The 7-day tour is arranged in the north-eastern Vietnam taking you to some less travelled places such as Ba Be National Park of Bac Kan province, Quang Hoa of Cao Bang province. You also travel through Lang son province to Halong bay, a Vietnam World Wonder. Different outdoor activities have been added in the tour including motored-boat cruise, river kayaking, trekking, junk cruises, sea kayaking. The best time to do this itinerary is summer time starting from April until October. The hanoi based tour operator Lotussia Travel recommends small group size, family holidays, individuals.

 Day 1: Hanoi – Babe National Park.

We leave Hanoi for Ba Be via Bac Can. Throughout the first stage, we are crossing small villages ,they are handicrafts and cultures villages. Meeting the daily life in the wild environment. Lunch at local restaurant. Arrive in Ba Be in the afternoon. Check in the house on stilt in Pac Ngoi Village. Good dinner and overnight in a house on stilt (at terrace entire view of the lake).

Day 2: Babe lakes kayaking.

Today, we drive to local dock out of the National Park, then we paddle along Nang River, it's the highlight of the trip with so beautiful and peaceful view. We stop for lunch at Mr Hien Pirate Restaurant then boating into Babe Lake. We continue to paddle about 5 km over the biggest natural lake in Vietnam, then we take a swimming before 1 km easy-walking back to Pa Ngoi village. Dinner and overnight at house on stilt in Pac Ngoi.

Day 3: Babe – Quang Hoa, Cao Bang. Trekking.

We say goodbye to the family where we stay to head up to Quang Hoa. Lunch in Caobang city.Before arrive in the village of Quanghoa, we stop to take a soft trek to discover the Nung’s peoples village, we keep walking until Quanghoa Dinner and overnight in a family in Quang hoa.

Day 4: Quang Hoa – Ban gioc Water Fall – Quang hoa.

After breakfast, we take a bus trip of 45’ to get to Trung khanh Town where we start our 2hr paddling on a river to reach the local life along the Chinese border, we stop paddling before arrive in to the water fall of Bangioc, after visiting Bangioc, the bus take us back to Quang hoa for the night.

Day 5: Quang Hoa – Lang Son.

After breakfast, the bus take us to the North-east side of Cao bang,where we meet the Bang giang river running along the  Chinese border, from here, we start paddling until That khe village where we will meet our bus and it will take us to Lang son. Lunch en Route, We arrive in Lang son in the afternoon. Night at hotel.

Day 6: Lang son – Ha Long Bay.

We leave today the northen mountains to get to the sea, after 4hr bus trip, we arrive in Ha Long Bay around 12:00AM and board a traditional red-sailed junk for a seafood lunch while sailing to a big floating fishing village. Once arrived, you’ll receive instructions on kayaking techniques and safety procedures by Easia’s guide. Start 2,5-hour paddling from fishing village through dramatically limestone formation, giant cave, beaches. Swimming. Enjoy a fresh seafood dinner and over night on board.

 Day 7: Ha Long Bay – Hanoi.

After breakfast. Final paddling to meet mother boat for farewell lunch then cruise back to Bai Chay Harbor. Drive back to Hanoi. End of the trip.

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This 4-day tour is one of the best-seller tour is customized by the Hanoi based tour operator Lotussia Travel. The tour includes such sights as Halong bay, Viet Hai village, Cat Ba town, Cat Ba National Park. Different outdoor activities have been added to the tour – kayaking Halong bay, kayaking Cat Ba island, biking Viet hai village, jungle trek Cat Ba national park, rock climbing Cat Ba. You will have the opportunity to spend one night on board junk, one night at local home (homestay) and one night at hotel. Luxury beach resort is also avaialbe for luxury travel requirements.

 Day 1: Hanoi – Halong bay. Cruising (L,D).

8:30: Join our sharing shuttle bus and enjoy 3-hour drive to Halong bay through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and everyday Vietnamese village life.

Arrive in Halong around noon and board the Bai Tho traditional sailing junk (or similar). Whilst cruising the exquisite waters sample the regions fresh seafood. Visit the recently discovered Surprise Grotto with its great views, and on the next island see the yawning mouth of Bo Nau Cave. Alternatively journey to Dau Go Cave and nearby see the famous stalagmites and stalactites of Thien Cung Cave. Enjoy one-hour kayaking tour on the emerald waters of Halong Bay.

Watch the sun set over the bay whilst enjoying a delicious dinner.

Overnight on board junk.

Day 2: Change the boat. Kayaking. Travel to Viet Hai village. Biking (B,L,D).

After breakfast, you will be picked up by another boat and transferered to Lan Ha bay. Lying in the northeastern Cat Ba island, Lan Ha bay is famous for its striking beauty of the natural and mysterious landscape views. Briefing and gear-up before start paddling through Lan Ha Bay.

Around noon, we will return to our support boat. Lunch will be provided on the boat.

After lunch, the boat will drop us off at Viet Hai pier. Then cycle from Viet Hai wharf to Viet Hai village (3km).

Dinner and overnight in Viet Hai ecolodge.

Day 3: Trekking through Cat Ba National Park (B,L).

Enjoy a half day trekking from Viet Hai village through Cat Ba national park. We will trek through jungle and have the chance to see the panorama of Halong Bay from one of the mountain summits we would conquer during the trek.

Picnic lunch will be provided en route.

We will arrive at the other side of the park around early afternoon. Picked up by local motor-taxi drivers and transferred to Cat Ba town.

Check-in hotel for overnight.

Day 4: Half day rock climbing. Travel back to Hanoi (B,L).

After a short briefing about rock climbing, enjoy a half-hour drive into the small farming village of Lien Minh. Learn some basic instruction and introduction to Rock Climbing before enjoying about three hours guided Rock Climbing in Butterfly Valley.

Have lunch either in Lien Minh park or in a local restaurant in Cat Ba town.

14:30: take a speed boat to travel to Haiphong where our vehicle will wait for us for the drive back to Hanoi.

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The 7-day Vietnam mountain bike trip is provided in the remote norh-western Vietnam. You pedal through the less traveled places in Vietnam and meet up with different ethnic groups such as the H’mong, the Red Dzao, the Giay, the Thai…The mountain biking tour takes you from Hanoi through Mai Chau, Phu Yen, Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai and ends in Sapa town, Lao Cai province. The tour can be extended with a trekking tour or a market tour in Sapa area. This cycling adventures is customized for active, adventure cyclists traveling in small group tours. The best time to do this 7-day mountain biking tour is the dry season starting in October to April.

 Itinerary:

 Day 1: Hanoi city tour. Bike tour briefing (L)

 8:00 am you will be met up with Lotussia Travel guide at your hotel in Hanoi. Enjoy half day tour to visit some major travel highlights of Hanoi such as the Ho Chi Minh complex and the Temple of Literature, Ngoc Son temple. Walking around the Old Quarter.

 In the afternoon, our guide will take you to our bike store, where you will test the bike with your selected frame size. You can also put your gear on the bike for your convenience. Enjoy some test bike ride around our bike store then travel back to your hotel.

 Day 2: Hanoi – Mai Chau (B,L,D)

 After breakfast, you will be met up with our team again and transferred to Luong Son, Hoa Binh province where you start cycling on the back road to Kim Boi direction. It s nice and peaceful countryside view.

 You will get to Cun hill and the guide will pick you up at a place for lunch.

 After lunch, you get transferred to Phu Cuong village for a second bike ride of the day. The afternoon ride is through the village of the Muong people in the vallage floor and along the Da river reservoir. It is back road ride with view of the village and water.

 Late of the day, you arrive in the village of the Thai People, where you have dinner prepared by local Thai family and overnight on the stilt house and explore the local culture.

 Cycling distance: 65km.

L: Picnic, D: in Homestay.

 Day 3: Continue Biking l Mai Chau – Phu Yen (B,L,D)

 After breakfast and farewel to the host, you get transfer to the old Highway #6 to Pha Ly Pass. From there, you start cycling to Van Yen Ferry and enjoy the spectacular view of the mountainous road and Da river side.

 You arrive in Phu Yen in the afternoon. Check in Hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hotel.

 Cycling Distance: from 70km.

Accomodation: standard hotel.

 Day 4: Continue Cycling l Phu Yen – Mu Cang Chai  (B,L,D)
 After breakfast , you continue your mountain bike trip cycling from hotel to Ba Khe, and get transferred to Nghia Lo for lunch.

 You will have a nice and scenic bike ride in the afternoon to Mu Cang Chai, where you will have dinner and spend the night.

 Cycling distance: 80km. Lunch: picnic. Accomodation: Standard hotel.

 Day 5: Continue Biking l Mu Cang Chai - Sapa (B,L,D)

 Today ‘s cycle is moderate in the peaceful and nice road with nice and friendly countryside. You will cycle to Than Uyen where a stop will be made for you to have lunch.

 After lunch, you may need a short break before you have the second bike ride in the afternoon to T junction of Road 4D to Sapa.

 You will be picked up again by your support vehicle and transferred to Sapa. Check into a local hotel for overnight.

 Day 6: Sapa Biking (B,L)

 Start the Sapa mountain bike trip from Sapa for 10 minutes road ride southwards of Sapa town let. Then turn left and follow a large dirt and rocky track 1 hour uphill to Hang Da Village of the Hmong neat the top of Den Thang Mountain. Enjoy great view of Muong Hoa Valley

and a short walk to explore this isolated village.

Continue riding for 15 minutes on high elevation of the mountain side and then the track become narrow and tough for 1 hour downhill. Some part of the trail are really tough with loosed rocks. Passing several hamlets of the Black Hmong of Hau Thao Commune with some short stops for meeting peoples. Continue to Hoa Su Pan Village, enjoy lunch break.

 Ride downhill and cross the river to other bank, and then uphill to Giang Tu Chai Village of the Red Zao. Explore this village and then passing through the bamboo forest, terraced rice field to Ta Van Village of the Giay. Cycle around this large village and stop biking in mid afternoon at Ta Van Bridge. Picked up and transfer back to Sapa.

 Free dinner and overnight in Sapa at hotel.

 Day 7: Sapa – Hanoi (B,L)

 After breakfast you farewel to Sapa and start your 10-hour road trip back to Hanoi. You have chance to enjoy the nice view of mountainous road. Lunch on the way. You get to Hanoi in the afternoon. Check into your hotel. The end of Lotussia Travel service.

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The overnight bicycle tour is customized for small groups and family tours. Begin the two-day tour with a car transfer out of Hanoi to Hoa Lu, first Vietnam capital where you starting cycling on quiet back roads to Tam Coc, “Halong bay in-land”. Enjoy a sampan cruise tour in Tam Coc before you continue cycling through agricultural villages, rice fields to Cuc Phuong national park. You mostly cycle on paved roads where there is little traffic. We use support vehicle and imported mountain bikes, trek bikes to make sure that you have a safe and pleasant biking trip.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc (L,D).

8:00: You will be met up by Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Hanoi (Please advise your hotel name upon your confirmation).

Depart for Ninh Binh enjoying beautiful landscape of the Red River Delta and firstly visit Hoa Lu old capital (968-1009) with two temples of two Kings. After that we start cycling to Tam Coc through the beautiful villages and landscapes.

We will arrive in Tam Coc around noon. Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant in Tam Coc.

After lunch we take the boat trip to see Tam Coc that means ”three lakes” and is called ” Halong Bay on land ”, really amazing with the rocky mountains, and you will be completely dazzle when paddling through the green paddy fields on two sides of the lakes and more interesting to go through three caves. It takes about 2 and a half hour to discover the beauty of the nature here before getting off boat to visit an old temple (Thaivi Temples), That is located on a nice scenery and more interesting to know about its history.

Check in hotel. Take the rest before cycling through the rice fields and beautiful rocky mountains to visit Bich Dong pagoda and a cave.

Overnight in Tam Coc in a hotel.

Day 2: Cycling to Cuc Phuong National Park. Travel back to Hanoi (B,L).

Today we cycle about 30 km on the panoramic road to Cuc Phuong National Park. We will go through the pineapple plantations, valleys, villages, meeting friendly locals along the way.

Arrive in Cuc Phuong national park about at noontime, we enjoy our lunch at the local restaurant here.
Afterwards we cycle about 2 hours through the National Park and make a couple of stops to visit Cave of Ancient Men, and take a walk (optional) before travelling back to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi around late afternoon. You will be dropped off at your hotel in Hanoi. End of Lotussia Travel service.



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