Hanoi explorer

Location	Vietnam
Activity	Cycling
Languages spoken	English

Duration	9 Hours
Difficulty	Moderate
Trail length	42 km

Highlights

Farmlands and villages surrounding Hanoi
Flower and vegetable gardens
Lotus Lake with a whole new view of Hanoi
Visit of a broom making village
An Duong Vuong King Temple and Tay Ho Temple
A small ferry to cross the Duong River
West lake

All about the trip

Leave the chaos of Hanoi behind for a day as you cycle through farmlands and villages surrounding Hanoi. Cycling on the banks of the Red River on a quiet dyke road. We’ll pass through flower and vegetable gardens, village lanes and alongside lotus lakes to give you a whole new view of Vietnam’s capital city. We’ll meander around West Lake and stop at one of the most popular temples in the city. You’ll be surprised at how little traffic we’ll encounter as you explore a side of Hanoi that’s well off the beaten path. We depart from the Pan Pacific Hotel at 8:30 and head down hidden back alleys to see where the real Hanoi lives. After winding our way through we leave the concrete of the city behind to open farmland along the banks of the Hoang Giang River. We visit a broom making village as we head towards Co Loa, an ancient spiral-shaped citadel that dates back to the third century BC.

After riding around the citadel and a stop at An Duong Vuong King Temple we'll have a break for a local lunch. We next cycle on top of the dike along the Red River, named for the reddish-brown heavily silt-laden water, where we will see where two great rivers meet. Here we board a small ferry to cross the Duong River as we pedal to the north side of West Lake, the largest of many lakes in the city. We ride along the water’s edge to one of the most important places of worship in Hanoi, Tay Ho temple, and learn the legend of the golden buffalo calf. We’ll pedal on through quiet back streets, admiring the colonial architecture, before returning to the Pan Pacific hotel around 16:00. To make sure we don’t miss an important cultural event, this itinerary may be adjusted if there is a festival or other special activity nearby.

What is (and what is not) included in the price

Guide
Bike and helmet
Snacks and drinks
Lunch
Entrance fees
Ferry, boat fares
Pick-up and drop-off
Tips

Instructions

We ride approximately 42 km on good quality flat tarmac roads. There’ll be plenty of opportunities for taking photos and just taking in the wonderful scenery.

You can also hire an electric bike for additional price of 30 $ per person.

What to take with you?

Sunglasses and sunscreen are recommended.

Itinerary

07:30 to 08:00 departure from Pan Pacific Hotel
16:00 to 17:00 return to Pan Pacific Hotel

Where do we meet and where will the trip end?

Meeting place:

Pan Pacific Hotel
1 Thanh Nien Road, Trúc Bạch, Ba Đình, Ba Dinh District Hanoi City, Vietnam

Pan Pacific Hotel

Final destination:

Pan Pacific Hotel
1 Thanh Nien Road, Trúc Bạch, Ba Đình, Ba Dinh District Hanoi City, Vietnam

Pan Pacific Hotel

Cancellation Policy - Medium

Cancellation more than 10 days prior to the starting date. Clients are automatically refunded the full activity price.
Cancellation within 4 to 10 days prior to the starting date. Clients are entitled to a 50% refund of the Activity Price.
Cancellation less than 4 days prior to the starting date. No refunds.

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