Special experiences will be composed in this tour to the Red River Delta, the cradle of the Vietnamese nation. The reason why it is said that one hasn't known about Vietnamese culture if visiting the country without the North. For this two-day cycling tour with our expert tour guide, you will have good opportunity to get the special experiences of insight into Vietnamese culture and further more. http://www.customvietnamtravel.com/vietnam-tours/special-experiences/cycle-the-red-river-delta.html

1. Vietnam Special Experiences offer Cycle the Red
River Delta in 2 Day
• Trip's length: 2 days
• Trip Themes: Local life & Culture, Local food
• Transport: Bicycles/ Support Vehicle
• Places visited: Red River Delta
• Tour operates: All Year Arround
• Start / End cities: Hanoi / Hanoi
• Accommodation: 1 night at Home Stay
• Price from: Available on request
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Vegetable farm and Bat Trang Pottery Village
• Home Stay at a local family
• Boat Row to visit Stork Island
• Bicyle Ride thru the countryside
• Nom Ancient Village
• Dong Ho Painting Village and But Thap Pagoda
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2. Detailed Itinerary for this special experience
Day 1: Hanoi – Hung Yen – Hai Duong (Stork Island) (-/L/D)
Biking approximately 50km
Get picked up from your hotel at 8 AM. Check the gears, flap your knees and jump up on
your bike for a short ride trip to visit the vegetable market. Weave thru the crowd and
green, soak up the sound and smell then cross the Red River on the hundred years old
Long Bien Bridge. Inhale the fresh air as the water flows under your wheels to the sea.
Stop to visit a pagoda and orphanage by the bank of the River then continue to paddle
thru green vegetation along the river bank to Bat Trang pottery village. Here, you will
have a chance to observe the working process of local artisans on their way to create
beautiful ceramic stuffs that famous in the country and international market.
After lunch in a local restaurant, you will get transferred deep further to the delta in the
Hung Yen Province. Get back on your saddle and paddle along shady country roads
along evergreen vegetations and farm land. It is great chance for you to observe the real
local life where it happens, contact with local people and learn about their work. Sharpen
your shooting skill with photos of stunning landscape and excellent moments.
You will reach Stork Island Village in Hai Duong Province in the afternoon. This is the
land famous with litchi fruit. Check in home stay in a typical local house thence take a
row on the lake with some lush islands where different kinds of Stork inhabit and enjoy
the countryside scenery at sunset amongst the call and flap of thousands of birds.
In the evening, after dinner with local specialties, you will have a tea party and chat with
the local host to learn more about their life and culture.
Overnight in the local home.
Day 2: Hai Duong –Dong Ho – But Thap – Hanoi. (B/L/-)
Biking approximately 45km
This morning, if you can get up early why not joining with your local host for morning
exercise or a badminton game then follow your host to local morning market to get fresh
stuffs for your breakfast that imprints Vietnamese gourmet. After breakfast, say goodbye
to your host and get transferred by bus thru the country land to an ancient village. Here,
you will get on your bike and paddle along village road to visit the village temple and
ancient houses. Enjoy the peaceful scenery and the typical atmosphere of the past lingers
to this modern day and do not forget to catch up interesting moment of local life with
your camera.
Continue to ride through different villages and farm land to get to Dong Ho traditional
painting village. Here you will visit the home of the most famous artisan with golden
hands - Nguyen Dang Che and learn about the very typical traditional arts of Vietnam.
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3. After lunch, continue with your bike along river bank to visit But Thap Pagoda, an
ancient pagoda built from 13th century with famous pen-shape stone stupa (with which
the pagoda got the name) and a masterpiece of woodcarving - thousand hands Goddess of
Mercy.
Slowly ride on the bank of Duong River and enjoy the beautiful scenery of country side
until you get picked up by bus for a short drive back to Hanoi.
Tour finishes in Hanoi around 5PM. End of service.
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