With the total area of 700 hectares, the Bai Dinh complex is the location of Bai Dinh pagoda, the biggest Buddhism center of South East Asia with hundreds of statues of different sizes. You will be attracted by the architecture which is so marvelous, majestic but still preserve traditional features. The site is in the process of completing but it has been attracting a large number of visitors. Leaving Bai Dinh, you will head to Trang An ecological tourist site where you have the chance to visit many caves of different sizes. You will be surprised by the natural beauty of each cave…
DAY 01: HA NOI ARRIVAL ( B/L/D )
Bus and guide welcome at Noi Bai airport then transfer to Ha Noi, visit Ba Dinh square, Complex of Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, House on stilt, One pillar pagoda, Temple of literature – The first university in Vietnam. Have lunch at restaurant.
Afternoon: Proceed to visit Ha Noi opera theater, Ly Thai To King’s Statue, Hoan Kiem lake, Ngoc Son temple, Tran Quoc pagoda – The oldest pagoda in Ha Noi, then free to walk around and shopping at ancient streets. Have dinner at restaurant.
Evening: Free to visit Ha Noi at night. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 02 HA NOI – NINH BINH – HA LONG (B/L/D)
Morning: After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Ninh Binh. Arrive at Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters height, 100 tons in weight. Have lunch at local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork storage vessel.
Afternoon: Depart to visit Trang An tourist attraction, take boat trip ( Rowing boat ) to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see scenery of mountain and rivers (also called Ha Long on land) of Ninh Binh. Transfer to Ha Long. Arrive Ha Long, check in hotel. Have dinner at restaurant.
Evening: Free to visit Ha Long night market. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 03: HA LONG – HA NOI – DEPARTURE (B/L/D)
Morning: Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the wharf to take a 4-hour boat cruise through the emerald waters between the limestone outcrops and long corridors, visit Thien Cung cave (the cave of the heavenly palace – famous for its stalagmites and stalactites), Dau Go grotto (wooden stakes’-wherein 1288 one of Vietnam’s most famous General Tran Hung Dao amassed hundreds of stakes deep inside the cave prior to a battle within invading Mongol army). Enjoy lunch on boat.
Afternoon: Back to Ha Noi. On the way stop to visit and shopping at Dong Trieu pottery and ceramic village. Arrive Ha Noi, free for shopping. Have dinner at restaurant until transfer to Noi Bai airport to departure flight. End of the tour. See you again soon!
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