Great sights, great guides! - Really enjoyed my trip to Ninh Bình and Tam Cốc. I had the pleasure of having 2 kind and knowledgeable tour guides for different parts of my 2 day, 1 night trip. Mr. Hoa and Mr. Luong were great at putting together an alternate itinerary given the heavy rain when I went. I had a solo motorcycle tour with Mr. Luong, stopping at Nham Valley, Lying Dragon statue atop a mountain, and other scenic sights. During the times I was with a group, Mr. Hoa took us to a farmer’s home and Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. The accommodation at a homestay was also very comfortable.

Highlight of my trip to Vietnam, definitely recommend - I did this trip as a solo traveller at the end of my trip to Vietnam and it is definitely the highlight of my time in the country. They picked me up from my Airbnb, despite being slightly outside of the advertised pickup area in the Old Quarter, which I appreciated. Transport to/from/within Ninh Binh uses the tour company's people carrier which is clean and comfy. I picked the two-day overnight stay which meant I stayed in a bungalow in a homestay arrangement by the river in Tam Coc. It's a great location, and in the evening you can head out for a tea/beer/explore in the local area.. it's a very serene location at night. It's about a 90 minute drive to Ninh Binh, but it felt like it went a lot quicker. We had Quoc Anh (QA for short—I hope I spelled that correctly!) as our tour guide on the first day, and he started the tour by introducing us to various aspects of life in Vietnam. He has no shortage of interesting facts and kept us entertained on the drive down. You stop off at a store en route for a coffee and bathroom break. There were more than enough activities to fill out the two full days, starting from around 7am the first day through to 4/5pm the next day. You get the evening to yourself from after dinner (7pm) through to breakfast the next day. Breakfast and dinner are at the homestay location, and lunch is at a local restaurant. I want to specifically mention the restaurant that you are taken to for lunch because the food there is absolutely unreal. No doubt the best food I had in the country while I was there, and the food is included in the price of the trip (not counting any drinks). As I did the two-day trip, I had a separate set of activities from the party members only doing a 1-day trip. I got a separate tour guide to go round Thung Nham bird sanctuary in the afternoon on day 1, and another tour guide (Hang) to go to Bich Dong pagoda in the morning on Day 2. All 3 tour guides were really nice, however one suggestion I would have for the tour guides would be to stick to using just one name for places they refer to—the tour guide kept referring to Hanoi as "Hanoi aka Thang Long" or something like that, which is the original Vietnamese name; they did similarly for other names of locations. I would suggest they only mention the historical Vietnamese name once, and afterwards just use the modern name ie Hanoi, as sometimes with the Vietnamese accent it was hard to pick out the various location names from the rest of the conversation. All 3 of the guides were very nice, and special shoutout to the guide in the afternoon on Day 2, it was my first time ever riding on the back of a motorbike and I felt very safe throughout. One more thing—both QA and Hang are good photographers, they took some great photos of me, which I appreciate as a solo traveller as I didn't get too many more photos of myself outside of this trip. One thing to note is that I was the only member of the group on the day who opted for the 2-day tour. I think the company had to change their plans slightly to accommodate this, as it meant it was just myself and the tour guide both in the afternoon on day 1, and in the morning on day 2, and it meant the hand-over to the different guide on day 2 was slightly confusing in the morning. Maybe something Vietnam Stunning Travel could look to improve, but once we got going, it was all fine so it didn't negatively affect the experience in the end. The homestay I stayed in was really nice. They accommodated vegetarian food for breakfast and dinner. The bungalow was nice and spacious. One last shout-out to the driver. The road from Hanoi to Ninh Binh is pretty chaotic, but he got us there and back with no issues, and the drive back in the afternoon on Day 2 was even smooth enough to get a bit of sleep in... I won't spoil the experience by describing in too much detail about the specific locations, but overall I would definitely recommend this company and this trip. Ninh Binh is beautiful and Vietnam Stunning Travel definitely gave a great impression of it—hopefully I'll be back here one day!

Great experience! - Absolutely excellent couple of days in Ninh Binh. Our guide Hoa (said a previous client gave him the nick name Bruce Lee many years ago : ) from VN Stunning Travel spoke English very well, was very informed about all things Viet Nam, and took us to several animal rescue centre's, arranged a boat trip, and a trip to a local/traditional darmhouse, and even pre-ordered meals for us at local restaurants. Hoa is very proud of VN and gave us a wonderful perspective on the VN people. Our driver Hieu was also excellent. We felt very safe as he drive us from Hanoi to NB and back.

Top Class! - From the scenery to the food to the tour guides, this was top class!! Our guides also made this such a special tour as it was my partner’s birthday and they organised a cake and really went the extra mile to make his day. We’re blown away with this group and will hold this tour as one special one in our hearts. This was the most beautiful tour and would highly recommend a longer stay in Ninh Binh. Absolutely phenomenal!!

HOA Guide - I made this tour w/ my boyfriend to know better Ninh Binh. Our guide was HOA he looks like Bruce Lee. He was an amazing guide, always on time, wait for us to take pictures, provides water a long of the days, explain details of the daily life of Vietnam people. The meals were amazingly choosed. I have mushrooms allergy and before each meal he calls to the restaurant to garanteee “ No mushrooms “.

Awesome short trip 👍 - We had Hoa and Dung as our guides for the duration of the trip to Ninh Binh, very helpful and informative about the history of the area.

Tam coc 2023 - Came on this Tam Coc tour without any expectations in mind and was surprisingly pleased at how informative and thoughtful Hoah was with our family throughout. We were given an in depth tour on Tam Cocs highlights, and various local foods. I would highly recommend Hoah (aka Self Proclaimed Vietnamese Bruce Lee) when selecting a tour guide.

Fantastic Tam Coc and Ninh Binh Tour! - Hoa is a great tour guide and Dung was a great driver. Highly recommended! Hoa went to great lengths to show us the sights and the food places. Book thisctour if you want a hassle free tour of Ninh Binh and Tam Coc.

Fun-tastic tour! - Glad we had Hoa for our tour in TamCoc and Ninh Binh. He is an excellent guide, very helpful and accommodating. He made our trip very comfortable and memorable and we are thankful for that.

Ninh Binh Private Tour - Too much tourism in the area but this is to be expected. Very pleased that we went on a private tour. The guide Hoa and driver Tu were excellent.