Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
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Mix it up on this Hanoi tour that includes a 12 km cycle session and a sneaky rowboat ride through caves, and past rice paddies, villages, and limestone karsts. In between all that sightseeing and biking, enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch at the home of a local family.
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Duration: 11 hours
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Nature & Wildlife
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Mix it up on this Hanoi tour that includes a 12 km cycle session and a sneaky rowboat ride through caves, and past rice paddies, villages, and limestone karsts. In between all that sightseeing and biking, enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch at the home of a local family.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Hanoi Opera House, 01 Trang Tien – Phan Chu Trinh Old Quarter, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
We will meet our guide there.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Ninh Binh Vietnam
Our first destination is Hoa Lu, the location of the capital of Vietnam during the Dinh Dynasty (968-980) and early Le Dynasty (980-1009). The ancient citadel once covered 300 hectares of land, however the passage of time has left few remains of this once glorious capital of the Vietnam.
On arrival, dive into history at the Dinh & Le Temples. Restored in the 17th century, the temples are dedicated to the Dinh and Le emperors and believed to be built on the original foundations of the old palaces from the 11th and 12th centuries.
Next it’s time for the biking part of the tour, as you hop on a bike for a 12 kilometre bike ride through the area, lime karsts towering above you as you ride along backroads and beautiful scenery… experiences you just don’t get on other Hanoi tours!
We’ll stop and visit a local family for home host lunch in this area and learn the Vietnamese culture through their daily activities
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Xuan 430000 Vietnam
We will visit Trang An, a new addition to UNESCO’s list of heritage sites. Honoured as of June 2014, the 10,000-hectare Trang An complex comprises three areas: the Trang An – Tam Coc – Bich Dong ecological site, the Hoa Lu imperial capital, and the Hoa Lu primitive forests. It is often referred to as the Halong Bay of the land due to its spectacular scenery: lime karsts rise up of the ground to tower over the region, and is a truly wonderful sight to see.
Here, we’ll board row boats for a 3 to 3.5-hour journey through caves, passing local villages along the river system of the Red River Delta. The scenery comprises of lush green rice paddies during the rice growing seasons and the surrounding limestone karsts make for a stunning backdrop, presenting many photo opportunities for the keen photographers amongst the group.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
