NORTH CENTRE LOOP OF VIETNAM
4 days, 4 nights.
Day 1: Hanoi - Nghia Lo. ~180 km, ~7 h.
Easy drive on sealed road. Drive through rural areas with beautiful rice field along the road. Nice and quiet cruising.
Night in hotel.
Day 2: Nghia Lo - Than Uyen. ~140 km, ~6 h.
Wild and bumpy road. We go through the Mu Cang Chai massif, almost as high as the Fansipan: From the top, we have one of the most beautiful views of North Vietnam. Once in Than Uyen, we can go around visiting villages surrounding.
Night in Hotel.
Day 3: Than Uyen - Sapa. ~140 km, ~5 h.
Walk/ stroll in the morning. The area of Than Uyen is mainly populated by Flower H'mong and Dzao people. Then direction Sapa. Easy track for 100 km and asphalted mountainous road for the last 40 km. We can stay in Sapa or if we feel going further and the weather is nice, we can keep riding until Muong Hum where we stay with Giay people. 40 km of dirt road. Beautiful riding.
Day 4: Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi. ~35 km, ~5 h + ~10 h on train.
We visit the surrounding of Sapa riding our bikes or walking. Amazing sceneries, lots of hill tribes. After the lunch, we go down to Lao Cai (34 km) and take a train to come back to Hanoi.
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