Unique Trip to Bai Dinh Pagoda- Van Long or Thien Ha Grotto

From 8.00 – 8.30 am, tour guide picks you up at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to National Express Way to see the daily life of people in Red River Delta, have a short break to have some coffee or stretch your legs. You will get on electric car to explore Bai Dinh pagoda – the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with the tallest Bell tower, longest Arhat Statue Corridor, the biggest Buddha statue made of gold and bronze…tour guide will introduce you about Buddhism philosophy in Vietnam and the way people practice Buddhism to have a good life. You will have lunch in local restaurant to enjoy the local cuisines there On the afternoon you will have 2 options for visiting Option 1: Car taking you to Van Long Natural Reserve. This is the protected area by the government. There is a rich fauna and flora there with huge lake together with limestone mountains making spectacular scenery ever. The boat will take you to go through water cave with sparkling stalactites inside the cave with different shapes. There, you may see many species of birds living in peace and fly in the sky. You will get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with a short break on the way. Option 2: Car Taking you to boat station to get on bamboo boat to have a short ride to Thien Ha grotto – the unique grotto in Northern Vietnam including dry grotto with magnificent stalactites, then you will have a adventurous boat ride in water cave 500 meter inside the mountain to discover the hidden charm there. This is the unforgettable experience for you. Getting out of the grotto, you get on boat once again to pass the beautiful rice field, the reeds. You can see many species of birds flying in the sky and finally pass the Melaleuca forests with a nice canal and stop on another boat station for bus to pick up. About 18.00 – 18.30 pm, you are dropped off at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. Trip ends.