07:15–07:45 : Pick-up from your hotel or private address and departure to Ninh Binh.

09:30 – 10:00 : Take a bike and start riding around the village to explore the gorgeous rice fields surrounded by limestone mountains with a unique route and visit a local family in the Tam Coc area. They are a traditional Vietnamese family with three generations living together. Here you will get the chance to see the house’s architecture and their daily lives.

12:00 : Come to restaurant, refresh and enjoy a special lunch with the local cuisine, featuring the yin-yang balance of the Asian culture.

13:30 : Visit Tam Coc by a small boat rowed by a local for about 1.5 hours. Known as "Halong Bay on land", the boat trip is a nice journey along the river with the peaceful scenery of limestone mountains and rice paddy fields if travelling during harvest season.

16:30 : Arrive in Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century, and visit the temple of King Dinh. Under the introduction of our local guide, you will get to know more about Vietnamese history.

17:00 : Leave Ninh Binh and drive straight back to Hanoi.

19:00 - 19:30 : Arrive in Hanoi, drop you back to your hotel or private address in Hanoi Old Quarter. Trip ends.