A print of limestone peaks rising straight out of a river, jade green with one indigo peak behind, and three small rowing boats on the water. — Limestone and riceLake jade, Shutter green, Indigo, key blockTràng An, Ninh BìnhLine drawn by FLUX.2 [klein] 4B, an image model, after a photograph by Vyacheslav Argenberg, Photograph by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0. Cropped for this site.

A photograph of limestone peaks rising straight out of a river, jade green with one indigo peak behind, and three small rowing boats on the water. — Limestone and riceLake jade, Shutter green, Indigo, key blockTràng An, Ninh BìnhLine drawn by FLUX.2 [klein] 4B, an image model, after a photograph by Vyacheslav Argenberg, Photograph by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0. Cropped for this site.

Further out

Limestone and rivers

Tràng An by rowing boat, then Hoa Lư.

Length: Full day
Starts: 07:00
Group: Up to 8
From: USD 110 a guest

What happens

Tràng An was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 23 June 2014, and lies about 95 km south of Hanoi, roughly two hours by road. We go early, row through the limestone by boat, and visit Hoa Lư, which was the capital from 968 until 1010. We come back for dinner.

07:00
We leave the lake in a small van, eight seats at most.
09:00
Tràng An: four guests to a boat, and a rower. The river runs through limestone, and in places through it, in low caves where you keep your head down.
11:30
Back at the jetty, a walk and then lunch.
13:30
Hoa Lư, the old capital, and the temples of the Đinh and Lê kings.
15:30
We drive back.
18:00
In the city in time for dinner.

Included: Transport in a small van; Your boat and rower; Lunch; A guide for up to eight guests.

What you will see

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Good to know

What to wear

A sun hat and a light waterproof: the boats have little shade. Closed shoes.

Walking

About 3 km on foot, plus the boat.

Children

From 6. Life jackets are provided.

Access

Boarding is down steps to a jetty, and the boats are not suitable for wheelchairs.

Temples and dress

Cover shoulders and knees at the Hoa Lư temples.

The weather, by season

Xuân February to April: highs 22 to 29°C, about 53 mm of rain a month.
Hạ May to August: highs 33 to 35°C, about 239 mm of rain a month.
Thu September to November: highs 27 to 32°C, about 148 mm of rain a month.
Đông December and January: highs 20 to 21°C, about 20 mm of rain a month.

Láng station normals, 1991 to 2020. The four seasons

Where we meet

The east bank of Hoàn Kiếm Lake, on Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street, by the entrance to the Ngọc Sơn temple bridge.

The van leaves at 07:00 sharp.

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Hoàn Kiếm, east bank. We link to maps; we do not embed one.

Cancelling

Cancel up to 48 hours before the start for a full refund. Between 48 and 24 hours, half is refunded. Within 24 hours, nothing is, unless we cancel: then you are refunded in full, or moved to another day.

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