An interesting and visit to the old capital of Hoa Lu with a knowledgeable guide, and a peaceful ride on small boats of 2 passengers each down the river at Tam Coc, with a fun bicycle ride around a village after that. The road trips were in very nice and comfortable small buses. However the buffet lunch was not great.

We took this tour on Saturday, October 13th, 2018. The guide said we could call him Sam. He was a very charismatic, likeable young man with a lot of potential, but sadly, he was a terrible guide. He talked about his love life - which was okay as an introductory aside, but then told us nothing about the sights we were passing, the history of where we were going, or the amazing geography we were seeing. He failed to point out where toilets were located even when asked, and we paid to use a very dirty toilet about 5 minutes before arriving at the place where we had lunch that had large, clean, modern restrooms because we had no idea when or if another bathroom break would occur. What could have been a very nice day, was mostly boring and long because the guide was so inadequate. He slept on the way back to Hanoi, then dumped us out about 12 - 14 blocks from our hotel at the end of the day in spite of the tour description stating hotel pickup and return. The guide told us to ask the locals how to find our hotel. After 35 minutes of feeling lost and abandoned, thanks to the help of some policemen and a couple of street vendors, we finally found our hotel, but the fear and frustration of having to do so after an 11-hour tour was maddening. I have taken tours booked through Viator all over the world, and nearly all have been excellent, but this one was a disaster.

As other reviewers have stated, the food is not great, but there is plenty of it. The activities were okay, but would have been so much better if we had known what we were seeing and experiencing.

Fantastic tour of the ancient capital and the river ride through the three caves. Do get a photo taken by a photographer...its cheap. And don't forget to buy a Vietnamese cane hat

The restaurant and food choice was very mediocre and poor. For a luxury tour, it was very crowded.

Well organised visit with a very knowledgeable and friendly guide from region itself! Enjoyed the tour immensely

This tour was amazing!

The tour was good.
However we had booked the luxury tour...limousine bus and "better lunch" they said.
Well to put it bluntly lunch was pathetic, tasteless and poorly prepared.
The offerings on the cheaper buffet downstairs looked better!

Brilliant trip Sunny was our very knowledgeable guide. Shame the weather wasn't sunny but the rain stopped on our return boat trip at Tam Coc .Be aware as you will see from other reviews about tipping ,stand your ground with the food sellers but you might want to tip the person who rowed your boat.
The weather did not detract from the amazing scenery.

Thrung was amazing, very knowledgeable and nice.

A fantastic tour, we thoroughly enjoyed it