Ninh Binh Photography tour 3 days 2 nights

Ninh Binh is always a beautiful destination for photography tour because traveling to Ninh Binh the photographers have a great opportunity to shoot a lot of wonderful photos for their collection. With 3 days 2 nights tour to Ninh Binh, it may not be enough for photographers if they would like to discover deeply beautiful tourist sites in Ninh Binh; However, we would like to offer clients the most beautiful Vietnam photograph tour for 3 days 2 nights in Ninh Binh.

Day 1: Hanoi – Hoa Lu ancient capital – Trang An Grottoes  – Ninh Binh
Depart Hanoi in the morning, after 2 hours driving, photographer arrival Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam under Dinh Dynasty between 968 and 980 AD and ancient sanctuaries and tombs can still be seen today. Continue take an amazing boat trip to visit Trang An grottoes where they have a great chance to select stunning photos while rowing through Trang An grotto in the quiet, fresh air of the highlands, clear water and surrounded by magnificent forested mountains.

 

Day 2:Ninh Binh – Tam Coc – Flying dragon mountain – Thung Nham eco tour.
Start your day tour by taking photos at Ninh Binh local market where you will experience a great things that you will not see during your Vietnam holiday. Take photos with smiling from local people, enjoy local food at the market as the locals before continue your Vietnam photography package tour to Flying dragon mountain, where you can walk up to the top of mountain to get the panorama view of Ninh Binh city between green rice fields.
Short drive to Tam Coc and enjoy a nice journey along the river with peaceful scenery of limestone mountains, rice paddy and the site of some temples along the way from Hang Ca (first cave) to Hang Hai (second cave) and Hang Ba (third cave).
In the afternoon, you also take the small boat to Nhung Nham birth park , discover the most features of this area with more than 4000 birds of 40 species flying to inhabit every day. This will be the best chance to take nice photos. You also have chance to explore Hang But (Buddhist Cave) with magical view of the stalactites and stalagmites, including a big Buddha-shaped stalactite sitting beside an underground river, as well as visit orchard of tropical fruits in this area.

 

Day 3: Ninh Binh – Cuc Phuong national park – Hanoi
This is a short adventure tour offer a great jungle trek in Cuc Phuong National Park, visit the Primate Rescue Center, Cave of Early Man (had over 7000 year), admire the primary forest with 1000 year Old Tree then get back to Hanoi.

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Day 3: Ninh Binh – Cuc Phuong national park – Hanoi
This is a short adventure tour offer a great jungle trek in Cuc Phuong National Park, visit the Primate Rescue Center, Cave of Early Man (had over 7000 year), admire the primary forest with 1000 year Old Tree then get back to Hanoi.

Get a free quote for this tour or getting visa to Vietnam or book halong cruises? Please feel free to contact us at info@vivutravel.com, and we will get back to you shortly with best price!

Rowing a Boat to Explore the Hidden Charm of Trang An Grottoes

Trang An is one of best place to see in Vietnam classic holidays. Boating through caves and temples in Trang An only lasted about 3 hours. During the journey; however, visitors will feel relaxed, comfortable and voyeuristic by the painting masterpiece of nature. 

Located in Ninh Binh province, Trang An is famous for beauty blend of lush greenery and abundant flora and fauna. For a long time, this place has become an exciting destination for families, friends and couples looking for a peaceful place to recuperate. 

From Hanoi, visitors can make a trip to Trang An and combine to other destinations in Ninh Binh: 

Trip 1: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Trang An Grottoes – Hanoi 
Morning: we drive to visit Hoa Lu Old Citadel which was the capital city of Vietnam under the Dinh Dynasty between 968 and 980 AD and ancient sanctuaries and tombs can still be seen today. Apart from the historical importance, the area is naturally beautiful, referred to many as the “dry Halong Bay,” with limestone peaks and fertile green valleys. 

After lunch, take the amazing boat trip to visit Trang An grottoes which is a gathering of 31 valleys, 50 cross-water caves, and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna, many of them in the Red Book of Vietnam. While rowing through Trang An grottoes in the quiet, fresh air of the highlands, with only the sound of birds and the oars stirring the clear water and surrounded by magnificent forested mountains upon which graze white goats, visitors enjoy a heaven on earth.
The end of the day, drive back to Hanoi. Drop off at your hotel. 

Trip 2: Hanoi – Bai Đinh – Trang An Grottoes – Hanoi 
8h00: Our tour guide and car pick up at your address to depart for Ninh Binh province (120 Km)

10h20: Arrive in Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight. Have lunch in local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork storage vessel...

13h00: Depart to visit Trang An grottoes - take boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see scenery of mountain and rivers – a Ha Long on land of Ninh Binh.

16h00: Getting on the car back to trip Hanoi city.

18h00: Arrival Hanoi, drop at hotel then finish our trip.

A trip to Trang An grottoes will be a brand- new experience for visitors to discover the beauty of nature and sightseeing the peaceful countryside of Vietnam; therefore, we would like to suggest you Trang An trips for your beautiful Vietnam tour. Don’t hesitate to contact us at website Holidaytoindochina.com or email info@holidaytoindochina.com for more Vietnam classic tours or Indochina classic tours.

Travel to Vietnam on Tet 2016

Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays in Vietnam that all Vietnamese people pay their heart to. And talking about Vietnamese Lunar New Year or Tet, it is all about the special activities, cultures and traditions that you couldn’t found in any period of year. Of course, there will be some inconvenient things when travel to Vietnam on Tet. But you will surely have unique experience that you will never forget. Below are some tips helping you better plan your Vietnam tour on Tet 2016:

 

1/ Dates: Vietnamese Tet 2016 will last from 23rd Dec to 14th Jan of Lunar Calendar meaning from 01st Feb to 14th Feb of Solar Calendar. But you will see the most interesting things of Tet from 06th Feb to 08th Jan at big cities like Hanoi, Danang & Ho Chi Minh. Then it is advised to end your trip in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh to see the Tet atmosphere on last days of old year and first days of New Year.

2/ Activities: There are a lot of interesting activities during Tet that you can join in:

+) Flower markets: Flower markets are so amazing and colorful on Tet with various types of flowers. Especially, you will see unique flowers symbolizing for Tet only like Peach Flower, Apricot Flower or Kumquat tree that Vietnamese people often use for house decoration on Tet.

+) Fireworks on New Year Eve: Fireworks are organized at big cities that attract both local people and foreigners. You can also see many salt sellers as a small bag of salt symbolize for a “tasty” energetic year, otherwise, you may have an insipid, boring year. Even you are foreigners you can buy a small bag but never bargain with salt sellers.

+) Local markets: Local markets are so interesting on the 2 last days of old year as all local people will busily prepare foods for Tet.
+) Cao Thon incense making village in Hung Yen Province: Cao Thon village is around 50Km from Hanoi Capital and it is one of the largest incense making village in Vietnam. To all Vietnamese, incense plays an important role in their life as it is considered as a sacred bridge to connect the visible life of human beings and the world of heaven, earth and gods. And incenses are especially used a lot on the first days of New Year as the local people want to send their prayers to gods. That is the reason why you can see busy works in Cao Thon with colorful Joss Sticks, Incense Coils and Incense Pieces everywhere.

+) Trung Cake making village: As usual, since the fifth of the lunar December Tranh Khuc hamlet in Duyen Ha village, Tranh Tri district, Hanoi has been very busy making a large number of Chung cakes for domestic consumption and export.

+) Wandering at Hanoi Old Quarters on first day of New Year: All Vietnamese avoid going out on first day of New Year as they don’t want to get any bad omen. And all streets seem to be empty of people, cars, motorbikes, street vendors… It is a good moment to take photographers of old streets as the chaos traffic will be back soon.

3/ Other notes:

+) Vietnamese people believe that their family will have a happy new year if all family members can gather on Tet. Then they all try to be out of work during that holiday or their family will be very sad. Moreover, they also believe that if they do anything wrong on New Year, it will be bad omen for the whole year. That is the reason why all Vietnamese people stop working on 3 first days of Lunar New Year including both State-owned enterprises, privately held companies, restaurants, shopping stores… Then your Vietnam travel on Tet will be sometimes uncomfortable with few hotel staves, closed restaurants, closed tourist sites… It is advised to plan your  Vietnam classic tour on Tet with a local agent as they know exactly which should be included or which not.

+) Please be aware that all services on Tet will be double charged which make your tour prices much higher than original. However, it is still worth to visit Vietnam on Tet.
+) Regarding tips for tour guides and drivers on your Vietnam holiday on Tet, they should be higher than normal days which are considered as lucky money.

+) Vietnamese people wish to visit pagodas on first days of new year to pray for a new year of health, happiness and luckiness, in which Perfume Pagoda is one of the most interesting sites. Then you should avoid visiting to Perfume Pagoda or it will be really crowded.

+) The local people will be very happy when receiving your wishes in Vietnamese like: Chuc Mung Nam Moi (Happy New Year) or Nam Moi Vui Ve (Happy New Year). Try to learn by heart those words and send it to all local people you meet.

Vietnam vacation for families

This is a trip more than a vacation, it was a meaningful learning experience for the whole family. Holidaytoindochina would like to give some reasons to travel in Vietnam with family:

 

Firstly, Vietnam trip for family has lots of destinations to see from North to South. It has beautiful mountains with colorful hill tribes, the highlands with their everlasting rudimentary traditions, the beaches and many of those are considered best in the world.

Vietnam vacation for family is very safe and friendly: At anywhere in Vietnam you will find smiles, open and very cheerful of Vietnamese people. Moreover, Vietnam is a relatively safe country for visitors, including women travelling alone or family with kids. In fact, given the country’s recent history, many tourists are pleasantly surprised at the warm reception that foreign travellers receive. Nothing of a crime has happened to tourists anymore for the last a decade.

For families and children with an adventurous spirit, Vietnam travel is an exciting and rewarding destination, offering unique lessons in culture that are not forgotten. There are activities like boat rides, kayaking, cycling, elephant riding, swimming and watching the performances of the traditional Vietnamese water puppets, as well as the wonderful experience of getting to know the life of local children.

Travel to Vietnam with family very cheap , just  1 dollar you can buy a basic lunch or dinner. Vietnam is a top travel destination for food lovers, even if you’re on a budget. If you want to eat cheap food in Vietnam, we had a lot of delicious and cheap street food for you.

Holidaytoindochina can customize and design Vietnam holiday for family within 5 – 25 days. Please send us an email at info@holidaytoindochina.com, your private travel consultant at Holidaytoindochina will help you do the best. Beside we provide many extra services such as: cheap Vietnam visa service, halong bay overnight cruises,…