VNT-SPT 13: SAPA MOUNTAIN BIKKING TOUR

Duration : 3days-4nights
 
Itinerary:
 
Night 1: Hanoi – Lao cai
 
TOM Travel staff pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi at 7: 00 PM, you take a short transfer to the railway station and hop up the night train to Lao Cai City.
 
Overnight in an AC soft sleeper cabin.
 
Day 1: Lao cai - Sa Pa – Biking Tour to Binh Lu – Sapa (B/L):
 

Our guide and driver will pick you up at Lao cai train station then transfer you go up to Sapa , After brekfast at the local restaurant we start ride uphill from Sa Pa to Heaven's Gate(15 kms), if you can not ride uphill your support car will transfer you to the starting point at the Silver Waterfall. A 3km climb over the stunning Tram Ton Pass (the highest in Indochina at 2047 M above the sea level ) provides great views of the Hoang Lien national park before a free-wheeling 30km (2hrs) glide to Binh Lu town (If you arrive in Binh Lu on a Thursday or Sunday morning, you can choose to save some time by taking the car to the top of the Pass, before gliding down to visit the Binh Lu Market). Binh Lu area is dotted with the villages of many hill tribes including Thai,Dzao,Red H’Mong,Lu,Dzay. Lunch in local restaurant . After lunch, cycle 7km to visit a Thai village and explore the Fairy Mountain Cave before meeting your support car for a drive back up over the pass to Sa Pa.
 
Overnight in the hotel in Sapa (Optional)
 
Day 2 :Sapa – Biking Tour to Muong Hoa Valley – Sapa- Lao cai train – Hanoi (B/L)
 

After brekfast in the hotel then start the trip . Experience the fantastic scenery of mountains and rice paddy fields as you cycle from Sapa into the surrounding valleys, the villages of Lao Chai and TaVan village. You will have stops in the villages and have a chance to talk with the Black Hmong or Giay who are working in their fields then continue cycling downhill to Ban Ho, inhabited by the Tay people. In Ban Ho you can observe in daily life of villagers who live in their traditional stilt houses surrounded by rice terraces and vegetable gardens. Walk to the nearby Lavie waterfall, where you can enjoy a swim; Your private vehicle will then pick you at Ban Ho village and transfer you back to Sapa.
Late afternoon our van transfer you back to Lao cai train, overnight on the train back to Hanoi.
 
Overnight in an AC soft sleeper cabin.
Arrive Hanoi next morning (around 05:30 in Hanoi).
 
Tour End.
 
Accommodation in Sapa :
Boutique Hotel : Sapa Elegance Hotel, Sapa Elite Hotel , Sapa Lodge Hotel, Sapa Eden Hotel
Superior Hotel : Bamboo Hotel, Chau Long New Wing Hotel
Deluxe Hotel : U Sapa Hotel , Victoria Sapa Resort & Spa
Train : Let contact us to upgrade to a Private cabin
 
Inclusive:
Private car/mini van transfers
Round trip train tickets: Soft sleeper in joined Cabin deluxe express Train 4berths with A/C
All entrance fees
Mountain Bike
Local English speaking guide in Sapa
All meals as per program
Accommodation as program, based in twin sharing
Mineral water & Tissue are available on the vehicle
 
Exclusive:
Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
Insurance,
Personal expenses & Tips
 
Things to bring:
Hat,.sun block ; good walking shoes; tee-shirt & shorts; medical kit; camera with plenty of film.