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COUNTRY CYCLING-HANOI FAMILY DAY TRIP

Option1: Hanoi - Bat Trang pottery village.

Easy cycling  (+- 35 km)

Driving to BatTrang pottery village have cycling around village, meeting a craftsman in  workshop. He will show tourists know how to make pottery and then tourists can be make by themselves. Continue driving  from BatTrang to Dong ho village cross beautiful rice field of Red river delta.

Arrival Dong Ho where people make block printing picture. Visit the craftsman house who recognize by state with name “Golden hand man”. We have lunch here in his family (local lunch).

Until 2h30 pm we cycling 8 km more from Dong Ho  to ButThap Pagoda one of the  largest in the Northern Vietnam now. An hour visiting here and Van pick up tourists back to Hanoi.

Including :

	English speaking local cycling guide
	Trek 4500 hybrid bike
	Meals as mention with picnic lunch or with local family
	drink with  water and snack when you cycling.
	Sightseeing and activities as noted in the itinerary
	Ground transportation and 100% vehicle stand by.
	Entrance fees and permits.

Option2: Hanoi - MeLinh - SonTay.

 Active cycling +- 60 km

You will ride along a bank of Red river, through farms, fruit plantations on the old riverside in the north of Hanoi, visit temples and practice Buddhist way of life . Boat trip crossing rive, continue cycling to Son Tay ,visit Duong Lam village by bicycle, local family lunch. Learning traditional life of local people .  Driving back to Hanoi by mini bus. End of trip

Including :

	English speaking local cycling guide
	Trek 4500 hybrid  bike
	Meals as mention with picnic lunch or with local family
	drink with  water and snack when you cycling.
	Sightseeing and activities as noted in the itinerary
	Ground transportation and 100% vehicle stand by.
	Entrance fees and permits.

Option3: Half day central to suburb of Hanoi. (45km )

Meet in your hotel, taxi to our office  meet bikes. Riding from our office to Long Bien Bridge "Designed by Gustave Eiffel, the bridge was built in 1903 by the architects of Daydé & Pillé, a French company. Before North Vietnam's independence in 1954, it was called Doumer Bridge, named after Paul Doumer - The Governor-General of French Indochina and then French president. It was, at that time, one of the longest bridges in Asia with the length of 2,500 m.^[1] For the French colonial government, the construction was of strategic importance in securing control of northern Vietnam. From 1899 to 1902, more than 3,000 Vietnamese took part in the construction."

Crossing river by ferry , keep riding on bank of river meet Thang Long Bridge and riding back to central of city. End of tour after 3 hours.

Including :

	English speaking local cycling guide
	Trek 4500 hybrid bike
	drink with  water and snack when you cycling.
	Sightseeing and activities as noted in the itinerary
	Entrance fees and permits.

Option4: Hanoi by night cycling tour ( 40km)

Meet at your hotel , around 21:00 , start riding visit Hanoi on night time.... crosss Opera house, Hochiminh Mausoleum ...riding around West lake . Tour will end in your hotel at 23:30.

	English speaking local cycling guide
	Surly cross check bike
	drink with  water when you cycling.

Option5: Hanoi road bike tour ( 90km) ( 3 to 4 hours )

Meet at your hotel , transfer to northwest of Hanoi city , start riding on hight way North Thang Long to hight way 18 and hight one and back to central of Hanoi

	English speaking local cycling guide
	Surly cross check bike ( 700cc wheel size )
	drink with  water when you cycling.

Tour overview

Tour Cost	Note: Prices are based per person, double occupancy, with a separate cost for solo travelers. No group tour, private request only
WHAT'S INCLUDED	English speaking local cycling guide Meals as mention with picnic lunch drink with  water when you cycling. Sightseeing and activities as noted in the itinerary Ground transportation and 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.).
Best Time to go	Year a round
Bike Hire	USD 5
	Gears checklist
Average Daily Distance:
Off Road
Max. Altitude
Total Distance
Number of cycling days	full days  pick up 06h45 to 07h30 , drop off at 17h00 to 18h00 at your hotel
Road Surface	This tour follows a mix of asphalt roads, broken roads.
Support	One 16 - seat air - conditioned transit vans converted to take bikes and bikers.
Group Size	Minimum 2. Maximum 10.
Staff	Vietnamese cycling guide and drivers and assistants.
Accommodation	No accommodation .
Food	Picnic lunch on village, water, tea, juice
Biking Grade	Easy
Scenery