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Ninh Binh Private Day Tour from Hanoi by Car: Hoa Lu, Trang An and Mua Cave

Hoa Lu, the Trang An boat ride and Hang Mua in a private car with your own driver and guide. Leave Hanoi when you... Ava Travel price: from $109.

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Ninh Binh Private Day Tour from Hanoi by Car: Hoa Lu, Trang An and Mua Cave
Ninh Binh Private Day Tour from Hanoi by Car: Hoa Lu, Trang An and Mua Cave onboard
Style
Private tour
Ninh Binh
Duration
1-day tour
Pickup support available

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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
Private departure
1 dayYour group only
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Meals as listed✓ Entrance tickets included
—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.

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Price includes all taxes and service charges.

Ninh Binh tour overview

Why this trip

  • Hoa Lu, the Trang An boat ride and Hang Mua in a private car with your own driver and guide.
  • Leave Hanoi when you want and stop as long as you like at each place.
  • Swap Trang An for Tam Coc, or Hoa Lu for Bai Dinh, when you book.
  • Suits families and anyone who does not want to keep to a group timetable.

An honest note: Private covers the car, the driver and the guide. On the water everyone uses the small rowing boats run by the local boat cooperative.

At a glance

Duration1 day
TransportPrivate air-conditioned car with a local driver
GroupPrivate, up to 6 people
Start and finishYour hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter
Best monthsMarch 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.
GuideLocal English-speaking guide with you throughout

Price

$109 per person, based on two people sharing the car. The car is yours: nobody else joins, and you stop wherever you like.

For three or more people, or a single traveller, message us on WhatsApp or by email with your dates and group size. We reply with the exact total and a payment link, so you see the final figure before you pay anything.

Children. Tell us the ages when you enquire and we quote before you pay.

How it works

  1. 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.

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

Your driver collects you from your hotel in Hanoi and brings you back at the end. Ninh Binh is about two hours south by expressway.

What's included

Private air-conditioned car with a local driverFuel, tolls and parkingPickup from and return to your hotel in HanoiLocal English-speaking guideMeals as listed in the itineraryBoat tickets for the boat rides in the itineraryEntrance fees for the sites in the itineraryDrinking waterPickup time confirmed by Ava within 1 hour of booking

Your itinerary

Hanoi to Hoa Lu, Trang A

Hanoi to Hoa Lu, Trang An and Hang Mua

  • Meals: lunch.

    • Morning: your driver collects you from your hotel in Hanoi at the time you choose.
    • Hoa Lu, the capital of Vietnam in the 10th century: the temples of King Dinh Tien Hoang and King Le Dai Hanh, in a quiet valley between the hills.
    • 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.
    • Drive back to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.

Yes. Tell us when you enquire. Most people choose between Trang An and Tam Coc, and between Hoa Lu and Bai Dinh.
Ask us. We can quote a car from Ninh Binh straight to the cruise pier.
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

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★★★★★

Bigdog702

“I booked way in advance, and had a hotel change a week before the cruise, but all I did was whats app them the new hotel, and all was good.”

Tripadvisor, May 2026

★★★★★

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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