some utterly gorgeous vviews!

So so glad you did the tour, I agree, you are on someone else's schedule, but great to get to the different sites and the background of the areas. The cycling was amazing, but I don't remember ours being 30 minutes, it didn't seem that long. I took a photo of the horses outside the Temple too. I still drink the ginger and honey drink as we were served at lunch on our trip, (different place to yours). The boats were amazing, and our lady did all the rowing with her feet, which was incredible. I suspect there are quite a few different tour schedules, as we didn't get off our wee boat. On our first Vietnamese trip we went up to Halong Bay, pre Covid, on a small boat, overnight cruise. Sadly the firm must have gone out of business as no longer available. They do say Nin Binh is like an inland Halong Bay. I am typing as I am watching, am so excited to see all of this again. The Dragon Mountain, just about killed me, but so so worth the view, absolutely special. My husband and I were the oldest on our wee tour bus, and they were taking bets, I think, as to whether I would make it. I didn't go to the Dragon Head though. Absolutely awe inspiring. We were there early December, so not so many people. The meal looked amazing, um apart from the pig's stomach! So wonderful to eat with a local, I agree.

Beautiful sharing my friend

I've found Ninh Binh to be more interesting than Halong Bay, there are quite a number of gems there. There's a Thung Nham Bird Sanctuary which is quite peaceful too, I think you missed that one, but you've already hit most of the good spots. I agree with you about the uneasy feeling at the dragon peak at the Hang Mua cave/mountain. It's pretty risky at some of the steps if you think about it 😅 But great views 😂

It’s good to leave the cement jungle get some fresh air in Vietnam 😊

One summer I planned a cycling trip in Norway but was talked out of it by my trip mates. (Cycling from town to town and fjord to fjord.) In the end we just took the usual buses and ferries. To be fair it might have been more grueling than I planned for and it could have been a case of biting off more than we can chew. 😬 More ‘contained’ cycling tours like this look so fun though!

I am so glad you were able to visit Ninh Binh. This is my Dad’s hometown, it is where he grew up. He has been trying to bring our family back to Ninh Binh, but it has been a challenging effort because we all live on different continents. Ninh Binh i heard is like Ha Long Bay on land. It is also the place where the film Kong was filmed. It looks breathtaking.

Fabulous! I would be like Aspen, and be crawling up those steps lol. Scenery and temples looked amazing. Great job all of you!👍

Such an amazing place. I’m so happy I got to share your experience albeit on line. The dragon looks awesome. The surroundings would have made me feel very wibbly 😂. Lovely boat ride too. Looks a great place and as always enjoy seeing the kids 💜💜

Hello friend, I enjoy watching your videos, this looks like a fun family vacation. 😊 Hope you guys are doing fine. Let’s stay in touch. 💜

Ninh binh is where the action is. Not Hanoi, not hcm