Hanoi Temple Tours: Our Top 6

1.Ninh Binh, Trang An, Mua Cave and Bai Dinh Pagoda

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 345 reviews · from $38Our pick

Spend a full day outside Hanoi with an English-speaking guide such as Duc, Kate, Ruby, or Jadon. Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, climb Mua Cave for sweeping Tam Coc views, eat a Ninh Binh buffet lunch, and glide through Trang An’s caves by sampan. Round-trip Old Quarter transport and entrance fees are included, though Bai Dinh’s 100,000 VND electric car ticket costs extra.

“Fantastic tour. Jadon and the other guide were excellent as was our driver. The tour is planned so that you have the option of seeing almost everything people recommend in Ninh Binh, including Bai Dinh, Trang An, and a choice between Hoa Lu and Hang Mua. It was one of the best organized tours we’ve taken in Vietnam, with simple pick up and drop off from our hotel in Hanoi, and the guides knew us all by name so we never worried about getting lost. The bus was air conditioned and comfortable. Jadon was a particularly compelling and knowledgeable guide who was able to answer all our questions and happy…”

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2.Exploring Bai Dinh Pagoda -Trang An -Mua Cave with Buffet Lunch 1 Day From Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 195 reviews · from $48Best reviewed

Travel from Hanoi Old Quarter to Bai Dinh Pagoda, Trang An, and Mua Cave on an 11 to 12-hour guided day trip. You’ll see Vietnam’s largest pagoda complex, eat a buffet lunch with local specialties such as goat meat, row through cave passages, and climb about 500 steps for wide views. Guides may include Ruby, Jack, or Quyen.

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3.Full-Day Perfume Pagoda Private or Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 174 reviews · from $67

Travel from Hanoi to Perfume Pagoda with an English-speaking guide, glide for an hour along Yen Stream, visit Thien Tru and Huong Tich Cave, and eat lunch near the mountain. You can walk the steep route or pay extra for the cable car. Guide Minh has earned especially warm praise for his clear explanations and good humor.

“The activity was really well planned and I would highly recommend this tour to family and friends”

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4.Trang An Eco-tourism & Bai Dinh pagoda full day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 148 reviews · from $37Cheapest good one

Travel from Hanoi to Bai Dinh Pagoda, Trang An, and Mua Cave with an English-speaking guide. You’ll see vast Buddhist halls, row through limestone caves, eat a Vietnamese buffet lunch, and climb Ngoa Long Mountain for wide views. Guides may include Harry, Sy, Nemo, Tezzy, or Hai, depending on the departure.

“Everything was great. Tezzy was a great host and guide.”

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5.Ninh Binh Boat Ride, Mua Cave Hike, Temple Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 146 reviews · from $37

Leave Hanoi for Ninh Binh with a guide such as Duong, Ruby, Jun, or Thang, depending on the departure. Choose a shared, VIP Dcar, or private tour. Visit Hoa Lu or Bai Dinh, climb Mua Cave, and ride a sampan through Trang An or Tam Coc. Expect a full day of scenery, history, buffet food, and some busy sightseeing stops.

“The Budist temples , and the boat trip were both excellent”

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6.Full-Day Perfume Pagoda Group Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 141 reviews · from $48

Leave Hanoi’s Old Quarter for a full day at Perfume Pagoda, traveling by coach, electric vehicle, bamboo boat, and on foot. Visit Huong Tich Cave and Thien Tru Pagoda with an English-speaking guide such as Minh or Long. Expect beautiful scenery, sacred sites, a local lunch, and a tiring climb unless you choose the cable car.

“Excellent host (minh) very proud of his family history in the area and expressed this on the tour. Very well organised. It’s a long tiring day so wear comfortable shoes and we recommend the cable car for either up or down and walk the other.”

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