Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
Your guide meets you at the airport and takes you to your hotel. After settling in, you'll hop on a cyclo for an hour touring the Old Quarter, seeing the narrow streets and local life. Later there's a Welcome Dinner to kick things off. You're staying in Hanoi tonight.
- Start point
- Hanoi, Vietnam (Airport)
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner)
Included Activities
- One-hour cyclo tour around Old Quarter
- Welcome Dinner
Landmarks/POIs Old Quarter - Day 2
Hanoi to Lao Cai
This morning you'll spend the day walking through Hanoi's main sights with your guide. In the evening you board an overnight train heading to Lao Cai, where your biking starts. You'll sleep in a soft sleeper cabin on the train.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Full day Hanoi City Tour
- Day 3
Lao Cai to Sapa
At Lao Cai station your driver and guide are waiting to take you up to Sapa, a hill station town. Once you check into your hotel, you'll do a test ride on some local roads and trails to get comfortable on your bike before the real adventure begins.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa
- Biking test ride on roads and trails
Landmarks/POIs Sapa - Day 4
Sapa
You'll ride out to the village of Ta Phin, then loop back on a dirt track that cuts through forested hills. The route passes several of Sapa's ethnic villages, so you'll see how locals live in this region. By evening you're back at your Sapa hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride to Ta Phin village
- Loop on dirt track through forested hillsides and ethnic villages
Landmarks/POIs Ta Phin - Day 5
Sapa to Lai Chau
Today's a big one heading out of Sapa toward Tram Ton Pass, Vietnam's highest road at 2,000m/6,562ft. You'll cycle past tea plantations and stop to check out tribal villages along the way. The ride ends in Lai Chau where you'll spend the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Ride to Tram Ton Pass (2,000m)
- Ride past tea plantations
- Visit tribal villages
- Bike ride to Lai Chau
Landmarks/POIs Tram Ton Pass Tam Duong - Day 6
Lai Chau to Muong Lai
After breakfast you're tackling a tough climb out of Lai Chau, then it's downhill to Nam Na River. From there you'll climb again through mountains and past hill tribe villages, eventually reaching Muong Lai by late afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Challenging uphill ride from Lai Chau
- Downhill ride to Nam Na River
- Cycle through mountains and hill tribe villages to Muong Lai
Landmarks/POIs Nam Na River - Day 7
Muong Lai to Dien Bien Phu
Rough roads and hills take you toward Dien Bien Phu. You'll come across ethnic minorities wearing colorful traditional clothes throughout the day, which makes for great photo stops. You're staying overnight in Dien Bien Phu.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride on rough roads and hills to Dien Bien Phu
- Encounters with ethnic minorities
Landmarks/POIs Dien Bien Phu - Day 8
Dien Bien Phu
Today you'll do a relaxed 50km loop around Dien Bien Phu and visit the war museum. Then you cycle out of town on scenic roads toward Muong Phang Commune before heading back to your hotel for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- 50km leisurely loop around Dien Bien Phu
- Visit war museum
- Bike ride to Muong Phang Commune on scenic roads
Landmarks/POIs War Museum Muong Phang Commune - Day 9
Dien Bien Phu to Muang Khua
The trail winds and turns before reaching the Lao border where there's a crew change. After that you cycle on dirt roads to Muang Khua, passing through remote villages where Red and Black Thai ethnic tribes live.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride to Lao border
- Bike ride through remote villages to Muang Khua
Landmarks/POIs Muang Khua - Day 10
Muang Khua to Muang Ngoy
This is your rest day to recover and relax. You'll take a boat down the Nam Ou River, watching the peaceful daily life of locals along the banks. The boat stops at a remote village that doesn't see many tourists, and you arrive in Muang Ngoy in the afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Boat ride down Nam Ou River
- Visit remote village
Landmarks/POIs Nam Ou River Muang Ngoy - Day 11
Muang Ngoy to Nong Kiau
After a short boat transfer in the morning, you're riding mostly on dirt roads past ethnic villages in a region very few visitors reach. You'll stay overnight at a guesthouse that has river views in Nong Kiau.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Short boat transfer
- Bike ride on dirt roads past ethnic villages
Landmarks/POIs Nong Kiau - Day 12
Nong Kiau to Luang Prabang
You'll cycle on rolling roads away from Nong Kiau, heading west along the Nam Ou River toward Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city. It's your final night of the biking trip, so you'll settle in here.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride along Nam Ou River to Luang Prabang
Landmarks/POIs Luang Prabang 
- Day 13
Luang Prabang
Spend the day walking through Luang Prabang with a full city tour, taking in the local culture and sights. This evening there's a Farewell Dinner celebrating the end of your biking journey through these northern regions.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell Dinner)
Included Activities
- Full day Luang Prabang city tour
- Farewell Dinner
Landmarks/POIs Luang Prabang - Day 14
Luang Prabang Departure
Depending on when your flight leaves, your driver will transfer you to the airport for your departure.
