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Highlands Highlights Sapa Cao Bang Hanoi Ba Be Lakes
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Highlands Highlights
Tour Duration: 15 days Grade: Price: £1195 (land only) Estimated Flight Cost: £700 Optional: Bike Hire £150 Insurance £54 Carbon Offset Cost: £23 Tour Details: Place to place 3 nights hotels 9 nights guesthouses/home stays 1 night train 90% meals provided, 10 days biking 2 day cruise 3 rest days Guided & vehicle support Tour Dates & Codes:
starts
10 Apr 08 11 Sep 08
his incredible trip takes us beyond the beaten track and into the beautiful Highlands of northern Vietnam. Youll be riding on spectacular hillside trails and through lush forest and paddy fields, populated by traditional Vietnamese ethnic groups. Stunning scenery, undiscovered trails and the chance to stay in some remarkable villages make this an outstanding way to discover Vietnam. This adventure into Vietnams far north uses singletrack and jeep roads to explore a beautiful and undiscovered part of the country. The nature of Vietnams countryside, with lush forests and hill-top villages linked by endless trails makes it an ideal place for two-wheeled travel. After a day to discover Hanoi, we drive north to Yen Bia, where the riding begins. At first well explore the lowlands, pedalling through orange groves and tea plantations and stopping off
in ethnic Tay and Dao villages on the way. Accommodation in this untouched corner of the country is simple either small guesthouses or homestay to give a real feel for the places we see.
colourful scene lets you soak in the tastes, sounds and smells of rural Vietnamese life. As we head further north well skirt the border with China, where awesome scenery and the mountain tribes of White Hmong, Tay and Lo Lo people, make for a fascinating and unforgettable journey. One of the biggest highlights will be the Ma Phi Leng Pass, where the road snakes 1500m above the river Nho Que below. From there we go south, with a visit to hot springs and a final epic, uphill off-road to the busy former colonial hill station of Sapa. After a free day in Sapa we take the overnight train back to Hanoi.
ends
24 Apr 08 25 Sep 08
code
VIE08/01 VIE08/02
The scenery is spectacular, and we explore the changing landscapes of Ba Be National Park with its limestone karsts and the lush forests of Du Gai Nature Reserve. Each day is unique, as our local guides and support team lead us on trails never ridden by westerners before. Most evenings well end in a small village or town, where the
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