Day 1: Hanoi - Ninh Binh (L/D)
We depart Hanoi from your hotel at 8: 00 am and head south on a 2 hour scenic drive. As soon as we arrive in Hoa Lu, we ready our bicycles and start cycling to the two remaining temples of the ancient citadel of Hoa Lu. Our morning continues with a 1 hour pedal to Tam Coc (12 km), passing scenes of local village life, rice paddies and ethnic villages. Our goal for the morning will be to make it to Tam Coc just in time for lunch. After lunch we will spend some time relaxing on a 3 hour boat trip then its back on the bicycles to Ninh Binh for check-in at our hotel. Dinner and overnight here.
Day 2: Ninh Binh - Cuc Phuong - Hanoi (B/L)
Sunrise and breakfast, then load our luggage onto the van and its back on the bikes. Today we cycle to Cuc Phuong National Park (50 km). Lunch in Cuc Phuong followed by a visit to the Endangered Species Center, cave of prehistoric men, and the thousand years old ancient tree. Then a short coffee break before boarding the bus back to Hanoi. We should be back in town at 7: 00 pm.
