Trang An – Bai Dinh – Mua Cave One Day Group Tour From Hanoi

TRANG AN – BAI DINH ONE DAY TOUR FROM HANOI

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Full day program will guide you visit famous UNESCO heritage Trang An, Bai Dinh and Mua Cave. These three attractions will give a pleasant and excited exploration to travelers. Our friendly and passionate guide will make your day become memorable. ...

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Trang An is an attractive destination in Ninh Binh to visit, it is recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage. Additionally, a stunning beauty of Bai Dinh Temple combined with spectacular view of interconnecting caves. Another place is very famous is Mua Cave.  These destinations are included  in our one day tour.

Highlights

• Scenic Departure: Limousine pick-up, 2-hour drive to Ninh Binh.
• Bai Dinh Temple: Vast complex, ancient and modern fusion, Buddhist pilgrimage.
• Must-See Statues: Giant guardians, Laughing Buddha, Advanced Enlightened figures.
• Authentic Lunch: Delectable buffet with local specialties.
• Trang An Grottoes: Breathtaking limestone formations, serene river journey.
• Enchanting Caves: Dark, Light, Cooking Wine caves reveal hidden mysteries.
• Mua Cave Trek: Ngoa Long mountain, stunning rice valley view.
• Natural Beauty: Fauna, flora, dramatic landscapes, tranquil valleys.
• Comfortable Return: Limousine travel, scenic drive back to Hanoi.

Itinerary

In the morning:

07:30 – 8.00 am: Our guide with the driver and Limousine will come to meet you at your hotel/stay and start the journey to Ninh Binh province (about 110 kms from Ha Noi, 2 hours to transfer)

10:30 am: Arrive at our first stop, the spacious Bai Dinh Temple Spiritual and Cultural Complex. The compound is around 700 hectares wide. The old temple is about 800 meters away from newly constructed bigger temple. The Bai Dinh Temple is usual destination for Buddhist pilgrimages. This large complex is truly has the magnificent architecture, making it a perfect destination to not only Buddhists but also travelers who want to see the fusion between nature and man-made structures.

Must see in Bai Dinh Temple:

• Giant Buddhist guardians
• Budai Statue: commonly known as Laughing Buddha
• Arhat: Statues of people who far advanced along the path of Enlightenment.

In the afternoon:

12:15 pm: Enjoy a delectable buffet lunch in a Vietnamese restaurant with some local special dishes.

Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.

Embark on a traditional sampan gently rowed down the exquisite river through numerous caves: Hang Toi ( Dark cave ), 320 meter long, Hang Sang ( Light cave ), 90 meter long, and Hang Nau Ruou ( Cooking wine cave), 250 meter long…Every passage brings new surprise of mystery hidden inside isolated valleys of tranquility that likely transformed to the other world and time. The fauna and flora is rich and a scene of a goat jumping from one cliff to the other is a common sight

03:45 pm: Arrive Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with precious view of the nature.

05:30 pm: Return to our Limousine bus and then come back to Ha noi

08:00 pm: Drop you off at your hotel/stay. Trip ends.