Day 03: Ninh Binh City – Ha Noi (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Duration: app. One day Distance: app. 100 km Travel by: Bus/Car
AM
Breakfast at hotel.
We will drive to visit Ninh Binh
Option 1:
Visit Trang An + “Skull Island”
Option 2:
Visit Van Long (is a legendary land and an amazingly beautiful landscape for tourism, while at the same time, the largest mangrove nature reserve in northern delta, Ninh Binh province. Van Long reserve is on area of 2,643 hectares in seven communes of Gia Vien district. In the Van Long forest, there are 457 species of plants, eight of which are listed in Vietnam’s Red Book. There are 39 species of animals, including nine precious species such as languor, Tibetan bear, chamois, Loris, and red-face monkey. There are nine reptiles listed in Vietnam’s Red Book such as grass-snake, varan, slow and harmless boas, and gecko)
Leave to Van Long then have a boat trip as local sampan around natural mountains, admire the wonderful landscape of the tourist area.
Vietnamese food at local restaurant.
Take about 3 hour road ride to the ferry-boarding a boat and cruising along Hoang Long river (that means the Dragon river), watching beautiful shaped limestone formation, rice paddies to visit the floating village Kenh Ga (Chicken Canals-see lonely page). Enjoy the life and activities on the river that you can image like water puppet show in the theatre. Visit Hot mineral-Spring (Natural stream)
PM
Continue cycling until you get to the home stay. Resting or walking around to explore the villages by yourself
Dinner will be another cuisine experience when the foods that are only for the locals will be for you to try. Some villagers could be invited to join so you could learn more about the friendly people in Mekong Delta.
Overnight at home stay