Experience a side of Vietnam’s rich cuisine that’s almost impossible to discover without a local guide on this food-led door-to-door tour of beautiful Ha Nam and Ninh Binh. Sample spiced pork rolls and explore a 19th-century church in Kien Khe; savour coffee and spring rolls amid the rolling landscape of Ninh Binh; and feast on sea eel salad and noddle soup in the shadow of Phat Diem Cathedral.
Highlights:
- • Eat your way through Vietnam’s scenic countryside in Hanam and Ninh Binh
- • Discover signature regional dishes.
- • Savour local coconut wine and Vietnamese coffee.
- • Take it easy with door-to-door round trip transfers.
Itinerary
- • Pick up from your hotels in Old Quarter at 6:30AM.
- • From Hanoi, we will drive to Kien Khe in Hanam province to try the famous local breakfast: Banh cuon thit nuong (or succulent spiced pork rolled in rice paper and served with a delicious dipping sauce).
- • At Kien Khe, visits the vast 19th-century church, a fading beauty with two impressive towers at the front.
- • Next stop is Ninh Binh, the former capital of Vietnam and a province that is blessed with rolling green valleys, magnificent mountains, and pretty temples. Have a coffee at the most popular café shop in the area.
- • Try a delicious treat called “yen mac” or traditional fermented pork spring roll. This dish is usually served with guava and fig leaves, which is very rare to find elsewhere.
- • Head to the historic Phat diem church, a special blend of Vietnamese and gothic architecture. The church was bombed in the 70’s during the Vietnam conflict but the towers still stand tall once again after being rebuilt.
- • Try the next local delicacy, ‘goi nhech” – a special sea eel salad featuring local herbs; then taste the delicious local coconut wine as a refreshment.
- • Drive back to Hanoi and drop you off at your hotel. Ends the trip with tips for you on where to eat and what to see during your stay in the fragrant and frenetic city of Hanoi.