Escape the busy tourist routes and discover a deeper, more authentic side of Ninh Binh through Vietnamese rice culture and countryside life.

This experience begins at Tam Coc Museum, where you will explore the storey of rice — one of the most important foundations of daily life in Vietnam. Through live demonstrations and hands-on activities, you will learn how rice was traditionally processed and how every part of the rice plant was reused in Vietnamese farming culture.

You will experience traditional rice activities such as rice pounding, rice grinding, and rice separation, while learning how generations of farming families built their lives around rice agriculture.

You will also create your own handmade straw broom using recycled rice straw — a simple but meaningful product that reflects the traditional Vietnamese philosophy of wasting nothing and reusing natural materials in daily life.

After the museum visit, continue to Dundj Valley — a peaceful hidden valley surrounded by limestone mountains, rice fields, and farmland.

Here, you will visit one of the few remaining self-sufficient countryside farms in the Tam Coc area, where local families still grow vegetables, raise animals, cook with farm ingredients, and maintain a slower rural lifestyle connected closely to nature.

Enjoy a farm-to-table lunch prepared with fresh local ingredients from the farm and surrounding countryside. The meal is simple, natural, and deeply connected to traditional Vietnamese family life.

After lunch, take time to explore the valley at your own pace. Walk through peaceful countryside paths, discover local gardens and farms, relax beside the limestone mountains, and experience a quieter, non-touristy side of Ninh Binh.

This experience is ideal for travellers looking for authentic culture, sustainable countryside living, local food, and meaningful connections beyond typical tourist attractions.