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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Discover classic lowland northern Vietnam on this one day photo adventure to Ninh Binh province. Our trip includes a two-hour boat journey at Tam Coc Nature Reserve, or ‘Ha Long Bay on land’, a photographic exploration of historic Bich Dong Pagoda, and a climb to Hang Mua, with incredible views over the paddies and river valleys of this beautiful region. We’ll also be exploring some of the area’s fascinating craft villages to photograph the production of traditional ceramic art and stone carving. Learn the art of great travel and documentary photography while exploring one of northern Vietnam’s most scenic and culturally-rich provinces.
National park entrance fee
Food and drinks
Private transportation
Professional photographer leader.
Gratuities
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Your photographer guide will meet you at your selected hotel lobby.
Tam Coc, Ninh Binh, Vietnam We start at 6 am, with hotel pick-up and departure by minibus for Ninh Binh. Arrival at Tam Coc should be around 7:30, and we’ll start with a boat trip through the valley and caves. We have time for short walks up to various vantage points, which is where we’ll be shooting some fantastic landscapes. We’ll also be able to capture images of Tam Coc’s boat operators, who continue the age-old tradition of rowing their vessels by foot. 180 minutes
Hang Múa, Ninh Hải, Hoa Lư, Ninh Bình, Vietnam We now head to Hang Mua, and it’s a steep climb up 500 steps to shoot one of Vietnam’s most iconic landscapes. It’s worth the sweat, and we’ll take our time, with plenty of breaks along the way. Our focus here is on capturing these iconic landscapes. 120 minutes
Ninh Binh, Ninh Binh, Vietnam After lunch and coffee, we travel north to visit two fascinating craft villages. First stop is Ninh Van stone carving village, where we’ll capture images of locals carving incredible statues and headstones by hand. The stone is sourced from Ninh Binh’s many limestone karst mountains, and the villagers have carried on this craft for nearly a century. Then, it’s time to document the action at Gia Thuy ceramic village. We’ll photograph the traditional manufacture of pots using local clay, providing us with rich, atmospheric imagery. 180 minutes
Van Long Nature Reserve, Ninh Binh, Vietnam Finally, we drive over to Van Long nature reserve. There are many villages in the area near the reserve, offering plenty of opportunities for pictures of rural life as the sun goes down. Farmers will be bringing in their cattle, buffaloes taking a dip in the rivers and schoolchildren cycling home along the dykes. It’s a fantastic way to wrap up this adventure through classic lowland Vietnam. 120 minutes
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
No Health Restrictions
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
GwenMd
27 Nov 2019
Duc and Linh were terrific. I saw fascinating places, rode on two boats, and learned more about composition. Given the number of people, we were given two options: climb the mountain where many people would be or go to the Nature Reserve which is not as well known. We chose the Nature Reserve and it was beautiful and interesting. Vietnam in Focus always makes sure you are taken care of. If I get to go back to Vietnam I will absolutely book more tours with them.
Belgiansonthemove
07 Nov 2019
We went with 3 generations for this trip, some photographers, some not. It was wonderfull, we had 2 guides, Duc and Toan, boat young, full of energy and humanity ! They were perfect, we loved it.
Duc was great for exploration to all generations, from my mum to my son. A perfect photography tour, he stopped the car whenever it was interesting, was nice and human with the locals to make them confortable... All what we want from a photography tour. We recommend them two with a lot of enthusiasm and we are grateful they made our trip to Ninh Binh so nice.
Nick656
07 Dec 2017
Duc was an amazing and patient tutor. I am an enthusiastic amateur and he was happy to teach, answer all my questions and show me techniques to enable me to improve my photography. He was also knowledgeable about the area we visited and was happy to vary things according to my wishes. The day was very well organised, with a good combination of places to see & photograph. In addition, Duc has signposted me to useful on-line info & tutorials to help me further and also took some photos of me while i was concentrating on composing shots which was nice. I will look out for similar photo tours on my next holiday but Duc has set the bar very high for others to follow!
This tour in
Hanoi
is organized by
Vietnam in Focus - Day Tours
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