3-Day Sapa Biking Tour from Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: 3 days
The Sapa area is perfect for exploring some of the best natural scenery and cultural highlights in Vietnam. Make the most of the fresh mountain air by coming with us on a bicycle tour that takes in terraced fields, farmers working the land and several colorful ethnic minorities.
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The Sapa area is perfect for exploring some of the best natural scenery and cultural highlights in Vietnam. Make the most of the fresh mountain air by coming with us on a bicycle tour that takes in terraced fields, farmers working the land and several colorful ethnic minorities.
Before the official beginning of your tour, you will be picked up in the evening and transferred to Hanoi train station to catch an overnight train to Lao Cai.
Day 1: Biking trip to Muong Hoa Valley (L/D)
The train will arrive in the early morning at Lao Cai station, near the Chinese border. You will be picked up by a local guide and take a scenic one-hour drive up to the hill station of Sapa to check-in to a hotel.
After check-in, we will take a day trip to visit Muong Hoa Valley by bike. Along the way, we will stop to relax and take photos. This is a stunning place to view the largest terraced rice fields in Sapa. If traveling between May and October, local harvest period, you will see the local farmers in action-a great photo opportunity.
After that, we will take a walk from Lao Chai Village of the Black H'mong Minority to Ta Van Village of the Giay Minority with a stop at the local Catholic Church, taking in the different traditions, cultures and costumes of the two minority groups. Return to Sapa by car. Overnight in Sapa.
Day 2: Biking trip to Binh Lu (B/L/D)
Check out of hotel after breakfast. Take a 45km (28 miles) bike ride to Binh Lu. Along the way, we will stop to take a short walk to Silver Waterfall and Heaven’s Gate, where you can see Fansipan Mountain-the highest peak in Indochina. A 1.5-hour downhill ride to Binh Lu includes a stop at Chu Va Village of the Flower H'mong. Enjoy a packed lunch on the way before cycling to Pa Pen Village of the Lu Minority where you can talk with the local people and visit the local school (closed on weekends).
Then, we will return to the hotel by car where you can freshen up before transferring to Lao Cai railway station to board the train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train.
Day 3 (B/L)
Early morning arrival at the Hanoi train station. Pick up and transfer to your hotel in Hanoi.
Day 1: Biking trip to Muong Hoa Valley (L/D)
The train will arrive in the early morning at Lao Cai station, near the Chinese border. You will be picked up by a local guide and take a scenic one-hour drive up to the hill station of Sapa to check-in to a hotel.
After check-in, we will take a day trip to visit Muong Hoa Valley by bike. Along the way, we will stop to relax and take photos. This is a stunning place to view the largest terraced rice fields in Sapa. If traveling between May and October, local harvest period, you will see the local farmers in action-a great photo opportunity.
After that, we will take a walk from Lao Chai Village of the Black H'mong Minority to Ta Van Village of the Giay Minority with a stop at the local Catholic Church, taking in the different traditions, cultures and costumes of the two minority groups. Return to Sapa by car. Overnight in Sapa.
Day 2: Biking trip to Binh Lu (B/L/D)
Check out of hotel after breakfast. Take a 45km (28 miles) bike ride to Binh Lu. Along the way, we will stop to take a short walk to Silver Waterfall and Heaven’s Gate, where you can see Fansipan Mountain-the highest peak in Indochina. A 1.5-hour downhill ride to Binh Lu includes a stop at Chu Va Village of the Flower H'mong. Enjoy a packed lunch on the way before cycling to Pa Pen Village of the Lu Minority where you can talk with the local people and visit the local school (closed on weekends).
Then, we will return to the hotel by car where you can freshen up before transferring to Lao Cai railway station to board the train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train.
Day 3 (B/L)
Early morning arrival at the Hanoi train station. Pick up and transfer to your hotel in Hanoi.
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