HANOI › HA GIANG › YEN MINH › DONG VAN › BAC HA › SAPA

HA NOI › HA GIANG › SAPA › 9 DAYS

DAY 1 Hanoi - Ha Giang This morning it is an early start to sort out bikes (if not done night before) then drive up to Viet Quang. Have lunch then start an easy 60km cycle  up to Ha Giang. Arrival into Ha Giang, check into hotel. Guide will arrange permission papers. Level of ride: Easy

DAY 2 Ha Giang – Yen Minh After breakfast start your cycle by riding up to the top of Heaven’s Gate. From there it is a steep drop followed by more hills. 30km’s from Yen Minh get on the bus for a short drive. Level of ride: Very Difficult

DAY 3 Yen Minh – Dong Van After breakfast start your journey into some of the most dramatic scenery you ever will see with the knowledge that few people travel to this region. Sweeping passes with dramatic valleys make for plenty of photo opportunities. Arriving in Dong Van, check into hotel. Level of ride: Very Difficult

DAY 4 Dong Van - Ha Giang After breakfast it’s back on the road taking time to stop & visit the former H’Mong’s Palace & hear the fascinating history of this drug lord’s rule and influence in the region. Lunch in Yen Minh, then cycle on to where you got on the bus coming into Yen Minh. Drive to Ha Giang before checking in for the night. Level of ride: Very Difficult

DAY 5 Ha Giang – Hoang Su Phi After breakfast cycle from Ha Giang to Hoang Su Phi. Relax in the country surrounds and maybe take in a spa and massage. Level of ride:  Easy

DAY 6 Hoang Su Phi - Bac Ha After breakfast ride to Xin Man. From there you take a dirt track with jeep support onto Bac Ha. End of riding. Level of ride: Very Difficult

DAY 7 Bac Ha - Sapa Drive to Sapa, free day to explore.

DAY 8 Sapa - Hanoi Free morning in Sapa and in the afternoon take the transfer to Lao Cai. Overnight train back to Hanoi.

DAY 9 Hanoi Departure Day

INCLUSIONS

Vehicle support, bicycles, meals, English speaking guide, snacks and water while riding.

ACCOMMODATION

Hotels (7 nights), Train (1 night). This is an Exploration Tour. A high level of fitness is required.

tour Price

From AUD 1,490 per person

ABOUT HA GIANG

Come explore one of the most untouched and stunning regions of Vietnam. Left in isolation and only recently opened for tourism is some of the most dramatic scenery  that you will come across anywhere.

The option to go by bicycle is for those who enjoy a serious challenge. It is required that those of you who sign up for the bicycle option have a high level of fi tness which will be only matched with a tremendous sense of achievement. The passes are unrelenting in their difficulty and in their beauty.

Comments from seasoned cyclists like “This is the best cycling I have done in 20 years” will ring true as you try to absorb the array of beauteous vistas. The sense of  achievement and fulfilment from completing such a ride will stay with you for years to come.