Day Trip to the Ancient Capital of Ninh Binh from Hanoi

In the morning, your tour starts with hotel pickup in the Hanoi Old Quarter for the drive to Ninh Binh Province, located 55 miles (90 km) south of Hanoi.

Ninh Binh is home to many beautiful attractions part of the Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex UNESCO World Heritage site, the first of which you'll visit is Hoa Lu, the capital of Vietnam in the 10th and 11th centuries. See typical limestone mountains amid the rice paddies, and visit temples in town such as Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple.

Have lunch at local restaurant with typical Vietnamese dishes, and then take a 75-minute boat trip around Tam Coc to see its three limestone caves. After that, your tour ends with the bus transfer back to Hanoi.