Small Group Tour from Hanoi: Hoa Lu -Tam Coc- Local Family

07.15 – 07.45 Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and departure to Ninh Binh. 10:00 Take a bike and start riding to explore the rice fields and limestone mountains with a unique route. 10.30 Visiting a local family in the Tam Coc area. They are a traditional Vietnamese family with three generations living together. Here you will get the chance to see the house architecture and their daily life. 11:00 Leaving the family and taking a bike to visit around. 12:00 Enjoy a special lunch with the local cuisine featuring the yin-yang balance of the Asian culture. After lunch, a break with a cup of tea will be served before you continue the journey of discovery Ninh Binh. 13.30 Visit Tam Coc by a small boat rowed by a local for about 1.5 hours. Known as “Halong Bay on land”, the boat trip is a nice journey along the river with the peaceful scenery of Limestone Mountains, and rice paddy if traveling during harvest season. 15:30 Arrive at Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century, visit the temple of King Dinh. Under the introduction of our local guide, you will get to know more about Vietnamese history. 16.30 Leave Ninh Binh and drive straight back to Hanoi. 18:30 Arrive in Hanoi, drop you back to your hotel or private address in Hanoi. Trip ends. Note: The itineraries and schedules are subject to change without notice, depending on the weather and operating conditions. The ripe rice season in Tam Coc will be most beautiful from mid-May to early June. Water Lily season in Tam Coc is from late November to early December.