Trang An Bai Dinh 1 Day Tour

07:45 – 08:30 – Our guide will meet you at your  hotel/stay and start  100km modern bus-journey through verdant landscape of the Ninh Binh  country side.

Short-break en route.

Arrive at the Bai Dinh pagoda complex, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. Scenically set on the foot hill of  Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley  below and dotted and the limestone karsts dotted around which will take your breath away.

This pagoda complexes stunningly  boast a array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it take a full day to explore all. So you will visit some of the highlights at the Bai Dinh Pagoda complex such as:

• 500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats)
• 2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, other weighs 36 tones
• Three bronze statues of Tam The (50 tons each)

With sacred atmospheres an introduction to  Buddhism story which presented by our guide , cannot fail to enchant.

The visit ends with a walk-up the summit mountain to see the 100 ton statue of Buddha Sakyamuni made of bronze and enjoy the panoramic view of picturesque landscape dotted with limestone mountains.

Enjoy a fabulous buffet lunch in a Vietnamese restaurant with some special dishes such as goat meat, pork,chicken various vegetarian options also available 

Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an outstanding  natural beauty of majestic limestone formations which  rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields.

Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.

Embark on a traditional sampan gently down the exquisite river through numerous  caves: Hang Toi ( Dack )  cave,320 meters long , Sang  (light) cave,90 meters long , and Hang Nau Ruou (Cooking wine) cave,250 meters long.

Every passages bring new surprise of  mystery hidden inside isolated valleys of tranquility that likely transformed to another time.

The fauna and flora creates a rich and a scene,and you may be lucky enough to see  goat's jumping from one cliff to the other which can be a common sight.

After your boat journey we will cycle leisurely on rural roads alongside the extensive canal network and through small villages with back drop of a maze of limestone mountains.

When the cycling ends we will take aircon bus to return  to Hanoi.

At approximately 19.00pm

Drop off at your hotel/ accommodation door in Hanoi's  Old Quarter.

(end of your tour )