DAY 1: ARRIVAL HANOI
Welcome at the airport by your local guide and transfer to
the hotel. After check-in, climb into a traditional cyclo
(pedicab) for a 90-minute tour of the colonial city’s
traditional “36 streets of 36 wares” in the Old Quarter and
Hoan Kiem Lake vicinity. In the evening enjoy a traditional
water puppet show before dinner at one of the finest
restaurants in town. Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 2: HANOI CITY - LAO CAI[B,L,D]
Half-day tour of Vietnam’s capital city, including Ho Chi
Minh’s mausoleum and traditional stilt house, the Ho Chi
Minh Museum, and the revered One-Pillar Pagoda. Pay visits
to typical Vietnamese places of worship. Just before lunch,
tour Vietnam’s first university, the thousand-year-old
Temple of Literature. In the afternoon visit to the
Ethnology Museum and then time for you to test your bike
with assists of our mechanic to make sure you have a
comfortable and good bike for the big journey. Transfer back
to the hotel for shower. After dinner at the restaurant in
town, transfer to the Hanoi railway station for the night
train to Lao Cai. Overnight on the train.
DAY 3: LAO CAI - BAC HA [B,L,D]
Arrive Lao Cai early in the morning. Breakfast at the local
restaurant and drive for 20 minutes before getting on your
bike for a whole day biking up to Bac Ha through small
routes. Arrive Bac Ha in late afternoon, check in hotel.
Dinner and Over night at Sao Mai hotel in Bac Ha.
DAY 4: BAC HA - CAN CAU - BAC HA [B,L,D]
After breakfast, transfer up to Can Cau to visit the market
of String H’mong people. After market and some shopping, hop
on your bike for down hill riding from Can Cau to Ba Ha with
stop to visit the Castle of King H’mong near Bac Ha. Lunch
will be at the hotel. Afternoon, an easy hike up to the
Hmong village and the school for Ethnic Minorities groups in
and around Bac Ha.
DAY 5: BAC HA - SA PA [B,L,D]
An easy morning to visit Bac Ha market, one of the biggest
market of Ethnic Minority people in Northern Vietnam take
place every Sunday. Lunch at the hotel or local restaurant.
Afternoon, we get on our bikes again for cycling downhill to
Bao Nhai for a boat trip to Coc Ly (3 hours). Drive up to
Sapa and check in hotel upon on arrival in Sapa. Dinner at
local restaurant and over night at the hotel in Sapa.
DAY 6: SA PA BIKING TO VILLAGE[B,L,D]
Set off on a light and easy cycling down into the lush Sapa
Valley to explore the Black H'mong and Red Dzao villages.
Return to Sapa at the end of the day. Dinner and overnight
at the hotel.
DAY 7: SA PA - MU CANG CHAI[B,L,D]
Today, we will drive up to Heaven Gate and start cycling
down hill through most spectacular roads to Tam Duong with
stops to visit villages of Ethnic Minority en route. Arrive
in Mu Cang Chai in late afternoon. Free time after check-in
until dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the
guesthouse (very basic guesthouse).
DAY 8: MU CANG CHAI - VAN CHAN[B,L,D]
Get on your bike again for a whole day cycling down to Van
Chan. Stop on the way to visit villages of Thai and Dzao
people. Upon arrival in Van Chan, you’ll stay at one of our
friend bungalow house of Thai village. This is one of the
poorest village in the areas but quite comfortable. The
family is very nice and warmly welcome. Great dinner and
good night in the bungalow.
DAY 9: VAN CHAN - YEN BAI - HANOI[B,L,D]
Today, we say goodbye to the family and bike up to Yen Bai.
Lunch at the local restaurant in Yen Bai before driving back
to Hanoi. Dinner free and over night at the hotel in Hanoi.
DAY 10: HANOI - BAT TRANG - HAI PHONG[B,L,D]
In the morning, we leave Hanoi and cycle along the top of
dike road, along rice field and villages of the Red River
Delta to Bat Trang ceramic village. In this village, we will
visit the most famous artist and his family, we might have a
chance to paint on some productions, shopping will be easy
and recommended here. If it is to heavy for your hand
luggage, shipping is possible. Continue to one of the most
beautiful ancient Temple located right on the bank of Red
River. Picnic lunch in the garden of the Temple. Afternoon,
we’ll follow the dike again along down to Hai Phong city.
Arrive Hai Phong in late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at
the hotel in Hai Phong.
DAY 11: HAI PHONG - HA LONG - KAYAKING[B,L,D]
Morning after breakfast, we leave Hai Phong for Halong Bay
on our bike, crossing 02 ferries boat and arrive around
noon. We will leave our bikes behind and board a traditional
wooden junk and begin an exploration of magical Halong Bay,
one of Southeast Asia’s premier tourist destinations. An
excellent, fresh seafood lunch will be served on the boat
while cruising to the first point, where is a floating
fishermen village. We will have safety instructions before
starting with our kayaks, paddling for 2,5 hours through the
most dramatically limestone formation, a giant cave, beaches
and hidden lagoons. Relax and swim on a small beautiful
beach upon on arrival. Dinner and overnight on a comfortable
and charming junk.
DAY 12: KAYAKING - HA LONG - HANOI
Wake up early in the morning to enjoy the aquamarine water
of the bay at its best. After breakfast and early swim, we
will slip on our kayaks again for 2 hours paddling to
explore hidden lagoons, isolated beach, floating fishermen
village. Meet the Junk at lunch time and motoring back to
the harbor in Halong. Transfer back to Hanoi by vehicle.
Farewell dinner at the restaurant in town and overnight at
the hotel in Hanoi.
DAY 13: HANOI DEPARTURE
Free until transfer to the airport for flight out. End of
trip.
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Transportation in private
air-conditioned vehicle with driver
+ Meal as mentioned: B =
breakfast, L = Lunch, D = dinner +
Accommodation: twin sharing room at
the below mentioned hotel or similar
one + English or French speaking
guide + Entrance fee to
indicated sights + Boat trip +
mountain Bike
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NOT INCLUDING
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Other meals, tip, drinks, airport
tax, single room supplement,
personal expenses, travel insurance,
visa, flight in/ out Vietnam, any
optional additional tours or
activities during free time..
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