Cycling in the Urban Hanoi (1D)

The one-day outdoor adventure tour takes you to the urban of Hanoi. You begin the tour with a short walk from your hotel to our bike store, at about half hour walking from the old quarter. You then cycle the Hanoi back roads going through small lanes and busy streets where you can experience the other side of Vietnam’s capital. Opportunity to meet up with Hanoian peoples, bonsai gardens, peach garden, ceramic shops, local church, temple and pagodas…The day cycling tour is available all year round and the most recommended for those looking for something active and different.

Cycling in the Urban Hanoi

Destinations

Hanoi, the 1000 year-old capital rich with color, history, and cuisine

Highlights

• Local life: tourists shall get a good grasp of how local people’s lives unfold – from farmers working on their fields and gardens (wet rice cultivation) to children riding a bicycle to school (education system) and even daily chores such as shopping for grocery or communal gathering

Local life near Long Bien Bridge

• West Lake

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
• Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Vietnam
• The Temple of Literature
• Diverse array of city attractions
• Tasty Hanoi cuisine

Local interaction with Zoom Zoom

A tailor-made program just for you!

ITINERARY

You will be met up with Zoom at your hotel in Hanoi. The one-day cycling tour begins with a short walk through the Old Quarter of Hanoi. You will walk through the Dong Xuan market, the ancient gate of the citadel of Hanoi and the Long Bien Bridge before arriving at the departure point.

After a brief introduction to the use of our bicycles and the biking road, we begin our adventure by cycling along the Red River. Visit the market of ceramics, located by the riverside. Then continue cycling until we reach the village of Nghi Tam.  Then we cross the street which is also the dam to reach the West Lake. We cycle a little more along West Lake shores where lead us to a restaurant for our lovely lunch with the fresh air by the lake.  We will the opportunity to taste the fried shrimp cake, a specialty of Hanoi.

After lunch, we continue to ride along the shores of West Lake. We stop at the Tran Quoc Pagoda for the visit of the pagoda. Located on an islet connected to the eastern shore of West Lake (Ho Tay, Tran Quoc Pagoda is the oldest pagoda in Vietnam. Its construction dates back to 514 and its restoration in the fifteenth century according to a stele placed on the pagoda in 1639).

After visiting the pagoda, we have the opportunity to visit some other sites such as the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh (outside), the flag tower, the north gate of the ancient citadel in Hanoi. From here, we continue cycling to the Temple of Literate for a visit.  We reach the hotel around late afternoon. End of our adventure.

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