NORTH CENTRAL LOOP OF VIETNAM
6 days, 5 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.
Day 2: Nghia Lo - Than Uyen. ~140 km, ~6 h.
The road is wild and bumpy. Between Sapa and Hanoi, we will find an important mountainous massif, almost as high as the Fansipan: the Mu Cang Chai. From the top, we have one of the most beautiful views of North Vietnam.
Day 3: Than Uyen - Sapa (or Muong Hum). ~120 km, ~5 h.
Walk/ stroll in the morning. The area of Than Uyen is mainly populated by Flower H'mong and Dao 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 (or Muong Hum) - Bac Ha. ~100 km, ~3 h.
We move to Lao Cai Province, going first down and then up to the mountains area of Bac Ha. Before to reach the plateau of Bac Ha we turn off and ride along the Chay River until the village of Coc Ly. We meet different hill tribes who inhabit this area: H'mong, Phu La, Dao and Tay.
Night in Bac Ha.
Day 5: Bac Ha - Vu Linh. ~180 km, ~6 h.
We ride South, direction Thac Ba lake. Until Luc Yen, the road is easy and asphalted. Next, secondary road along the Thac Ba lake, Dao and Tay territory until the traditional village of Vu Linh where we stay with our friends in a stilt house.
Day 6: Vu Linh - Hanoi. ~180 km, ~6 h.
Come back to Hanoi. Road and easy track.
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