The overview of Hoa Lu Trang An Tour 1 day
Hoa Lu Trang An Tour 1 day is an interesting journey in term of history and nature discovery.Firstly, your trip to Hoa Lu ancient capital is a great way to trace back Vietnam's history during 10th,11th century under Dinh, Le & Ly dynasty.You will understand Vietnam's brilliant history after ending 1000 year Chinese domination in 938.Then,the country faced up with cival wars between twelve groups for decades, then Dinh Bo Linh led his powerful group to conquer the other ones, united the states, became the king and established our country named Dai Co Viet (Grand Viet) with the capital 42 years located in Hoa Lu.You will get to know about Dinh,Le dynasty and their country building process when visiting two remain temples built in the same location of royal palace before.Those are Dinh Temple worshiping king Dinh Tien Hoang & his family; and Le Temple dedicated to king Le Dai Hanh & his family.

The group from Phillipines in Dinh temple
Secondly, you will have an enjoyable time exploring the beautiful system of caves & grottos in Trang An Scenic Landscapes by a pleasant rowing boat trip along beautiful setting of limestone mountains ( we regarded Trang An as Halong bay on land).With the value of history, nature and cave chains,Trang An has recently been recognized as an UNESCO's natural & cultural heritage.Hoa Lu Trang An Tour surely promises you a special experience !

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The gate to Hoa Lu ancient captital

Trang An boat tour

Boat tour to the cave
The detailed itinerary of Hoa Lu Trang An Tour 1 day
Ninh Binh, the best choice for tourists who have a short time travelling, with many beautiful places of interest and increasingly better services, now pays more and more attention to its tourism activities. This Hoa Lu Trang An day tour includes religious worship, boating, history learning and an optional choice for who loves biking.
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Around 8h00 am, our guide picks you up at your hotel and transfer to Ninh Binh in 2.5 hour drive from Hanoi.
At 10h30, we arrive in Hoa Lu ancient capital & pay a visit to two remain temples : Dinh and Le temples with eventful information of Vietnam's early history. In 968, Dinh Bo Linh settled cival wars successfully and declared himself as the King. Since then Hoa Lu existed as the capital for the next 41 years (968 - 1009), of which 12 years was under the Dinh dynasty - King Dinh Tien Hoang, the country named Dai Co Viet, and 29 years later was under the Le dynasty - King Le Dai Hanh. In 1010, King Ly Thai To removed the capital from Hoa Lu to Hanoi, Hoa Lu became the old citadel.The visit offers you deep understanding of Vietnam's history under Dinh, Le & Ly dynasties and good insight of the 17th century's architectural values reflected in those temples.
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After lunch in a local restaurant, take the amazing boat trip to visit Trang An Ecotourism Complex which is a gathering of 31 valleys, 50 cross-water caves, and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna, many of them in the Red Book of Vietnam. While rowing through Trang An grottos in the quiet, fresh air of the highlands, with only the sound of birds and the oars stirring the clear water and surrounded by magnificent forested mountains, visitors enjoy a heaven on earth.
4:00pm, we leave Trang An and drive back to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at 6:30pm. Finish an unforgettable full day Hoa Lu Trang An Tour at your hotel in Hanoi!