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Ninh Binh Small Group Tour: Visit Incense Village and Discover Vietnamese Countryside from Hanoi

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Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Vietnamese countryside on a small group tour from Hanoi. Visit the Quang Phu Cau Incense Stick village, explore the ancient capital of Hoa Lư, and enjoy a boat ride through the stunning Tam Coc. Discover the lifestyle, agriculture, and cuisine of Vietnam in just one day!

Duration: 11 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Quảng Phú Cầu - 07.15 – 07.45: Your tour guide and driver will come to your place to pick you up (the time we will confirm before the trip)
9.15: Arrive at Incense Village – named Quang Phu Cau. The incense to dry in various formations, you’ll get pictures of people working among this sea of red and color. Do capture a variety of shots of the workers in action, the village workshops, shooting images of the incense-making process. Visiting some local people’s houses to be widen knowledge about the real life of Vietnamese. Taking more images of the friendly locals who have worked on producing incense in this village for generations. Your tour guide will give you information about the worshipping culture and religions in Vietnam.
10.30: Departure for Ninh Binh – one of the most beautiful place for tourism in the Northern Vietnam
Tam Coc - 12.15: We arrive at Tam Coc village, Ninh Binh province. You enjoy lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at a local restaurant.
13.15: After our lunch, we walk to the Tam Coc boat station to discover the beauty of nature on Sampan boat. We enjoy the sightseeing of caves, limesstone mountain on river – which is called Ha Long on Land. Your local rower will do paddle to take you pass through inside caves. You discover very beautiful stalactite and rice fileds are surrounded by limestone mountain systems along the river. The picture of natural beauty will be shown you.
Hoa Lu temples of the Dinh & Le Dynasties - 15.15: We move to visit Hoa Lu - the ancient Capital of Vietnam.
15.45 We arrive at Hoa Lu. Following that, we go to the temple dedicated to Vietnam’s first Emperor. You will given much more historical information about the Vietnamese history in the 10th and 11th centuries by your tour guide’s presentation. Moreover, you will understand the reasons that the first king of Vietnam chose that area as the first capital. This area is also beautiful place to take photos because of the peaceful and unique landscape.
16.15: Our activities are done at Hoa Lu and we do departure for Hanoi
18.30: We arrive at the centre of Hanoi. Our tour guide say good bye and drop you at your place. The end of our trip

What's Included

Pick up and drop off service within the Old Quarter area.
Lunch included.
All entrance tickets, English-speaking tour guide, and an experienced driver.
Air-conditioned transportation.
Complimentary bottled water.

What's Not Included

Drinks, Personal Expenses, Tippings for Tour Guide and Driver
Alcoholic Beverages

Additional Information

Your trip will be served by Air-Conditioned vehicle and maximum group size for this special tour that our firm arranges is 9 travellers to guarantee providing the finest service possible. The beautiful and colourful landscapes in the Vietnamese countryside for you to discover and photograph northern Vietnam’s most eye-catching craft village named Quang Phu Cau Incense Stick village. You will be deep understanding about lifestyle, agriculture & cuisine of Vietnamese. You will visit and be widen knowledge about Hoa Lû - ancient capital and the first Emperor of Vietnam in the 10th century. The most highlight is boating to enjoy the beauty of Tam Coc – nicknamed Halong Bay on land. Local people will do paddle to take you to pass through the caves. Moreover, the rice paddies along the peaceful river make your unforgettable memories about Ninh Binh. You will have the full experience and highlights at two of the most famous tourist destinations in the North with just one day trip.

Location

Quảng Phú Cầu

Cancellation Policy

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

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Barbaluk

Apr 23, 2024

Amazing trip 😊 - My husband and I booked this trip through “get your guide”. It was fast and easy. The guide we got (Mr Hoa) was very professional, prepared and above all very kind. We really enjoyed the tour, relaxing and it allowed us to discover precious areas and local habits. I would recommend it ! And thanks to Hoa for the really nice day!