Ninh Binh – The Best of Hoa Lu – Hang Mua – Trang An Boat Tour

Enjoy a full-day tour from Hanoi, including a boat trip to visit the Trang An cave complex and a Vietnamese lunch. Visit the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, explore Mua Cave, and take in stunning panoramic views of the countryside and Ngo Dong River

Hoa Lu was the capital of Vietnam in the 10th and 11th centuries in Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam. The area is one of ricefields broken by picturesque limestone mountains, and is approximately 90 km south of Hanoi. Together with Phát Diệm Cathedral, Tam Cốc-Bích Động, Bái Đính Temple, Trang An, and Cúc Phương, Hoa Lư is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ninh Bình Province.

Trang An Landscape Complex

Situated near the southern margin of the Red River Delta, the Trang An Landscape Complex is a spectacular landscape of limestone karst peaks permeated with valleys, many of them partly submerged and surrounded by steep, almost vertical cliffs. Exploration of caves at different altitudes has revealed archaeological traces of human activity over a continuous period of more than 30,000 years. They illustrate the occupation of these mountains by seasonal hunter-gatherers and how they adapted to major climatic and environmental changes, especially the repeated inundation of the landscape by the sea after the last ice age. The story of human occupation continues through the Neolithic and Bronze Ages to the historical era. Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Viet Nam, was strategically established here in the 10th and 11th centuries AD. The property also contains temples, pagodas, paddy-fields and small villages.

Hiking to the highest peak at Mua Cave (also known as Hang Mua) is one of the best things to do in Ninh Binh! The cave itself is not that spectacular but it’s the incredible 360-degree views from the Hang Mua viewpoint that make this a very popular place to visit.
Scenic mountainside spot with a cave & 500 steps to a lookout with iconic views of the countryside.

Hang Mua (Mua Caves) is interestingly not famous for its caves, but for the panorama that awaits visitors who conquer the 500 stone steps to the peak, where they find Tam Coc stretching at their feet in its full glory which is often said is a miniature version of the Chinese Great Wall. It has been said that when he first came to the Hoa Lu area and established the Thai Vi Temple, the Kings of Tran often visited Hang Mua to enjoy dancers dancing and singing, which lent it the named Hang Mua (Dancing Caves).

Known locally as ‘Ha Long Bay on Land’ thanks to its magical riverine landscape, with sheer limestone mountains rising up from the paddies. The best way to get a sense of this UNESCO-protected site is by taking a paddleboat tour along its shimmering rivers, and climbing to the top of its fabled peaks.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please advise us your hotel name and address. Please advise the name booked with hotel. Should you stay at homestays, apartments or Airbnb please advise us the address clearly for pick up. Some apartments we can not pick up as our guide and car are not allowed to come in. You have to come to our office for the tour departure
• If you stay outside of Hanoi Old Quarter. Should take a private tour then our guide and driver would pick up and drop off at your hotel or if you do not stay in Hanoi. Our guide will meet you at our office – 31 Lo Su, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
• Hotel pick up time will be varied from 07:30. We will inform you the exact time as receiving your hotel address. The pick up time depends on traffic jam, weather and other customers in group tour. Therefore, the driver and tour guide take time to collect all customers. If they come late, we hope that you can sympathize for this inconvenience and patiently wait them.
• The price is not applied in holidays

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  Hoa Lu Trang An Hang Mua Cave: Discover the natural splendor and historical significance of Ninh Binh with a visit to Hoa Lu, Trang An, and Hang Mua Cave
  Group tour: Join in group about 17 passengers for best saving.
  Duration: 10 hours: 07:30: Pick up.
  10:30: Visit Hoa Lu – Ancient Capital
  11:30: Visit Mua Cave for Panoramic view
  14:00: Trang An Boat tour
  Lunch
  Air-Conditional Bus: Take the modern comfortable bus transfer Hanoi-Ninh Binh-Hanoi
  Pickup included
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  Hoa Lu-Hang Mua-Trang An: Discover the natural splendor and historical significance of Ninh Binh with a visit to Hoa Lu, Trang An, and Hang Mua Cave
  Small and private group tour: A small and private group for the best comfort and care from all of the services
  Duration: 9 hours: Start the tour 07:30. Tour end 18:30
  Local meal
  Modern comfortable transfer: Depend on the group size we arrange the transfer: 1-4 person 7 seats car. 5-9 persons 16 seats bus. 10-15 person 29 seats
  Small Group Tour: Visit the best of Trang An recognized by USNESCO as a mixed natural and cultural property in Ninh Binh province. Explore Tam Coc – a beautiful natural setting well-known as the Inland Halong Bay
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  Hoa Lu-Hang Mua-Trang An Tour: Discover the natural splendor and historical significance of Ninh Binh with a visit to Hoa Lu, Trang An, and Hang Mua Cave
  Private group for the best com: A small and private group for the best comfort and care from all of the services
  Duration: 9 hours: Pick up 07:30 at travelers hotel in Hanoi. Finish tour about 18:30
  Local special food: We organize the Local special food or your special requests
  Private car or bus: Depend you group size we arrange the best comfort: 1-4 person 7 seats car. 5-9 person 16 seat bus. 10-15 people 29 seats bus
  Private Tour: Take a Private tour for the best enjoy with tour guide and driver for your day with Scenic Trang An, Biking at breath-taking scenery of rice field at Tam Coc, Trekking and Hiking to Hang Mua Cave
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• Professional English speaking guide.
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Hanoi Old Quarter.
• Transfer by air-conditioned Minivan or Car

• Tips and gratuities
• Personal expenses and others not mentioned in the package.
• Travel insurance
• Dinks and other meals

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• This Tour is Provided by Charming Vietnam Travel.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.