Marco Polo- Vietnam Travel Holiday
Vacation Especially bicycle tours as mountain bike, road cycling in
Vietnam- Laos . Bicycle tours in Vietnam since 2002
Happy holidays to you. We had a great time in Vietnam
and still rave about it.
We look forward to the next trip through Laos and
Cambodia.
Take care
Fayez
Dec,2008
thoughtfully
I design all of own itineraries,
carefully and hard work for each new route. I constantly
review my tours to ensure that we offer the best of my
experience for cycle. My cycling tour is one of very few
cycle tour in Vietnam. If you search in the Internet you
will see my itineraries, store, photos appear on some other
Vietnamese websites.
I have been working with some oversea cycling tour in USA,
Australia, Europe... But I don’t agreement for Vietnamese
travel agent resell my itineraries and bike component,
cloth, accessories, bike part, bike hire... That mean they
stolen my photos and information. Imitate and steal ideal
are a part of life in Vietnam but please be careful with
this.
Thank
Joe
Contact us:
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Room 107B, Building N14-49 nguyen khoai street-Hanoi -
Vietnam
This
is the CROSS-COUNTRY, MARATHON mountain ride, a cycle-journey through
so most spectacular mountain range.
This
is a tough mountain tour. There are three very long hard days
riding on badly broken roads, off road so participants should be fit and
experienced riders.
We
ride just over 650 kilometers. There are some long, grueling
climbs and some scintillating descents.
The
rewards are empty roads and incomparable views. If you enjoy
hill climbing and riding in the mountains, this tour is a dream.
Thank you for another great trip. We really enjoyed our mountain
biking trip at Chinese New Year 2008- another great tour!
We are interested in doing another trip later this year. We would
like to do a much longer trip. If possible, we would like to cycle
from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh (or the other way!). Is this an
interesting trip? Hung (I'm sorry I don't know if that's the correct
spelling of our guide's name!) said October was the best time of
year. Could you please confirm the best time of year. Please could
you also give an estimate of how long you think this trip would take
and how much it would cost?
Tom Calahan
HI there Joe.
Just a message to say thanks again for the awesome tour. I really
enjoyed every minute of it. Highlights include:
The second day
aver the four wheel drive track
Cycling up Pha
Din pass in the rain
Cycling down
Tram Ton pass singing at the top of my voice
The home stay
in the Black Thai village
Thanks once again for looking after me and giving me this awesome
experience. All the best.
Ian
Itinerary
8days/
8nights starting and finishing in Hanoi.
Day 1
Ha Noi meeting
Meet at Hanoi hotel, day free for
sightseeing. Evening, catch the overnight train
to Lao Cai and transfer to Sapa.
Day 2
Laocai-Sapa
(+- 65 km )
Arrive in Lao Cai: after breakfast , Back road riding to Sapa.
Afternoon rest and free time for visiting Sapa.
Overnight in Sapa .
(B,L,D)
Day 3
Sapa-ThanUyen: Ride over Tram Ton Pass and
downhill to ThanUyen.
(80 km )
Riding over
Indochina is highest peak . Overnight in ThanUyen.
(B,L,D)
Day 4
Than Uyen -Tuan giao: Cycling to Tuan Giao.(
86 km)
There
are two hard climbs today the first starts after
5 km with a 12 km ascent but the second, and
most challenging comes at the end of this
stunning day, with an 18km strength-sapping
climb.
Overnight in Tuan Giao.
(B,L,D)
Day 5
Tuan Giao-Son La ( 90 km)
The ride begins with is a 15km off road up hill,
climb into the beautiful surrounding countryside
of Pha din mountain range pass and ride down
.
We finish
the day with a thrilling 5 km decent before we
reach the town of
Son La.
Overnight in Son La.(B,L,D)
Day 6
Son La-Yen chau- MocChau ( 67 km)
Continue cycling to Yen
Chau. Virtually we go through an active market.
Everything is brought in fresh daily. The larger
markets serve as distribution points for smaller
markets. End of cycling after 80km and driving
to hotel in MocChau.
Overnight in Moc Chau hotel (B,L,D)
Day 7
MocChau- MaiChau ( 72 km)
Back road cycling to
MaiChau. Virtually we go through an active off
road.
Overnight in Mai Chau homestay (B,L,D)
Day 8
MaiChau-
PuLuong( 53 km)
Off road biking to
PuLuong
. After breakfast riding to Co Luong then
continue in the off road to Kho Muong withour
car stand by. ( +-26 km off road ), making this
a day not to be forgotten, dinner and home stay in Black Thai
villages.
Overnight in Pu Luong (B,L,D)
Day 9
PuLuong-
Hanoi
( 37 km)
Off-road riding to
CanhNang, lunch and driving back to Hanoi by
Van. Services end at Hanoi hotel. (B,L )
Note:
Prices are based per person, double occupancy,
with a separate cost for solo travelers. If you
are traveling in a group but prefer single
accommodations, a single supplement fee applies.
Triple accommodations are not available in many
of the destinations we visit.
Best
Time to go
From
October to May.
Small group , from
2 to 6 person
WHAT'S
INCLUDED
English speaking local guide
Accommodations in home stays and local hotel around trip as mention
Meals as noted B= breakfast,
L= lunch, D= dinner
Drink as water, coffee, tea,
energy drink by nutritional gel, juice
Sightseeing and activities as
noted in the itinerary
Ground transportation with
100% vehicle stand by.
Additional guides where
necessary
Entrance fees and permits
Basic medical
WHAT NOT
International airfare; meals
not noted on itinerary; Vietnam visa; insurance other than basic
medical ; optional
tipping to leader, guides and local staff; excess baggage charges;
international airport taxes; cost of medical immunizations; items of
a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.).
Bikes
Trek4500, Giant Yukon including in
tour price,
Cannondale F3 pay 180 USD, Giant XTC team 110
USD.
Bikes suggest
: XC hardtail, Freeride , All mountain
If
you bring your bike
please ensure
that you bike is in good working order before
you leave on tour. If you are not the most
mechanically minded we suggest that you get your
bike looked at by a professional bike mechanic.
In particularly we would suggest looking and
adjusting all wheel spokes, greasing all your
bearings, checking your brakes/gears cable,
tighten all nuts and bolts, check chain, quick
release clamps, tires and put in new inner tubes
and check wheel rims are not worn. In addition
make sure the bike is well serviced and ride it
with as much care and attention as possible.
This tour follows a mix of asphalt roads, broken
roads, vehicle-width dirt roads, and rough
tracks.
A lot of up hill with 10 to 12% with
3 or 4 climb per day
You should be confident of your
physical condition and bike handling skills.
Support
4WD car or 15-seat air-conditioned transit vans
converted to take bikes and bikers.
Group Size
Minimum 2. Maximum 6
Staff
Groups of 6 or more Vietnamese cycling guide
and drivers and assistants. Groups of 4-5, an
experienced English speaking Vietnamese cycling
leader plus guide and support team.
Accommodation
1 night in sleeper train. 3 nights in
comfortable tourist class hotels, 4 nights
in basic tourist class hotels. All
accommodation has a/c or fan, hot water and
private facilities.
Food
All meals are included except lunch on day 1 ,
and dinners on Day 9.
Break
every 15- 20 km ( 10 miles) for tea break with water, coffee
,tea, juice, bread, tuna ,banana, apple...
including: nutritional ( 3 Clif Bar MoJo energy bars /per
day)
During the " BikingVietnam.com" the main meals are
breakfast and the evening meal. Thus, breakfast should be large and
substantial (and include cereals). We recommend that all
participants should bring a supply of their favorite cereals as many
of the hotels where we stay don't yet have cereal on offer at
breakfast.
For lunch (picnic) you will need to make sandwiches in the morning,
and take some fruit. We recommend you also bring along some of your
favorite energy bars.
The evening meal will be in a restaurant, and precooked by the
Organizers. We will make sure there are always plenty of
carbohydrates and protein on the menu.
Don't forget adequate hydration is as important as a good meal and
so you should make sure you carry enough water with you. In some
stages there is no where to “top up” along the way. Follow your
guides instructions for each stage. We recommend you use a hydration
pack with at least 2l capacity, rather than water bottles. The water
bottles don't carry as much water, plus it will get warm during the
day, they are not as hygienic and the water bottle cage can get in
the way when you may have to carry your bike.
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