6 Days Northern Vietnam Cycling Tour from Hanoi to Ninh Binh and Sapa

Cycling through the amazing landscape of mountains, water, and rice fields, exploring the cave, acknowledged as one of the most beautiful limestone caves in Northern Vietnam, you will descent back to the half, Visit the Centre of endangered rescue were still appearing precious animals, such as white shorts monkeys, fruit-eating ape, tree-dwelling, monkeys, etc., Start trekking to discover the variety of fauna and flora of the forest in the fresh atmosphere in the forest. Sapa and cycle downhill on a windy road, which goes along Muong Hoa valley…Cycling To Perfume Pagoda – Ninh Binh – Sapa
TOUR ITINERARY
Day 1: Hanoi – Perfume pagoda – Cuc Phuong Nationa park ( /L/D) – 55 Km Cycling
Pick up from your hotel at 07.30, you will have a 1 hour by car to Cau Gie bridge and start the ride to Duc Wharf ( 35 km ). From here you will have a cruise on the Yen stream to Perfume mountain, with a break to visit the “Registration” pagoda. The rowing boat journey takes more than 1 hour through the amazing landscape of mountains, water, and rice fields. Upon arrival, you will take a more a 1.5-hour walk up the steps to the top of Perfume mountain to visit the Huong Tich pagoda. After exploring the cave, acknowledged as one of the most beautiful limestone caves in Northern Vietnam, you will descend back to the half and have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you have the opportunity to visit Thien Tru, the biggest and the most worth seeing Pagoda in the area, before coming to the wharf for the boat trip to the Duc Wharf, where your vehicle is waiting. You will cycle about 20 km more and transfer by van to Cuc Phuong national park in the late afternoon. dinner and overnight in Cuc Phuong Park.

Day 2: Cuc Phuong – Trang An – Ninh Binh ( B/L/D) – 65 Km Cycling
8:00 AM breakfast at your hotel, cycling to Cuc Phuong central park. Visit the Centre for endangered rescue still appearing precious animals, such as white shorts monkeys, fruit-eating apes, tree-dwelling, monkeys, etc., Start trekking to discover the variety of fauna and flora of the forest in the fresh atmosphere of the forest. Have a picnic lunch on the way and the Cave of prehistoric man and cycle to Trang An – with stops every on the way for taking photographs of Viet Nam’s peaceful countryside. Dinner at the local restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Trang An – Ninh Binh.

Day 3: Ride to Dinh Le – Tam Coc – Ha Noi – Night Trian to Sapa ( B/L/D ) – 30 Km Cycling
AM: Breakfast at the hotel. Cycling trip to visit Dinh Le temple Have lunch in Tam Coc. Take the boat trip to admire beautiful sceneries surrounded by mountains, fresh air, and wet rice fields. Boat trip to visit Tam Coc (Hang Ca, Hang Hai, Hang Ba) with a lot of sparkling hanging down stalactites made by miraculous hands of nature. Return to Ha Noi. Arrive in Ha Noi. Dinner before departure by night train to Sapa. Over on Express Train ( 4 person / A/C cabin ).

Day 4: Sapa Arrival – Ban Ho – Thanh Phu – Sin Chai (B, L, D) – 45 km Cycling
5:30 Am guide picks you up from the Train station and transfers you to your hotel in Sapa for breakfast Leave Sapa and cycle downhill on a windy road, which goes along Muong Hoa valley. The valley is home to Black Hmong, Giay, and Red Dao minorities. After a short break in Su Pan, reaching Thanh Phu village of the Tay minority. Lunch in a traditional Tay house.
After lunch, your ride will be mostly uphill; you head toward Sin Chai village of the Red Dao minority. Have a tasteful dinner in a local house and stay overnight in their home.
Approx: 6 hours cycling/ 1 hour lunch.

Day 5: Sin Chai – Nam Nhiu – My Son – Ban Ho – Sapa (B, L) – 15 km Cycling
Today’s ride will be a little softer. You will pass by some tinny villages. You can stop by a local school and give children some small gifts such as pens or books, and continue to Ban Ho.
In Ban Ho, you will enjoy lunch in a local house and be able to swim in a river. Take a break and have a cup of tea in a Tay house before getting back to Sapa. Over in Sapa.
Approx: 1-hour Cycling /1,5 hours driving/ 4 hours walking/1-hour lunch.

Day 6: Sapa all day free and Night train back to Hanoi (B)
Today will be free to explore the Sapa market and meet and talk with local people. afternoon transfer to the train station to take a night train back to Hanoi.
5:30 arrival in Hanoi you will a take taxi to your hotel or transfer to the airport on your own.