EAST-TO-WEST VIETNAM CYCLING TOUR

Vietnam Cycling Tours from Northeast to Northwest...The Vietnam Cycling Tour starting from Hanoi via Thai Nguyen, Ba Be National Park, Ha Giang, Hoang Su Phi, Bac Ha, Sapa, Yen Bai is to see the best from Northeast to Northwest of Vietnam... 

* BRIEF ITINERARY:Day 1:  Hanoi Arrival
Day 2: Hanoi – Thai Nguyen – Bac Can (-/-/-)
Day 3: Bac Can – Ba Be National Park. (B, L, D, ~78km)
Day 4: Ba Be – Bac Me. (B/ L/ D, ~ 80km )
Day 5: Bac Me – Ha Giang. (B/L/D, ~ 63km)
Day 6: Ha Giang – Heaven gate pass – Hoang Su Phi. (B/L/D,~106km)
Day 7: Hoang Su Phi – Xin Man – Bac Ha. (B/L/D,~70km)
Day 8: Bac Ha – Sapa (B/L/D, ~ 80km)
Day 9: Sapa – Than Uyen. (B/L/D, ~ 95km)
Day 10: Than Uyen – Tu Le (B/L/D, ~ 88km)
Day 11: Tu Le – Nghia Lo (B/L/D, ~ 65km)
Day 12: Nghia Lo – Yen Bai (B/L/D, ~ 74km)
Day 13: Yen Bai – Hanoi (B/L/D, ~ 38km)
Day 14: Hanoi – Departure (B/-/-)

Day 1 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Hanoi – Arrival (-/-/-)

We are met and transferred to hotel. Ha Noi , Vietnam’s capital, is a stylish and gracious city that retains an unique old world charm and some Asia’s most striking colonial architecture. The many lakes and parks make for relaxing atmosphere. If time permits we embark on a cyclo for a short excursion through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for sale at these places.
O/N in Ha Noi.

Hanoi: Hoan Kiem Lake

Biking Tour to Ba Be National Park

Day 2 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Hanoi – Thai Nguyen – Bac Kan. (B/L/D,~80km)

We take bus transfer to Thai Nguyen. Bike ride to Bac Kan. First day easy ride up and down hill, scenery of palm trees with village of Tay and Nung a long the way.
O/N Bac Kan.

Day 3 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Bac Kan – Ba Be National Park. (B/L/D,~78km)

(image) Morning ride 20 km outside Bac Kan and up hill, turn off highway 3 to a quiet road, great view small village of Tay and Thai on the opposite of the river. Later afternoon we take our boat cruise on Ba Be lakes and walk around Pac Ngoi village.
O/N Ba Be National Park.

Day 4 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Ba Be – Bac Me. (B/L/D, ~ 80km)

Morning boat cruise with our bike to waterfalls, then we start a cycling adventure on a small trail to Bac Me (no jeep support). O/N Bac Me.

Day 5 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Bac Me – Ha Giang. (B/L/D, ~ 63km)

Good paved road along Gam river.
O/N Ha Giang.

Day 6 – Explore Hill-Tribes on Bikes: Ha Giang – Heaven Gate Pass – Hoang Su Phi. (B/L/D,~106km)

Easy ride 45km down highway 2 to Tan Quang where we turn left and up hill to the mountain again. Best mountain view today, chalenge climb through the Heaven gate pass to Hoang Su Phi town.
O/N Hoang Su Phi. 

Day 7 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Hoang Su Phi – Xin Man – Bac Ha. (B/L/D,~70km)

Some part of the road is bad, but great view along Chay river. This is totally a new road – built on the former trail of the flower H’Mong tribes.
O/N Bac Ha.

Biking to Sapa

Bac Ha Stopover

Day 8 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Bac Ha – Sapa (B/L/D, ~ 80km)

A relaxing day promenade around Bac Ha Sunday market, see a market day for all tribes: Tay, Nung, Dao, Flower H’Mong, Giay, and Phu La etc… Afternoon we ride bike around H’Mong village.
O/N Sapa.

Day 9  – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Sapa – Than Uyen. (B/L/D, ~ 95km)

From Sapa we start the day’s ride with a 15kms climb to the top of the Tram Ton Pass, stopping on route to visit the “silver waterfall”. Then it’s a 26kms plunge down to Binh Lu junction. From here we continue along the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, there are a number of hard climbs but the magnificent landscape makes the hardship all worthwhile. We finish with a 20kms descent to Than Uyen.

O/N in Than Uyen.

Day 10 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Than Uyen – Tu Le (B/L/D, ~ 88km)

We follow the valley out of Than Uyen until the road begins to wind up into the hills. This rugged terrain of dense vegetation brings us into contact with the Black Hmong and the mysterious White Tay people who are famed for their folk music, poems and songs. We end the day at Tu Le.
O/N in Tu Le.

Day 11 – Explore hill-tribes on bikes: Nghia Lo – Yen Bai (B/L/D, ~ 74km)

Today we pass large white limestone mountains as we explore the “real Vietnam” We will cycle through meandering roads before we finally end the day in Nghia Lo. It sits on a mountain ridge overlooking the Red and Black River and is home to the Thai, Nung, H’mong, La Ha and Ma peoples.
O/N in Yen Bai.

Day 12 – Explore hill-tribes on Bikes: Yen Bai (B/L/D, ~ 38km)

The route today day takes us on the back roads to Yen Bai. A spectacular road through undulating terrain of tea plantations, lush forests, rice fields and gum trees.
O/N in Yen Bai.

Yen Bai: The Rice Field

Relaxing in Hanoi Old Quarter

Day 14 – Explore Hill-tribes on Bikes: Hanoi – Departure (B-/-)

Our last day in the saddle takes us back to paved roads through the rolling terrain of tea plantations lush forests, rice fields and gum trees used for paper production. We finish cycling early in the afternoon, then transfer back to Hanoi.

There is a free time for you to relax or further explore Ha Noi. The trip ends after your transfer to Noi Bai Airport for departure

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