A Glance of Trip
Overview
Northern Vietnam is famous for Karst Mountain Range about 500.000.000 years old with the summit at 3143m of elevation and one of the big vietnamese muti-cultures – related languages and modern wars of China and France. This cycling trip “challenge of northern limestone karst mountain 12 days” will lead you in to the paradise and heaven of imposing scenery.
Highlights of Trip
- Enjoy riding over some beautiful passes.
- Culture, costume of Hmong people in their villages.
- Spectacular scenery of Karst mountains in north west Vietnam.
- The most beautiful terrace rice fields in Vietnam.
- National Park & remote region without tourist.
Summary of Trip
| Tour Code | VBMK01 |
| Duration | 12 days – 11 nights |
| Cycling Day | 12 days |
| Start Point | Hanoi Capital |
| End Point | Hanoi Capital |
| Biking Route | Mountain passes, flat, easy dirt road. |
| Distance | Base on your group ability |
| Group Size | from 2 to 15 cyclists |
Detailed Itinerary
1st Day: Cycling from Hanoi to NghiaLo (69+km, L, D).
Referring that we depart from Hanoi at 8am in your hotel. We brief our long tour before arriving ThanhSon Town, we then start biking up to hilly BaKhe. Break for lunch with locals and continue to NghiaLo, enjoy a nice night with guide in dinner.
2nd Day: Cycling from NghiaLo to MuCangChai (65+km, B, L,D).
In the early moring, we cycle up and pass some villages to TuLe valley for picture in front of rice fields. We will arrange this lunch right there. Chatting with locals or short relaxing and making challenge up hill to KhauPha. Seeing amazing of the beautiful rice terraces of MuCangChai and stay in SuoiMo guesthouse with dinner.
3rd Day: Cycling from MuCangChai to ThanUyen (60+km, B, L, D).
Hmong minority Market is interested in hill tribe community. We run this easy day for refreshing of next biggest challenge. Only 60km up & down hills to catch ThanUyen for overnight.
4th Day: Cycling from ThanUyen to Sapa (53+km, B, L, D).
Very high of limestone Karst mountain, we will conquer this haven gate of 27km upto 2050m above the sea level. After picnic lunch, we descend to target of Sapa where famous for French colonial Station in 1920s. Overnight in local Hmong guesthouse.
5th Day: Cycling from Sapa to HaGiang (50+km, B, L, D).
Explore the beautiful village of Hmong & Dzao people, we warm up after breakfast and fun riding down to LaoCai.
We will be done the off-road stage of an old military road 279 to TanQuang and transfer to night spot in HaGiang.
6th Day: Cycling from HaGiang to QuanBa (75+km, B, L, D).
Admiring the panorama view at summit of QuanBa heaven gate, and beautiful road along the Nhiem River. We arrange this challenge day to climb up to some heaven gates of minority villages.
7th Day: Cycling from QuanBa to YenMinh (60+km, B, L, D).
It will be an easy day while we’ll make only 15km up hill at elevation 950 metres to enter to DongVan Karst Plateau Geopark. Afternoon, we then descend to YenMinh for its one more night.
8th Day: Cycling from YenMinh to DongVan (35+km, B, L, D).
In this famous town of DongVan, we stick in Hmong’s history and their king in XaPhin. Instead of a long biking, we take a promenade with a short bike ride about 35km. But, we also discuss to our team (guide & driver) for your satisfied day on 2 wheels. Stay in basic hotel.
9th Day: Cycling from DongVan to MeoVac (80+km, B, L, D).
Taste the beauty of MaPiLeng heaven with your own way as a deeply NhoQue river, combine with an interesting Geopark as well as some wild villages enroute. Overnight near China hotel in MeoVac town.
10th Day: Cycling from MeoVac to BaoLac (90+km, B, L, D).
Karst Mountain Range creates a nice scenery in MeoVac, why we’ll have a climbing up stage to get out of MeoVac and doing further to BaoLac. Stay at the picturique view in front of Gam River behind the LyBon Bridge.
11th Day: Cycling from BaoLac to BaBe National Park (70+km, B, L, D).
We start this long cycling day at mountain summit (about 1,5hrs from BaoLac), head to BaBe Lake on new tar, pave and even some dirt roads. We will take two motorized boat trips to visit BaBe National Park and stay at the headquarter of one.
12th Day: Cycling from BaBe to ThaiNguyen and Back to Hanoi (25+km, B, L)
Enjoy the scenery of BaBe Lake on bike and cross over Peleng Stream to Pacngoi village. Continuing along the limestone mountain to ChoDon to reach BacKan for lunch break and shower/refresh before driving back to Hanoi with farewell dinner.
Price & Service
Price (Unit: USD).
Cyclist 2 3 4 5 6~8 9~15 Supplement Price/cyclist 1800 1600 1400 1300 1200 1100 330 Services Included
• Support Van.
• Experienced english speaking cycling tour guide.
• All entrance fees.
• Professional mountain gear’s bike: Giant & Trek.
• Accommodation.
• First Aid & tool kits during tour running.
• Meals as B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner.
• Drinks: drinking water & 02 soft-drinks (or beers)/day/person.
• Energy snacks & fruits in cycling days.
Services Excluded
• Flight ticket.
• Visa in/out of Vietnam.
• Travel Insurance.
See & Route
What will we see and how is the beauty of cycling trip ?
Water buffalo along the cycling road.
One of challenges on our cycling trip on mountain karst.
Packs
This is a cycling tour for all kind of travellers, from amateur to professional cyclist. Vietnam By Bike team will tailor your ability exactly. And it will be served all year round, but you should read any request what you can bring with you:
Necessary: Insect repellent, normal shoes, passport, tiny backpack.
Unnecessary: Sunglasses, wide brim hat, camera, cleat shoes, cyclist clothes, gloves, pro-pedal.
