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Tour bicycle - From North to South
HA NOI - HA LONG - HOA BINH - MAI CHAU - HUE
HOI AN - SAI GON - CAN THO
( 17 days/16 nights)
Bicycle - a good means to have the excellent contacts with the population and to see the various houses ( on stilt), the agricultural work (rice-tea-corn), the life of every day and “to offer” small presents to the population, especially to the children (pens, cuddly toys, candies...)

Day 1 – HA NOI ARRIVAL
- Arrive in the airport of Hanoi city, meet upon arrival with signboard « Welcome …. » and transfer to hotel
- Visit of Ha Noi city if have enough time(The old quarter,Hoan Kiem lake and Ngoc Son temple
- Overnight at Viet 3* hotel www.viethotel.vn

Day 2 – HA NOI 25km by bicycle x 2
- Riding bicycle through Long Bien brige-an old bridge which was built from the French colonial time
- Visit of one authentic village and have lunch in the visit ( on the Binhtours’charge)
- Continue for the visiting of But Thap village
- Come back Hanoi
- Water puppetry show
- Overnight at Viet hotel.

Day 3 – HA NOI/HALONG/HANOI 180km by car
- Leave to the world famous Ha Long bay
- Enjoy Ha Long bay tour by cruise to visit some sightseeings in Ha Long bay such as: Thien Cung grotto, Dau Go cave where displayed the famous fighting between vietnamese people and Nguyen Mong invader in 11th century by general Tran Hung Dao , cock fight , Dome islet
- Have lunch with sea food on boat ( on the Binhtours’charge)
- Return to Ha Noï
- Overnight at Viet hotel.

Day 4 –HA NOI/HOA BINH 80 kms /GIANG MO/THUNG NAI
- Our diver and guide pick you up at your hotel
- Departure for Hoa Binh
- Take the bicycle to go to the Giang Mo village- the one of Muong people ( 12 km). There is not much circulation on road, beautiful seesigning with the field, hill, stream…
- Have lunch at Giang Mo village
- In the afternoon, continue by bicycle to the Tien village in the Thung Nai province ( 18 km from Giang Mo).The roat is more difficult, the slope is 8%, very beautiful landscape, view to the Hoa Binh lake
- Diner and overnight at the Tien village-one of the Muong people

Day 5 –THUNG NAI/MUONG VOI/HOA BINH
- Take the bicycle to the Ben Ne boat station, Ngoi Hoa province ( 9 km). The slope is 10%. Take the boat trip to Voi village ( 1h45 on boat)
- Picnic lunch at the Voi village .
- In the afernoon, trek for 2h45 to the Hoa Binh hotel
- Diner and overnight at the Hoa Binh hotel 2*

Day 6– HOA BINH /MAI CHAU 80kms by car
- Departure to Mai Chau with your driver and guide. On the way to Mai Chau, you can see a lot of village with stilt-house and stop for photos and know more about th life of ethnic minority
- Arrival to Mai Chau. Check in homestay for overnight in the stilt house - Lac village (Mai Chau guesthouse).
- Walking throughout some White Thai villages to see people making traditional dress and stools.
- Posibility participating in activity of traditionnal music in your charge

Day 7 –MAI CHAU/CUC PHUONG 150kms by car
- Departure for Cuc Phuong national Park It was officially opened in 1960 as the first national park in Vietnam. There are an estimated 2,000 different species of flora and the 450 species fauna account for 38% of the national fauna.
- Riding bicyle for 15 km
- Visit to museum, stoneage-men's cave and one - thousand-year-old tree.
- Overnight in the park’s hotel

Day 8 –CUC PHUONG/NINH BINH 40kms
- Departure for Ninh Binh-Hoa Lu by bicycle for the visit of the Dinh and Le temples then continue through a lot of beautiful village to Tam Coc
- Overnight atYen Nhi hotel 2* www.yennhihotel.com.vn

Day 9 – NINH BINH/HA NOI/HUE by plane
- Take a small boat along stream and go through wonderful tunnel and caves in Tam Coc, then take the bicycle to visit the Bich Dong grotto where is known as the second most picturesque one in Viet Nam.
- Return in Hanoi
- Transfer directly to the Hanoi Airport for the flight to Hue
- Arrive Hue and meet at Phu Bai airport.
- Transfer to downtown for check - in hotel « Heritage 3* »
- Overnight at Heritage hotel www.hueheritagehotel.com

Day 10 –HUE
- Visit some sightseeings by bicyle, such as: Imperial Citadel, city loaded with history, traditional intellectual home of the country monuments visit the door of midday, the Palace of the Supreme Harmony, the temple of Nguyen along the Perfume pagoda and Dong Ba market.
- Overnight at Heritage ( 30km by bicycle)

Day 11 -HUE/DA NANG/HOI AN 140 kms
- Transfer to Hoi An by car across Hai Van pass.
- Stopover at Lang Co beach for sightseeing and photograph .
- Continue to Hoi An ancient town ( 30 km south of Da Nang city) then check in hotel
- Riding to Tra Que village
- Overnight at Thuy Duong 3 3* www.thuyduonghotel-hoian.com

Day 12 -HOI AN
- Visit the old quarter of Hoi An : Phuoc Kien temple, japanes bridge, Cham dance show…
- In the afternoon, you explore the countryside by bicycle. You will ride along quiet roads. Hoi An is surrounded by small lakes and maybe we will get the chance to meet an old Vietcong worrier! The trip end at a beautiful beach and you can stay there for a swim or cycle back to Hoi An for more shopping or join a cooking class (not included).
- Overnight at Thuy Duong 3

Day 13 -HOI AN/DA NANG / SAI GON by plane
- Visit the Kim Bong village by bicycle
- Transfer to the Da Nang airport for flight to Sai Gon.
- Meet and transfer with guide to hotel for check in
- Overnight in Liberty 4 3* www.libertyhotels.com.vn

Day 14 - SAI GON city tour by car
- You can explore District 1 if having time, sightseeing includes the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral built between 1877 and 1883 by the French, General Post Office building, much admired for its French Colonial architecture then continue to Cho Lon quarter and Thien Hau pagoda
- Shopping fun begins at Ben Thanh market and its surrounding streets, which is the common landmark as Ho Chi Minh downtown, and the city's liveliest and most bustling marketplace.
- Overnight in Liberty 4

Day 15– SAÏGON/VINH LONG /CAN THO–160 Kms
- Departure for Cai Be-Vinh Long which is situated between the Tien and the Hau Rivers. Here the soil is rich in alluvium, favourable for rice and various fruit cultivation.
The majority of inhabitants live on farming, the remaining on petty trading.
- After arrival in Cai Be, a boat will take you to the floating market busy with sellers and buyers bargaining and exchanging their goods from their boats. Then our boats continue to the maze of shady canals passing the countless fruits, stop at a local orchard to enjoy tropical seasonal fruits. Taking this tour we will also enjoy roaming through the village, visiting the daily activities of locals who make products (ceramic,rice paper,Crispy vermicelli…). After a short stop in Vinh Long city en route for Can Tho
- En route for Can Tho
- Overnight in Can Tho Sai Gon Can Tho 3* hotel www.saigoncantho.com.vn

Day 16 -CAN THO/SAI GON
- Having breakfast at the hotel,
- Can Tho is the capita of Can Tho’s province and her geographic situation makes the moving plate of the Delta of the Mekong . Can Tho’s floating market is the biggest market of the delta, and it is there that meet themselves all the boats come from the 4 corners of the area to buy, to sell or to exchange any shorts of goods.
- A boat will take you cruising to the busiest floating market of the Mekong River Delta: Cai Rang floating market. Hundreds of vessels gather here to trade all kinds of fruit from neighboring fertile farms. You can have some tropical fruit to eat.
- Visit some more villages from Cai Son garden ( 12km)
- Return to Sai Gon in the afternoon with one ferry.
- Overnight in Liberty 4

Day 17 – SAÏGON/DEPARTURE
- Having breakfast at hotel,
- Free at leisure till moment to transfer to airport for return flight.
- Hope you have enjoyed your Vietnam holiday.

Including :
- Accomodation with american breakfast in mentioned hotels
- Private A/C new car as mentioned in the program
- Diffents bicycle in each region
- Domectic flight tickets Hanoï/Hué ,Da Nang/Sai Gon
- English speaking guide as mentioned in the program
- All entrance fees as per the above itinerary
- Water puppetry show and boat as mentioned in the program
- One sea food meal on the boat in Ha Long bay
- One lunch in the village on day 2 and 4 meals on day 4+5
- Visa approval

Excluding :
- Visa fee,
- International flight tickets,
- Lunches ( except the 6 meals mentioned) , dinners, drink,
- Tips and personal expenses
- Insurance

Check in time at all the hotel: After 12.00; Check out time: Before 12.00

 
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