Ben En National Park & Ninh Binh Discovery from Hanoi – 4 Days

Morning activities:

Our car and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi. Start the journey away from the city to the green nature of Ben En National Park, Thanh Hoa province. On the way, you will admire the peaceful countryside scenery and the green Ho Chi Minh road.

You will arrive at Ben En National Park around noon, check in, and rest. Then, you will have lunch with typical dishes of this land.

Afternoon activities:

Depart to visit the national park by motorboat, weaving through the green islands in the middle of a large lake. Continue the journey to the Botanical Garden island – a place to preserve many rare species of plants and water birds. Moreover, this is also an ideal opportunity for you to immerse yourself in the pristine nature and learn about the rich ecosystem of Ben En.

Evening Activities:

You will have dinner with local specialties with dishes that have the flavor of the mountains and forests. Spend the night in the national park amidst the peaceful and quiet space of the mountains and forests.

Morning activities:

After breakfast at the hotel, you continue your journey by boat to visit the Thai community living in the national park area. Here, you will learn about the culture, customs, and daily life of the indigenous people. And you will have lunch at a traditional stilt house.

Afternoon activities:

Goodbye Ben En, the car will take you to Ninh Binh – a land famous for its natural beauty and historical relics. The first stop is the ancient capital Hoa Lu – where you will visit the temples of King Dinh and King Le and hear about the heroic history of the Vietnamese people.

Evening activities:

Check into the hotel, enjoy dinner with mountain goat specialties, burnt rice and stay overnight at a hotel in Ninh Binh.

Morning activities:

Starting the new day with an energetic breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Then, you will visit Trang An complex – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will have experience on a bamboo boat ride through mysterious caves such as Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Nau Ruou Cave… amidst majestic mountain scenery.

Afternoon activities:

After lunch at a local restaurant. You will continue to explore Thung Nang Bird Sanctuary is located in Dam Khe village, Ninh Hai commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam. Thung Nang is located in the Trang An scenic complex. Thung Nang has beauty all year round, especially during the ripe rice season. Here is the chance for you to discover more of natural beauties and wild birds.

Evening activities:

Return to the hotel to rest, have dinner and freely explore Ninh Binh at night.

Morning activities:

After a delicious breakfast at the restaurant, you will board a boat along the poetic Ngo Dong River to explore Tam Coc – known as “Ha Long on land” with its vast rice fields and majestic limestone mountains. Next, you will conquer more than 500 stone steps to the top of Mua Cave to admire the beautiful panorama of Tam Coc from above.

Afternoon activities:

Have lunch at a local restaurant. After that, the tour guide and driver will take you back to Hanoi and end the journey at the hotel or airport upon request. End the trip with memorable experiences of nature, culture and history.