Name: Tour Cycling Holiday: Saigon To Hanoi 14 Days | Visit Viet Nam
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Day 1 Arrive Saigon In Vietnam (D/No Cycling)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrive Saigon In Vietnam (D/No Cycling)

Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City. Still unofficially referred to as Saigon, the city is the largest in Vietnam. You will find an eclectic mix of the traditional and the new, where pagodas and markets compete alongside the trappings of Vietnam’s newly discovered entrepreneurial spirit.

VietnamByBike’s Guide plans to meet you in the hotel reception at 4pm for the welcome meeting followed by a walking tour. The tour will take in some of the highlights including the Opera House (formerly South Vietnam National Assembly), Hotel de Ville, Notre Dame Cathedral and the impressive French style edifice that is the GPO building.

✨ If you would like to receive a complimentary airport transfer today, you’ll need to arrive into Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN), which is 30 minutes from the hotel.

✨ Please note that if you wish to join the afternoon orientation walk today, you must arrive at the hotel by 4pm. If you are booking your own flights, we recommend giving yourself 30 minutes to an hour to clear the airport. Therefore the latest your flight can arrive is about 2pm. Should you miss the welcome meeting, your guide will inform you of any essential information by note left at the front desk.

✨ If arriving earlier we suggest exploring at your leisure, perhaps to visit the Presidential Palace, or the War Crimes Museum, or even just take a walk around this bustling city. In the evening you have the option to see a water puppet show.

Pickup car/bus to the hotel & dinner

Welcome dinner on Saigon River cruise

Experience tour-guide

Eden Star 4* hotel

No cycling
Day 2 Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels - Saigon (B, L/Cycling 35 Km)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels - Saigon (B, L/Cycling 35 Km)

Driving for 1.5hrs away from Saigon’s remarkable rush hour traffic to reach the quieter suburbs this morning, we collect our bikes near the remains of an old US military base (25th infantry division) and start our ride for about 30 km to Ben Dinh, the site of the infamous Cu Chi Tunnels. Originally started during the French occupation of the country, the tunnels went on to achieve notoriety during the Vietnam War, when they formed an amazing underground command base for 10,000 Viet Cong troops. We will explore the tunnels with a local guide this morning. Be warned though, the tunnels are low and narrow and can be claustrophobic.

After lunch we continue cycling for about 20 km towards Ben Nay to further explore the area. We drive 2hrs back to Saigon arriving in the early evening. It is possible to spend a free day in Saigon if you prefer to see more of the city. For the cycle ride today, and on subsequent rides, water is provided and you can top up your water bottle from the support truck. Overnight in Saigon City!

Transport: carry the bikes & riders

Cu Chi tunnels tickets

Mt. bicycle with helmet

Ferries

Eden Star 4* hotel
Day 3 Saigon - Bao Loc (B, L/Cycling 50 Km)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saigon - Bao Loc (B, L/Cycling 50 Km)

Today is an easy and beautiful day in Bao Loc. You will have an early morning departure to Dong Nai District in about 2,5 hours in a minivan. You will take a short time to fit our Mt.bicycle and venture in-depth into the coffee, tea and cashew fields with some interactions where you can stop for the pictures. You will have lunch at a small water stream restaurant that is called “Thác Ba Giọt" with a rest in the forest nearby the forest zone!

In the afternoon, you continue cycling further toward the bufferzone of Cat Tien National Park with a coffee break at where we might finish biking day and transfer to our forest resort in Bao Loc for overnight.

Fully support transport: carry the bikes & riders

Entrance fee

Mt. bicycle with helmet

Fruit, snack, drinking water

Madagui forest resort
Day 4 Bao Loc - Da Lat (B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bao Loc - Da Lat (B, L)

Enjoy the great nature with the pure atmosphere of our forest resort and the beautiful breakfast’s restaurant in the middle of the green giant trees where you understand the value of life!

We take an hour and a half to drive to a charming village to cycle for visiting Elephant Waterfalls, then you ride down to Nam Bang before we continue cycling on gentle hilly backroads to Ta Nung and Calmly as a gateway of Da Lat Valley City.

Taste local foods enroute with a blend coffee will be made by the native people of the coffee homeland of Lam Dong province and you may be introduced to the DaLat Wine with meals. Check-in at a 4 star hotel and discover Dalat nightlife!

Fully support transport: carry the bikes & riders

Biking guide(s)

Entrance fee

Mt. bicycle with helmet

Fruit, snack, drinking water

TTC 4* hotel
Day 5 Da Lat - Nha Trang (B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Da Lat - Nha Trang (B, L)

✨ We’ll leave Dalat this morning by bus and drive for about half an hour to the start of today’s ride. The beginning of the ride is on relatively quiet mountain roads with plenty of ascent and descent for the first 20 km before we stop for a break. From here the next 30 km culminates with an ascent of the Hon Giao Pass (1,700m), a challenging ride that takes us up through forests of pine and across a landscape of dramatic mountain scenery.

✨ After celebrating reaching the pass and a chance to rest at the top, the remainder of today’s ride is a superb 30km of virtually uninterrupted descent towards the town of Khanh Vinh, where we plan to stop for lunch. We finish the rest of the journey to Nha Trang by bus and it should take us around 1.5 hours. Overnight in Nha Trang City!

Fully support transport: carry the bikes & transfer the riders

Biking guide(s)

Entrance fee

Mt. bicycle with helmet

Fruit, snack, drinking water

Sunrise Beach 5*hotel
Day 6 Nha Trang Boat Trip To Tropical Island (B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nha Trang Boat Trip To Tropical Island (B, L)

✨ Nha Trang’s beautiful bays, golden beaches and turquoise waters have seen it quickly grow into a bustling town and popular tourist destination. Weather permitting, this morning we’ll take a cruise out to explore the surrounding seas and islands. We aim to stop near one of the islands where you have the option to have a swim from the boat (possible to hire snorkeling equipment).

✨ We move on to another tiny island where we plan to spend a few hours relaxing and swimming. The island is privately owned and it is possible to rent a sun lounger and parasol. There will also be the option to enjoy drinks, a seafood lunch or snack on the island (at your own expense). Returning to Nha Trang later this afternoon, the rest of the day is free. Overnight in Nha Trang City!

Boat trip

Snorkeling sets

Beach fee

Sunrise Beach 5*hotel
Day 7 Nha Trang - Qui Nhon (B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nha Trang - Qui Nhon (B, L)

✨ Using a combination of bus and bicycle this morning we’ll continue along the coast to the city of Quy Nhon. We commence our ride from the hotel in Nha Trang, encountering heavier traffic as we leave the city which thins out as we head along the Pham Van Dong road and continue along the coastal road to Ninh An toll fee station (a journey of some 18 kilometers). From here we then take the bus for one hour to Dai Lanh, where we have a chance to swim and relax, before continuing by bus over Ca Pass to Bai Tien Song Cau. From here we resume our journey by bike with a 42 km ride to complete the final leg to Quy Nhon and our hotel for the night.

Fully support transport: carry the bikes & transfer the riders

Biking guide(s)

Entrance fee: farm/beach (if any)

Mt. bicycle with helmet

Fruit, snack, drinking water

Seagull 4* hotel
Day 8 Quy Nhon - Hoi An (B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Quy Nhon - Hoi An (B, L)

✨ Departing Quy Nhon this morning we cycle out across Thi Nai Bridge, the longest sea bridge in Vietnam, which connects the city with the Phuong Mai Peninsula. Once across, we continue by bike along the Quy Nyon lagoon towards Phu My some 50 kilometers away. From Phu My we then travel by bus to Quang Ngai, the scene of the My Lai massacre - one of the most infamous episodes of the Vietnam War.

✨ After visiting the site and visitor’s center, we complete the final leg to Hoi An by bus, a journey of some 2 to 3 hours. Overnight in Hoi An Ancient Town!

Fully support transport: carry the bikes & transfer the riders

Biking guide(s)

Entrance fee: farm/beach (if any)

Mt. bicycle with helmet

Fruit, snack, drinking water

Vinh Hung 4* resort
Day 9 Hoi An Walking, Cycling (B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An Walking, Cycling (B, L)

✨ The historic, merchant town and safe harbor of Hoi An had become one of the busiest international trading ports of Southeast Asia by the 17th and 18th centuries. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, it still retains its charm today, with many of its old buildings superbly preserved.

✨ This morning we’ll take a walk through the historic heart of this World Heritage Site, taking in the city’s famous Japanese Bridge and its museum, before wandering amongst its traditional wooden houses and Chinese temples. This afternoon is then free to perhaps take a gentle boat, try your hand at Vietnamese cooking or pay a visit to one of Hoi An’s renowned tailors’ shops, or maybe explore further afield by bike. Overnight in Hoi An!

Hoi An ticket/entrance fee

Walking/Biking tour guide

Cooking class

Boat trip

Vinh Hung 4* resort
Day 10 Hoi An - Hue City (B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An - Hue City (B, L)

✨ Leaving Hoi An after breakfast, we travel by bus up the coast to Danang followed by a twisting drive up to the lofty heights of the Hai Van (Sea Cloud) Pass. This stunningly scenic region once marked the boundary between Vietnam and the Champa Kingdom to the south and, as we reach the summit of the pass, the panoramas before us are simply spectacular. Descending by bus we head next for Lang Co where today’s ride starts.

✨ We cycle along scenic back roads as we wind our way alongside the Cau Hai Lagoon to end the ride finally at Phu Bai. Meeting our bus in Thuan An, we’ll then drive for about an hour to Huế on the shores of the Perfume River. Overnight in Hue City!

Fully support transport: carry the bikes & transfer the riders

Biking guide(s)

Entrance fee: farm/beach (if any)

Mt. bicycle with helmet

Fruit, snack, drinking water

Park View 4*hotel
Day 11 Hue City Cycling - Hanoi By Overnight Train (B, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hue City Cycling - Hanoi By Overnight Train (B, L)

✨ Once the capital of Vietnam and an inspiration for poets and artists alike for centuries, Hue is still a thriving and important city. First thing this morning we drive to the impressive Old Citadel that still dominates the left bank of the river. After visiting the citadel we commence our final cycle ride. Our route follows the Perfume River and leads us to the 19th century Nguyen Tomb of Ming Mang. After visiting the mausoleum we return to our hotel to freshen up before the mid- to late-afternoon departure of the overnight train to Hanoi.

✨ We plan to stay in ’soft-sleeper’ four berth cabins, bunk bed style and bedding is provided. Both Western and Asian style toilets are at the end of each carriage as well as a basin. The Leader will allocate beds keeping people together as far as possible but it may be necessary to share with other travellers. Overnight on Train!

Fully support transport: carry the bikes & transfer the riders

Biking guide(s)

Entrance fee: farm/beach (if any)

Mt. bicycle with helmet

Fruit, snack, drinking water

Luxury train: overnight soft-bert
Day 12 Hanoi - Ha Long Bay (B, L, D )
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi - Ha Long Bay (B, L, D )

You will arrive to Hanoi around 5h30 am and transfer with guide to the Hotel in the Old Quarter Hanoi for breakfast and a short break before below acts:

✨ 8:00 – 8:30 am: you’ll be picked up from your hotel in old quarter HaNoi to get to the TuanChau Marina via the new Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway.

✨ 11:30 – 12:00 pm: Arriving at Halong Bay, you’ll be welcomed to embark on the cruise. It’s time to learn about the cruise briefing and safety instructions while sipping a welcome drink. After check-in, you can take a short rest after an excursion.

✨ 0:45 – 1:30 pm: While cruising through the karst rock formations into the world of natural heritage, you will have lunch at the luxury restaurant on the cruise. Fill your stomach with a great diversity of deluxe Vietnamese set menu and fresh seafood dishes. You can admire a lot of Dog Stone, Dinh Huong Island, Ga Choi Island, also known as Hon Trong Mai of Ha Long Bay. Island Images show up with two huge chickens: a drum, a roof with their heads together, feet pounding the protruding pose unique and impressive. Between heaven’s immense sea, Ga Choi island shows up beautifully, natural challenges, the weather which for hundreds of years, sometimes chicken stands proudly between sky and sea. Each dawn, the sun sometimes dyed red chicken to create a shimmering beauty scene, vaguely. Photos of the island, Ga Choi gorgeous attracted a lot of tourists come and also the symbol of the House tourism Cage

✨ 3:00 – 5:30 pm: Visit to Luon Grotto. This is also one of the most beautiful tunnels in Halong Bay. You will explore it by kayaking or just sit on a small bamboo boat, one fisherman will take it. Inclusions: Transport, guide, HaLong Bay Junk, shared accommodation, cave entrance fee, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, water. Overnight on Ha Long Cruise!

Transport

Guide(s)

Entrance fee

Overnight on Aspira 5* Cruise

No cycling

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13 Ha Long Bay - Hanoi Capital (B, Br, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Long Bay - Hanoi Capital (B, Br, D)

✨ 6:30 - 7:00 am: Enjoy coffee, tea, and breakfast served in the dining room. You can wake up earlier to catch the sunset moment from the cruise which gives more stunning views than on land. Taichi class may take place.

✨ After breakfast 7:45 – 9:00 am: The next destination of Halong Bay classic route is Sung Sot Cave (Surprise Cave), one of the most magnificent and largest caves in Halong. To reach the mouth of Surprise Cave, you have to climb more than 50 steps and feast your eyes on the mysterious natural vegetation of Ha Long Bay. Discovered in 1901 by the French, its original name is “Grotte Des Surprises” due to the amazing variability in the cave. Sung Sot Cave occupies an area of approximately 10,000m2, divided into two large chambers. Each has its own typical scientific value which features million-year-old stone stalactites and columns formed throughout millions of years.

✨ 9:30 am: After that, you will have time to pack your luggage or chill out on the sundeck while the boat is heading for the pier.

✨ 10:15 -11:00 am: It’s time to have lunch on cruise.

✨ 11:45 – 12:00 The cruise itinerary ends at Tuan Chau Port, where you sit back and relax in the waiting room for return transportation.

✨ 12:00 – 4:00 pm: Time for transfer from Halong to Hanoi. You will be dropped off at your hotel in the old quarter Hanoi. Have dinner with the server’s team and explore this last night in Vietnam!

Transport

Guide(s)

Entrance fee

May De Ville 4* hotel
Day 14 Hanoi Departure (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi Departure (B)

Base on your booked flight, our guide and driver will ready to escort you to the Nội Bài International Airport individually at anytime today!

Transport: transfer & drop-off at the HAN Airport in Hanoi

Guide(s)

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Cycling Holiday: Saigon To Hanoi 14 Days

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Itinerary of your trip Cycling Holiday: Saigon To Hanoi 14 Days

Arrive Saigon In Vietnam (D/No Cycling)

Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels - Saigon (B, L/Cycling 35 Km)

Saigon - Bao Loc (B, L/Cycling 50 Km)

Bao Loc - Da Lat (B, L)

Da Lat - Nha Trang (B, L)

Nha Trang Boat Trip To Tropical Island (B, L)

Nha Trang - Qui Nhon (B, L)

Quy Nhon - Hoi An (B, L)

Hoi An Walking, Cycling (B, L)

Hoi An - Hue City (B, L)

Hue City Cycling - Hanoi By Overnight Train (B, L)

Hanoi - Ha Long Bay (B, L, D )

Ha Long Bay - Hanoi Capital (B, Br, D)

Hanoi Departure (B)

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