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Relax your shoulders from the hustle of the city and walk into the inner peace with ‘Ninh Binh: Bai Dinh Temple - Trang An & Mua Cave Tour’. On this tour, you will feel breathtaking at the nostalgic beauty of the 12th-century Bai Dinh pagoda. Treasure the peaceful atmosphere as you stroll at the top of Ngoa Long Mountain and be captivated by the beauty of the sparkling rice fields. Catch some gentle rays of sunshine while you indulge in the local’s rich flora and fauna on a sampan boat. Let us create beautiful memories for you today!
Bai Dinh Temple - Trang An & Mua Cave Join Tour from Hanoi
9.1Excellent - 3 reviews
Bai Dinh Temple - Trang An & Mua Cave Join Tour from Hanoi
9.1Excellent - 3 reviews
1 day
Bai Dinh Pagoda - Trang An - Mua Cave
1 Lunch
Book with Flexibility
Departure:
daily
Why you’ll love this trip?
- Admire the natural elegance of Ninh Binh's mountains and forests
- In awe at some of Vietnam's largest religious artworks in Bai Dinh pagoda
- Amazed by the quiet, nostalgic scenery and the lingering aftertaste of time in Ninh Binh
Tour Price
Trip itinerary
Bai Dinh Temple - Trang An & Mua Cave Full Day
Morning
07:30 - 08:00: Our guide will meet you at your hotel. We will start our 110 km journey through the verdant landscape of the countryside to Ninh Binh on a modern bus. We will have a short break during the journey.
10:00: We will enter the glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complex, which is the biggest pagoda in Vietnam. When you visit, you will be impressed by the antique beauty of the temple, which was established in 1136, as well as the stunning natural environment of the surrounding mountains.
You will see some of the pagoda’s highlights, including
- 500 Buddha statues known as "La Han" (Arhats) constructed of solid green stone and artistically crafted with numerous various forms and expressions.
- Two enormous bronze bells with Buddhist themes that weigh 27 tons and 36 tons apiece are adorned with a variety of designs and motifs.
- Take a look at the Quan Yin statue, which features thousands of limbs and eyes.
- See the Gautama Buddha statue, a 100-ton Buddha statue that is coated in gold.
12:00: Enjoy lunch at a restaurant with delicious local cuisine.
Afternoon
13:30: Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an outstanding natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometers. You will embark on a traditional sampan gently rowed down the exquisite river through numerous caves and temples, such as Lam Cave, Vang Cave, Dai Cave, Thanh Truot Cave, Cao Son Temple, Suoi Tien Temple, Vu Lam Temple… When sitting on the boat, you can admire the limestone mountains, and the graceful river flowing through the caves.
15:30: We will go to Mua Cave, a wonderful destination in Ninh Binh for shutterbugs and photographers thanks to its magnificent vistas from the peak above. We will begin an incredible ascent to the top of Ngoa Long Mountain. Standing at the top of Ngoa Long Mountain, you can enjoy a priceless view of nature while taking in the breathtaking rice valley.
17:15: We will return to our bus and come back to Ha Noi. Around 19:30, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
Meals: Lunch
Accommodation: NA
Last update 14:59 Friday 20 Oct 2023
- PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
Inclusions
1 Lunch
Car
NA (1 night)
- Pick-up from accommodation in the Hanoi Old Quarter
- English-speaking guide
- Mineral water
- Meals (as specified in the itinerary)
- Entrance fees indicated in itinerary
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating
Based on 3 customer's reviews
9.1
Excellent
Score breakdown
- Itinerary 9.4
- Food/Drink 9.1
- Tour guide 9.1
- Enter/act 9.1
- Transportation 9
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Hi, how many persons will be in one small group? Does the price include the use of electric car in Bai Dinh pagoda? Thank you for your answer. Best regards CC
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@Connie Chang:
Our group max 16 passenger.
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Driver and tour guide were very nice. The drive took longer due to flooding on the streets. That was a concern we had in advance, but we’re not aware of. There was nothing they could do about it, but it impacted travel time, as there was no other way to go. All the traffic had to narrow down to the… More Driver and tour guide were very nice. The drive took longer due to flooding on the streets. That was a concern we had in advance, but we’re not aware of. There was nothing they could do about it, but it impacted travel time, as there was no other way to go. All the traffic had to narrow down to the lanes where the water wasn’t as deep. We enjoyed the temple. That would’ve been nice to know we couldn’t go in the really tall pagoda. We really enjoyed Mua Cave. We found the row boat a real tourist trap with way too many people and did not like it very much. The temple along the way also had flood issues. Would have been good to know in advance the conditions that typhoon Yagi caused, as we asked in advance as we were concerned. In places we had to take our shoes off and walk through much water. Also, the confusion with the tour and the electric cart could’ve easily been avoided if you had had more current information. The trip would’ve been better if we had more information in advance and had been able to talk to the tour guide ahead of time to know what to plan for as far as clothing shoes, etc.. especially with the impact from the weather there is much flooding in the countryside. Less
Tom was a fantastic guide. You witness a lot in a single day. The tour was fantastic! We knew a little Vietnamese, which was helpful while partaking in activities and mingling with the locals, so we're expecting that the guides will be able to accompany us on the activities and explain things to people who don't know the language.
Wonderful landscape! Finishing the day by Mua Cave is a better idea than starting at this place cause we can catch up in the lovely late afternoon. Trang An is incredible, as well as the big Bai Dinh temple.