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
classic cycle exploration of Vietnam, starts in Hanoi Capital
and ends in the Hochiminh city in the south of Vietnam. Along
the way we pause to visit the main sites in Halong Bay, HoaBinh,
Hoi An, Hue, and finally Hochiminh city.
What
makes this tour special is our route hardly touches the frenetic
Highway One, as we ride along quiet or little used roads to
discover the real Vietnam. Taking time out of the saddle we have
excursions by boat in Halong, and on Mekong river . After cycling through the
incredible limestone karst scenery of HoaBinh and Halong bay. We
flight to Hue then passing the HaiVan pass to Hoian Old commercial town from
17century.
Itinerary
14days/ 13nights starting in Hanoi and finishing in
Hochiminh city
Day 1
Arrival in Hanoi. Meeting with our
representative and transfer to your hotel in
city centre. Rest of day is at leisure. Dinner
at the restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi
Sofitel Metropole
hotel. (D)
Day 2
Hanoi city tour 30km. AM: breakfast at hotel.
+
Optional Hanoi city tour : Visit the main boulevards of
Hanoi by car, Temple of Literature, DongXuan market,
the Old Quarter and HoanKiem Lake. Visit to
HoChiMinh Mausoleum and the One pillar pagoda.
Pm: continue biking around in bank of Redriver . Dinner at the restaurant.
Overnight in Hanoi
Sofitel Metropole
hotel. (B, D)
Day 3
Hanoi- HoaBinh- KimBoi-
MaiChau ( 80km) . Transfer to Luong
Son town. Ride on Mountain road to KimBoi- Man
Duc- Mai Chau. Dinner and overnight in
Maichau
Lodge
(B, L, D)
Day 4
MaiChau –
Hanoi( 35 km) : Overnight at hotel. (Off
road biking in MaiChau, lunch . Return to Hanoi
.Overnight in Hanoi
Sofitel Metropole
hotel. (B, L,
D)
Day 5
HaNoi-
Bat Trang - But Thap pagoda -Hai phong- Cat ba
island ( 50 km) :
Cycling in trails of Bat Trang pottery village .
Buddhism life in But Thap pagoda , learning
Vietnamese framer life before getting the highway
No5 to Hai Phong,
bus transfer to Hai Phong, hydrofoil boat to
CatBa island . Overnight
in
Sunrise resort of CatBa island . (B, L, D)
Day 6
Cat Ba
island ( no cycling day ).
Private luxury traditional Junk , cruise from
Cat Ba island to Halong bay : full day relaxing on beach of .
Overnight
on luxury Cabin on private Junk. (B, L, D)
Day 7
Halong bay- Hanoi
( no cycling day ): Morning boat cruise on Halong bay
, lunch on boat. Upon arrival Halong city
transfer to Hanoi .Sofitel
Metropole hotel. (B,L, D)
Day 8
Hanoi -Hue
( 35 km ). Flight to Hue, Pm cycling to Khai
dinh King tomb . Overnight in Hue
Pilgrimage Village (B, L, D)
Day 9
Hue Cycling (
50 km ): full day cycling in Hue visit Thien mu
pagoda, King tomb... Overnight in Hue
Pilgrimage Village . (B, L,D)
Day10
Hue -Hoian
( +-70 km). Cycling from Hue to Hoian . Overnight
in Hoian
Life Resort . (B,L,D)
Day11
Hoi an ( +- 35
km ): Free time for relaxing on beach, cooking
class in afternoon. (B,L,D
).Overnight in Hoian
Life Resort
Day12
Hoi an- Saigon
( no cycling day ).Transfer to Danang airport
for flight to Sai gon , transfer to hotel,
free time as leisure . Overnight in Saigon
Caravelle Hotel (B)
Day13
Saigon - My
Tho ( cycling +- 40 km). Breakfast at hotel. 8h00
starting tour to My Tho . Cycling tour in back road
of country side. Driving back to Saigon, farewell dinner. Overnight
in Saigon
Caravelle Hotel. (B, L, D)
Day14
Saigon Departure. Breakfast at hotel. Free at
leisure till transfer to the airport for departure.
(B)
Tour overview
Tour Cost
Group Size
2
4-6 up
Price /person
4,625 USD
4,259 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
May, June, October, November ,
December
WHAT'S
INCLUDED
English speaking local guide
Accommodations in 5*****hotels
in Hanoi, Saigon, 3 *** hotel in MaiChau, 4**** hotel in Cat Ba island, 5***** hotel in
Hue, Hoian as mention
Meals as noted as B=
breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner
Airport transfers
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
ncluding
TREK4300 touring bikes hire in tour price.
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 mixture of well-surfaced
roads .
Support
One or two 15-seat air-conditioned transit vans
converted to take bikes and bikers.
Group Size
Minimum 4. Maximum 14.
Staff
An
experienced English speaking Vietnamese cycling
leader plus guide and support team.
Accommodation
3 nights in
comfortable tourist class hotels, 9 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 14.
Break
every 15- 20 km ( 10 miles) for tea break with water, coffee
,tea, juice, banana, apple...
including
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
