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:
New Add
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Room 107B, Building N14-49 nguyen khoai street-Hanoi -
Vietnam
21h00: Transfer to Hanoi
railway station to catch the night train to Lao Cai. O/N on the train.
Day 1
Lao Cai - Sapa
(+- 65km )
Arrive early in the morning,
breakfast
in Lao cai,
Van transfer to Bat xat and
enjoy the imposing beauty of Hoang Lien Son Mountain
Range.
Cycling to visit Hanhi village while contemplating the captivating
scenery of valley with terraced fields making up endless circles in O Qui
Ho, picnic lunch. Continue to
water
fall meet Van and driving to Sapa. Overnight in Hotel Sapa.
(B, L)
(
this is very hard off road mountain bike, you should make sure
off-road riding skills are an advantage. You should be confident of your
physical condition and bike handling skills. No Van stand by
). If raining this tour should be change to cycling up
Sapa from Laocai by main asphalt road.
Day 2
Sapa-
Paso (+-80km )
Today is the highlight for many; as we cycle
up to the Tram Ton Pass (1,900 m; 6,230 ft) the highest mountain pass in
Vietnam, on our way to Tam Duong. We start with a relatively easy 7km ride
before we hit the first of two major down hill. As we start the down hill, we
slowly start to witness the beauty of Mt. Fan Si Pan, Indochina is highest peak.
In Tam duong ( new Lai Chau ) we continue cycling to Paso . Overnight in Paso
O/N in
Paso
hotel. (B, L)
Day
3
Paso- Xin Ho( +-85km )
After we leave
Paso we cross Black Dao villages. The Dao worship spirits and ritually
sacrifice pigs and chicken. This road isn’t well traveled, you first notice this
by the increased curiosity and smiling faces and of the people, making this a
day not to be forgotten. We cycle past rice fields and bananas plantations as we
pass through small minority villages of Red Hmong and Kho Mu. There are two hard
climbs today the first starts after 1 km with a 11 km ascent but the second,
and most challenging comes at the end of this stunning day, with an 25 km
strength-sapping climb. All this hard work is easily forgotten as we finish the
day with a stunning descend on a winding road into XinHo
.Overnight
in hotel in
XinHo.
(B, L)
Day
4
Xin Ho-Tam
Duong - Sapa
( +-65km)
We Cycling down hill to
Tam Duong then drive to Sapa, jeep
transfer can be available when necessary. Free time until transfer to Lao Cai
railways station for the night train back to Hanoi. Arrive in the morning of the
following day. End of services. (B, L)
Tour overview
Tour Cost
Group Size
2
4-6
7-10
Price /person
520USD
420USD
400 USD
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
WHAT'S
INCLUDED
English speaking local guide
Accommodations in hotels in
Hanoi, home stays and local hotel around trip as mention
Meals as mention with B=
breakfast, L= Lunch, D= dinner
Sightseeing and activities as
noted in the itinerary
Ground transportation
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.).
Bike Hire
Trek4500, Giant Yukon including in tour
price, Cannondale F3 pay 110 USD, Giant XTC team
90
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,
, and rough tracks, so some off-road riding skills are
an advantage. You should be confident of your physical
condition and bike handling skills.
Support
One or two 8-seat air-conditioned transit vans converted
to take bikes and bikers.
Group Size
Minimum 2. Maximum 8.
Staff
Groups of 6 or more a Vietnamese cycling guide and
drivers and assistants. Groups of 4-5, an experienced
English speaking Vietnamese cycling leader plus guide
and support team.
Accommodation
2 nights in comfortable tourist class train, 2 nights
in basic tourist class hotels, 1 night in home stay.
All accommodation in hotel has a/c or fan, hot water and
private facilities.
Food
All meals as mention
and snack
every 15- 20 km ( 10 miles) for tea break with water, coffee
,tea, juice, bread, 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.
hotline:
++ 84913571687
