Essential family cycling 4 days
Essential family cycling
Easy Family Cycling Holiday in Northern Vietnam
Discover the colors, flavors, and traditions of Northern Vietnam with your family on this gentle cycling holiday. The trip blends cultural experiences with light biking and a scenic cruise in Ha Long Bay – perfect for both adults and kids.
Day1: Hanoi-Duong lam- Hanoi: ( Cycling +- 50km ) ( L )
You will ride along a bank of Red river, through farms, fruit plantations on the old riverside in the north of Hanoi, visit temples and practice Buddhist way of life . Optional of Farry Boat trip crossing rive, continue cycling to Son Tay ,visit Duong Lam village by bicycle, local family lunch. Learning traditional life of local people . Cycling on other side of rive or driving back to Hanoi by mini bus. Overnight in Hanoi
Day2: Hanoi-Halong city (cycling +- 42 km) (B,L)
Bikes along a mix of asphalt road through bank of redriver deltal. Continue to Dong ho village cross beautiful rice field of Red river delta. Stop on the way for visiting ButThap Pagoda one of the largest in the Northern Vietnam now. An hour visiting here we will cycling on bank of river before getting van for driving to Halong city. Overnight in Hotel in Halong city. ( 3 star hotel )
Day 3: Halong boat cruise(B,L,D) no cycling
Free time in the morning until 11:30, transfer to Halong boat central.
Join boat excursion Halong bay with Canary boat
Overnight on boat ( 2 private cabin )
Day 4: Halong bay- Hanoi(B,L)
in the morning still folow canary cruise programme , lunh on boat. Boat will cuise back and drop off around 12h:00. Meet van driving back to Hanoi with stop over some time
Transfer to hotel in Hanoi. End of Sevices
Price: 535 USD / Adult
445 USD /kids ( 9 and 11 years old children)
Including:
- English speaking local cycling tour guide
- Accommodations in home stay and hotel around trip as mention with in 3 star hotel.
- 1 nights hotel in Hanoi with 3 star hotel
- Meals as noted: B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner.
- Cold drink: water, tea, coffee, juice,fruit with banana, mango, apple
- Halong bay package tour in boat cruise ( 22 hours )
- Sightseeing and activities as noted in the itinerary
- Ground transportation with mini bus ( 100% transportation stand by ).
- Additional guides where necessary.
- Sight seeing for visiting per itinerary and permits.
- Bike hire Cannondale
Not including
International airfare; meals not noted on itinerary; optional tour; Vietnam visa; insurance other than basic medical ; optional tipping to leader, guides and local staff; excess baggage charges; international airport taxes; cost of medical immunizations; items of a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.).
Bike Hire
including in tour price, Cannondale Flash, Tag along bikes , Child Bike Seat.
Bikes suggest : XC hardtail.
If you bring your bike please ensure that you bike is in good working order before you leave on tour. If you are not the most mechanically minded we suggest that you get your bike looked at by a professional bike mechanic. In particularly we would suggest looking and adjusting all wheel spokes, greasing all your bearings, checking your brakes/gears cable, tighten all nuts and bolts, check chain, quick release clamps, tires and put in new inner tubes and check wheel rims are not worn. In addition make sure the bike is well serviced and ride it with as much care and attention as possible.
Total Distance: +- 120 km
Number of cycling days: 2 full days and one half-day
Average Daily Distance: 47km
Off Road: 2%
Max. Altitude:100 metres
Road Surface:This tour follows a mixture of well-surfaced roads
Support:One or two 15-seat air-conditioned transit vans converted to take bikes and bikers.
Group Size:Minimum 2. Maximum 18.
Staff: Groups of 6 or more Vietnamese cycling guide and drivers and assistants. Groups of 2-5, an experienced English speaking Vietnamese cycling leader plus guide and support team.
Accommodation : 1 night in boat . 2 nights in comfortable tourist class hotels 3 star. All accommodation has a/c or fan, hot water and private facilities.
Food
All meals are included as B= breakfast , L= lunch, D=dinner .
Break every 15- 20 km ( 10 miles) for tea break with water, coffee ,tea, juice, bread, tuna ,banana, apple…
During the ” BikingVietnam.com” the main meals are breakfast and the evening meal. Thus, breakfast should be large and substantial (and include cereals). We recommend that all participants should bring a supply of their favorite cereals as many of the hotels where we stay don’t yet have cereal on offer at breakfast.
For lunch (picnic) you will need to make sandwiches in the morning, and take some fruit. We recommend you also bring along some of your favorite energy bars.
The evening meal will be in a restaurant, and precooked by the Organizers. We will make sure there are always plenty of carbohydrates and protein on the menu.
Don’t forget adequate hydration is as important as a good meal and so you should make sure you carry enough water with you. In some stages there is no where to “top up” along the way. Follow your guides instructions for each stage. We recommend you use a hydration pack with at least 2l capacity, rather than water bottles. The water bottles don’t carry as much water, plus it will get warm during the day, they are not as hygienic and the water bottle cage can get in the way when you may have to carry your bike.
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