If
you look on the map of Vietnam you can easily find Mai Chau – home of
the Thai and Cuc Phuong – the oldest forest in Vietnam, they are very
attractive to visit but a few ever knows that it is really worth doing
it from Hanoi to those places on the bicycles. Since the ride on bus
can easily miss lots of chances to enjoy the picturesque landscapes,
typical Vietnamese villages along the routes. And here it is your own
pedals so you can stop at your interest to take pictures, talk to the
locals and lots more of this trip have to offer you, simply an
unforgettable experience when you are in Vietnam. Distance: Maximum 30
km to ride, with a van and a truck driving behind the group. Upon
tiredness, one can stop riding and go on the van.
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Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau (L/D) |
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At 7: 00 depart from Hanoi to be far away from the
busy city. At 8: 30 arrive in Luong Son town, begin to ride from Luong
Son over Ninh Binh to Muong Khen. After a long riding, we stop for
lunch in Muong Khen. Leaving Muong Khen to Mai Chau. At 17: 00 arrive
in Mai Chau. Check in the local house. Time to hanging around the
village to watch the peasants coming back from work or take photo shot
when the sun goes down in the valley. Dinner in Mai Chau. Overnight at
house on stilts. Optional: you can join a folk dance singing and
dancing of Thai people. |
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Day 3: Mai Chau - Cuc Phuon National Park (B/L/D) |
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Breakfast in the Thai local house on stilts then
follow by a ride trip around Mai Chau’s villages up and down hills. At
around 12: 00, we have lunch in the village. At 13: 30 bus ride back to
Muong Khen, 14: 45 arrive in Muong Khen, begin to ride to Cuc Phuong.
Arrive in Cuc Phuong, check in the brick built house at the gate of
national park. Dinner in Cuc Phuong. Fire party by the lake (optional).
Overnight in Cuc Phuong. |
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| Day 3: Cuc Phuong - Ninh Binh ( B/L/D ) |
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At 8: 00 have breakfast in Cuc Phuong then start
our fantastic riding under the shadow of trees to visit Ancient trees
and the cave of Prehistoric men. At noon, we ride back to have lunch. A
short break and continue our visit to the Endangered Species Center –
managed by a German. At 14: 45 depart from Cuc Phuong, bike trip to
Ninh Binh via pine – apple farm and villages like off the beaten track.
Arrive in Ninh Binh in the late afternoon, check in hotel in the town.
With our guide to have dinner. Free time at your own to walk around the
peaceful town to have a real filter coffee or a cool ice glass of sugar
cane juice. Overnight in Thanh Binh hotel in Ninh Binh town. |
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Day 3: Ninh Binh - Hanoi ( B/L) |
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Breakfast at the hotel and begin our trip with the
bike trip to Tam Coc (3 caves). Boat trip in Tam Coc along the paddy
fields through the caves then lunch served by in the “River side
Restaurant”. At 14: 00 depart from Tam Coc to Hanoi. At 16: 30 arrive
in Hanoi. Tour finishes at your hotel. |