Hanoi - Ninh Binh Day Trip: Explore Buddhist Temples & Bronze Buddha in Vietnam

Journey to the province of Ninh Binh to visit Bai Dinh, a sprawling compound of Buddhist temples that is home to Vietnam’s most enormous bronze Buddha image. Subsequently, traverse the concealed caverns of Trang An by sampan, accompanied by an experienced area guide, as you delve into the astonishing labyrinth of grottos.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bai Dinh Pagoda - The tour guide and driver will collect guests from their hotel in Hanoi and journey to Ninh Binh, a historic region rich in cultural and geographical marvels, recently designated as a World Heritage Site.
    The initial destination is the Bai Dinh Pagoda complex, one of Vietnam’s largest pagodas. Picturesquely located at the base of…
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Complimentary lunch
  • Air-conditioned transport
  • No extra fees or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • Accommodation in Hanoi
Location
Bai Dinh Pagoda
Gia Vien District
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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36markrichards
Nov 6, 2025
The best ever experience. - Out of this world. Efficiency friendly knowledgeable staff . Ha Chi was our point of contact. Unreal service. Honestly like having family. Every pick up and tour guide was excellent.
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Abbyri370nq
Oct 21, 2025
Unforgettable Family Trip to Vietnam – Thank You, Asia Travel & Leisure! - If you're planning a holiday in Vietnam, I highly recommend Asia Travel & Leisure. We just returned from a 10-day trip organized by Nga Phan (Vicky), and it was absolutely amazing! From the very start, Vicky was incredibly professional, thoughtful, and attentive. She worked closely with me to plan a trip that was fully customized for my family — especially important since we were traveling with a 3-year-old toddler. She considered every detail to make sure we were comfortable throughout. The itinerary was perfect — we saw and experienced so much, but it never felt rushed. The tour guides were knowledgeable, kind, and always willing to help. Transportation was smooth and well-organized, and our accommodations were exactly what we hoped for. What really stood out was Vicky’s dedication. She stayed in touch before and during our trip, ensuring everything went smoothly. From sending reminders about pick-up times to sharing driver details and checking in to make sure we arrived safely, she was always one step ahead. She was also very open to feedback (especially regarding a hotel in Sapa) and handled everything with such a positive attitude. Thanks to Vicky and the Asia Travel & Leisure team, our family made beautiful memories. My parents had the best time and truly enjoyed every moment. I’m incredibly grateful for the care and effort put into making this trip so special for us. If you’re considering Vietnam, don’t hesitate to book with Asia Travel & Leisure — they’ll take excellent care of you, just like they did for us!
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Didier
Sep 22, 2025
Very well organized schedules - I spent two weeks travelling in north, central and south Vietnam during this adventure. The travel agency was remarkably well coordinated, I was getting an update of my schedule for the next day with meeting time and place with my guide and driver. I had already gotten a full description and schedule of the trip day by day before departure. My agent Binh was a pleasure to deal with. Always accommodating and responding to my texts immediately. The trip included many locations throughout the country by air, train cruise ship and mini bus or private car. Always on time and very pleasant guides. Highly recommended.
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523nancyj
Aug 8, 2025
Amazing 14 day Vietnam trip for my family of 7 (teens, SIL and mom + MIL) - After 45 years after leaving HCMC, Vietnam, it’s been a long overdue trip to show my kids where I was born and raised. Mr. Nichol Phung from Vietnam Travel (Asia Travel & Leisure) organized an amazing trip private tour for my family of 7 (which included our two teenage girls and 2 grandmas of age 85). The activities prepared were very well thoughtful for our family. The local tour guide selected were very accommodating and supportive for our family. I can’t speak enough of the personal service as needed during our trip. Nichol provided excellent communication throughout our stay whenever we have questions. Thank you Nichol for your outstanding service and support! This is my first guided tour and you superseded my expectations. Thank you for a wonderful time, we plan to return again!
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925chestery
Jul 28, 2025
Thank You For a Fantastic Guided Vacation, Nichol, and Asia Travel & Leisure / Vietnam Travel! - We booked a trip to Vietnam earlier this year, in April, through Vietnam Travel (Asia Travel & Leisure) and thanks to all the work that Nichol did, it was a fantastic trip. Most of the trip was a private family tour and because of how tailored and professional Nichol's efforts were, we didn't really have to worry about anything other than enjoying ourselves. Nichol was not only very knowledgeable and also extremely responsive and efficient, but really went the extra mile in tailoring our trip to our needs. To be frank, we weren't easy clients to take care of, as we made multiple changes to the itinerary to suit our own preferences, had some pretty specific needs in terms of room accommodations, and also had to make a late change to the total number of people in our group. All throughout this, Nichol was quickly processing changes, and doing this very promptly. He was always very easy to reach whether by e-mail or text chat. We usually go with the flow of things and never mean to present complications, but we did this time, and Nichol handled it all with grace, hospitality, and comprehensively great service. Our trip to Vietnam lasted for about a week and a half, roughly bringing us from Hanoi to Phu Quoc and then Saigon. From Hanoi, we took a day trip to Ninh Binh, an overnight cruise to Halong Bay, spent a few days in Phu Quoc, and then went to Saigon with a day trip to the Mekong Delta. The private guides and drivers we had throughout the trip took great care of us. The cruise ship we spent our time in Halong Bay was perfect. All hotels and accommodations we got were excellent. Nichol made everything very easy for us, both in the planning as well as in the actual traveling. Thanks to him, we had a trip to Vietnam with nothing but great memories.
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Johnny
Jan 21, 2025
FromHanoi to Saigon - Thank you My Linh for carrying us from Hanoi to HoChiMin City. I believe we saw the entire Vietnam and we enjoyed all the field trips! We even included golf into our vacation and it worked out superbly.
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Rinaya
Jan 1, 2025
An awesome time in Vietnam - One of the most helpful and accommodating guides ever. We booked the entire Vietnam tour with them and Lily was a superb guide, always available and answering all questions we had. She gave helpful suggestions and was very flexible to our needs. The various tours we took in Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh were all very well organised, not too crowded and I'd say very much value for money. Would definitely recommend this travel agency.
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Hninwintw2025
Apr 22, 2025
Enjoy all food and experiences, worth it! - We had a great time thanks to our tour guides. The overall trip and timing was good. We enjoyed literally every city. Will visit again
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Tourist12927846257
Jan 20, 2025
Overall nice. Good guides. Good transport. Good people 👍🏼 - Very good hospitality. I would love to book again. But one thing I would like to share, we went to see lacquer paintings , galleris and shops THRICE in the whole trip of 8 days from hanoi to ho chi Minh.
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Brian_m
Dec 25, 2024
Book elsewhere for a good experience - I would not advise booking this day trip via viator. Our travel agent told us to meet up at 8am the day before, but we get a call saying they’re there at 7:30am and we have to rush down because the tour bus is causing traffic. Then we find out that we don’t have two activity tickets that the rest of the tour group has so we had to buy it in addition at the activity locations. The tour group guy seemed to be attacking us because we had no idea what was going on with the details of the booking. We are pretty easy going but this was a mess of a tour. Seems like the agent just threw us into a random tour group without any communication. Book elsewhere!
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