Cycle through the rice paddies around Tam Coc — arguably the best cycling in Vietnam

Visit Cuc Phuong National Park — Vietnam's oldest national park (primates, caves, ancient trees)

Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda — Southeast Asia's largest pagoda complex (free entry)

Cycle through the rice paddies around Tam Coc — arguably the best cycling in Vietnam

Watch the golden rice harvest (late May–June and September–October) — the paddies turn stunning gold