13 DAYS, BIKING NORTH WEST & HALONG BAY CRUISE

Itinerary

ITINERARY IN DETAILS:

DAY 1: ARRIVAL  HANOI
Arrive in Hanoi. You will be met and taken to the hotel.
Overnight in Ha Noi.
 

DAY 2: HANOI - TRUNGHA - DENHUNG -YENBAI  ~ 180km (B,L,D)
Prepare your cycling gears and embark on the trip through the scenic northern region to Yenbai. Ample stops are made en route for photos and visit.

Overnight at hotel in Yenbai

DAY 3: YENBAI -SAPA  ~ 170km (B,L,D)
Today we head up to Sapa with scenic cycle along the route  6 through mountains, villages, rice Field to Sapa.

Overnight in Sapa.

 
DAY 4: SAPA - LAOCHAI - BANHO ~ 50km (B,L,D)
Moring transfer to LaoCai, chanllenge climb up 35km to Sapa (alt. +1,550m). Afternoon cycling around Sapa, visit to TaVan, a village of the Giay minority.

Overnight in Sapa.

 
DAY 5: SAPA - HEAVEN GATE - TPHONGTHO~110km (B,L,D)
Breakfast,  Cycle  to BaoNhai, bike ride 20 km up hill to Cocly market. Visit the most colorful hill tribe market DAY. Afternoon we ride to H'mong village around the area. Continue onto Sapa. Overnight in Sapa.

DAY 6: PHONGTHO - LAICHAU -DIENBIEN ~160km (B,L,D)
Some part of the road is bad, but great view along NamNa river. Scenic Da river from HangTom suspension bridge. Visit the Red H'mong village before climb up to Mathiho pass. Overnight Muong Thanh Dien Bien hotel.
 

DAY 7: DIENBIEN - TUANGIAO - SONLA  ~170km (B,L,D)
Ride back to the former French battlefield : A1 hill, DeCastries bunker, DienBien museum you will see some old US weapons here too. Then we have easy ride through many Thai villages to TuanGiao. Challenge 20 km winding climb up hill and 15 km down hill. Nice landscape of green rice fields and karst valley. Opportunity to meet Thai and Hmong kids en route .  Overnight Cong Doan Son La hotel

DAY 8: SONLA -MOCHAU - PUMAU ~90km (B,L,D)
Bus support available. The road passes beneath spectacular karst cliffs with the valley floor visible far below. 
Lots of Black Thai villages, descending to Mochau valley.  Overnight on stilt house of Thai.
 

DAY 9: PUMAU - NABAI -MAICHAU ~80km (B,L,D)
Cycling through the scenic moutain, valley, rice fiel trible villages and water falls. Overnight  on stilt house.

DAY 10: MAICHAU - HANOI ~ 95km (B,L,D)
First 15km out of MaiChau is up ThungNhuoi pass, then we go 17km down to ManDuc and two more gentle hill to DocCun. (25km). We take a small route to BaiChao onto LuongSon. Our bus pick up and come back to Hanoi. Farewell dinner.  Overnight  in Ha Noi.
 

DAY 11: HANOI -HALONG BAY  (B,L,D)
Drive to Halong bay and enjoy the boat cruise. Visite Caves, floating fishing villages and fish farm. Diner and overnight on boat.

 
DAY 12: HALONG BAY - HANOI (B)
Further exploration of Halong bay. Enjoy swim and cruise. Disembark and return to Hanoi.
Evening water puppet show. Overnight  in Ha Noi. 

 
DAY 13: DEPARTURE (B)
At leisure.
transfer to airport for your flight out ward or to your next destinations