Tam Coc – Cuc Phuong – Van Long Nature Reserve
2 days/1 nights
Day 01: Hanoi – Tam Coc – Cuc Phuong – Overnight in Cuc Phuong
- 08h00 drive to Tam Coc of Ninh Binh province
- After a land drive of 2 hours to reach Tam Coc, we will take a rowing boat on meandering canals throughout 3 tunnel grottoes called “ Tam Coc” as enjoying the landscape of green rice field among mountains and rain forest of the National Special Preservation zone that is known to travelers as Halong Bay on land
- Rowing back then continue bike trip to Bich Dong (Jade Cave) visit three ancient pagodas built on mountain cliff (the Lower, Middle and Upper pagoda)
- Enjoy lunch in Tam Coc
- Break time
PM
- We start our biking trip (10km – 1,5hrs), we cycle along rural paths to Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam
- Hoa Lu is the ancient capital of Vietnam from the year of 968 to 1010. It is a worth visit to the two remained old temples dedicated to Dinh and Le king. Learn about the history of country foundation of the Great Viet after being liberated from the thousand years of Chinese domination
- Drive to Cuc Phuong National Park
- Dinner and Overnight in lovely bungalow house by the beautiful lake amongst the park called Ho Mac
Inclusive service
Private car, private boat, tour guide, entrance fee and meals (L + D) and bungalow house
Day 02: Cuc Phuong National Park – Van Long (wet desert) National Natural Reserve - Hanoi
AM
- Trekking to the Thousand – year old tree that considered as the oldest and biggest one of the park.
- Visit the Pre-historical man cave
- Visit and listening to the biologists explaining about the endangered precious primates in the world and Vietnam
- Visit the Botanical garden and animal preserved zone then continue to drive entering the central park
PM
- After lunch, drive out of the Park to Van Long – the special national natural reserve
- Take a bamboo sampan among the wet valley of wild grass and water lilies, enjoying the peaceful landscape and watching the herds of langurs and stocks…the sampan will take you around and through tunnel grottos and mountain lanes for 1,5 hours and then return to the shore
- Again take the car back to Hanoi
- 18h00 drop back Hanoi at your hotel
Inclusive services:
A private car, tour guide, boat trip, entrance fee and meal (B + L)