Biking Mai Chau & Pu Luong Nature Reserve

The Pu Luong Nature Reserve is an area of outstanding beauty, cultural interest and biodiversity. Stretching from Mai Chau in the northwest and to Cuc Phuong National Park in the southeast. The region is blessed with rich forest, limestone mountains, magnificent rice terraces and breathtaking scenery. Biking in Pu Luong is one of the best ways to discover the natural beauty of the region and exotic culture of minority groups. On this biking tour we will ride on the first part of the historic Ho Chi Minh Trail and spend 3 nights in villages of Thai people.

Highlights
Biking on the first part of Ho Chi Minh Trail
Homestay in villages of Thai people
Stunning scenery
Traditional foot massage

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Itinerary / Highlights

Day 1: HaNoi – MocChau – Mai Chau (75km) (Meal: L, D)
Transfer to Moc Chau . Start riding ,It’s a fascinating drive past many minority villages as we climb onto a higher plateau. We ride pass coffee and tea plantations before arriving in the Bai Xang . Optional asphalt road riding to Mai Chau . Over night home stay in Maichau of Thai minority people.

Day 2: Mai Chau- Pu Luong. (+- 80km ) (Meal: B, L, D)
After breakfast riding to Co Luong then continue in the off road to Kho Muong withour car stand by. ( +-36 km off road, single track ), making this a day not to be forgotten. We cycle past rice fields and bananas plantations as we pass through small minority villages of Muong and Thai. There are two hard climbs today the first starts after 1 km with a 3 km ascent but the second, and most challenging comes at the end of this stunning day, with an 5 km strength-sapping climb. We finish the day with a stunning descend on a winding trail into Kho Muong village. Dinner and homestay in Kho Muong village of Thai minority people.

Day 3: KhoMuong-Pho Doan- Canh Nang (+- 35km ) (Meal: B, L, D)
We Cycling down hill on the single track ( +- 15km) to Pho Doan, one of the most beautiful terrace rice field in Vietnam. After a local lunch take to the bikes and ride along a mix of dirt tracks and tarmac trails through Thai village and across rice paddies . The biking follows a river gradually upstream, though the ride appears flat. Driving to Hanoi, end of service in Hotel in Hanoi.