BAC HA BIKING TOUR (5DAYS / 5NIGHTS)

For those seeking a physically and culturally rewarding experience off the beaten path, this is the perfect trip for you. With visits to the villages of the Black Dzao, Flower H'mong, Tay people... and the local minority markets, you will have a unique insight into the diverse culture here that few have experienced.

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: You will be picked up from your hotel 1 hour before train departure for transfer to the train station. Night train to Lao Cai. The night train leaves at 21:10 Day 2: Arrive in Lao Cai early morning, pick up by the tour guide. After breakfast, you get bikes and start riding along culture village toward to Bac Ha. Arrive in Bac Ha, check in Sao Mai hotel. In the afternoon, you ride to visit Ban Pho, Ta Chai. O/N at Sao Mai hotel. Riding distance: 35 km Car transfer: 55 km (B) Day 3: Have breakfast in Sao Mai hotel. Leave Bac Ha for Can Cau (if we reach Can Cau on Saturday, we can visit a local minority market in that area). Return to Bac Ha at noon. In the afternoon, we continue riding to visit Nam Mom. O/N at Sao Mai hotel. Riding distance: 30 km Car transfer: 47 km (B) Day 4: After breakfast, we ride to Trung Do (16 km) – if it is on Sunday, then you can ride to see Bac Ha market. After that, you will be picked up and transferred to Sapa town by car. Check in and sleep overnight  at Cat Cat hotel. Riding distance: 16 km Car transfer: 92 km (B) Day 5: After breakfast in the hotel, the tour guide will take you for a walk to see the local market and surrounding areas in Sapa town. In the afternoon, you will walk to visit Cat Cat minority village. Return to Sapa town, you will have some minutes to relax before the shared bus pick you up to Lao Cai train station for a night train back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi next morning. The tour ends at Hanoi train station. (B) (B: breakfast) Including: -    Train Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi (soft sleeper, A/C) -    Shared bus Sa Pa – Lao Cai -    Sports bike -    Hotels as mentioned above -    Meals as mentioned above -    Local English-speaking cycling guide -    Escorting car -    Entranc fees and permit paper. Excluding: Travel insurance, drinks, personal expenses and tips!

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Trains in Vietnam- Livitrans Express

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Vietnam lies on the eastern part of the Indonesian peninsula and is like a strip of land which is shaped like the letter S. Very few people knows that Vietnam is also a transport function from Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. More than three quarters of the Vietnam’s territory consists of mountains and hills. Hanoi is the national capital of Vietnam. Vietnam also many beautiful places which are best among the world’s tourist destinations. Vietnam tour operators provide a lot of assistance for the tourists who book a Vietnam package travel with them. You can even have more information about Vietnam from the site http://travel2vietnam.blogspot.com/

The places in Vietnam are very well connected by trains. Livitrans express train is a new train which connects Hanoi and Sapa. This is known to be one of the most luxurious trains in Vietnam as it has equipment similar to that of the high class train. The Livitrans has 9 wooden carriages along with an electricity generation compartment.  There are also plans to expand it to 15 carriages so that they can accommodate nearly 420 passengers in the future. The train will feature sleeping carriage with 2 berths, 4 berths with a bar, toilets, LCD television sets on board, etc of aviation standards. Passengers will be also offered drinks, confectionery and newspapers for free. With friendly staff and high class services, Livitrans Express Train will surely bring you a memorial trip to Sapa.

The train leaves Hanoi at 20.35pm local time and reaches Laocai at 5.00 am and the train from Laocai starts at 19.30 pm and reaches Hanoi at 4.30 am.  The prices of Vietnam Tours Diary are as follows:

VIP cabin 2 berths at US$ 145 are per person for return.
Deluxe cabin 2 berths at US$ 125 are per person for return.
Wooden deluxe cabin 4 berths at US$ 58 are per person for return.