Day 1: Overland to Mai Chau/bike to Buoc Village ( L, D )
Leave Hanoi at 7:30 am from your hotel. We drive southwest to Mai Chau, the gateway to the impressive mountainous area of northern Vietnam. The drive is very nice with a stunning view of mountains, valleys, sugarcane farms and rice paddies. We would have a stop en route for refreshment. Upon arrival in Mai Chau, we have a lunch stop in Pom Coong, a village of Thai ethnic minorities. We will have lunch at a local house. After lunch, we embark on a bike on the village road to Buoc, a village of a Thai minority group. We will have dinner and overnight in a traditional stilt house of a Thai family.
Summary
Biking: 30km
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay
Day 2: Bike on back road to Mai Chau ( B, L, D )
Breakfast at the homestay and then we start biking on a beautiful country road through scenic villages of Thai minority. We will have lunch in a local house in Xo village. After lunch, we continue riding to Pom Coong village. Dinner and overnight in Pom Coong Village.
Summary
Biking: 35km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay
Day 3: Bike/drive to Ninh Binh ( B , L ,D )
Breakfast and free leisure to cycle around in the Mai Chau valley or shop for Thai handmade fabric. Transfer to Lo market and start cycling to Ho Chi Minh trails for lunch and then cycle a beautiful ride through the countryside. Overnight in Ninh Binh.
Summary
Biking: 80km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Ninh Binh Hotel
Day 4: Bike/sightseeing of “Halong Bay on the rice field”/Drive back to Hanoi ( B, L )
Biking from the hotel to Hoa Lu, the first capital of Vietnam date back to the 8th century. Visit the temples and climb some hundred steps to the top of a mountain for a great view over the “Halong Bay on the rice field”. After here we bike through an amazing area of limestone mountains uprising on rice paddies. After 1hr ride, we reach Tam Coc. Lunch in a local restaurant and then enjoy an interesting rowing boat trip on the river to explore Halong Bay on the rice paddies. Drive back to Hanoi. Trip concludes.
Summary
Biking: 25 km
Boat trip: 2 hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
