9 Days Northeast Vietnam Adventure Cycling Tour

Cycling tours in Northeast Vietnam offer a unique way to explore the stunning landscapes and cultural sights of this beautiful region. The tours typically take you through remote villages, mountainous terrain, and past rice paddies and karst formations. Popular destinations include Bac Ha, Yen Bai, Ba Be Lake and Cao Bang. A challenging but breathtaking route through the northernmost province, known for its dramatic karst landscapes

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Day 1 : Hanoi - Yen Bai ( L, D ) - Biking 85km

7:30AM pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi and transfer out of city and then cycling along the beautiful Red River banks to Yen Bai - We will have lunch on the way and reach to Yen Bai late afternoon and check in hotel and dinner .

Day 2: Yen Bai - Van Ban - Bac Ha ( B, L , D ) - Biking 85km

After breakfast, you start cycling adventure, riding on a good hardpack track along the quiet roads you will be able to watch the local villagers working in the fields, dressed in their flamboyant traditional costumes. You then descend steeply for another 7 kilometers to a small village and footbridge that crosses the Song Chay River. Here, you will board one of the traditional Vietnamese longboats and enjoy the trip through a high cliffed gorge. Before your longboat takes you across the river, to a Tay village to have lunch at a traditional homestead. At this village, you also will meet the vehicle support team to check your gare. ,In the afternoon, you will ride through 17 km. tough alpine switchback road that climbs 1000 meters up, before a final 5-kilometer descent into the highland market town of Bac Ha to enjoy dinner. Overnight in Bac Ha

Day 3: Bac Ha - Luc Yen ( B , L , D ) - Biking 85km

If it is Saturday or Sunday morning, you should get up early to visit one of the most colorful markets in the area. Later, we descend to Lao Cai and then cycle to Luc Yen, then you follow a small track. The landscapes there are very varied, always skirting the border to finish in triumph in the valley of the palm trees of Luc Yen, at the Dao and Tay villages. ,Overnight at homestay

Day 4: Luc Yen - Chiem Hoa ( B , L , D ) - Biking 75km

Today we follow a small road to Chiem Hoa a little town in Tuyen Quang Province. The first section runs along Thac Ba Lake, offering a beautiful view. Once in Ham Yen, we cross the Song Lo River, taking a few climbs before we arrive in Chiem Hoa in the late afternoon. ,Overnight at local guesthouse.

Day 5: Chiem Hoa - Ba Be National Park ( B , L , D ) - Biking 85km

This morning, we follow a small road, that goes along the Song Gam River for about 20km, then we turn right and keep cycling on the small road. On the way, we will stop for lunch.,In the afternoon, get to the main road again when we arrive in Cho Don a small town in Bac Kan province. National Road #254 is not very busy with traffic but part of the road is under maintenance. Either we keep cycling till Pac Ngoi or get on the van for an hour transfer. Overnight at homestay.

Day 6: Ba Be - Tinh Tuc - Cao Bang ( B , L , D ) - Biking 85km

After breakfast, we take a short transfer that will take you to the start point at Ha Hieu. From here we will cycle on dirt and paved roads to Tinh Tuc where we will stop for lunch. There are two hills to conquer today, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, but both are gradual with no steep gradients. We cycle until reaching near Cao Bang City then get in the van to transfer to the hotel.,Overnight in Cao Bang.

Day 7: Cao Bang - Ban Gioc Waterfalls ( B , L, D ) - Biking 85 km

After breakfast start cycling in the beautiful and remote areas of Vietnam. The first section is quite flat, and it becomes tough when we reach the pass. Admire stunning sightseeing, and rice paddy fields as we ride along the border belt. The final section is easier and it offers spectacular mountain views. Overnight in Ban Gioc.

Day 8: Ban Gioc - Dong Ke - That Ke ( B, L , D ) - Biking 85km

After breakfast, we will visit Ban Gioc Waterfall, one of Vietnam’s most impressive natural sights. It boasts an impressive natural sight with multiple levels and green jade water. Then bike from Quang Hoa to Lang Son on the scenic Highway 4. Then continue cycling toward That Ke - Lang Son. Mau Son is 30 km from Lang Son city .! Night in the guesthouse of That Ke .

Day 9: That Khe – Thai Nguyen - Hanoi ( B, L ) - Biking 55km

Local breakfast and coffee abd Then cycle to Thai Nguyen and have lunch. In the afternoon, we will transfer you back to Hanoi. The drive will take about 2,5 hours to your own hotel in Hanoi - End The Tour .