Cycling Route: Hanoi – Mai Chau Pu LuongNature Reserve – Cuc Phuong National park – Tam Coc Scenic region
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This trip offer travellers one of the most outstanding natural scenery in the North Vietnam, they have opportunity to enjoy and explore  the impressive nature beauty and culture richsess of Mai Chau, the pictureque rice terrace paddies, magnificent limestone mountain ranges of Pu Luong Nature Resever and visit one of the biggest National Park Cuc Phuong. Visitors also experiences in interacting and staying in Muong,Thai homestay tribes, enjoying traditional food, joining with Thai alive music performances. Cycling on the mix of good single track paths and undulating rough jeep trails, the views are stuning as the ride passed through villages and across lush rice paddies.Cycling is the extraordinary way to explore and admire “the hidden charm paths”of North Vietnam.

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau 

Leave at 7h30. we drive Southwest to Luong Son. The gateway to the outstsanding mountainous area of northern Vietnam, upon arrival Luong son, we start  riding through  on  undulating tarmac road with stunning  view of mountain, valleys, sugarcane farms and rice paddies. We would have a stop enroute for refresment, and lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, we take short transfer to bottom of Thung Khe pass, restarting to ride 34 km  along the bank of Da River, you enjoy spectacular scenery dotted with Muong and Thai people villages under shaded trees, you are very impressive with  little school boys and girls or buffalo, cowboy say “Hello” with you on the way back to their home. We take shortbreak for Kodak momment or refreshment before descent to Mai Chau village. Arriving Mai Chau at late afternoon, we cycle to Lac village for Homestay tonight. Taking shower, having dinner with traditional Thai food and enjoy Thai dance music performance. Stay at Thai homestay
Summary
Activitiy: Transferring and Cycling 
Accommodation:   Stay in Homestay or Ecolodge
Meals: L/D
Total Cycling  distance: 30 - 55 Km

Day 2: Mai Chau - Sam khoe village – pom Coong 

The second day cycling trip offers for you the outstanding natural beauty of Mai Chau Valley  dotted with Thai and Muong  villages between rice terraces paddies. We start early to ride  from Homestay on the mix single track paths links one village to another, you may observe How peaceful villages are in the morning! And How they living here for hundred years? You can find out your answer while we ride further in center of Villages, meet and talk with some local people on the way.We have lunch enroute in Sam Khoe village  before riding back road  to Hang Village . Overnight at Thai Homestay
Summary
Activitiy: Cycling
Accommodation:   Homestay or Ecolodge
Meals:B/L/D
Total Cycling  distance: 30 - 45 Km

Day 3: Mai Chau - Hang village to Don villages 

Today is hard day with long climb on mix of dirt paths and  single track trail lead to the top in the morning, you will be rewarded by breaktaking limestone mountain view  and magnificient terraces rice paddies. We stop for refreshment on summit before descending to Co Luong  Market for lunch. After lunch, we take easy ride on mix tarmac road, buffalo trails, undershade of bamboo forest led Don village. Upon arrival, we take shower and enjoying with cold beers and and soft drinks. Have dinner and sleep in Thai Hometay
Summary
Activitiy: Cycling
Accommodation:  Pu Luong Retreat***
Meals: B/L/D
Total Cycling  distance: 30 - 60 Km

Day 4: Pu Luong exploring 

After breakfast, we kick off our bike and cycle on the scenic route around Pu Luong, pass green rice paddies and villages, meeting friendly  local villagers. you will bike on the village path uphill to the dirt road. This part of the road is in bad condition but offers beautiful views over Thai villages and terraced rice fields on the valley. You cycle downhill on the single track to Ban Lanh where local people still preserve their traditional weaving cloth. We continue on single trakc trail through stunning rice paddy and green tea farm to Pho Doan.
Arriving Pho Doan Village stop to visit local market on sunday  if we are on right time. We keep riding on undulating road along river to admire incredible scenery  in bothside of nature reserve in to Nua Village. have lunch in Nua Village. After lunch we continue to explore the village  and transfer back to Pu Luong Retreat. The rest of day is free to relax  Retreat., Have dinner and stay over noght in Pu Luong.
Summary
Activitiy: Cycling
Accommodation:  Pu Luong Retreat***
Meals: B/L/D
Total Cycling  distance: 35 – 60  Km

Day 5:  Nua Village – Pho Doan – Cam Luong – Cuc Phuong 

After breakfast with the Host, Say good bye them, we start early  to ride back road  to Pho Doan, the township of Pu Luong Narture Reserve, if lucky, we can visit and take photo  at colourful tribal market before crossing the bridge , we ride on corridor path of Nature Reserver , through sugarcane fields, corn farm dotted with Thai and Muong Tribes villages led to Cam Luong, we are rewarded by spectacular scenery, meeting friendly local  villagers. We reach to Ho Chi Minh Trail at noon. Lunchmeal at local restaurant  in Kim Tan town, Afterlunch, we continue to ride 45 km more on a mix  of good single track and undulating paths . The view are stunning as the rider passes  through villages and across rice paddies, sugerccane and cassava farms . Arriving in Cuc Phuong National Park at late afternoon,  check in and take a rest  until dinner times. Accommodation  at Cuc Phuong  Resorts or Bangalow
Summary
Activitiy: Cycling and Transferring
Accommodation:  Cuc Phuong Resort/
Meals:B/L/D
Total Cycling  distance: 40 - 55 Km

Day 6: Cuc Phuong National Park – Trang An – Tam Coc

After breakfast, our minibus take us into the depth of forest. From the center of the Park, we will cycle along canopied forest trails and through primitive jungle – an exclusive, tourist – free route, all the way to  the gate of National park. Stop for refreshment, then we visit the Endangered primate Rescure Center. The day’s cycling continues onto Dong Giao – pineapple plantation where you can enjoy fresh pineapple from local farmers selling on sideroad. We ride out of plantation to Tam Diep Township, transfer to Tam Coc for Lunch. After lunch, we ride through   magnificient limestone mountains rise up majestically from the green rice paddies, streams to Trang An Heritage Site,  Upon arrival, we take relax or wander around to encounter different birds in here. Dinner and stay overnight in Resort
Summary
Activitiy: Cycling 
Accommodation:  Tam Coc Hotel/ Ecolodge
Meals:B/L/D
Total Cycling  distance:  30 - 55 Km

Day 7: Tam Coc – Thai Vi – Trang An – Hoa lu – Bai Dinh Pagoda – Kenh Ga 

Breakfast in Resort, we start riding back road  to Tam Coc from where we take two hours boat trip for exploring three grotto the first, the second and the third grotto links together with breaktaking scenery in open air. Then we ride through breaktaking natural beauty of Trang AN, Bai Dinh Temple, Kenh Ga Floating Villages.Having  lunch in Kenh Ga before the van transfers three hours back to Hanoi. Upon arrival in Hanoi, Say good bye. End of our trips
Summary
Activitiy: Cycling and Transferring
Accommodation:   By Your Own
Meals: B/L/
Total Cycling  distance: 45 Km

Note: Hotels  are subject to change due to availability. In that case we will choose aquivalent accommodation
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 include in

Support vehicle ( 1 – 4 pax) we use Van to support and carry out bikes)
( 5 – 8 pax) we use one Van and one truck to supports)
Trek 4300 mountain bikes with 27 speed gearing disc- brake with Shimano components  and Suntour front suspension
Helmets and  water bottles
English speaking cycling guide
Meals as indicated in the itinerary ( B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
Hotels: ( two nights stay in Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Two night in Mai Chau  valley)
Cuc Phuong National Park   ( one night in Cuc Phuong Resort)
Hidden Charm Hotel one night in Resort)
First aid kit
Water/ snack for cycling days
Entrance fees & homestay permission
Hotel ( two share with occupancy)
Team support for 2 days in Pu Luong Nature Reserve
Bikes hire include in cycling tour

Tour excluded in

International air tickets to/ from Vietnam and international aiport departure tax 
travel insurance
visa to Vietnam
personal expense – tips, gratitudes
alcoholic drinks
transfer to/ from Air port
Any other services not clearly stated  in the itinerary and trip including

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 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.