- What You Can Expect -
Hoa Lu is the legendary ancient capital of Viet Nam. The old capital was built more than 10 centuries ago under the reign of the Dinh Dynasty and Le Dynasty. It was its capital for just 41 years (968-1009). The capital then was moved to Thang Long under the Ly Dynasty (1010). With the size of 3000ha, Hoa Lu is protected by a natural wall with surrounding Trang An limestone mountains and Hoang Long river. The combination of mountains and rivers makes Hoa Lu's surroundings very picturesque. Hoa Lu is famous for the number of palaces, pagodas, tombs, and pavilions that were built by different dynasties. Bao Thien Tue Palace that was plated with gold and silver is very popular with its architecture. There were also two famous temples that were built in the 11th century to dedicate King Dinh Tien Hoang and his successor Le Dai Hanh.
Mua cave is one of the must-see attractions. Hang Mua has its meaning as a “dancing cave” because this site was previously considered as the place where Tran king used to come to enjoy dancing & singing shows performed in this cave. It is constructed following the model of “miniature Great Wall” in China with nearly 500 steps up to mountains to conquer. It is a hard trek up with many of its uneven limestone steps (at the top point).
Tam Coc is known to travelers as Viet Nam s Ha Long Bay without water. Ha Long Bay on the rice paddies (a striking resemblance to Guilin and Yangshuo in China). Tam Coc has huge rock formation jutting out of rice fields. Tam Coc means "three caves".
Far about 120km from Hanoi capital to the south and deeply located in Tam Diep Mountains, Cuc Phuong National Park is home to conserve extremely abundant ecosystems of the flora and fauna. Retaining an area of 22,200 hectares stretching the territory of Ninh Binh province, Thanh Hoa province, and Hoa Binh province, the national parks have become extremely popular, evoking curiosity for numerous domestic and foreign tourists.
-Important Info-
- Meeting time: 07:30 AM
- Meeting point: Hotels from Hanoi Old Quarter
- Duration: 9 hours
- Returning time: ~ 6:30 PM