Ha Giang Mountain Mystery Biking Tour

Ha Giang Mountain Mystery Biking Tour

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Destinations: Welcome to Green Trail Tours... Come on a real adventure and explore off the beaten track into the fascinating

region of Northeast Vietnam. After starting our trip in the bustling capital of Hanoi we head northwards for one of the best cycling adventures in Asia. Expect great

Mountain scenery, timeless villages and colorful hill tribes - but very few other tourists! Cycling Northeast Vietnam is a real challenge because of the mountainous terrain and remoteness but very rewarding. If you want adventure and challenge in your life this is it!

Detail Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive in Hanoi

The group will be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel, just near the Old Quarter.

Day 2 - Ride around Hanoi and countryside

An optional city orienation tour in the morning with the afternoon free to wonder and explore Hanoi in your own time.

Meals provided: Breakfast

Day 3 - Ride around Hanoi and countryside

An early start gets us out on the bikes and into the streets of Hanoi. As the markets are humming and people are exercising around Hoan Khiem Lake, we will ride to visit The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Temple of Literature. We will then cross the river for a ride around some of the farmlands surrounding Hanoi. The late afternoon is free for you to adjust to Vietnam.

Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch and Welcome dinner

Day 4 - Transfer to Ha Giang

After a morning walk of the Old Quarter, we will leave mid morning for our drive out of Hanoi and into the foothills of Ha Giang Province. We will reach the provincial capital in the late afternoon. This is a small town and gives us a taste of the sorts of places we will be spending out time in for the next week or so. Few travelers make their way to this province and even fewer to the areas that we will be traveling through.

Day 5 - Cycles to Tam Son

Today we begin the challenge. Shortly after leaving Ha Giang, we start climbing and continue an uphill ride through the day. We will climb over the dramatic Cong Troi Pass; we will drop into Tam Son, a very small town on the side of the mountains where we spend the night.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Distance Cycled: Approximately 60km

Day 6 - Cycles to Yen Minh

We start the day with a fantastic descent into a lush valley. We then follow a small river along the valley and pass the ruins of a French position from the Indochina war. We then start climbing again to reach the top of Doan Kiet pass. We then descend into Yen Minh, which sits at the base of another sub-range of mountains bordering China.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Distance cycled: 65km

Day 7 - Cycle to Dong Van

We enjoy some level ground as we leave town and then after our first rest stop, start climbing. Today’s climbs are harder, but more spectacular, as we move into a higher altitude. We will climb through the black volcanic rock, where you will see various hill-tribes seeking out a living from this infertile ground. The colorful, traditional costumes of these people will help you to face the challenge of the mountains, and the views over these spectacular mountains and through the huge gorges will reward your efforts. Tonight we stay in the mountain town of Dong Van. At this point, we are less than 20km from the Chinese border.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Distance cycled: 68km

Day 8 - Cycle and drive to Ha Giang

We set off through Chinese, border frontier country. We pass many houses of the hill tribes, constructed from compacted mud. We have some climbing to do, before we enjoy a big descent on our loop back to Yen Minh. From Yen Minh, we will drive back to Ha Giang where we spend the night.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Distance cycled: 43km

Day 9 - Cycle to Vinh Quang

Today we start with an easy ride along a valley for about 50km, before tackling a climb and then a descent to reach the small town of Vinh Quang.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Distance cycled: 90km

Day 10 - Cycle then Jeeps to Bac Ha

Today is a relatively easy ride with some rolling hills along a river towards Xi Man. From here we meet our hill tribes, bushy mechanics and their Russian built jeeps who will take us over the dramatic range separating Xi Man from our overnight home of Bac Ha. Bac Ha is becoming popular with day trippers from Sapa, who come to visit the once a week market. The people of this area are colorfully dressed and even on an ordinary day; there is plenty of interesting merchandise through town.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Distance Cycled: 21km

Day 11 - Cycle to Lao Cai & Overnight train

We start with a 40km continuous downhill. Your legs will forget what it was like to have to pedal as you sweep down this wide road into the Lao Cai Valley. We then ride along fairly flat ground to reach Lao Cai town. Lao Cai is the border checkpoint town with China. It is also where we catch our overnight train to Hanoi. We will have a shower and dinner before boarding the sleeper train.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Distance cycled: 60km

Day 12 - Hanoi Free time

We will arrive very early in the morning into Hanoi, so a nap might be a good idea before setting out to explore the city. Tonight we will celebrate our achievements!

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 13 - Hanoi - Departure

The group will transfer to the airport for a flight back to your home.

Meals included: Breakfast.

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Ha Giang The Far North Biking Tour by vietnambiketours.asia

Ha Giang The Far North Biking Tour

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Destinations: Challenging through part of the far north. Magnificient landscapes of Bac Ha Highland and Chay River massif amd untouched villages of the remotest far north.

Attending one of the regional tribal market. Meeting different tribal ethnic peoles for an unique culature and way of life discovery.

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi - Lao Cai

8pm transfer pick up you at your hotel in Hanoi to railway station for night train up to Sapa.

Day 2: Lao Cai – Regional Triabal Market - Bac Ha – Ban Pho Valley(B; L; -)

- Early arrival to Lao Cai station from 05.30 to 06.30 depending on different train.

- Freshen up, breakfast in a local restaurant.

- 07.30 leave Lao Cai for a road transfer to one of the regional markets as following: Coc Ly(Tue), Cao Son(Wed), Lung Khau Nhin(Thur), Can Cau(Sat) and Bac Ha(Sun).

- Enjoy about 2 hours joining the local ethnic peoples such as H’mong, Zao, Tay, Phu La…experiencing the festive atmosphere and lively activities as well as understanding of the regional spiritual life.

- Transfer to Bac Ha Town let and check in Sao Mai hotel around noon time. The Bac Ha market on Sunday takes place right in this charming town.

- Warming up for aprox 2 hours in the afternoon by cycling 12 km up and downhill around the Ban Pho Valley.

- Overnight in Bac Ha.

Transfer: from 75 to 140 km depending on the market to visit.

Biking: 3 km paved road; 4 km rocky road up steep hill; 5 km single dirt track downhill. Slopes is from 5% to 25%.

Acc: Sao Mai Hotel(2 star)

Meals: Breakfast in restaurant in Lao Cai, Lunch on the way or Bac Ha. Dinner is free in Bac Ha.

Day 3: Bac Ha – Can Cau – Ta Cu Ty(B; L; D)

- Breakfast and check out Sao Mai hotel at 08.30 am.

- Start biking from hotel following the motor way 3 km to the center of Lau Thi Ngai Commune.

- Cross the stream by suspension bridge and then ejoy an easy ride on a single dirt track along a stunning valley for 4 km before challenging 5 km up steep hill trail to Lung Phin.

- Follow the motor way again for 2,5 km and then turn left to another single dirt track for 22 km, passing through several small hamlets of the H’mong peoples to Can Cau market place.

- Arrive at Can Cau at about 4.00 pm. Stop biking and then transfer by road for 45 minutes to Ta Cu Ty.

- The trail today runs mostly through populated valleys which featured of terraced rice paddies and cornfields on steep hills sides as well as chances to meet local tribal peoples such as Flower H’mong, Zao and Tay.

Transfer: 29 km

Biking: 5,5 km paved road; 31 km single track up and down hills. Slopes is from 8% to 22%.

Acc: Home stay in the Tay house on stilts at Ta Cu Ty Village

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch on the way, dinner at home stay

Day 4: Ta Cu Ty – Ban Ngo – Nam Dan(or Gio Pass)(B; L; D)

- Breakfast and say good bye to hosting family at 08.30.

- Biking along a single track which form a half circle around the Ta Cu Ty mountain range and is a combination of short lose rocky part and dirt trails with some stream crosses for 21 km from Ta Cu Ty to Dan Khao Village of Ban Ngo Commune via several villages and hamlets of the Nung, H’mong and Zao ethnic peoples.

- Lunch break at Dan Khao, a newly settled-down village.

- There are 3 choices for afternoon biking from here:

Opt 1: Continuing along the same track for 9 km on high elevation of Ta Cu Ty range to home stay at Nam Chien Village with ½ hour visiting to the interesting rock fields with messages of the ancient peoples carved on many big rocks at Nam Dan Village. Arrival at home stay at about 3.00 pm.

Opt 2: Making a short loop for about 2 hours along a narrow and steep single dirt track from Dan Khao Village to home-stay at Nam Chien Village, Nam Dan Commune:

+ 5 km downhill to the suspension bridge 1.

+ 2,5 km uphill and then 2 km downhill to bridge 3, then 1,5 km uphill again to the motor way

near the center of Nam Dan commune.

+ 3 km paved road to home stay at Nam Chien and arrival at the home stay at about 4.30 pm.

Opt 3: Making a longer loops for nearly 3 hours along a steep and narrow single track from Dan Khao Village to Che La Commune and then continue to home-stay at Nam Chien Village, Nam Dan Commune:

+ 5 km downhill to suspension bridge 1

+ 6 km uphill to the junction in Che La Commune.

+ Turn right and gradually getting downhill for 7 km to suspension bridge 3.

+ 2,5 km uphill again from the bridge 3 to home-stay.

Transfer: 0 km

Biking:

Opt 1: Easy 29 km single track up and down hills.Slopes is from 5% to 20%.

Opt 2: 32 km single track and 3 km paved road. Slopes is from 5% to 22%.

Opt 3: 41,5 km single track and 3. Slopes is from 8% to 30%.

Acc: Home stay in the Nung house on stilts at Nam Chien Village, Nam Dan Commune.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch on the way, dinner at home stay.

- If choosing to stay overnight at Gio Pass site in stilts house amongst thick forest, please add 7 km biking or transferring along the motor way up steep hill.

Day 5: Nam Dan(or Gio Pass Site) – Nam Nhung – Khau Rom – Nam Choong(B; L; D)

- Breakfast and leave home stay in Nam Chien at about 08.30 am.

- Warming up by following the good motor way for 14 km through thick rain forest from home-stay over the Gio Pass to the southern side of the.

- Turn left to a single dirt track for 12 km mostly steep downhill through tea farms, terraced rice paddies, bamboo forest, passing some isolated hamlets of the Zao and H’mong ethnic of Nam Nhung and Khau Rom Villages to the main road which run along the Nam Ly River.

- Following the main road for 3 km to a suspension bridge and cross the Nam Ly River to the sounthern bank.

- Take the single dirt track uphill 5 km through Phieng Lang and Quang Thuong Villages of the Red Zao and then 3 km on the hill side with not too much up and down before challenging 5 km downhill along a narrow and steep dirt track to Nam Choong Village.

- Arrive at the Nam Choong local tourist site near the hot mineral spring at about 5.00 pm.

Transfer: 0 km

Cycling: 17 km paved road; 25 km single dirt track up and down hills with slope varies from 8 to 28%.

Acc: Home stay at a local tourist site near hot spring at Nam Choong Village.

Meals: Breakfast at home stay, lunch on the way, dinner at home stay

Day 6: Nam Choong – Cao Son – Ho Thau Commune – Panhou. (B; L; D)

- Breakfast and leave Nam Choong at about 08.30 am.

- Start biking along a narrow single track from Nam Choong for 6 km to the center of Quang Nguyen Commune.

- Then following a single dirt track agradually uphill along the Nam Ly River through the Trung Son Village for 10 km.

- Challenging 4 km down and up very steep trail to cross the upstream of Nam Ly River to the other bank. Bikes may have to be carried for about 30 m.

- Following a larger single track uphill for 5 km to Chien Thang Village and then gradually downhill for 6 km to the center of Ho Thau Commune.

- Picked up and transfer 47 km for 1,5 hour to Panhou eco-site for staying overnight.

- Arrival to the Panhou at about 5.30 pm.

Transfer: 47 km

Biking: 31 km single dirt track up and down hills.

Acc: Home stay in stilts house of the Nung at Ho Xan Village.

Meals: Breakfast at home stay, lunch on the way, dinner at Panhou.

Day 7: Panhou – Ha Noi(B; L; -)

- Breakfast and check out the Panhou at 08.00 for a full day transfer by road 315 km to Ha Noi via Tuyen Quant, Viet Tri,...

- Lunch in a local restaurant along the way and arrive in Ha Noi at about 06.00 pm.

Transfer: 315 km

Meals: Breakfast at Panhou, lunch on the way.

 To get more information about the trip, please take a look to this link:

Vietnam Bike Tours - http://www.vietnambiketours.asia
Premiere custom bike tours for private & group in Vietnam & beyond!