7:30 a.m. Get picked up at your hotel in Hanoi and take 2,5 hour drive through the fertile land of the Red River Delta, you will arrive at Trang An boat operation place in Ninh Binh.
On arrival, take 3 - hour sampan boat ride on a small river and through many tunnel-like caves. (This area is considered as “Inland Halong Bay” featured with karst formations.)
A Vietnamese lunch is served at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, hop on a bicycle and riding on back roads through the countryside to Hang Mua for a hike to the summit for a panorama view over the karst formations. After taking photographs from the view-point, hike downhill and go on your bike ride to Tam Coc area to end the cycling. Check in your hotel and rest before dinner. Overnight in Ninh Binh.