Hanoi - Thai Binh - Cuc Phuong - Mai Chau 3 days
Tour duration: 3 days/2 nights
Tour prices: $136 - $477
Start: Daily
Transport: Car, coach
Depart from: Ha Noi - Vietnam
Destination: Ninh Binh - Vietnam
Private tour: Daily departure from Hanoi with English or French speaking guide (German speaking guide at surcharge).

 
ITINERARY
 
HANOI - THAI BINH - NINH BINH (-/L/D)

DAY 1 Pickup at hotel in Hanoi and drive to Thai Binh to visit the Keo Pagoda with its beautiful bell tower in a quiet village on the Red River Delta. Continue on to Pho Minh tower in Nam Dinh; lunch on road. Proceed to Tam Coc to visit “Halong Bay on land” - the same limestone rocks as in Halong Bay but seen from a winding stream through paddy fields instead of the sea. Enjoy spectacular scenery during the boat trip to Tam Coc caves. Visit Bich Dong Pagoda. Dinner and overnight at simple hotel in Ninh Binh.

 

TAM COC - CUC PHUONG - HOA BINH (B/L/D)

DAY 2 Visit Dinh and Le dynasty temples. Drive to Cuc Phuong National Park for easy 3-hour trekking. Lunch en route. Continue driving to Hoa Binh. Dinner and overnight at simple hotel.

 
HOA BINH - MAI CHAU - HANOI (B/L/-)

DAY 3  Drive to Mai Chau in its pretty valley with a patchwork of rice paddies, farms and stilt houses. The area is the home of  many ethnic minorities,  including the Muong and the Thai. Lunch en route. Drive back to Hanoi (accommodation in Hanoi not included).

 
KCM
ALL RATES ARE NET IN US$ (01/11/09 - 31/10/10)

Tour by private car/coach with private guide per person in a party of

HOTEL CATEGORY
1
2
3-5
6-9
10-14
15 +1
20 +1
Sgl-Sur
Best available Tourist
477
277
236
185
154
147
136
34
Best available Sup
498
286
245
194
163
156
144
46

Surcharge for GSG

12
6
4
2
1
1
1
-

Tour leader of group minimum of 15 full paying pax is free of charge in half twin
Tour leader of group minimum of 20 full paying pax is free of charge in single room

 

Our tour prices are inclusive of transfers and tours with English or French speaking guide, accommodation in shared twin rooms with air-condition and private bath room, meals as specified in the program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner), entrance fees, boat fees.

 

Not included are surcharges for other language guide, compulsory gala dinners during festive seasons and peak season surcharges, which will be advised at time of booking.

 

NOTE: Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.

 
HOTEL ADDRESSES:

Standard Category

The Long Hotel

Tam Coc, Bich Dong, Ninh Binh.

Tel. (84 30) 618 077, Fax (84 30) 618 133

Hoa Binh Hotel

54 Phuong Lam, Hoa Binh Town

Tel. (84 18) 852 051, Fax (84 18) 854 372

Superior Category

Thuy Anh Hotel

55A Truong Han Sieu, Ninh Binh

Tel. (84 30) 871 602 Fax (84 30) 876 934

V-Resort

Kim Duc, Vinh Tien, Kim Boi, Hoa Binh

Tel. (84 18) 871 523 Fax (84 18) 871 751