Day one is Ninh Binh at its best: the royal temples of Hoa Lu, the river caves of Tam Coc and the climb up Mua Cave for a view over the whole valley.
You sleep in a bungalow with a pool at Trang An Holiday Retreat.
On day two the limestone goes out to sea. In Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, thousands of islands rise from the water, and you spend the day among them aboard a 5-star cruise.
- See the karsts and river caves of Tam Coc, the 'Ha Long Bay on land'
- Climb 500+ steps up Ngoa Long Mountain for the Mua Cave panorama
- A night in a pool bungalow at Trang An Holiday Retreat
- A day on a 5-star cruise in Ha Long Bay
- Walk through Hoa Lu, the 10th-century capital, and the temples of the Dinh and Le kings






