Taking this 1 day tour from Hanoi, you will visit Hoa Lu - the former capital of Vietnam, you will visit two temples dedicated to King Dinh and King Le, the two heroes who lived in 10th century and chose Hoa Lu to build the citadel of the capital city of Dai Viet. The highlight of this 1 day excursion is Trang An Eco-tourism complex. Trang An is visited by rowing a boat and a complete trip takes 3 hours. During the journey through Trang An, you will travel through 12 caves and 3 temples and the scenery of the nature of Trang An is just unreal.
The colonial capital city Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental pagodas and temples dating back thousand years ago. Taking this 1 day Hanoi City Tour, you will visit the most interesting sites in Hanoi.
On the outskirts of Hanoi, there are at least 50 handicraft villages, some of which are world renowned for their arts. Hanoi Tour Operator offers daily tours to traditional handicraft villages which you should not miss during your holiday in Hanoi such as Bat Trang ceramic village, Van Phuc silk village, DongKy wood carving village, So noodle village and Ha Thai lacquer ware village.
It is always worthwhile to take a day trip to Hanoi’s surroundings for refreshment away from the city noise. Ninh Binh is an outstanding destination that has many attractions and stunning landscapes. First, journey back to the 10th century and visit the ancient capital Hoa Lu. Then, an easy cycling tour (about 12 km) tour and finish by row boat in "Halong Bay onland", a perfect venue for you to relax and let your mind wander amongst the diverse limestone of Tam Coc.
Huong Pagoda or Perfume Pagoda is located in Huong son (Perfume Mountain) about 70 km southwest of Hanoi. Chua Huong is not one temple but a cluster of temples and shrines in the general vicinity of Huong Son Mountain. The pagodas are located in My Duc hamlet in the Hanoi (former Ha Tay Province). According to the book, Thien Tru Pagoda, Huong Tich temple were built during the reign of Le Chinh Hoa (1680-1705), by a monk who happened on the site on his way to search for enlightenment. Other shrines and temples were later built in this area to take advantage of the beautiful scenery in this area.
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