After morning pickup from your Hanoi hotel, your private day trip starts with the approximate 3-hour drive to Ninh Binh, during which your private guide tells you about the history and culture of northern Vietnam and its landscape of limestone karsts.
When you arrive, hop into a traditional Vietnamese rowboat and meander along the serene waterways around Thien Ha. For the next few hours, relax as you float within arms' reach of green rice paddies and through caves like Thien Ha, known in English as Galaxy Grotto.
Downriver, arrive at Tam Coc, where you have lunch (included), and then take a short drive with your guide to Hoa Lu, Vietnam’s historical former capital. Hear about its short reign as the capital, and see some of the structures that remain.
Your day trip ends with the drive back to Hanoi for hotel drop-off in the evening.