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Curated tourNEW 2026Ninh BinhSmall group · Local experience
Ninh Binh Day Trip from Hanoi: Bai Dinh, Trang An and Mua Cave
Bai Dinh pagoda, the Trang An boat ride and the Hang Mua viewpoint in one day from Hanoi. Small group, hotel pickup in the... Ava Travel price: from $55.
Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp or send an email. Phone +84 904 251 545. Ava Travel Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Style
Curated tour
Ninh Binh
Duration
1-day tour
Pickup support available
Book this tour
Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.
Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Standard departure
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Meals as listed✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
- We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
- Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
- No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
- More than 30 days before check-inFree
- 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
- 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
- Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total
A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.
If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.
Price includes all taxes and service charges.
Ninh Binh tour overview
Why this trip
- Bai Dinh pagoda, the Trang An boat ride and the Hang Mua viewpoint in one day from Hanoi.
- Small group, hotel pickup in the Old Quarter and lunch included.
- Trang An is the larger of the two boat rides in Ninh Binh, with more caves and temples on the water.
- Back at your hotel in the evening.
An honest note: It is a long day: about four hours on the road in total, plus 500 steps at Hang Mua in the afternoon.
At a glance
| Duration | 1 day |
| Transport | Air-conditioned limousine van, shared with your small group |
| Group | Small group, up to 12 people |
| Start and finish | Your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter |
| Best months | March to May is warm and green, with the rice at Tam Coc turning gold in late May and early June. September to November is dry and clear. December to February is cool and often grey. June to August is hot, with heavy showers. |
| Guide | Local English-speaking guide with you throughout |
Price
$55 per person on a small group departure of up to 12 people. Solo travellers pay the same price.
Children. Tell us the ages when you enquire and we quote before you pay.
How it works
- Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, the meeting point and your guide within one hour, and tell you what to bring.
- On the day. The van collects guests from several hotels, so the pickup can run 15 to 30 minutes late. Your guide stays with the group all day and handles the tickets and the boats.
What to bring
- Comfortable walking shoes with grip
- Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses. The boats have no shade
- Water, especially for the steps at Hang Mua
- Rain jacket or poncho from June to September
- Clothes that cover shoulders and knees for the temples and pagodas
- Cash in Vietnamese dong for drinks, small purchases and a tip for your rower
Getting there
Pickup and drop-off at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter are included. Outside the Old Quarter, tell us the address and we confirm whether the van can reach it.
What's included
Hotel pickup and drop-off in the Hanoi Old Quarter by air-conditioned limousine vanLocal English-speaking guideMeals as listed in the itineraryBoat tickets for the boat rides in the itineraryElectric cart at Bai DinhEntrance fees for the sites in the itineraryDrinking waterPickup time confirmed by Ava within 1 hour of booking
Your itinerary
Hanoi to Bai Dinh, Trang An and Hang Mua
Meals: lunch.
- Morning: pickup from your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter and about two hours south to Ninh Binh.
- Bai Dinh: a very large Buddhist complex on the hillside. An electric cart runs from the gate, then you walk the long covered corridor lined with stone arhat statues up to the main halls.
- Lunch at a local restaurant, with vegetarian dishes on request.
- Trang An by rowing boat: about two to three hours on the river, under low caves cut through the limestone and past small temples built on the water. The local rower takes you, so you just sit.
- Hang Mua: about 500 stone steps up to the viewpoint over Tam Coc. It takes 20 to 30 minutes and is steep in places, so bring water. The view down the valley is the one on every Ninh Binh postcard.
- Late afternoon: the drive back to Hanoi, arriving at your hotel in the evening.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
Yes. Wait at the bottom by the lotus pond while the group goes up.
Trang An has more caves and temples and is bigger. Tam Coc runs through rice fields. Our other day trip goes to Tam Coc.
Yes. Prices on this page are per person in US dollars and include all taxes and service charges. We do not add a booking fee or a card surcharge, so the total you see at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the boats unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.
What guests say about Ava Travel
5.0Tripadvisor rating
These are real Tripadvisor reviews of Ava Travel as your booking agent, quoted word for word. They are not reviews of Ninh Binh Day Trip from Hanoi: Bai Dinh, Trang An and Mua Cave itself.
★★★★★
Kehren Eade
“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”
Tripadvisor, August 2026
★★★★★
Arshia Z
“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”
Tripadvisor, June 2026
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