SAPA BICYCLE TOUR TO TAM DUONG
Best places to visit: Sapa - Tram Ton - Binh Lu - Ban Hon - Ban Hon - Tam Duong - Binh Lu - Sapa
2 days
Daily Tour
20 people
English & Czech
The trip itself is a combination of mountain biking on the most amazing road in Vietnam, sightseeing and walking. Along the ride, you will be able to enjoy magnificent views from the pass, a short walk to Silver Waterfall as well as experiences of visiting villages of Black Hmong, Lu and Thai minorities.
Itinerary :
Sapa Biking Tour Tam Duong, Binh Lu, Tram Ton Pass, Ban Hon
What to expect: The trip itself is a combination of mountain biking on the most amazing road in Vietnam, sightseeing and walking. Along the ride, you will be able to enjoy magnificent views from the pass, a short walk to Silver Waterfall as well as experiences of visiting villages of Black Hmong, Lu and Thai minorities.
Day 1 – Sapa Biking Tour Tam Duong, Binh Lu, Tram Ton Pass, Ban Hon : Sapa Biking Tour to Tram Ton and then Binh Lu – Ban Hon (-/L/D)
You first travel by car uphill toward Tram Ton. On the way, you can take a short walk to Silver Waterfall and then head to Heaven Gate, where you will be amazed by breathtaking view to mountain surrounding included Fansipan, the highest peak of Indochina. Your ride will be mostly downhill toward Binh Lu. You will stop by Chu Va village of Flower Hmong for a break before you arrive in Binh Lu. Here you will have lunch in a local restaurant.
After lunch, you turn in a dirt road to the villages. You will have time to stop by Pa Pen village of Lu minority and then Na Hum of Thai, two group ethnic minorities, which cannot be found in Sapa area. You are in a beautiful valley of rice paddy terraces and Limestone Mountain surrounded. You will arrive in Ban Hon village of Lu minority, where you spend a night in a local house.
Approx: 40 minutes driving/ 4 hours cycling/ 1 hour walking.
Day 2 – Sapa Biking Tour Tam Duong, Binh Lu, Tram Ton Pass, Ban Hon : Ban Hon Cycling Tours to Tam Duong and then Binh Lu – Sapa (B/L-)
The next morning, you cycle toward Tam Duong town. You pass by several villages stretching along the way. The ride is relatively flat. You will be able to visit the market in Tam Duong, where you meet Flower Hmong, Black Dao and Lu minorities. You stop by a local restaurant for lunch.
In the afternoon, you start on your journey back towards Binh Lu. There is almost no traffic and you will cycle through small villages and meet different ethnic minorities. The ride will be mostly downhill and flat. On the way, you can visit a Black Dao village, where you can find beautiful handicrafts. Eventually, you arrive in Binh Lu. You will be able to take a short walk to stretch your legs before you get on the car for the journey back to Sapa.
Approx: 1,5 hours driving/ 4 hours walking/ 1 hour lunch.
Note: The back road from Binh Lu to Tam Duong can be muddy and slippery in rainy seasons and a small river can come high. Therefore, the itinerary can be changed due to bad weather. The night spent in local house in Ban Hon could be changed into hotel accommodation in Tam Duong.
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INCLUDE:
Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver * Accommodation in hotel ( base on twin share )
Meal as mentioned: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner
English or French speaking guide
Entrance fee to indicated sights
Mountain bicycle 24 or 27Speed (LA bike or Trek bike. etc…)
Pump, bike tools, spares tubes.
Spare bike
Cold water box, small fresh towel.
Mineral water drinking.
EXCLUDE:
Other meals
tip
drinks
single room
personal expenses
insurance…
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