1/2 day scooter tour to explore inner Hanoi City with lunch OR dinner At 8.30 am OR 14.00 pm: Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in the Old Quarter then we begin our adventure! The first part of our Hanoi scooter tour, we pass by & stop at the must-see places of our beautiful city such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum-the Mecca of the Vietnamese, the 1000-year-old Buddhist and Taoist Temples of Tran Quoc, B52 lake, the historical train track, the enchanting French Quarter, the hustling ’n’ bustling Old Quarter, the romantic lake of Hoan Kiem, Hanoi Opera house & the famous Long Bien bridge etc. The second part of our Hanoi scooter tours, we expose you the real Hanoi with a day in the life experiences, featured with the unknown treasures of the city with slices of life in the maze of backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, schools, random markets, experiencing where and how locals live, work and play. With the Hanoi Cycler and Foodie Tour, you will not only experience the good, but we also expose you to the weird and wonderful side of our city. For us, the run-off-the mill tourist sites are only the tip of the iceberg, the majority of your destinations remain hidden in the unknown hidden treasures of the city. The last part of the tour is the food! We will stop at local street stalls, where locals make Bun Cha (noodle with barbecue pork) or Pho Ga/Bo (noodle with chicken or beef) or Banh Cuon (rice paper wrapped with vermicelli, mushrooms and egg). Vegetarian options are available, please inform us before the trip. You will finish the trip at your hotel.

Depart Hanoi and travel to the ancient city of Hoa Lư, capital of Vietnam in the 10th and 11th centuries. Explore the remains of the Citadel and learn more about the Đinh Dynasty and its ruler Đinh Tiên Hoàng. Next, meet a local family in Tam Cốc and hear about their daily activities and traditional embroidery. Enjoy a special lunch of local food prepared by the hostess, such as soup, chicken with lemongrass, fried fish, and steamed rice. Then, experience life on the water as a local rows you by boat to the impressive limestone caves that stretch along the Ngô Đồng River. See some of the local temples amongst the karst mountains and paddy fields, where the rice can turn the fields yellow during the harvest. Ride a bike among the rice fields and mountains of Ninh Binh Province for about an hour before returning to Hanoi.