Hotel The Long Tam Coc

... nbsp; by 1100 to be met by Hein and our driver then we were back on our travels again to Ninh Binh and Tam Coc. We weren't sure what to expect at this hotel as it was only a 2 star - but the rooms were ace - OK a bit basic but fantastic size and ...

... we do say so ourselves. We went for a short boat ride along a streama, then a bike ride for a few km. At Tam Coc we stayed in a new hotel which served a beautiful meal of goat ( and other things). Next morning we set of into an area known as the inland ...

... ; He wanted to come along and meet the kids we had told him about and see the sights, so the three of us headed back to Tam Coc.  First we went to a temple we saw during our boat ride.  It was on top of the mountain overlooking the river.  ...

After a wonderful night spent in a long house in a little village nestled in the village of Mai Chau, we travelled on to Tam Coc where there are limestone casts coming out of the rice fields. Got into a little tin boat rowed by an old man ( wife joined us ...

... they consist of about 8 entrees. It is amazing how they stay so skinny and eat so much. On Thursday mom, dad and I went to Tam Coc and this was just a day trip. One the way we stopped at a temple of two kings. We had a great guide who ...

... ), we looked up at the decorated photos in the lobby of our hotel and booked a trip to the second most beautiful tourist destination: Tam Coc. Billed as the Halong Bay of the rice patties, Suz and I had our doubts about what the reality of this place ...

... ) so we have seen similar scenes, but I think we much prefer being able to ride through the scenery and seeing it at our own pace. Perhaps the scenery at Tam Coc and around Guilin was more interesting for the rice fields and the locals tending their ...

... we got on a boat and sailed up Ngo Dong river and went through more rice fields and went thru three caves. Tam Coc is known to travellers as Ha Long Bay without water (I think Halong Bay is much more stunning),  Ha Long Bay on the rice paddies. ...

... had heard a lot of stories about the scams in Tam Coc, from the lonely planet, other people's blogs and from other people in the hotel. Tam Coc Area is very beautiful and part of it has been turned into a bit of a tourist merry-go-round, with a river trip ...

... a scooter, and within 5 mins we'd put the bikes round the back of someones house and the 3 of us were scootering along towards Tam Coc.   14:43 I had a small lunch as I really didn't have much of an appetite after all that exercise and ...

... of the youngest son when the king chose the youngest one to succeed the throne. Our next stop was in the town of Tam Coc, where we took rickety bicycles (Ben's bike had squeaky brakes!) along quiet roads, passing by many cranes in rice fields, and goats ...

... 's a fun trip and nice place to while away a day, so I booked a tour (turns out overpaid quite a bit at my hotel) out to Tam Coc, with a stipulation that they would drop me near the station so I could catch the night train, rather than backtrack to ...

... to the smog of the build up town area. It was well worth the climb up although my legs would argue differently! Next stop was Tam Coc itself, which actually means three caves I'm told. We got a little boat from the boat dock and was rowed down the ...

We took a bus from Hanoi through Ninh Binh to Tam Coc. We stayed in a hotel across the street from the "put in " for an industry of paddlers, who would, for a fee , row you through the mountainous Charsts rising up from the rice paddies. Some call this ...

... as we will not have easy internet access.  The good: - Some absolutely gorgeous natural sites (Sapa, Halong, Tam Coc, etc..) - Diversity of landscape and climate (beaches, mountains, farmland, countryside, from scalding heat to comfortable weather ...

... outside and well that is a different story, Its absolutely picture perfect, unfortunately our camera does not do it justice. I can highly recommend Tam Coc for a magical day out even in the rain that we had, Danny and I had such a nice day. We only ...

... over and jutting out of the rice paddies. We rented bicycles from our hotel and headed out for a 8km ride to the small town (Tam Coc), the first part of the ride was down a busy highway which was a bit scary with all the huge trucks whizzing past ...

... (Steve driving and me on the back!) but Mum it's ok, you can't go fast and there's hadly any traffic :)  We visited Tam Coc, known as the 'Halong Bay on the rice paddies' where we had a nice rowing boat ride up the river through the caves and past ...

... dusty country town, off the beaten track, Ninh Binh was our next destination.  We were here to see the surrounding area of Tam Coc, similar to Halong Bay, but a quarter of the price and less crowded with tourists.  Our accommodation for the next ...