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This 3 day biking northwest region Vietnam will take you to Son La and Tuan
Giao. Begin the tour with a car transfer out of Hanoi to Mai Chau where you
start cycling on paved roads towards Son La. You mostly cycle on paved roads
with many up and downhill ride. Sometimes you get off the main, paved roads
taking small, single dirt track biking trails leading to remote hill tribe
villages. Taking this 3-day mountain biking tour, you enjoy the beautiful
scenery, the wild nature of the less travelled north western Vietnam. You meet
up with lots of ethnic groups during your bicycle tours including the Thai, the
Xa Pho, the H’mong.
Day 1 Ha Noi Biking to Son La (L,D)
Morning coach departure to transport you to Son La, your starting point for
seven days of cycling adventure. The scenery along the way will whet your
appetite for what’s in store. Plenty of stops are scheduled along the way and a
great opportunity to get to know your fellow cyclists. We spend the night in Son
La town.
Day 2: Son La Biking to Tuan Giao (B,L,D)
Cycle Son La to Tuan Giao (90 km). A stunning day of cycling through a region
populated by the Black Thai mountain people. An early climb in wild rugged
terrain gradually transforms into a meander through cultivated crops and
friendly villages. A late afternoon climb will reward you with mountain vistas
that go on forever and a final exhilarating descent to Tuan Giao. O/N in Tuan
Giao.
Day 3: Tuan Giao - Lai Chau. Back to Hanoi (B, L)
Once out of Tuan Giao the road deteriorates as we take a spectacular back road
to Lai Chau. We cycle past rice fields and bananas plantations as we pass
through small minority villages of Red Hmong and Kho Mu. There are two hard
climbs today the first starts after 50km with a 5km ascent but the second, and
most challenging comes at the end of this stunning day, with an 8km
strength-sapping climb. All this hard work is easily forgotten as we finish the
day with a stunning descend of 18km on a winding road into this lush valley of
Lai Chau we our car will pick you up for a 300 km drive back to Hanoi. We arrive
in Hanoi in the early evening.
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