Tour Itinerary
08:30 Leave Hanoi by road for Hoa Lu - Tam Coc. It takes around two hours to arrive in Hoa Lu. You have a good chance to see the landscapes along the road. Upon arrival, your tour guide takes you to visit Hoa Lu, the Ancient Royal capital of Viet Nam. Here you will visit two temples dedicated to Dinh and Le Kings. Continue your visit to Tam Coc with a twelve km bicycle ride from Hoa Lu along the country lane with green paddy fields. Arrive in Tam Coc after one-hour cycling, stop in a local restaurant near Tam Coc for lunch at approximately 12:00.
13:30 Take a small sampan at the wharf to visit Tam Coc, which is literally known "three Caves", the first cave (Hang Ca) is the longest one, which is considered a real rainbow in the water in the morning time stretching on both sides of the Ngo Dong River. The quiet movements of the oars create a sort of musical rhythm inside the cave. As the sampan leave the cave, you can see what seems to be an old man with white beard fishing, fairy flying in the clouds, peasants collecting fuel and a group of white goats grazing on the hills. The sampan takes you to the second cave (Hang Hai) and the third cave (Hang Ba) before returning to the sampan wharf. Back to Ha Noi in the late afternoon. Tour end at your hotel.