Hanoi Bicycle Trips

This trip was a good balance between cycling, transfers and sight seeing. Do Chi Hung our guide shared much about the history of the country and the sites visited on the trip gave a flavour of the different phases of Vietnam's history. Our itinerary had to be changed due to typhoon hitting the central zone. Hung and the local team managed this with the minimum of disruption to the group, keeping us well informed and adding alternative activities to compensate. The group cycling was well organised - especially with the original support crew of Quang and Tuan

Our guide Dion was excellent. He was knowledgeable, gave us good information about Vietnam, was supportive and become aware of people’s requirements etc. He was essentially good when flooding became a problem for following the trip plan and quickly made the appropriate arrangements to change the trip plans to make it even better.

Our guide was excellent - well-informed, and helpful. Nothing seemed too much trouble. He also got us quickly and resourcefully out of what could have been a tricky situation in Hoi An when it flooded. A flight to Hanoi and an alternative to our original schedule were quickly arranged, and the 50k pedal around Ninh Binh and a 'Homestay' lunch turned out to be quite the highlight of the trip! Ha Long Bay is ridiculously over-touristed. Nice little boat, great food, but the excursions were rather horrific. could there be a less frenetic alternative?

This was my first Exodus cycle tour and an amazing way to get a real feel for Vietnam - I absolutely loved it. We did it as a family with our 19 and 21 yr old daughters and it was a huge success all round. From the first meet we felt super looked after by our amazing guide Lok, drivers Sau and Nhan and the mechanic Zee who was so often supporting me at the back of the group! Everything about the tour was very well organized and so good that 2 of the group were on their 3rd and 4th times respectively.

Fantastic trip, city, towns , beach and rural areas amazing contrasts . Could have been better informed as Explore booked flights and we missed the Saigon tour - to have had the option to come earlier as not to have missed the tour - even at extra cost I found the holiday a bit stressful as there seemed great competitiveness with in the group to finish first - a holiday - not a competition - the E-bike seemed hard work too Also it was suggested that I should not have booked a cycling holiday as concerns that I would be able to do it- I did the whole thing and did not need any support - a bit discouraging really as age should not be an issue - if it is not to be allowed to book in the first place The leader and especially the cycling support team amazing Excellent 10 to 15 km cycling breaks provided with great snacks and refreshments Lastly our flight home was not booked until late evening which enabled us to explore Hanoi - we had a fantastic day - so like the beginning to have that extra time even at an individuals own cost / to be given the option More info - things like the water puppet show - not sure how to get tickets etc and having only one night there made it difficult Overall the most fantastic holiday I have ever had Amazing country, culture and a very cost effective holiday Hotels, food , Vietnamese people lovely Cruise just amazing and the food outstanding Highly recommended have lots of photos but on my phone The train street was fabulous

We had an excellent tour guide: helpful, informed, receptive and with a good sense of humour. Most of the hotels were excellent....some slightly less so (Nha Trang for example). The service on the trip was exceptional. The support team of transport, bag carriage and a cycle mechanic were also excellent. Vietnam is fascinating and being on bikes we saw all aspects of the country. We saw its beauty, we saw the industry and pride of its people who were universally very welcoming. We also saw all sorts of things normal tourists, arriving in a large group with little language ability, would not be able to see. Some of the best things were stops in markets, or by rice fields, or at very basic homes or cafes. We saw a lot and visited a lot of different places: a 'grand tour' if you can do such a thing on bikes! The country certainly has issues, in my opinion, with rapid over-development (in the south particularly) with endless giant resorts half finished, being built or built and empty. It also needs to address the issue of litter. It is not alone in facing these issues! I am also certain it has the ability and determination to address them.