Ninh Binh Tour: Private Escape from Crowds

Escape the crowds on this personalized day tour from Hanoi to Tam Coc Boat-ride and Bich Dong Pagoda. Enjoy high-quality services and flexible timing to make the most of your experience.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tam Cốc-Bích Động - Morning Excursion
    Begin your journey from your hotel in Hanoi early in the morning. The drive to Ninh Binh province takes approximately 2.5 hours, passing through the lush landscapes of the Red River Delta.
    Upon arrival, enjoy a 2-hour sampan boat ride at Tam Coc (Three Caves). This area, often referred to as the “Inland Halong…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water on the vehicle
  • Private English speaking tour guide
  • Lunch included
  • Sightseeing and boat tickets
  • Fuel surcharges covered
What's Not Included
  • Travel insurance
  • Drinks and other meals
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Personal expenses and others not mentioned clearly above.
Additional Information

The majority of day trips to Ninh Binh leave Hanoi simultaneously and visit tourist attractions concurrently. This particular tour covers the well-liked locations and hence, it’s usually quite occupied. Once you book this tour, we’ll engage in a discussion about ideal timings that can help avoid large crowds to the maximum extent. In addition to its…

Location
Tam Cốc-Bích Động
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Coogeefamilyof4
Apr 16, 2026
Awesome boat ride, be prepared for the steps afterwards at the Fairy Cave & the temple. - We joined the queue of people and stepped onto the little boat. The "rower" then began rowing with this weird but effective get technique! From here the scenery was amazing! Definitely what we wanted with loads of photos taken and little tunnels gone through. The electric bus took us to the Fairy Cave then the temple up the hill - both involved a few unexpected steps as we were in things/ flip flops! They were worth it though and they finished off a great morning. Recommended? Hell yes for those views!
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Curiosity615505
Mar 25, 2026
The Wonder! - All the excursions made with Custom Asia were wonderful, this one in particular wonderful
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Nathaliecl1316ju
Mar 13, 2026
Visit Ninh Binh day in private - We are delighted with this experience. Spot driver. Everything was perfect.
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R5191vxpascalc
Mar 12, 2026
Day ninh binh with private driver - We were delighted with the organization. Everything went very well. Driver on time, comfortable car. We recommend
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511jenniferd
Jan 2, 2026
GREAT Private day in Ninh Binh - We booked a private day tour from Hanoi to Ninh Binh and thank you very much for this perfect day! Car was perfect and the day organisation too We had the chance to have Mr Thành as our guide and was very helpful and explained a lot of things about Vietnam. All the entrance fees was included and the lunch too We did the boat in the morning than visited pagodas in the afternoon Thank you
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Loonylou78
Sep 25, 2025
Fabulous company and amazing day tour. - We had such a fantastic day with Liam (and his driver) on our one day private Ninh Binh tour. We arrived at Ninh Binh after about 2 hours (stop included) and chose to do the bike ride to the pagoda first. It was so lovely to cycle enjoying the wonderful scenery as we went. We weren't rushed and were able to take photos as we wished. The pagoda was stunning and Liam was incredibly informative and very fun to be around. As we had a bit of time on our hands we cycled through countryside to a lake and temple, very peaceful and very beautiful. We enjoyed lunch at a local restaurant which was delicious. After lunch we enjoyed our tam coc boat ride. This was amazing, so peaceful,pretty and serene. A highlight of our holiday. The trip was easy to arrange and Rosie was especially helpful when we were booking the trip. I would highly recommend and would use this company again in the future.
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Jjh2118
Mar 26, 2025
Very professionally well run tour - both with the travel consultant and on the day itself - Before booking our day tour to Tam Coc and Bich Dong, the travel consultant Ms. Rosie, answered all my email queries (there were over 10) regarding price, tailoring the itinerary, weather etc. The most important thing, which I didn't realise until I started doing other day tours in Vietnam was that Ms Rosie arranged for our group of three (my parents and I) to have a 16-seat van. Initially, I thought it was too big given that we only had three people. However, as she rightly pointed out, if we only had a standard 7-seat SUV, by the time you have the tour guide in the front passenger seat, one of the three of us would have to sit in the back row, which as we found out on other tours is very uncomfortable when on a long drive. On the day prior to our tour, Ms Rosie email and WhatsApped me to make sure that everything was in order for the following day. Our allocated tour guide was Mr Vu who was very knowledgeable, providing commentary as we made our way out of Hanoi to Ninh Binh. He explained the historical significance of the Hoa Lu Citadel, which we would not have learned if we had visited by ourselves. Next stop was the Bich Dong Pagoda which has a number of steps that my parents navigated with Mr Vu's guidance and care. After lunch, we visited Tam Coc which was the highlight of the trip. Even though the weather was very overcast, thankfully the rain held off and we were able to still enjoy the 90-minute boat ride which was expertly paddled using the rowers feet (not hands), which I had never seen before. I can only imagine how much more stunning it would look on a sunny day. Having said that, the overcast conditions meant that it was not hot and uncomfortable on the boat, but rather it was rather chilly (we visited on 6 March). All in all, we were very happy with the service received and would recommend this tour and Custom Asia Travel to anyone visiting Vietnam.
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336heather
Feb 15, 2025
Tam Coc vs Trang An? Tam Coc hands down!!! - Went to both Tam Coc boat trip (including electric bus trip to Bich Dong pagoda) and the Trang A boat trip. In my opinion the Tam Coc trip was far superior and I’ll tell you why. We were able to buy tickets directly at the kiosk next to the lake quickly and efficiently with the option of having the bus trip added or not, and the little boats there were perfect for 2 people. You didn’t have to have life jackets if you didn’t want them although most people did. The whole experience was calm, relaxing and professional with no hard sales on embroidered pictures on the way. We were offered them halfway round but declined with no offence taken. It was shorter than the Trang An option (around an hour for the ride as opposed to 3 hours at Trang An) but I felt that was enough. Our lady rower did expect a tip and we gave her 100k Dong but we felt she deserved it as it’s hard work rowing with your feet!
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Angelahh4042xk
Aug 19, 2024
You are in excellent hands with Custom Asia Travel! - This is the first trip I ever used a travel agent company, and I can’t express how amazing it was to just show up, experience everything along the way along with my kids, have informative English-speaking guides, not have to think about logistics like meeting times and transportation, and even have someone to snap candid pics along the way—with me in them! It might be my first adult vacation that was actually a vacation. HIGHLY recommend Custom Asia Travel, particularly Sally, Vinh, and Callum. They helped make not just this excursion, but our whole trips (from Danang to Ba Na Hills to Hoi An to Hanoi to Ha Long Bay Bay). The price was very reasonable, too, and the food arrangements were above and beyond. My kids liked the guides so much that they named their souvenir stuffed animals after them, and Sally was incredibly attentive, even helping us in real time over the phone when we had issues with my son's evisa at the airport. Rest assured, you are in excellent hands with Custom Asia Travel!
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Corinne_prevost
Mar 29, 2025
GREAT EXPERIENCE - Very nice boat ride and a small pagoda very old On the other hand go early because it quickly becomes a motorway with boat and it is a bit unbearable A beautiful walk to do
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).