Itinerary
07 Days Cycling tour from Hill Town Sapa to Historical Relic City Dien Bien Phu offers for those who are looking for both physical and culture activities in the North Vietnam. Joining this trip, you will be rewarded by incredible scenery, colorful hill tribes villages, challenged different elevations in cycling route.
Moreover, you will be impressive on our trip as travel through stunning mountainous landscape to the highest stretch off road in Vietnam, called Heavens Gate. Cycling through villages of over 20 minorities who are unique only in the Northwest of Vietnam, passing through remote picturesque villages and rice paddy fields of breathtaking beauty - many photos will surprise you that only can be taken on this biking path. On the last day you will arrive at the historically famous town of Dien Bien Phu.
Cycling on dirt roads, small concrete roads winding through terraced fields, following the stream to reach the peaceful, quiet villages nestled under the canopy of ancient trees. or try your best with countless small steep slopes weaving in the ravine, hidden in the morning mist.
When climbing to the top, we can feel broken emotions, a whole magical and majestic scene appears in front of the radiant beautiful eyes, how much fatigue suddenly dissolves along the white clouds radiating in all four directions
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Night Train Lao Cai
Welcome to Vietnam. Arriving at Noi Bai International Airport, Snail Adventure Tour guide and driver will greet and pick you up to the hotel at the heart of Hanoi capital. Hanoi, the antique and dynamic city of Vietnam, reserves a unique old world charm and several of the most striking colonial architecture of Asia. After the checking-in, Take relax by your own and do briefing itinerary with our guide for coming days. enjoy a cyclo ride through the bustling streets in the Old Quarter to discover the ancient and modern beauty of Hanoi. After the tour, you will be warmly welcome with a special welcoming dinner in a typical Vietnamese food restaurant. Following dinner meal, our shuttle bus take to Train Station to catch the night Train to Lao Cai. Stay over night train with four cabin share ( wooden cabin – soft bed with aircondition
Summary:
Activities: Transferring and briefing Itinerary
Accommodation: Night Train – Violet Express
Meals:D
Cycling distance: No
Day 2: Sapa - Suoi Ho - Hau Chu Ngai - Giang Ta Chai - Ta Van - Sapa
5.00am - Arrive in Lao Cai. Get to the exit of the train station where you can find your name sign held by Snail Adventure Tours’guide. The bus ride uphill to Sa Pa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. After breakfast, gear up for your exciting ride. We depart the tour at 9:30am to reach Suoi Ho and Ma Tra village of black H'mong people on the villager's path along the rice terrace. Crossing the hills and streams, meeting and talking with local people on your routes to study their traditional consuetude, daily life. Cycling to reachTa Phin - The beautiful residence of Red Dao minority, that is a good chance to experience the unique culture there. Biking follow up the rock trail to Mong Sen then head up the main road (3km) then cycling up-hill to get to Sau Chua and Hang Da before take a turn on the left to Hau Chu Ngai village where you can overlook the panoramic of Muong Hoa valley underneath. Riding down hill to Thao Hong Den and Giang Ta Chai village, then heading up arround Ta Van village of Giay tribe before reach back to Ta Van bridge for car pick up to Sapa. Lunch is provided on the way. Overnight in a luxury hotel Sapa Charm hotel Dinner in Local Restaurant
Summary:
Activities: Transferring and Cycling
Accommodation: Sapa Charm Hotel****
Meals: B/L/D
Cycling distance: 45 Km
Day 3: Sapa - Tram Ton Pass - Binh Lu - Lai Chau
After breakfast, You can ride up or travel by car to Tram Ton Pass - The highest and longest Pass of Vietnam. On the way, you can take a short walk to Silver Waterfall and then head to Heaven Gate, where you will be amazed by breathtaking view to mountain surrounding included Fansipan, the highest peak of Indochina. Your ride will be mostly downhill toward Binh Lu. You will stop by Chu Va village of Black Hmong for a break before you arrive in Binh Lu. Here you will have lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch, you start to cycle mostly uphill for the rest of today through Pabe, Na Hum and Ban Hon village of Lu minority, which requires incredible effort. You will be able to stop by a village You will then probably need the help of the supply car in some portions, before enjoying the easy ride downhill all the way to Lai Chau, where you stay overnight in a hotel.
Summary:
Activities: Cycling
Accommodation: Muong Thanh Lai Chau Hotel***
Meals:B/L/D
Cycling distance: 75 Km
Day 4: Lai Chau - Nam Loong - Seo Lang - Sin Ho
Leaving Lai Chau town before breakfast to start a full day cycling up hill to conquer the pass and reaching to Sin Ho plateau. Riding to Nam Loong village for a short break, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Continue to conquer the long pass, that challenges the perseverance and determination to overcome your yourself. From this biking path weave across the hills you can see the panoramic valleys. Lunch is provide on the way. Arriving in Sin Ho town in the afternoon, you have opportunity to research Sin Ho town. Overnight in Thanh Binh Hotel.
Summary:
Activities: Cycling
Accommodation: Thanh Binh Hotel**
Meals:B/L/D
Cycling distance: 57 Km
Day 5: Sin Ho - Mo village - Chan Nua - Phieng Ban - Muong Lay
Today’s ride will be mostly downhill. You will have time to enjoy beautiful scenery as well as stop by a village of Thai minority, the largest group ethnic in this area. Biking on the road along the river where the villages of the ethnic groups living along the riverbanks, they still keep their original culture such as traditional house on stilts of Thai people. Lunch is provided on the spot. Keep heading to reach Muong Lay town for staying overnight in a hotel. In the rest of afternoon you can ride around the town to discover the town upstream of Da River (the Black River).
Summary:
Activities: Cycling
Accommodation:Thanh Binh Hotel
Meals:B/L/D
Cycling distance: 58 Km
Day 6: Muong Lay - Muong Cha - Dien Bien Phu
Today will be a longest ride. You will start out on a good road, which makes your ride very comfortable. You arrive in Muong Cha at noon time. Here you will be able to take a walk around a local market. You will have either lunch in a local restaurant or picnic lunch prepared by the hotel.
After lunch, you head toward Dien Bien Phu. You will continue on the good road and the ride is even more enjoyable in a beautiful nature. The ride will be downhill and then flat upon your arrival in Dien Bien Phu. The busy town is surrounded by mountains and huge rice fields. Here you spend the night in Muong Thanh hotel. You will be able to take a walk to a nearby market to spread your legs.
Summary:
Activities: Cycling
Accommodation: Muong Thanh Dien Bien Hotel
Meals:B/L/D
Cycling distance:102 Km
Day 7: Dien Bien Phu city - Ha Noi
Cycling around the historical city to visit the historical monuments, you will be transferred to the airport for a flight to Ha Noi. Picked up from Noi Bai Airport, transferred to your hotel in Hanoi.
Summary:
Activities: Cycling and Transferring
Accommodation:By Your own
Meals:B/L
Cycling distance: 25 Km
Meals: if you have any specific food requirements ( vegetarian, vegan, food allergies) please inform us in advance so that we can provide notice to our restaurant, tour guide, our partners so that they can server you better. If you are a food lover, Snail Adventure tours can be your culinary guide and provide you opportunity to savor tempting local food and world famous – dishes.
Tour included in:
English speaking cycling guide ( other languages upon requests)
Accommodations are based on double/ twin occupancy
Meals details in itineraries ( 5 breakfast, 06lunches, 06 dinners)
A/C transfer/ and transportation
Van or bus supported during the cycling times.
Truck supported for the group size from 6 and above.
Single -Train ticket from Hanoi – Lao Cai
Trek mountain bikes – 4300 with disc brake and helmets
Sightseeing excursions as outlined itineraries
Bike tour pump, bike tools, spares tubes, spare bikes
First aid kit
Cold water box, small fresh towel.
Mineral water for drinking
Fruit and snack for cycling days
Tour excluded in:
International airfare
Travel insurance
Items of personal nature
Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks in meals
Mineral water beyond that supplied
Optional excursions
Additional transport required due to any emergency situation
Personal expenses such as telephone, laundry bills.
Visa fee
Departure tax
Tip for team and guide
Creating Unique Touring Experiences:
All the touring itineraries on this website have been carefully crafted by our in-country management teams and represent a series of experiences we can certainly recommend. However, we understand that every travel experience should be as unique and individual as each traveler. Our consultants are waiting to hear from you so that we can tailor or custom design a Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar tour to your individual specifications
Policy
Price of The trip & rate:
Cost are based in USD $ and coverted to Vietnamese Dong ( VND). Therefore all costs are subject to currency fluctuations. If you wish to avoid any currency surchages should there be a change in the exchange rate, you can pay for your trip inadvance of the balance date. Please ask our reservation staff to issue an invoice for your final payment.. Please note invoice are valid for two days then rewiewed. According to exchange rates. Child rate are available.
Tour price and exchange rate are based on tour cost and exchange rate at 2024 and are subject to change. Costs shown are in American Dollar. ( USD) unless otherwise countries in Euro . we have made every effort to ensure itinerary documents accuracy at the time of going to print. However, Our company can not be held any responsible for typographical errors or errors arising from unforseen circumstance.
Cost are based in USD $ and coverted to Vietnamese Dong ( VND). Therefore all costs are subject to currency fluctuations. If you wish to avoid any currency surchages should there be a change in the exchange rate, you can pay for your trip inadvance of the balance date. Please ask our reservation staff to issue an invoice for your final payment.. Please note invoice are valid for two days then rewiewed. According to exchange rates. Child rate are available.
Tour price and exchange rate are based on tour cost and exchange rate at 2024 and are subject to change. Costs shown are in American Dollar. ( USD) unless otherwise countries in Euro . we have made every effort to ensure itinerary documents accuracy at the time of going to print. However, Our company can not be held any responsible for typographical errors or errors arising from unforseen circumstance.
Health and Fittness
Booking are accepted on the undestanding that all persons travelling are normally in good health and physically equal to the demands of the chosen trip
Accommodation:
Reservations are accepted on the standing that. Whilst each hotel is usually one of the most comfortable available, limitations are imposed by the itinerary to make it inevitable that sometimes the standard of accommodation may vary from place to place. Single room are generally booked for privacy than comfort and are of limited availability
Booking are accepted on the undestanding that all persons travelling are normally in good health and physically equal to the demands of the chosen trip
Accommodation:
Reservations are accepted on the standing that. Whilst each hotel is usually one of the most comfortable available, limitations are imposed by the itinerary to make it inevitable that sometimes the standard of accommodation may vary from place to place. Single room are generally booked for privacy than comfort and are of limited availability
Insurance, Passport, Visa, Health Requirements:
You are responsible to ensure that
You are in possession of a valid passport. It is your responsibility to obtain the necessary visas for entry to the countries you are visiting should they be required:
Adequate insurance to cover personal accident, cancellation, medical ans associated expense. Luggage, money and liability cover is a pre – requisite for the holiday
You are responsible to ensure that
You are in possession of a valid passport. It is your responsibility to obtain the necessary visas for entry to the countries you are visiting should they be required:
Adequate insurance to cover personal accident, cancellation, medical ans associated expense. Luggage, money and liability cover is a pre – requisite for the holiday
Terms & Conditions
Deposit and ballance payment
A non –refundable deposit of 30% per person is required at the time you make a reservation. If the booking can not be confirmed your deposit will be refunded in full. The final ballance is due 30 days prior to the commencement of your holiday and is payable by cash or internet banking. Failure to pay by due date could result in cancellation
A non –refundable deposit of 30% per person is required at the time you make a reservation. If the booking can not be confirmed your deposit will be refunded in full. The final ballance is due 30 days prior to the commencement of your holiday and is payable by cash or internet banking. Failure to pay by due date could result in cancellation
Payment by credit card
Cash price are shown as per the price insert. We welcome credit card payment by VISA or MASTERCARD for your convennience but owning to the bank charges we are forced to apply a 3% surcharge to every credit card transaction.
Cash price are shown as per the price insert. We welcome credit card payment by VISA or MASTERCARD for your convennience but owning to the bank charges we are forced to apply a 3% surcharge to every credit card transaction.
Booking Amendments
If you alter your booking after confirmation of your reservation and amendment fee of $ Zero per booking will be charged to cover administration costs incurred. If you change your reservations after the holiday has commenced. Our company can not accepted any liability for loss, damage and additional expense and no refund will be made.
If you alter your booking after confirmation of your reservation and amendment fee of $ Zero per booking will be charged to cover administration costs incurred. If you change your reservations after the holiday has commenced. Our company can not accepted any liability for loss, damage and additional expense and no refund will be made.
Cancellation:
If we cancel your booking : if the trip is cancelled due to natural disaster such as flooding, earthquake etc. Or insufficient participants to proceed with a tour, the operator reserves the right to cancel a trip 25 days prior to commencement. A full refund of all monies paid will be refunded. We shall endeavour to provide a suitable alternative where possible.
If you cancel your booking: Notification of cancellation will be made to our company in writing. The date when written confirmation of cancellation is received by Our Company is determine the charges applicable. Loss of money is paid as follows:
If we cancel your booking : if the trip is cancelled due to natural disaster such as flooding, earthquake etc. Or insufficient participants to proceed with a tour, the operator reserves the right to cancel a trip 25 days prior to commencement. A full refund of all monies paid will be refunded. We shall endeavour to provide a suitable alternative where possible.
If you cancel your booking: Notification of cancellation will be made to our company in writing. The date when written confirmation of cancellation is received by Our Company is determine the charges applicable. Loss of money is paid as follows:
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Days before Departure
More than 30 days
14 days- 29 day
7 day s – 13 Days
6 days -4 days
3 days |
Charge applicable
Loss of deposit
Forfeit 35% of the tour cost
Forfeit 50% of the tour cost
Forfeit 75% of the tour cost
Forfeit 100% of the tour cost |
Disclaimer/ Responsibility
Snail Adventure tours Co.,Ltd acts as a co – ordinator for all persons taking the tour in making of all arrangements for transportation. Sightseeing and hotel accommodations. Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd does not own, manage, control or operate any supply of services. All coupons receipts and tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by the suppliers and all the services are subject to the law of the countries where the services provided.
Snail Adventure tours Co.,Ltd acts as a co – ordinator for all persons taking the tour in making of all arrangements for transportation. Sightseeing and hotel accommodations. Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd does not own, manage, control or operate any supply of services. All coupons receipts and tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by the suppliers and all the services are subject to the law of the countries where the services provided.
Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd acts as an agent for the owners, contractors, and suppliers of transportation and/ or other related travel provided.
Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd assume no liability for the lost or damage to property or for injury, illness or death or for any damage or claims however so caused aring directly or indirectly from accidents, loss or damage to persons or properity, delays, transport failures, strikes, wars, uprising or acts of Gods over which we have no control, the owners, contractors, ans suppliers have no responsibility if museum/ galleries etc are closed or being renovated during your visit
Complaints
Any complaints should be communicated to the company’ staff as soon as it arises. Failure to notify our company’ staff at the time, providing company with an opportunity to rectify the cause of complaint, may result in the lost of any legal rights in respect of the particular matters.. if the issue is not solved, then the complaint should be made in writing within 28 working days of the end of the tour
Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd assume no liability for the lost or damage to property or for injury, illness or death or for any damage or claims however so caused aring directly or indirectly from accidents, loss or damage to persons or properity, delays, transport failures, strikes, wars, uprising or acts of Gods over which we have no control, the owners, contractors, ans suppliers have no responsibility if museum/ galleries etc are closed or being renovated during your visit
Complaints
Any complaints should be communicated to the company’ staff as soon as it arises. Failure to notify our company’ staff at the time, providing company with an opportunity to rectify the cause of complaint, may result in the lost of any legal rights in respect of the particular matters.. if the issue is not solved, then the complaint should be made in writing within 28 working days of the end of the tour
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