Ninh Binh Small Group 1 Day Tour: Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, and Mua Cave

Hanoi, Vietnam

10 to 11 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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From Hanoi to Ninh Binh: Hoa Lu - Tam Coc/Trang An - Mua Cave

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Overview

Explore Ninh Binh’s cultural landmarks and natural scenery without organizing transportation, boat rides, cycling routes, or multiple activities from Hanoi yourself. This small-group tour combines the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, Tam Coc’s caves, countryside cycling, and the viewpoint at Mua Cave into one well-planned day trip. Included lunch and round-trip transport help make the experience smooth and easy to enjoy.

Explore Mua Cave and the surrounding landscapes on a full-day guided trip from Hanoi
Experience Tam Coc by sampan boat and bicycle through traditional local villages
Refuel during the day with a buffet lunch featuring Vietnamese cuisine
Enjoy a more personal experience in a small group limited to 15 travelers

What's Included

Limousine/Private Car Roundtrip Hanoi & Ninh Binh (Depend on each option)
FOR GROUP TOUR : Pick up time between 7h10AM to 7h20AM
FOR PRIVATE TOUR : Time Pick up: Depend on each time you book
Have lunch with Vietnamese Cuisine
Biking around the countryside (Optional)
Boat Trip Tam Coc, Visit Hoa Lu & Mua Cave viewpoint
English speaking Guide & Entrance fees as program

Drinks for lunch, Personal Expenses & Tips

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We will pick up all the guests in Old Quarter Hanoi. If you are outside, please come Hanoi Opera House for pick up point

Meeting point

Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Cửa Nam, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
If you are outside, please come Hanoi Opera House for pick up point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Old Quarter

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Hoa Lu Ancient Capital

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Tam Cốc-Bich Dộng

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Mua Caves

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Old Quarter

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 22 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Ian_B

Such a fun day. Small group tour of 13. Very comfortable bus. Amazing driver. Our guide Phuong was very organised, spoke good English. Pick up from hotel. Really nice selection of food with buffet lunch. 30 minutes bicycle ride was easy & flat. Boat ride on river 1.5 hours visited 3 caves was so tranquil. Climbed the mountain with 500 stone steps with spectacular views. A fabulous day trip !

Reviews

4.8

based on 8 reviews

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Fabulous day tour

Ian_B, Feb 2026

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks so much for your feedback, Ian Brighouse We are so happy that you enjoyed the Ninh Binh Small Group 1 Day Tour: Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, and Mua Cave Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong

Great hike up the...

B_V, Mar 2024

Great hike up the mountain. Interesting trip into the caves. Unique way of rowing boats with your feet.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thanks so much for your feedback, B Venter We are so happy that you enjoyed the Ninh Binh Small Group 1 Day Tour: Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, and Mua Cave Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong

I’d skip it…

Jennifer_G, Sep 2023

This is a “meh” tour - I would skip it and do another. It’s a long bus with an awkward bathroom stop that is just getting you to buy crap. There is a quick and unremarkable stop at some temple and then you get to the place to bike ride. I kid you not, these bikes were ancient. If you were lucky, one of your brakes worked. We all followed our guide around, but there really wasn’t much to see. He did have a drone and took some pics and videos with it that turned out pretty cool. Then you get to a downright bad buffet lunch (which is a shame since there is so much good food in Vietnam!). Then it’s back on the bus. We took a pretty cool boat ride with women who rowed with their feet, which was nice, but a bit long in the hot, hot sun. And then finally we climbed up a long and steep cliff to see cool stuff up top, which was nice, but would have been best done earlier when it wasn’t so hot. The guide was perfectly nice and helpful and the drone shots were appreciated. But it was a very long, hot day where we all just felt “meh” about it given then other awesome tours we’ve done.

Our guide was great. The...

AUDE_B, May 2023

Our guide was great. The tour was beautiful . I recommend 100% You just have to go. The only négative is the lunch food but no harm

Response from Host, May 2023

Dear Aude Bechir, Thank you so much for your wonderful review for our Tour in Ninh Binh. We really hope that we can serve you again next time. Best Regards Kevin ( Mr )

Awesome

Vanita_R, Dec 2020

It was a great day touring the major sites. Our guide was very friendly, helpful and accommodating. Our 6 year old also loved it.

Response from Host, Apr 2021

Thank you very much.

Great day in Hanoi countryside

cju2, Feb 2020

Great day trip in a very comfortable bus. Our guide 'Stan' was very good, spoke good English, and gave us lots of info along the way. Lunch was a buffet and included lots of different good - also good! A great day, if only the weather had cooperated!

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Thanks so much for your review! We are so glad that you enjoyed the day trip to Ninh Binh. Such a great compliment of you, I'll send your word to our tour guide. That must be big our motivation for him and us. And it was great that you had a good lunch. We do hope we could do trips again with a good weather condition next time. See you again! Thanks so much for trusting and using our service. Have a lovely time in Vietnam! Best regards, Lương

Beautiful country

Michael_D, Oct 2019

Air conditioned transports and prearranged meals are standard for group tours - even small group tours like this one. What made this tour great we’re the extras: the information about who to tip and how much, about what not to buy from whom, and the overall efficiency and professionalism that our guide Alex displayed on this trip. The scenery was simply breathtaking. We chose this over Halong Bay and I don’t regret it one bit! The drive was not as long and the rock formations were similar. The Sampan ride through Tam Coc was just amazing! Mua Caves ... well, it’s more like a mountain, actually! Climb to the top and you are rewarded with a wonderful view of Ninh Binh province! It’s quite a climb, but I’m 46 years old and the only shape I’m in is “round” and I made it! Take your time, but realize there isn’t much in the way of handrails and sometimes the thing between you and a 1500’ drop is just your balance! This trip was a full day and it was busy, so be prepared!

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Thanks so much for your review, Michael! We are so happy to have chance to do Ninh Binh day trip with you and your wife. We are in touch, it was easy to communicate with you during the trip. Yeah, you did Mua Cave, you are awesome. You can do it again, Michael!

Mua mountain

Carsten_L, Jul 2025

The whole day was overall a good experience and the guide was very obvious and proud and happy to tell about the history of Vietnam. The ride on the river was a good experience also the trip to the top of mua was good.

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Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thanks so much for your feedback, Carsten Lund We are so happy that you enjoyed the Ninh Binh Small Group 1 Day Tour: Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, and Mua Cave Thanks again for joining us. Have a nice time in Vietnam! Best regards, Luong

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