Magnificent Tour to Northern Vietnam
Vietnam
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Feb 28 - Mar 9, 2024
Our tour started with a evening walking food tour with Ms. Hang. We had many delicious dishes and visited a local market. After leaving Hanoi we visited beautiful Ha Long Bay - Bai Tu Long. The Indochina Junk ship was really fun to stay on and had really comfortable rooms.
We were picked up after the boat trip by our guide Toun and driver Chien. We spent the next 6 days with them exploring Ninh Binh and Mai Chau. We did biking , trekking and visited Unesco world heritage sites. Tuon was very knowledgeable about the areas and new the best places to eat and see.
We were really impressed with the customer service, the transfers were always on time and Dat was always available to answer any questions we had while on the trip.
I recommend using KimKim for planning trips, especially to areas that are more remote.
Hotel Reviews
This lodge was comfortable with all rooms having views of the rice paddies. The food was just alright and the pool area/bar is not that comfortable to relax at after a day of activities. I think I would consider looking into a homestay for this area. The staff at the lodge were incredible helpful and kind. The bikes could use an upgrade, many of the bikes were slightly to small.
The boat was fun, and the cabins were comfortable. The outside space is also great, but unfortunately the weather was not nice during our trip.
We did not stay here we stayed and Ninh Village resort which was incredible.
Nice hotel in the Old Quarter
Activity Reviews
We sampled many delicious and diverse foods. The problem with a food tour in Vietnam is that the portions of the dishes are large, so you get full quickly.
Unfortunately the air quality was poor and obscured all the views while trekking. It was fun going thru the village.
Pu Luong was a beautiful area. The villages were really interesting to walk thru, as where the water wheels and the terraced rice fields. Really beautiful.
Very beautiful boat ride thru a world heritage site. It is a popular trip so best to go in the morning.
We really love to cycle and these paths were very cool. Very scenic.
We ended up splitting this activity due to weather. We did the cave as part of a cycling portion. It was really great not as touristy as the other caves. We visited the Thun Nham Bird Garden, and it is a very busy place. I would recommend skipping this experience.
Great trip, just wish we would have had good weather. Still beautiful but couldn't enjoy all the activities.
This was a fun day. Enjoyed the cycling thru the villages, very scenic. The farming activities were fun, I was a bit skeptical, but it is worth doing. Galaxy Groto was very cool, much better than the bird park.
Loved the cycling in this area. Hiking is mostly in the jungle so not a lot of views. Most enjoyable day.
We did not do this part of the trip due to weather
Loved the boating experience. The fishing village was interesting.
