North West Vietnam mountain bike tour: Cycling Sapa Binh Lu Tam Duong Lai Chau Dien Bien Phu (4 days)

The 4-day Vietnam mountain biking tour is customized for small group tours, adventure, intrepid travelers seeking an active, adventure cycling holidays to the north west Vietnam. The 4-day tours starts from Sapa town and takes you through Tram Ton, the “Heaven Gate” where you start riding downhill to Binh Lu, Phong Tho, Lai Chau province. The biking tour is provided with visits to ethnic villages, offering the opportunity to meet up with the Flower H’mong, the Giay and the Lu people. You sometimes bike on the back roads, single tracks and off-road biking trails during the 4-day bicycle ride from Sapa to to Dien Bien Phu. Other stops are made when you reach Paso and Muong Lay. The mountain cycling tour can be arranged all year round. But the best time to travel this itinerary is April and October.

 Itinerary:

Day 1: Sapa - Heavens Gate - Binh Lu - Tam Duong (L,D)

8:00: You will be met up with your Lotussia Travel guide at your hotel in Sapa. You will start out from Sapa by cycling up the Vietnam's highest pass to "Heavens Gate". A break at the  top of  the pass will give you  the opportunity  to enjoy  the picturesque view of  the Sapa valley and  the  long  snake-shaped  road,  which  you  will  pass  by  later.  You  will  then  continue  the  cycle through the fantastic mountainous landscape to Binh Lu, home to a number of ethnic villages such as  the Black Dao, The Giay...  You will  then  probably  need  the  help  of  the  supply  jeep  to  go  up another high pass, before enjoying the easy ride downhill all the way left to Tam Duong, where you stay overnight in a small hotel.

Day 2: Tam Duong - Phong Tho - Paso (B,L,D)

If today falls on Thursday or Sunday, you will be able to visit the Tam Duong market, which always
delivers  a  very  photogenic  display  of  White  Hmong,  Flower  Hmong,  Nhang  and  Pu  Na  ethnic
costumes.

You will start out from Tam Duong by taking the jeep to the pass between Tam Duong and Phong
Tho. From there you have a 15 kilometers downhill ride on a dirt road before turning right towards
the market  town of Phong Tho,  situated on a picturesque  tributary of  the Na River. A  small  road
then  leads  you  through  the  unexplored  area  of  a  number  of  ethnic  villages  and  acres  of  lush
riverside banana plantation to the small town of Paso.

Day 3: Paso - Sin Ho - Lai Chau (B,L,D)

The road today weaves its way through the picturesque Na river valley, past many small villages of
Red and White Hmong, Kho Mu and White Thai ethnic minorities. The sound of  the  river  running
below follows you all along the ride until you reach to Lai Chau early afternoon. Then you will have
the opportunity of having a walk around in the small town, soft trekking in the mountains, floating
downstream the river...or just taking a shower and relax over a cup of coffee or a beer.

Day 4: Lai Chau - Dien Bien Phu (B,L,D)

Today  is  the  easiest  day  on  the  trip. You will  start  out  by  jeep  for  the  first  30  km  before  cycling downhill  to Muong Lay village. The  road  from Muong Lay  to Dien Bien Phu  is sealed, making your ride more enjoyable. Again  today you will pass more ethnic villages of White Thai, Red and White
Hmong and Kho Mu minorities.

In the afternoon you will reach Dien Bien Phu and 4 amazing adventure days on the bikes are over. End of Lotussia Travel service.

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