21 Days Ho Chi Minh City to Sapa Ccyling Tour with Sapa Hiking Adventure

Day 01: Saigon – Dalat

7:30 Am pick up at your hotel in Saigon. Enjoy 2 hours driving to Dong Nai province. Ride through coffee plantation, and pepper on hilly country roads in the surrounding area of Nam Cat Tien park. Have in Madagui and have another stop at Bao Loc, the homeland of coffee and green tea. Enjoy delicious specialty snacks, coffee and tea. Then have a transfer and cycle to Dalat

Summary

Cycling Distance: 40 km cycling

Meals: Lunch

Accommodation: Dai Loi Hotel or Similar

Day 02: Dalat – Nha Trang

Start to ride from your hotel in Dalat. Ride through majestic mountains and valleys. Have a picnic lunch in Khanh Vinh town. In the afternoon, we ride on backroads through villages to Dien Khanh where we get on a van/bus for a short trip to Nha Trang. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hanoi Golden Hotel

Day 03: Nha Trang – Quy Nhon

Early swimming in Nha Trang beach and breakfast and have a transfer out of Nha Trang city, pedal on quiet country roads through rice paddies and beautiful village coastal roads. Enjoy lunch on the beach, then continue pedaling on back roads through fishing farms and villages to Tuy Hoa. Transfer 2 hours to Quy Nhon city.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Sao Viet Hotel

Day 04: Quy Nhon – Quang Ngai

Transfer 30 minutes from our busy city of Qui Nhon. Begin with cycling through a rice paddy to mountain areas. Cycle past many little villages to ocean roads. Today you will have the opportunity to admire beautiful coastal roads. In the afternoon, cycle uphill through mountains, rice fields, and coconut plantations. Transfer by bus/van in the late afternoon to Quang Ngai.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 75 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: My Tra River Side Hotel

Day 05: Quang Ngai – Hoi An

Have breakfast at the hotel and start to ride to My Lai village from the hotel. Have a short visit and talk to locals about the massacre of more than 504 locals in 1968. Continue riding 35 km on hilly roads before having lunch in town. After lunch, ride on back roads, passing by white dunes. Cycle on broken track trails along the ocean to fish farms. Then continue biking to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 75 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Venus Hotel

Day 06: Hoi An – Fee Day

Free day to visit Hoi An on your own. Stay one more night in Hoi An

Summary

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Venus Hotel

Day 07: Hoi An – Danang – Hue

After breakfast and transfer out Hoi An to Da Nang and have a little time to warm up your body before pedaling uphill to the peak of Hai Van pass. Then travel by back roads to the ocean, cycling through fishing villages and an ancient burial ground of Hue (called a “ghost city” by the locals), to Hue city. Another option, keep biking on little country roads to Hue city.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hue Asia Hotel

Day 08: Hue – Phong Nha Cave

This morning we will visit the forbidden city, the capital of Vietnam from the 17th to 20th centuries, continue riding on single track trails to visit the Thien Mu pagoda before transferring out of Hue to Dong Ha for lunch, and in the afternoon we will cycle on Ho Chi Minh Trails to Phong Nha National Park.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Sai Gon -Phong Nha Hotel

Day 09: Phong Nha Cave – Huong Khe

Explore Phong Nha Cave by boat in the early morning. Continue riding on the Ho Chi Minh Trails to Huong Khe. Ride nearly 70 km of winding roads up the Truong Son mountain range to Phong Nha. From here, if time permitting–cycle gentle rolling hills to Huong Ke Town.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Duc Tai Hotel

Day 10: Huong Khe – Dong Loc T- Junction – Vinh City

In the morning, ride to Dong Loc, the T-junction, which has become unforgettable memorial history in the country from 1964-to 1972, when soldiers, young volunteers, cadres, and workers guaranteed safe transport to the battlefield. Many people from different localities laid down their lives. In particular, the death of 10 young volunteer girls at Dong Loc T-junction has come to symbolize the patriotism of the era. Now, the Dong Loc T-junction relic has become a commemorative area for the national young volunteer force. In the afternoon, ride to Vinh City.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 70 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Beijing Hotel

Day 11 : Vinh City – Thai Hoa

Today, we have a chance to visit Uncle Ho’s house. Nam Dan district, Kim Lien village is not only the homeland of Ho Chi Minh but also the hometown of many anti-colonist leaders. Ride on the new Ho Chi Minh highway to Kiem Lien village via Tan Ky and Do Luong. Visit Uncle Ho’s house in the afternoon, and have a short drive to Thai Hoa Town. Overnight in Thai Hoa Hotel.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Thai Hoa Riverside Hotel

Day 12 : Thai Hoa – Ngoc Lac

Early morning starts to beat the heat of the day. The route takes us away from the river and appears to contour through the same range of mountains that stretch from Thai Hoa to Ngoc Lac on Ho Chi Minh trails. The road gets more beautiful the closer you ride to Ngoc Lac with looming karst limestone cliffs and lush vegetation. The route is tarmac all the way but quite hard riding due to the undulating terrain. We ride for the first time on the newly built two-lane Ho Chi Minh Highway. It hardly warrants two lanes as there is no traffic! The road makes for smooth fast riding, and for those who prefer there is always the old highway dirt and gravel – that weaves around the new highway allowing for plenty of exploring possibilities along the way. Ride to Muc Son, on the banks of River Song Chu. On the outskirts of this small town are the famous Kan Linh historical relics – a pagoda where the first king of the Ly dynasty, Le Thai To, ruled, in 1428. Continue riding on the trail to Yen Cat. The distance covered today is quite long and there will be the chance to transfer some sections by the backup vehicle to rest weary legs. There are fewer villages today as the route cuts through forests and jungle lunch en route. Overnight in Ngoc Lac.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Gold Time Hotel

Day 13 : Ngoc Lac – Pu Luong – Mai Chau

Breakfast at the local restaurant and cycle through the village house before setting off along a spectacularly beautiful river valley towards Hoi Xuan along an undulating tarmac road. The road follows the flow of River Song Ma. This is an old supply route of the HCM Trail that fed the main trail with ammunitions during the American War with Vietnam.. just passing scenes of local village life and rice paddies.  Arrive in Mai Chau villages and overnight in the homestay of white Thai ethnic.

Summary

Cycling Distance  80 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Thai Homestay

Day 14: Mai Chau – Hanoi

Breakfast and short cycling around the Thai villages and transfer to Cao Phong’s picturesque landscapes. Start to cycle to Bai Chao village via Kim Boi hot spring and Bai Chao villages. Lunch at a local restaurant and cycling to Luong Son. Transfer by van to the hotel in Hanoi before busy hours.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 40 km cycling

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: ATS hotel

Day 15: Hanoi cycle to Yen Bai

Pick up at your hotel at 7:30 and transfer by vehicle to Trung Ha bridge and start cycling to Yen Bai on the banks of the Red River. Arrive late afternoon. Stay 1 night.

Summary

Accommodation: Hoa Ban Hotel

Cycling distance: 80 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 16: Yen Bai cycle to Sapa

After breakfast. Today is the last day of cycling we will demand, a hilly, day along with the mountain and river range culminating with the ascent of the spectacular, visiting the Vietnam & China border gate if time permitting. Arrive in Sapa for check-in and have a hotpot for dinner.

Summary

Accommodation : Sapa Elegend Hotel

Cycling distance: 70 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 17:  Sapa Morning Free – Laochai – Tavan villages  ( 4 hours trekking, 14 km, 2 villages ) ( B, D)

Breakfast and free in the morning and the Trekking tour start at 13h30 PM to get to Laochai village. Enjoy the overall pictures of the villages among terraces. Visit the Hmong living in wooden and bamboo houses. Continue going to Tavan village to visit the Dzay minority. Stay the night in Tavan village at a Dzay family and have dinner at the home-stay.

Day 18: Tavan -Ban Ho  (7 hours trekking, 18 km, 3 villages  ) ( B, L, D)

Breakfast with the local family and then get to a village located at the foot of the HoangLienSon range via bamboo forests. Visit a waterfall and a rattan bridge. After visiting  Giang ta chai village, get down to the river, cross it, and keep going to Susan village for 2 minorities – The Hmong and the Red Dzao. . Get off the road to go downhill to BanHo village. Overnight at Ban Ho with a Tay family who have houses on stilts. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner at the family.

Day 19: BanHo -Thanh Phu ( 7 hours trekking, 15 km, 3 villages  ) ( B, L, D)

Get up early in the morning for fresh air and the peaceful daily life of the people. Breakfast and leave the village for a hard day. Walk uphill to the smallest and almost untouched village of the Red Dzao (Namtoong). Go further to another village on the same side of the mountain range to see the XaPho ethnic group in Namen. Get down to the river and go up to MiSon to visit the XaPho again. Spend the night in Thanh Phu village at a Tay family. Picnic lunch on the way and dinner with the local family.

Day 20: Thanh Phu –  Sapa ( 12 km with 4 hours trekking and 23 km by jeep ) ( B, L, D)

Breakfast at Thanh Phu village. Walk back to Susan village where to take a jeep back to Sapa. On the way back, visit the ancient stone circle (stones decorated with ancient carvings which are said to have described the life of the people lost in the mists of prehistory) Check in hotel. Lunch at SuPan and farewell dinner in Sapa.

Day 21: Sapa Cat cat – Laocai and night train back to Hanoi- ( 3,5 km with 2 hours trekking and 40 km by jeep and bus ) ( B, L )

Breakfast, visit the village of the black Hmong (Catcat), walk around visiting people in the village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days.  The back town has lunch and checks out the hotel, free to explore the town until taking the bus to get to Laocai Station for the night train back to Hanoi.

Arrive at Hanoi station around 6.00 AM – ( If your inquiry about the tour to Halong bay or airport transfer… please contact us )

The end of the tour.