Vietnam & Laos Biking Private
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Hanoi
- Experience kayaking through caves in Ha Long bay
- Discover Luang Prabang
- Explore Kuang Si Falls
- Visit Cát Bà Island
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Trip includes
- All hotel accommodation (Luxury Room in first hotel, Garden Suite in final hotel)
- Meals as indicated
- Services of local guide(s)
- Support vehicles during bike rides
- Use of a customized bicycle and helmet
- Detailed maps and water bottle
- All special events and private tours
- All transportation from rendezvous to drop-off
- All gratuities for baggage, porters and hotel service
- Visa to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Itinerary
We will meet you upon arrival and assist with your Visa. After you exit the airport you will be whisked to your hotel in central colonial Hanoi.
After breakfast we will head out on foot and visit a local vibrant market followed by a cyclo (bike-propelled cart) ride along tree-lined boulevards, experiencing the city’s historic architecture and the capital’s delightfully chaotic street life.
Begin the day with a scenic ride in the countryside and spend the afternoon exploring and kayaking through caves in Ha Long bay.
Spend the day on board our junk boat soaking in the view, go kayaking among the secret caves or take a meandering bike ride on Cat Ba Island.
Take a short flight to Laos and the enchanting city of Luang Prabang. Arriving late in the afternoon, we go straight to our hotel to enjoy a little R&R. Dinner tonight is a special Lao welcome at a century-old villa with a traditional Lao Baci well-wishing ceremony.
Begin the day cycling along the Mekong. Towards the end embark on a boat ride bound for the nearby Pak Ou cave which contain more than 4,200 wood and gilded Buddha statues.
Rise early to witness-and even join in-the local morning prayer ritual. Walk through the morning market and then head to the picture-perfect, multi-tiered cascades of the Tad Kouang Si waterfalls. Ride through the hills south of Luang Prabang and spend the afternoon exploring and shopping.
At the end of the week we will book you on a flight to Bangkok and the time will depend on your travel plans. You might also consider travelling to Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Siem Reap, Cambodia to visit Angkor Wat or any of the wonderful beach hotels Southern Thailand has to offer.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.
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It's been almost 50 years since we made a conscious decision, on the back of a cocktail napkin, to encourage people to "slow down to see the world." Ever since, Butterfield & Robinson has been leading trips that amble where others stride, linger where others inhale, bike where others motor and sip where others quaff. In the words of Gypsy Rose Lee, a woman who, if nothing else, knew the value of doing things very, very slowly: "Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly."
There’s so much more to B&R than the high thread count of your sheets. Our kind of luxury takes you to a place you never knew existed. It’s a feeling of freedom. A feeling of exuberance. A feeling like you don’t need a watch or a wallet and you haven’t a care in the world. Wherever we travel, we delve deep into the heart of the local culture, your meals are some of the best in your life, and your sleeps every bit as delicious. But this merely sets the stage for the magical, ineffable part of B&R—the moments of discovery—and self-discovery—that you’ll never, ever forget.
The B&R difference is the best biking and walking routes in the world’s most incredible places. It’s the most capable and genuinely friendly guides you’ll find anywhere. It’s the most interesting hotels the region has to offer. It’s amazing culinary experiences. It’s state-of-the-art equipment, great wines at dinner, a water bottle that’s always filled, route suggestions you won’t find in any guidebook, et cetera! Are you starting to get the picture?
Our Expertise
Incomparable Service
From the first phone call to the final nostalgic photo swap, we pride ourselves on anticipating and answering each and every question you might have before, during and after your trip – plus a hundred more we thought you might like to know. That way, the only surprises on your trip are good ones.
50 Years of Experience
BB&R’s been slowing down to see the world since 1966, and while a steady diet of good food, great wine and miles of biking and walking has kept us feeling sprightly, we can’t deny the truth: we’re about to turn 50. Fortunately, “mid-life crisis” isn’t in our vocabulary—in fact, we’re actually pretty excited about it.
Amazing Routes
We meticulously map out easy-to-follow route notes for our trips. By no means do you have to follow them, but if you do, we promise nothing short of spectacular (think quiet country lanes, glorious vistas and, often, being the only ones in sight). Our guides always have additional scenic routes up their sleeves, too. Up for more of a challenge? Ask and you shall receive.
Impeccable Guides
B&R guides are an exceptional group: consummate hosts, mind readers and raconteurs, among many other things. Think teachers, painters, travel writers, architects, botanists and biologists. The only documents thicker than their CVs are their passports. They’ve lived all over the world. They speak a gazillion languages. And they’re ridiculously fun.
Expert Trip Designers
Our talented team of Trip Designers are the best in the world at what they do—and what they do is turn fantasies into reality. (We thought about changing their title to “Dream Weavers,” but we didn’t want to re-print all those business cards.)
Exceptional Hotels
Winning hotels are a hallmark of B&R; we go to great lengths to find properties that are unique expressions of the region. Often that means they’ve had a previous life as a monastery or a castle. Think of them as the charming and intimate garnish atop your trip. Best of all? We’re friends with our hoteliers, which means preferential treatment for you.
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What's excluded
- International Flights
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Accommodation
Number of days prior to your trip:
- 270+ 100% Refund of deposit
- 96-269 50% Refund of deposit
- 61-95 75% Refund of trip cost
- 31-60 50% Refund of trip cost
- 0-30 100% Cancellation fee
Should you cancel your reservation more than 95 days in advance of the departure date, the entire US$1,000 per person deposit is transferable as a future trip credit to be used by the same traveller towards a B&R trip departing within 24 months of the original trip cancellation date. This credit cannot be extended beyond 24 months but may be transferred to another trip only once. Between 61-95 days prior to your original departure date, you may transfer to a different trip in the same calendar year upon payment of a fee of US$250 per person (this fee will be waived for Premier Cru & Grand Cru travellers). If you cancel this subsequent reservation, then the cancellation fees applicable shall be the higher of the cancellation fee on your original reservation or the cancellation fee on the trip to which you transferred. Within 60 days of departure, the regular cancellation fees will apply.
Activity Level: Recreational
This trip is appropriate for people who enjoy a good walk or ride, and feel comfortable while on the move. Daily biking distances usually vary from 20 to 30 km.
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