Itinerary in brief Day 1: Hanoi Arrival Day 2: Hanoi - Thai Nguyen - Bac Can Day 3: Bac Can - Ba Be National Park Day 4: Ba Be - Bac Me Day 5: Bac Me - Ha Giang Day 6: Ha Giang - Heaven gate pass - Hoang Su Phi Day 7: Hoang Su Phi - Xin Man - Bac Ha Day 8: Bac Ha - Sapa Day 9: Sapa - Than Uyen Day 10: Than Uyen - Tu Le Day 11: Tu Le - Nghia Lo Day 12: Nghia Lo - Yen Bai Day 13: Yen Bai - Hanoi Day 14: Hanoi - Departure
Detail Itinerary
Day1: 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
Day 2: Hanoi - Thai Nguyen - Bac Can. (B, L, D, ~80km) We
take bus transfer to Thai Nguyen. Bike ride to Bac Can. 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 Can.
Day 3: Bac Can - Ba Be National Park. (B, L, D, ~78km) Morning
ride 20 km outside Bac Can 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: 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: Bac Me - Ha Giang. (B, L, D, ~ 63km ) Good paved road along Gam river. O/N Ha Giang. Day 6: 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: 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.
Day 8: 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: 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.
Day 10: 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.
Day 11: Tu Le - Nghia Lo (B, L, D, ~ 65km) 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.
Day 12: Nghia Lo - Yen Bai (B, L, D, ~ 74km) 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.
Day 13: Yen Bai -Hanoi (B, L, D, ~ 38km) 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.
Day 14: Hanoi - Departure (B) 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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