruler. On his death in 980, General Le Hoan wisely married Dinh’s widow and established the Le Dynasty and enlarged the citadel.

Another famous place which we will get today is Bai Dinh Pagoda. As a complex of many Buddhist architectural structures and Southeast Asia’s largest complex, Bai Dinh Pagoda holds many records.

Bai Dinh Pagoda:

Scenically set on the foothill of  Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley below and dotted and the limestone karsts dotted around which will take your breath away.

With its location, Bai Dinh Pagoda offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. Don’t forget to bring your camera and ready to take some gorgeous photos.

05 PM We come back the homestay to prepare for dinner. You will make dinner by yourself with professional instruction from the host.

The dinner will be served after the funny cooking time.

After dinner, we relax for the rest of the day.

Overnight in a Tam Coc Lake View homestay

Note:

Please kindly note that option 1 (Catching fish – cooking with the host ) is more recommended than option 2. In case the weather is cold, pour raining, flood or your decision, we should choose option 2 instead.

08 AM: After a yummy breakfast, we will take a bike to start a nice day. The first place we will reach is Mua Cave. Steps lead to Hang Mua were imitated from the architecture of the Great Wall of China with 486 stone steps. Traveling to Hang Mua, you will wallow in a wonderful landscape of mountain, valley, and river. We continue arrive Tam Coc with a sampan rowed by a local for about 1,5 hours to explore Tam Coc, the limestone caves area stretching along Ngo Dong river which is known as “Halong Bay on the land” and enjoy the journey along the river with the peaceful scenery of special karst mountain surrounded with rice paddy and the sight of some ancient temples along the way.

12:00 Having lunch will be served at a local restaurant with Vietnamese cuisine

02 PM We come back to the Hanoi capital. The guide says goodbye and drops you off at your hotel in the Old Quarter.

Tour ends.