Day 1: Hanoi arrival (no meals)
You are warmly welcomed at Hanoi/Noi Bai international airport. Transfer to your hotel for check in.
Rest of the time at leisure for own activities
Overnight at 2* bed
Day 2: Hanoi City Tour – taste local ‘bia hơi’ and ‘café sữa’ (Breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel
Hanoi, a city between the rivers, built from lowland, Hanoi has many scenic lakes and sometime is called “city of lakes”. Among its lakes, the most famous are Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, Halair Lake, Bay Mau Lake…As the capital of Vietnam for almost a thousand years, Hanoi is considered to be the cultural centre of Vietnam, where every dynasty has left behind their imprint. Even though some relics have not survived through wars and time, the city still has many interesting cultural and historic monuments for visitors and residents alike…
Cycle to explore Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday), his former residence. Continue to visit Temple of Literature and Hoa Lo former Prison ‘called Hilton hotel’ by US pilots!
In the afternoon, visit Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple and attend the performance of water puppetry (unique Vietnamese art performance) and Hanoi Old Streets to taste local ‘Bia Hoi!” and ‘Vietnamese milk coffee’
Overnight at hotel
Day 3: Hanoi – Thai Nguyen – Bac Kan (Breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel
We will transfer you to Thai Nguyen on the new express road (60km) to begin your mountain biking Vietnam trip.
We start biking from here to Bac Kan city (55 km) on very nice section of national road no. 3 from Thai Nguyen to Bac Kan.
Overnight at basic hotel
Day 4: Bac Kan – Giang Pass then Gio Pass – Cao Bang (Breakfast)
Breakfast
From Bac Kan, we cycle through Giang and Gio Passes. Each pass is 3 km in length and elevation of 800m above the sea level.
Continue to bike until you reach 70km.
Bus transfer to Cao Bang (50km) and check in at hotel
Overnight at basic hotel
Day 5: Cao Bang – Ma Phuc Pass – Trung Khanh – Ban Gioc Waterfalls (Breakfast)
Breakfast
Bus transfer to the top of Ma Phuc Pass (20km) and from here, we bike to Trung Khanh (54km) then head to Ban Gioc waterfalls (20km)
Take photos on the sunset of this wonderful waterfall
Overnight at basic hotel
Day 6: Ban Gioc Waterfalls – Nguom Ngao Cave – Cao Bang – Pac Po complex – Cao Bang (Breakfast)
Breakfast
Sunrise visit and take photos on this waterfalls and cycle to visit Nguom Ngao cave.
On bus back to Cao Bang
Cycle to Pac Po Historical site (55km). Pác Bó is a small village in Cao Bằng province, Vietnam, 3 km from the Chinese border. Near this village is a cave, Hang Cốc Bó in which Ho Chi Minh lived for seven weeks, during February and March 1941, when he returned after 30 years of exile
Visit the sitte including Lenin stream, Coc Bo cave.
Return to Cao Bang on bus
Overnight at basic hotel
Day 7: Cao Bang – Dong Khe – That Khe – Lang Son (Breakfast)
Breakfast
We bike from Cao Bang to Dong Khe where the major battle of the First Indochina War fought and That Khe (66km) and then bus to Lang Son (64km)
Check in at hotel
Overnight at basic hotel
Day 8: Lang Son – visits – Bac Son Valley (Breakfast)
Breakfast
Visit the central market then bus transfer to visit Huu Nghi Quan (Friendship Border Gate Vietnam – China)
Back to Lang Son then continue another 20km direction to Bac Son
We start biking on national road 1A to this incredibly amazing valley
Take the sunset photos from a top of a mountain to capture the panoramic view of the valley
Overnight at basic hotel
Day 9: Bac Son Valley – Hanoi (Breakfast)
Breakfast
Sunrise photo shoots and take short walk to the villages.
Bus back Hanoi and drop off at hotel. Finish your mountain biking Vietnam.
Overnight at 2* bed
Day 10: Hanoi – Departure (Breakfast)
Breakfast
Leisure for own activities or shops
Transfer to airport for your departure flight back home.
Meals: Breakfasts
Destinations: Eastwest Vietnam
Accomplished: 70km per day
Elevation gained: Gio Pass, 1200m
