The cost of USD 2.045 per person
- Countries visited: Vietnam
- Total cycling distance: Approx 565 km
- Destinations: Saigon – Cu Chi Tunnels – Dalat – Nha Trang – Tuy Hoa – Quang Ngai – Hoi An – Da Nang – Hue – Nam Dinh- national park cuc Phuong –Ha long bay – Hanoi
Summary:
In this article, the Vietnam cycling tour from Saigon to Hanoi within 17 days. This is actually an exciting trip that will give you a lot of memorable experiences and unforgettable memories.
It is challenging trip for those who are interested in historical sites, cultural sites, local life, natural landscape and exploring remote mountains. We will cycle back roads through some of the best country scenery with along the coastline and Vietnam famous beaches. The Vietnam cycle tour starts biking from the south to the north passing many provinces and cities such as: Saigon – Dalat- Nhatrang beach – Quy nhon – Tuy Hoa – Quang ngai –Hoian – Danang- Hue – Nam dinh – Hai phong – Cuc Phuong forest – Hai phong – Halong bay Hanoi capital that is the wonderful biking tour. During cycling trip of Saigon to Hanoi, we visit much famous of Vietnam heritages sites, Vietnam landscape and meeting ethnic minorities groups living along the S shaped of Vietnam. With Vietnam cycling tour from Saigon to Hanoi, you will have the great opportunities to explore and discover a variety of natural scene, Vietnam Highland, a number of spectacular sights and different ethnic local cultures. Taking this cycling trip, we will enjoy the Ha Long Bay cruise 1 night on junk boat before backing to Hanoi and finish the bike tour. Halong Bay is a unique UNESCO World Heritage site. Ha Long Bay is well-known for its islands, caves, grottos, as well as other its famous attractions. Therefore, it is not a short trip. However, it can create worthy moments and experience for someone who want to seek for great fun and a little bit challenged.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Saigon city tour (No cycling)
Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnels by bike (25km biking distance)
Day 3: Sai Gon cycling to Dalat (40 km biking distance)
Day 4: Dalat cycles to Nha Trang Beach (80 km biking distance)
Day 5: Nha Trang Beach relax – snorkeling & swimming (No biking)
Day 6: Nha Trang bike tour to Tuy Hoa (80 km biking distance)
Day 7: Tuy Hoa cycling to Quang Ngai (80 km biking distance)
Day 8: Quang Ngai – Hoi An (50 km biking distance)
Day 9: Hoi An cycling tour (20 km biking distance)
Day 10: Hoi An biking to Da Nang & Hue (80 km biking distance)
Day 11: Royal Hue Discovery – Nam Dinh by train (No biking)
Day 12: Nam Dinh – Cuc Phuong national park (40 km biking distance)
Day 13: Cuc Phuong – Hai Phong (40 km biking distance)
Day 14: Hai Phong – Ha Long Bay (30 km biking distance)
Day 15: Ha Long Bay cruise – Hanoi (No biking)
Day 16: Ha Noi city tour (no biking)
Day 17: Ha Noi departure
| Tour information | |
| Tour Cost | 2.045 US$ per person (group 2 people) |
| Single Supplement | 310US$ |
| Surcharge Bike Hire | US$170 |
| Total Cycling Distance | 565 kilometers |
| Number of Days | 17 days 16 nights |
| Number of Cycling Days | 11 days |
| Roads for cycling | Countryside roads, pave roads & rural roads, mountain pass, mountain road, uphill and downhill, less traffic, quiet roads |
| Tour Meets | Saigon |
| Tour Ends | Hanoi |
| Countries Visited | Vietnam |
| Group Size | Minimum 2.Maximum 16. |
| Accommodation | 12 nights in hotels 3 & 4 star class + 1 nights on train + 1 night cruise in Halong Bay |
| Entrance Fees | Included |
| Vehicle Support | Support van including spare part, cool box and back up service |
| Snacks provide cycling daily | Snacks, local fruits, and bottled water during the tour |
| Meal | Included ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) |
| The Cost included | + Private tours with English speaking Cycling Tour Guide
+ Entrance fee to any applicable tourist sites + Accommodation in twins/double rooms + Support van and first aid kit during the tour + Meals as mention in the itinerary + Snacks, local fruits and bottled water during the tour + Professional bikes (Giant, Trek or Cannondale)
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| The Cost excluded | + International airfare
+ Travel insurance + Visa and visa arrangement + Surcharges for compulsory gala dinners during festive seasons + Peak season surcharges (which will be advised at time of booking) + Tip Guide and Driver + Personal expense |
Tour Itinerary:
Afternoon, our tour guide will pick you up at the hotel. It is a great idea for you to take a short tour around the center of Saigon by bus. There are a lot of attractions for you to visit, including the Post Office, Notre Dame, Municipal Theater and war museum. Saigon is the great city for who like shopping and want to be immersed in the busy noisy atmosphere. Saigon is famous for pork rolls and pho. So we take you to enjoy these foods for dinner. Overnight in a hotel in Saigon.
Activities:
• No Cycling
• Meals included: Dinner
The Cu Chi tunnels are worth seeing site if you have chance visiting Saigon. After having breakfast in the hotel, we depart from Saigon and travel to the outskirt area by van for start Vietnam biking tour. On the way cycling to Cu Chi tunnel, we cycle pass through rice fields, local villages, and rubber plantations. Visiting Cu Chi tunnels that are the Vietnamese base and dug by Vietnam solders in the American war, you will have time to check out the number of great attractions such as Cu Chi village, the memorial temple, and the shooting gallery. Lunch is provided at a restaurant near by 2 small beautiful rivers. In the afternoon, we take van and transfer back to Saigon, Dinner, and overnight in Saigon.
Activities:
• 25km biking distance
• Meals Included: Dinner, Lunch, Dinner
The next destination is Da Lat. Da Lat is the charming city which attracts more and more tourists annually. In the morning, we depart from Saigon and transfer to Dalat. Lunch in provided in Bao Loc stop. After lunch, we start Vietnam cycle tour through the plantation of Coffee and tea and back road of Dalat city with the weather is cooler then Ho Chi Minh City and fresh air. It is the best for Vietnam cycling tour today. We arrive in Dalat in the late afternoon. It is a great idea to walk around Dalat to see various beautiful flower parks, old French mansions and cute neighborhoods and more. We stay overnight in Dalat.
Activities:
• 40 km biking distance
• Meal Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
In the morning, we have breakfast at the hotel and transfer out of Dalat city by our vehicle for start Vietnam bike tour to Nha Trang. The trip is a little bit challenging. However, we will have worthy reward to see the natural landscape, plantations, ethnic minority village and spectacular jungle forest along both sides of the road. We will have experience road biking: climb 3 km to the mountain and cycle downhill. Lunch is provided on the road. In the afternoon, we cycle through villages to reach to Nha Trang at 4.30. Spend time for walking or swimming in the beach before transfer to hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Nha Trang
Activities:
• 80km biking distance
• Walking or Swimming at Nha Trang Beach.
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
On the fifth day of a cycling tour, we enjoy the trip in Nha Trang beach.
At 8:00 am, we take a boat trip to visit Mun Island where you can snorkel, sunbathe and swim for one hour.
At 11:00 am, enjoy delicious food in Mot Island.
At 2:30 pm, we reach Tam Island for relaxing, walking and sunbathing.
At 3:45 pm, visit the fishing village.
At 4:45 pm, we transfer back to Cau Da port then back hotel.Dinner & Overnight in Nha Trang.
Activities:
• Free snorkeling & swimming at Mun Island
• Water sports at Tam Island (optional)
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
The next destination is Quy Nhon. In the morning, we reach to Co Ma Town by van. After that, we cycle to Dai Lanh. In Dai Lanh, we stop for a break, you can take a number of beautiful photos and beach relax, we enjoy the lunch in Dai lanh before riding to Tuy Hoa. This trip is rewarded with the Blue Ocean, spectacular mountain ranges and passing the express railroad. This Vietnam Cycling adventure Nha trang to Tuy Hoa, we also enjoy biking almost along the coastline, cycling through local village and school where you meet the kids come out and say hello. Doing bicycle tour enough 80km, we take the van transfer to Tuy Hoa. Check in hotel. Dinner, Overnight in Tuy Hoa.
Activity:
• 80km biking distance
• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After having breakfast, we transfer to the outside of Tuy Hoa city for start Vietnam biking to Quang Ngai.Today we cycling in the village road passing ethnic minority village where you close to the local people and stop for a break.Meeting the kids that you can take the photos and give the cake or candy to the local kids. After that, we cycle along the railway in the jungles and mountainous. Arrival Quang Ngai. Check in hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Quang Ngai.
Activities:
• 80km biking distance
• Meal Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
From Quang Ngai, we start Vietnam adventure tour to My Lai massacre which is well known for its museum. Enjoy time in museum before cycling to My Khe beach and Chau O. Continue with the trip to Tam Ky where we have special lunch provided at The Tam Ky Baby Orphanage.
In the afternoon after bike tour 50km, we transfer to Hoi An by van.check in hotel . Dinner and Overnight in Hoian.
Activities:
• 50km biking distance
• Meal Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Nothing is greater than discovering Hoi An by bike. Hoi an is a beautiful city with shops, restored houses, and public buildings. Hoi An is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it attracts many tourists annually. We cycling explore Hoian and also have time to visit Vietnam farms and small village and the great chance to make the lanterns yourself. We stay overnight in Hoi An.
Activities:
• 20km biking distance, explore Hoian
• Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
In the morning, we depart from Hoi An and cycling pass thorough sand dunes, fishing villages, and green forest before reaching Marble Carving villages and China Beach. Enjoy lunch at Lang Co. In the afternoon, we climb and does cycling Hai van pass 10km with 500 meters high. Cycling along the coastal side road and Peninsular reaching Phuoc Tuong Hill before riding to Cau Hai lagoon. Transfer to Hue by van. Stay overnight in Hue.
Activity:
•80km biking distance
• Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we don’t do cycling tour, Hue city tour by bus; we will discover Imperial Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda as well as Khai Dinh and Tu Duc royal tomb.Lunch at the local restuanrat. After the trip in Hue, we transfer to Train station for depart to Nam Dinh by train. Dinner box. (1 cabin for 4 people)
Activity:
•No biking today.
• Meal Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner box
03:50 early morning, arrival Nam Dinh train station, the tour guide pick up transfer to hotel for check in.
In the morning, after breakfast, we ride to Cuc Phuong national park for Explore the national park, the oldest national park in Vietnam which established in 1962. It is the ancient jungle with almost 2000 species of the threes and there are many rare animals. Arrival Cuc Phuong national park, we check in hotel with the normal hotel but it is comfortable.
Activities:
• 40km biking distance
• Meal Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, check out, we ride to Tam Coc. Lunch is provided in Tam Coc. In the afternoon, we transfer to Hai Phong. Stay overnight in a hotel in Hai Phong.
Activities:
• 40km biking distance
• Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Cycling through city to Bieu Nghi Town, we explore the 3rd biggest opera house left by French since hundred year ago in Hai Phong. Arrive in Ha Long Bay, a unique UNESCO World Heritage site. Ha Long Bay is well-known for its islands, caves, grottos, as well as other its famous attractions.
12:00, we arrival Halong bay , Check in junk boat ,
12:30 welcome lunch on the boat
13:30 the boat start cruise to vist Dinh Huong island, Ga choi – Dog- Sail island . Visiting the sung sot cave and swimming relax at Titov beach
17: 00 group will be serves with Vietnam Tea and enjoy sunset
19: 00 dinner with Vietnamese food
Overnight in Junk Boat
• 30km biking distance
• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Early morning, get up to enjoy the Sunrise and beauty landscape on Halong bay in the second day on junk boat in Halong bay. Enjoy the should of bird singing in the morning, cicadas chirping ashore and the gentle lapping of the waves against our boat, the perfect soundtrack to accompany the fresh air & gentle breez
07:00 we have breakfast
07:30 , The Junk boat cruise to visit Man’s head island, Tortoise island, visit Luon cave by small bamboo boat, Bai Tu Long bay
10h00: Arrange luggage for check-out
10h30: Having lunch on board before check out
11h45: Arrival Halong wharf then take van transfer to Hanoi. Arrival Hanoi. Check in hotel Dinner. Overnight in Hanoi
Activities:
• No biking
• Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Hanoi is considered as the gateway to Northern Vietnam. Rich in history, it become a must see site. You can visit Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, museum, one pillar pagoda and Ba Dinh complex. Hoan Kiem Lake, Tran Quoc pagoda, enjoying the water puppet show. Dinner and Overnight in Ho chi Minh.
Activities:
• No biking
• Meal included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We end the tour and transfer to airport for flight home.
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Map
The Cost inclusions:
+ Private tours with English speaking Cycling Tour Guide
+ Entrance fee to any applicable tourist sites
+ Accomodation in twins/double rooms with 3 & 4 star class
+ Support van and first aid kit during the tour
+ Meals as mention in the itinerary
+ Snacks, local fruite and bottled water during the tour
+ Professional bikes (Giant, Trek or Cannondale)
The cost exclusions:
+ International airfare
+ Travel insurance
+ Visa and visa arrangement
+ Surcharges for compulsory gala dinners during festive seasons
+ Peak season surcharges (which will be advised at time of booking)
+ Tip Guide and Driver
+ Personal expenses
US$ 2.045 per person share rooms (group 2 persons)
US$ 1,895 per person share rooms (group 3 persons)
US$ 1,845 per person share rooms (group 4 persons)
US$ 1,795 per person share rooms (group 5 – 12 persons)
Single supplement: US$ 350
Bike rental : US$ 170 (Trek or Giant) extra charge