The 4-day Vietnam mountain biking tour is customized for small group tours, adventure, intrepid travelers seeking an active, adventure cycling holidays to the north west Vietnam. The 4-day tours starts from Sapa town and takes you through Tram Ton, the “Heaven Gate” where you start riding downhill to Binh Lu, Phong Tho, Lai Chau province. The biking tour is provided with visits to ethnic villages, offering the opportunity to meet up with the Flower H’mong, the Giay and the Lu people. You sometimes bike on the back roads, single tracks and off-road biking trails during the 4-day bicycle ride from Sapa to to Dien Bien Phu. Other stops are made when you reach Paso and Muong Lay. The mountain cycling tour can be arranged all year round. But the best time to travel this itinerary is April and October.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Sapa - Heavens Gate - Binh Lu - Tam Duong (L,D)
8:00: You will be met up with your Lotussia Travel guide at your hotel in Sapa. You will start out from Sapa by cycling up the Vietnam's highest pass to "Heavens Gate". A break at the top of the pass will give you the opportunity to enjoy the picturesque view of the Sapa valley and the long snake-shaped road, which you will pass by later. You will then continue the cycle through the fantastic mountainous landscape to Binh Lu, home to a number of ethnic villages such as the Black Dao, The Giay... You will then probably need the help of the supply jeep to go up another high pass, before enjoying the easy ride downhill all the way left to Tam Duong, where you stay overnight in a small hotel.
Day 2: Tam Duong - Phong Tho - Paso (B,L,D)
If today falls on Thursday or Sunday, you will be able to visit the Tam Duong market, which always
delivers a very photogenic display of White Hmong, Flower Hmong, Nhang and Pu Na ethnic
costumes.
You will start out from Tam Duong by taking the jeep to the pass between Tam Duong and Phong
Tho. From there you have a 15 kilometers downhill ride on a dirt road before turning right towards
the market town of Phong Tho, situated on a picturesque tributary of the Na River. A small road
then leads you through the unexplored area of a number of ethnic villages and acres of lush
riverside banana plantation to the small town of Paso.
Day 3: Paso - Sin Ho - Lai Chau (B,L,D)
The road today weaves its way through the picturesque Na river valley, past many small villages of
Red and White Hmong, Kho Mu and White Thai ethnic minorities. The sound of the river running
below follows you all along the ride until you reach to Lai Chau early afternoon. Then you will have
the opportunity of having a walk around in the small town, soft trekking in the mountains, floating
downstream the river...or just taking a shower and relax over a cup of coffee or a beer.
Day 4: Lai Chau - Dien Bien Phu (B,L,D)
Today is the easiest day on the trip. You will start out by jeep for the first 30 km before cycling downhill to Muong Lay village. The road from Muong Lay to Dien Bien Phu is sealed, making your ride more enjoyable. Again today you will pass more ethnic villages of White Thai, Red and White
Hmong and Kho Mu minorities.
In the afternoon you will reach Dien Bien Phu and 4 amazing adventure days on the bikes are over. End of Lotussia Travel service.
Contact Lotussia Travel for more details
Ha Nguyen
Xin chao! My name is Ha. I like traveling, reading, discovering new places. I have spent almost ten years in travel and hospitality. I hope that I can bring in this blog updated, helful information you may need to plan your upcoming holiday in Vietnam...
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