Biking from Hanoi to Luang Prabang provides an incredibly diverse and scenic cycling journey through two countries. Explore the vibrant life of the hill tribes through northwest Vietnam's mountain region and the country of a million elephants. The hilly back roads from Lao Cai to Luang Prabang will take you through the most spectacular landscapes, small villages, and tropical forests on different terrain roads- away from the crowds. Begins in Sapa, Lao Cai; we then ride to Lai Chau, Son La, and Dien Bien, cross the Tay Trang border, overland in Laos, continue cycling to Muang Khua, Odomxai, Park Mong, and finally end up the bike ride in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang, the World Heritage town, before going down the Mekong on a misty morning to three-tiered Kuang Si Falls. Visit the impressive 16th-century Wat Xieng Thong, a former royal temple considered one of the most important Buddhist sites in Laos.