4 Days, Biking Mai Chau & Red River Rural Village

Itinerary

ITINERARY IN DETAILS:

DAY 1: HANOI - MAICHAU (160KM) (L,D) 
Departure and wind our way to Hoa Binh town, before that we will be riding our own way through villages, valleys of Ha Tay and Hoa Binh province. Lunch break in Hoa Binh town, visit the power plant and continue hitting the roads up hills to Kun pass and onto nice roads offering spectacular views over the valleys and mountains. Arrive in Mai Chau in afternoon take a short walk around and overnight in Thai’s house on stilts.

DAY 2: MAICHAU - PULUONG NATIONAL RESERVES - CUCPHUONG NATIONAL PARK (120 KM) (B,L,D) 
There will be lovely ride through verdant villages and valley and Puluong natural park then into CamThuy long Ho Chi Minh Trails the on and off the main roads to the rain forest of  Cuc Phuong National Park, get to Cuc Phuong. Walks and visit the Muong village. Dinner and overnight in Muong village.

DAY 3: CUCPHUONG - NINHBINH (~ 60 KM) (B,L,D) 

Morning visit the Primate Rescue center, butterfly museum, lookout , then we ride 20km through Cuc Phuong forest to the park center, tea break then trek in 3 hrs round trip to the Tetrameles nudiflora (Sequoia) 1,000 years tree. Jump on our bike for driving on sides of this park, passing the local ferry and onto Ninh Binh town. Dinner and overnight in Ninhbinh.

DAY 4: NINHBINH - HANOI. (~ 110KM)  (B,L)
Morning we ride to TamCoc/Thungang cave for 3hours boat trip in Halong inland with limestone formation rising out from rice field then we will have lunch break in the river side restaurant, before riding through villages, rivers, rocks, rice field, templs to HoaLu where we will visit the “ancient capital city of Hoa Lu”. Hit our road towards Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi in the later afternoon. The trip concludes.