Our team will pick you up at your location, take you to our bike store, check your bike sizes, install your saddle and pedals, etc. Your bike guide will introduce you to the trip details before a city tour. Visit the Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison, and have a lunch break in town. In the afternoon, visit the National History Museum and walk through the Old Quarter of Ha Noi. 

The 10 days/9 nights will begin with a 3.5-hour transfer from Ha Noi to Bac Can. Have lunch at a local restaurant in town and prepare for the afternoon ride to Ba Be Lake. Following the back roads, we pass through a picturesque valley of rice terraces, lush farmlands, and small villages along the rivers. There are many small villages of Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minorities along the quiet roads that will let you ride independently through the beautiful part of the region. The roads are undulated, with some little hills, rolling hills, and mountains. Today's ride is about 40km as we reach Bang Lung township. Then we'll transfer 1. hour to Ba Be Lake. Check in the homestay.

Have breakfast, taste coffee, and enjoy the countryside scenery by the Lake. We take a boat trip on the Nang River to visit the An Ma temple in the little islet, where we also admire the landscapes surrounding the lake. Resume the cruise to the lake's north and experience the life of the small village by the river—Trek through the forest to Dau Dang Waterfall, see the beauty of rocky mountains and learn more about the wildlife here. Afterward, we'll return to the village break for lunch at a local house. Following lunch, continue the cruise on the Nang River to Puong cave under the mountain. Then, continue a short boat ride to another pier nearby, where our bikes and support vehicles stand. Pick up the bikes and ride to Cho Ra, turn left, undulating on small back roads, explore rural life along hillsides and mountains, enjoy the beautiful scenery of rice fields, peaceful lakes, little villages, and forest jungles, and stop at Xuan Khue village, get more water, snacks and continue riding to Hua Ma cave, featuring thousands of stalactites and stalagmites of different shapes. Then, we'll resume biking on back roads to Pac Ngoi village, explore the stilted-house village, take your time to meet locals, and view the landscapes of rivers and mountains as the sun gradually sets, then back to the homestay. Dine with the team at the homestay.

From the homestay, we ride to Cho Ra, where we follow the road of DT279, which begins with gentle hillsides and green farmlands. On a winding road, we enter TD212 to the National Park. Following the back road on the left, gear off the little pass, continue undulating on a good surface road through small villages and rice-terraced fields, and enjoy the downhill ride to the verdant valley, where you will stop for photo taking. Then we resume cycling, speed up some small hills through Oac National Park and down the mountain to join the DT34. Continue pedaling alongside the bamboo forest. Your guide will figure out the rest of the day for a 2 hours transfer to Bao Lac.

The weather and average temperature in Bao Lac, Cao Bang, is around 22 degrees, so it's lovely weather for adventurous cycling from Bao Lac to Cao Bang. The back roads from Bao Lac to Cao Bang will lead you through remote villages and mountain ranges along the China border. After we ride a couple of km along Gam River, passing tiny villages and peaceful countryside, we leave the river behind, start pedaling onto mountain areas, and undulate through the rustic valleys filled up with rice-terraced fields of fruit orchards. Continue riding rolling hills, gear up to speed up Me Pja Pass, and continue a short ride to Khau Coc Cha Pass. Enjoy downhill rice through the vast, beautiful valleys of Xuan Truong. There are plenty of chances to admire the fabulous mountainous landscapes and colorful rice terraced at the bottom of peaceful valleys. Afterward, we continue to challenge the Ta Nenh Pass, gear up on winding roads before we enjoy downhill on the paved roads through stunning scenery, untouched tribal villages, stilt houses nested on the side of a mountain, and views of the lovely valley, the limestone mountain range to Cao Bang City.

After breakfast at the hotel, we'll transfer out of the busy Cao Bang City, pick up your bikes in the rural village, and ride to Pac Po, a small village about 3 km from the China border, where President Ho Chi Minh lived for seven weeks, during February and March 1941. The routes to Pac Po are fantastic, rolling and undulating hillsides, along rivers, passing small villages, and valleys that conical mountains parallel both along the ways. Visit historical sites and enjoy leisure and scenery, then have lunch and continue cycling to Tra Linh in the afternoon. The roads to Tra Linh will lead you, passing many small towns, little markets, and peaceful valleys, and speed up some gentle hills on winding forest jungles on Road DT210. We cycle and pass by small hill tribal villages and experience the rich culture of life of different ethnic minorities in Tra Linh township.

Today's adventures offer incredible picturesque as we ride further remote villages. The scenery is more scenic and rustic, with opportunities to meet ethnic people on farmlands, see buffaloes working on agricultural lands and bamboo water wheels, and admire peaceful valleys filled with rice plants and fruits. Ride rolling conical mountainous hills before we enter the many vibrant valleys, and ride on Trung Khanh town, surrounded by sizeable idyllic mountain villages. Have lunch in town, and following lunch, we'll cycle about 11km on the road DT206, and we'll turn on rural paths, allowing us to ride through some valleys, cross the Quay River, and pass small hamlets along hillsides and rivers. Enjoy the fabulous countryside; view the rice-terraced fields and farmlands, undulate the valleys, cycle the long China border, and end today's ride at Sai Gon Ban Gioc Resort. Check in the hotel.

The early morning is the best time to walk to Ban Gioc Falls, the most beautiful waterfall in Vietnam. You can see locals of both countries smuggling on little boats and bamboo rafts. Then, pick up the bikes and cycle along the China border, alongside a small river, looking over small villages on the further side of China, and experience ordinary Vietnamese life along the border. As we leave the border behind, venture into breathtaking landscapes and mountain areas and ride down a paved road to Quang Uyen Town. 

Today's ride is too long distance for us to ride all the way. Your guide will choose the best route for the day. The back roads from Quang Uyen to That Khe are fabulous in the morning. They take us through colorful valleys amongst mountain ranges, passing minority villages and little towns and challenging some moderate hills. After 20km, the back roads join the road QL3, where we will gear off for mountain passes and descend to Dong Khe, where we'll have lunch. Following lunch, we'll transfer 2.5 hours to Bac Son Valley. On arrival, check in at the local homestay of the Tay people. Take a rest and enjoy the sunset, OR wander through villages and hike up to the top of Na Lay Mountain, view the stunning scenery over the valley. 

Get up to explore the daily life of Ethnic groups by cycling through villages. The pathways are accessible to reach Mount Na Tay, a famous tourist spot where we enjoy amazing views of the whole valley and the town from the mountain's peak. Return to the homestay for breakfast, hop on the bikes for the last half-day, and on countryside back roads authentic villages, pass tobacco plantations, orchards, and little markets until joining the road QL1B, where we will end up cycling. Have lunch at a local restaurant before a transfer to Ha Noi. Tour End!