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Itinerary in brief
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Day 2: Hanoi - Mai Chau
Day 3: Mai Chau - Cuc Phuong National park
Day 4: Cuc Phuong - Ninh Binh
Day 5: Ninh Binh - Hanoi
Day 6: Hanoi Departure
Detail Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D)
Arrival at Noi Bai Airport, meet your guide, picked up and transfer to hotel. If time permits, a cyclo tour will be offered so you could have chance to stroll slowly along the busy and lively streets of Hanoi's Old quarter and around. Feel the rhythm of time on each colorful street full of handicraft works and the vendors, the light reflecting from the lake's surface. Have dinner followed by a Water Puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi- Mai Chau (160km) (B, L, D)
Departure and wind our way to Hoa Binh town, before that we will be driving our own way through villages, valleys of Ha Tay and Hoa Binh province. Lunch break in Hoa Binh town, visit the power plant and continue hitting the roads up hills to Kun pass and onto nice roads offering spectacular views over the valleys and mountains. Arrive in Mai Chau in p.m., take a short walk around and overnight in Thai's house on stilts.
Day 3: Mai Chau - Cuc Phuong National park (120 km) (B, L, D)
There will be about 6 hours drive on the on and off the main roads to Cuc Phuong National Park, get to Cuc Phuong in early afternoon. Visit around and Overnight in the park.
Day 4: Cuc Phuong - Ninh Binh (~ 60 km) ( B, L, D)
Morning visit the Primate Rescue center, then we ride 20km through Cuc Phuong forest to the park center, tea break then trek in 3 hrs round trip to the Tetrameles nudiflora (Sequoia) 1,000 years tree. Jump on our bike for driving on sides of this park, passing the local ferry and onto Ninh Binh town. Sleep in hotel in town.
Day 5: Ninh Binh - Hanoi. (~ 110km) (B, L, D)
Morning we ride to Tam Coc cave for 3hours boat trip in Ha Long inland then we will have lunch break in the river side restaurant, before riding through villages, rivers, rocks to Hoa Lu where we will visit the "ancient capital city of Hoa Lu". Hit our road towards Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi by 6 p.m. Free in the evening.
Day 6: Hanoi Departure (B)
Enjoy your last surrenders in this friendly capital while waiting for the departure time of your own flight. |
