Ninh Binh biking and Ban Gioc Waterfall

Ama Journey’s tour guide and driver are waiting for you to pick up and take a 45-minute transfer to your hotel in Hanoi old quarter.
Check in at your hotel (check in time after 14.00), take a rest after your flight or enjoy a walk around to discover the 36 streets city followed by a welcome dinner at a restaurant in the old quarter.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Private transportation
Meal: Dinner
Private English speaking guide

At 8.00, meet our tour guide and driver for a 2-hour journey to Ninh Binh.
Arrive in Van Long around 10.00, enjoy a biking tour along the Van Long dyke and through the village to see the local life, the beauty of Van Long with water and mountain.
Stop on route for beautiful photos and encounter with local people. Next, discover the hidden peaceful Thung La temple and listen to the history of this temple.
Return to the village. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant, relaxing before enjoying a rowing boat trip to explore Van Long nature reserve. You may see the Monkeys on the cliffs of the mountain and egrets on the water of the nature reserve.
After the boat trip, visiting one of the local families in the village to learn about the embroidery skill. There will be a short and small instruction course that will help you become an “embroidery craftsman.”
Overnight at homestay in Van Long village.

Included:
Accommodation: Homestay in Van Long
Private transportation
Bikes in Van Long
Sampan boat trip
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Private English speaking guide

In the morning, after breakfast, enjoy the biking tour from Tam Coc throughout the villages, the rice fields, meeting friendly locals on the way, and maybe seeing the water buffalo in the rice fields. Followed by Bich Dong pagoda, stay an hour to discover this beautiful pagoda.
Keep biking to Thung Nham zone, the place where tourists could feel as if they are in the middle of paradise on earth “Halong Bay on land”. Biking in the less touristy area and returning to Tam Coc center.
Lunch is served at the local restaurant.
After lunch, relax then enjoy a sampan boat trip in Tam Coc to explore the gorgeous landscapes, rowing through the 3 caves in the Ngo Dong stream.
After Tam Coc, keep going by bike to the Mua cave, conquer 500 steps to the peak of limestone mountain for the wonderful panoramic view of rice fields and villages surrounding.
Return to Hanoi in the afternoon.
Check in your hotel and relax

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Private transportation
Bikes in Tam Coc
Sampan boat trip
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Private English speaking guide

Ready for the adventure trip from Hanoi in the morning. After your breakfast, get a pick up and transfer to Ba Be Lake.
Arrive in Ba Be lake at noon. Have lunch at the local restaurant and check in the homestay in Pac Ngoi village.
Enjoy cycling along the 5 km peaceful road to Hua Ma cave and walk a hundred steps to enter this amazing cave which allures you by the formations of stalactites and stalagmites.
Cycling back to the homestay for a nice dinner and overnight.

Included:
Accommodation: Homestay in Ba Be lake
Private transportation
Bikes in Ba Be
All entrance fees
Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Private English speaking guide

Breakfast at your homestay and enjoying a boat trip to discover this tranquil lake.
The boat will pass Ba Goa and An Ma islet, stopping at Fairy Pond for a short visit.
Keep boating on the lake to the Nang River. There, we will take a short walk in the beauty of wilderness and admire the  Dau Dang waterfall.
Lunch will be at a local restaurant by the waterfall.
After Lunch, continue the boat trip along the Nang river through Puong Cave, home to thousands of bats ( we can stop to visit or just go boating through this cave). Reaching Buoc Luom pier, our car is waiting to pick up and transfer to Cao Bang.
Arrive in Cao Bang in the late afternoon, check in hotel and have dinner at a restaurant.

Included:
Accommodation:  Hotel in Cao Bang
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Boat trip in Ba Be lake
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Private English speaking guide

Breakfast at your hotel in Cao Bang and transfer to discover the beautiful Ban Gioc Waterfall and Nguom Ngao cave which are near the border between Vietnam and China.
This waterfall is 30 m in height and 200 m in width. It is the most beautiful and stunning waterfall in Vietnam.
After a 2 hour drive from Cao Bang city, passing the magical limestone region in the far northern Vietnam, arrive at the waterfall which will make you amazed by its incredible beauty of a natural masterpiece. Take a raft for closer waterfall exploration.
Lunch is at the local restaurant by the waterfall.
In the afternoon, transfer to explore Nguom Ngao cave, where you need to walk in the maize field to reach the cave.
Admire the natural beauty with amazing shapes of stalactites and stalagmites. This cave is also a shelter for thousands of local people during the border war in 1979.
On the way back to Cao Bang city, stop to visit a famous blacksmith village - Phuc Sen and Phia Thap village where you can enjoy the landscapes as well as learning their culture with incense making.
Overnight in Cao bang city.

Included:
Accommodation:  Hotel in Cao Bang
Private transportation
Raft at Ban Gioc
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Private English speaking guide

Start your day early and leave Cao Bang city  for Lang Son. The distance between Cao Bang and Lang Son is around 170 km and it takes approximately 4 hours to travel by road. On the way, make a stop at Dong Dang temple, which is located about 20 km from the Vietnam-China border. This temple is dedicated to the Mother Goddess of Mountains, and is believed to bring good luck and fortune to those who visit it.
Continue your journey towards Tan Thanh check point. It is famous for being the site of the signing of the Geneva Accords in 1954, which ended the First Indochina War.
Arrive in Lang Son city, check in hotel and relax
In the afternoon, visit Tam Thanh pagoda, which is located in the heart of Lang Son city. This pagoda is famous for its beautiful architecture and intricate carvings. Followed by the famous market in Lang Son city: Dong Kinh Market, Ky Lua Market. Finally, explore the Mac Dynasty citadel. which is located on a hill overlooking Lang Son city. This citadel was built in the 16th century and was once an important military stronghold during the Vietnam-China wars.
Return to your hotel. Dinner on your own

Included:
Accommodation:  Hotel in Lang Son
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Private English speaking guide

Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer from Lang Son to Halong Bay by the National Road 4B. After a 3 hour transfer, arrive in Tuan Chau island, welcomed by cruise’s staff, enjoy a welcome drink and check in procedure for an overnight cruise in Halong bay – Lan Ha Bay.
A sumptuous lunch will be served in the cruise while cruising through the Halong Bay to Lan Ha Bay. Explore the Dave and Bright Cave – famous for natural beauty in the pristine area of Lan Ha Bay. This will be the best time for some interesting activities such as kayaking, bamboo boat rowing, swimming or simply relaxing in the cruise.
In the evening, Enjoy a delicious dinner is in the cruise before join in some fishing activities and overnight in Lan Ha Bay

Included:
Accommodation: Overnight on a cruise,
Private transportation
Entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
English speaking guide

Tai Chi lesson is available in the early morning before a nice breakfast.
Then discover the Trung Trang cave – one of the most impressive caves in the middle of Cat Ba island. This is the natural limestone cave with thousand beautiful stalagmites and stalactites in different amazing shapes.
Lunch is ready on the cruise after checking out the room and cruising back to the pier. Meeting our driver and transferring back to Hanoi.
Drop off at your hotel and overnight in Hanoi

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
English speaking guide

Free in the morning till meeting our driver and tour guide for a transfer to the airport for the next flights.
Tour ends.

Note: Hotel check out time before 12.00

Included:
Accommodation: N/A
Private transportation
Meal: Breakfast
Private English speaking guide