This trip will take you to one of the most famous and beautiful pagoda in Vietnam. Being located in a karst cave amongst the lush forest with trees and deeply in the countryside of Red River Delta, the Ancient pagoda brings visitors not only understanding of Vietnamese spiritual life but also the beauty of agricultural scene.

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

• Boat ride on Yen Riverto visit Perfume Pagoda
• Hike to the main Pagoda located in Huong Tich cave
• Visit the oldest pagoda in Vietnam – Thien Tru Pagoda
• Stop at Van Phuc, a Silk villagein the suburban of Hanoi.

DAY 1: HANOI – PERFUME PAGODA – HANOI

Meal provided: Lunch

You will be picked up at you hotel for driving south to Perfume pagoda. It is about 65km and it will take you about 2 hours.

Arrive at the harbor, you will get on a small boat rowing on Yen Vi River to a mountain.

Visit Thien Tru pagoda and Huong Tich grotto. It will take 30 minutes for rowing a sampan from harbor to the main pagoda area. Along the river, it is very quiet. You can hear the sound water crush into the boat. Somewhere, you see the local people plant vegetable, rice or collecting the snail, crap or mussels… One part of the river, water is very clear; you can the water plants as if there is a lush garden under the water.

Arrive on the Island, you will take a hiking to the main Pagoda, Huong Tich cave. It will take you about more than 1 hour for hiking up to the mountain; with the length of the path is 2.5km. Long time ago, it was said to be the most beautiful cave in Vietnam. If you afraid of getting tired, you can choose going by cable. The best way is going up by your foot and going by cable. Fee for cable is not included. Hiking along the way, you can see a lot of tree, listen to the bird’s song and breathe the fresh air.

Lunch is followed by visiting to Thien Tru pagoda. The pagoda is considered the oldest one in Vietnam. Its name means the kitchen in the Heaven. In a patrol to the south of a King under Le Dynasty, the King stop there and found that the pagoda is in the location of Thien Tru star group, then he named the pagoda the name of the star.

On the way going back to Hanoi, we will pass by Van Phuc village, a Silk village in the suburban of Hanoi. Finish your trip to your hotel.

End of tour.  

Tour prices shown are ‘per person’, based on a traveling party of 4 adults

** If you travel in group of 2, of 3 and so on, please feel free to contact us for specific offer.

** If you intend to travel alone, the cost might be much higher. However, you also earn money by using inviting your friends and family to book this tour with you.

The ‘Single supplement’ applies for single travelers who require their own room and needs to be added to the tour price.

Note: Amendments CAN be made to this tour to suite your requirements, but may incur price changes

nt’ applies for single travelers who require their own room and needs to be added to the tour price.

What’s Included:

• Air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced, safe driver
• Sightseeing with professional English-speaking guides with legal license
• Lunch
• Shared boat trip on Yen Vi River as mentioned
• All tour activities and Entrance fees as dedicated in program
• Local bottled water while sightseeing and transfers
• Taxes and service charge

What’s Excluded:

• Tip for guide and driver (recommended)
• Personal expenses
• Cable car tickets
• Drinks during meals
• Meals that are not specified

Remarks:

1. All of our itineraries can be tailor-made to suit your requirements, allowing us to create the perfect holiday just for you. Please click on the “Tailor this trip” button and complete the requested information for us. Upon receipt, our travel consultant will customize the best value vacation for your kind consideration. Please note: Changes CAN be made to the itinerary after our initial quote, but may result in a price change also!

2. Child policy:

• Ages 0-2: free of charge for tour when sharing bed with parents. Airfares depend on Airlines’s policy at booking time
  • Ages 2-5: 50% of adult price when sharing bed with parents. Airfares depend on Airlines’s policy at booking time
  • Ages 6-10: 85% of adult price when sharing bed with parents & airfare fully charges
  • Ages 11 years and older: 100% (charged as an adult)

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