Ninh Binh Photography Day Tour

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 shoot portraits of the rower-women of Tam Coc, with their permission, of course.

Then we explore historic Bich Dong Pagoda, a World Heritage-listed site, and a great spot for atmospheric photos of crumbling architecture against a backdrop of mountains and rivers.

In the afternoon, we’ll visit a traditional embroidery village, before heading 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. 

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.

At 6:30pm, we hit the road back to Hanoi, with drop-off at around 8pm.

Learn the art of great travel photography while exploring one of northern Vietnam’s most scenic and culturally-rich provinces.