The 3-day mountain bike tour is customized in Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Yen Bai provinces in the north western Vietnam. Begin the tour with a car transfer from Sapa town, driving uphill to the Tram Ton Heavan Gates where you start cycling downhill towards Tam Duong, Lai Chau provinces. Those love more challenging bike tours can start the adventure right from Sapa town. You mostly cycle on flat, paved roads that always go up and down. Stops are made en route for you to bike on single trails, dirt roads to visit ethnic villages. Meeting up with the Tay, the Dao and the Lu help to understand more the local life. The 3-day mountain biking tour is provided with English-speaking tour guide and support vehicle. Food and accommodation are simple and basic. The bicycle tour can be ideal for small group tours, individuals, holidays with kids.

 Itinerary:

Day 1: Cycle Sapa – Than Thuoc (L,D).

8:30: Drive uphill towards Tram Ton. It's a tough climb out of Sa Pa to Heaven's gate, so your support vehicle will transfer you out to a starting point at the 'Silver Waterfall'. Then it's a 3Km climb up the highest mountain pass in Indochina where you'll stop to marvel at the spectacular view of Hoang Lien mountains before free-wheeling  down 26km to Binh Lu Junction.

Heading off the main road, its 20kms of sometimes rocky road to Than Thuoc, a charming little tea town where you'll spend the night in a local guesthouse.

Day 2: Cycle Than Thuoc – Than Uyen (B,L,D).

After breakfast, your support vehicle will transfer you up a steep mountain pass to the starting point where you'll glide down 20kms to Than Uyen through valleys where the old growth forest, tea plantations and verdant rice paddies surround you during your ride.

After lunch in Than Uyen, you'll have a wonderful afternoon as you explore some single track trails to visit local minority villages, including the interesting Lu people with their distinctively black teeth.

Arrive back in Than Uyen for dinner and overnight in the local guesthouse.

Day 3: Cycle Than Uyen – Laocai. Overnight train back to Hanoi (B,L).

After breakfast, ride 40kms around the other side of the stunning Muong Kim valley with time for lots of stops to take pictures of the local hill tribe people and the stunning scenery there.

Arrive in Van Ban for a late lunch then hop on the minivan to drive back to Lao Cai.. Train Departure at  (to be advised). Trip ends.

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The 3-day Vietnam mountain biking tour is customized for small group tours, adventure, intrepid travelers seeking an active, adventure holidays to the northern Vietnam. The 3-day tours starts from Sapa town and takes you through Tram Ton, the “Heaven Gate” where you start riding downhill to Binh Lu, 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. 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 – Tram Ton – Binh Lu – Ban Hon (L,D)

8:00: You will be met up with your Lotussia Travel guide at your hotel in Sapa. You  first  travel  by  car  uphill  toward Tram Ton. On  the way,  you  can  take  a  short walk  to  Silver Waterfall  and  then  head  to  Heaven  Gate,  where  you  will  be  amazed  by  breathtaking  view  to mountain  surrounding  included  Fansipan,  the  highest  peak  of  Indochina. Your  ride will be mostly downhill toward Binh Lu. Here you will have lunch in a local restaurant.

After lunch, you turn in a dirt road to the villages. You will have time to stop by Pa Pen village of Lu
minority and then Na Hum of Thai, two group ethnic minorities, who are not inhabited in Sapa area.
You are  in a beautiful valley of  rice paddy  terraces and Limestone Mountain  surrounded. You will
arrive in Ban Hon village of Lu minority, where you spend a night in a local house.

Day 2: Ban Hon - Tam Duong – Pa So (B,L,D)

The next morning, you cycle toward Tam Duong town. You pass by several villages stretching along
the way. The  ride  is  relatively  flat. You will be able  to visit  the market  in Tam Duong, where you
meet Flower Hmong, Black Dao and Lu minorities. You stop by a local restaurant for lunch.

You will start out from Tam Duong by cycling uphill along picturesque tributary of the Na River.  You
will  see  some  places  of  gold  exploration  along  the  river.  You  also  pass  by many  villages of Thai
minority spreading along the way before reaching to Pa So.  You will stay overnight in a newly open
hotel located by the riverbank.

Day 3: Pa So - Chinese border – Sapa (B,L)

After breakfast, you will cycle to Sino - Vietnamese border. The ride is flat on a bumpy road along
river until you meet a small border town. You will be back to the hotel for lunch.

After  lunch,  you  start  your  journey  back to  Sapa  by  either  cycling  downhill  as  far  as  you  can  or
sitting  in  the  car all  the way back. You will have  time  to enjoy beautiful scenery passing by.  You
might have chance to watch the sunset and take amazing pictures from the pass before you arrive in
Sapa. Arrive in Sapa around late afternoon. End of Lotussia Travel service.

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The overnight Vietnam mountain biking tour is customized for small group tours, adventure, intrepid travelers seeking an active, adventure holidays to the northern Vietnam. The two-day tours starts from Sapa town and takes you through Tram Ton, the “Heaven Gate” where you start riding downhill to Binh Lu, 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. The overnight mountain cycling can be arranged all year round. But the best time to travel this itinerary is April and October.

Itinerary:

 Day 1: Sapa – Tram Ton – Binh Lu – Ban Hon (B,L)

8:00: You will be met up with your Lotussia Travel guide at your hotel in Sapa. You first  travel  by  car  uphill  toward Tram Ton. On  the way,  you  can  take  a  short walk  to  Silver Waterfall  and  then  head  to  Heaven  Gate,  where  you  will  be  amazed  by  breathtaking  view  to mountain  surrounding  included  Fansipan,  the  highest  peak  of  Indochina. Your  ride will be mostly downhill  toward Binh Lu. You will stop by Chu Va village of Flower Hmong  for a break before you arrive in Binh Lu. Here you will have lunch in a local restaurant.

After lunch, you turn in a dirt road to the villages. You will have time to stop by Pa Pen village of Lu
minority and then Na Hum of Thai, two group ethnic minorities, which cannot be found in Sapa area.
You are  in a beautiful valley of  rice paddy  terraces and Limestone Mountain  surrounded. You will
arrive in Ban Hon village of Lu minority, where you spend a night in a local house.

Day 2: Ban Hon - Tam Duong - Binh Lu – Sapa (B,L)

The next morning, you cycle toward Tam Duong town. You pass by several villages stretching along
the way. The  ride  is  relatively  flat. You will be able  to visit  the market  in Tam Duong, where you
meet Flower Hmong, Black Dao and Lu minorities. You stop by a local  restaurant  for  lunch. In  the
afternoon, you start on your  journey back  towards Binh Lu. There  is almost no  traffic and you will
cycle  through  small  villages  and meet  different  ethnic minorities. The  ride will be mostly  downhill
and flat. On the way, you can visit a Black Dao village, where you may find a beautiful handicraft for
souvenir. Eventually, you arrive in Binh Lu. You will be able to take a short walk to stretch your legs
before you get on the car on a journey back to Sapa. Arrive back in Sapa around late afternoon. End of Lotussia Travel service.

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