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When you mention the northern mountains of Vietnam, Sapa is usually the name that rings out first. But for the discerning adventurer—the cyclist who craves a landscape that remains raw, vibrant, and deeply traditional—the true crown jewel is the Bac Ha Plateau. Situated at an altitude of 1,200 meters, Bac Ha is known as the "White Highlands"
Imagine pedaling through a landscape so surreal it feels like a scene from an ancient ink painting. Serpentine rivers wind through emerald-green rice paddies, guarded by monolithic limestone karsts that erupt from the earth like sleeping giants. This is Ninh Binh, often hailed as "Halong Bay on Land," and there is no better way to experience its poetic beauty than through a northern Vietnam ninh binh cycling tour.
The mist clings to the jagged limestone peaks of the Hoang Lien Son range like a silent guardian, occasionally parting to reveal a vertical world of emerald-green rice terraces that seem to cascade into infinity. You are perched on your saddle, the cool mountain air filling your lungs, as you prepare to drop into a technical single-track trail that winds through the heart of a Hmong village.
There is a specific sound that defines a true adventure in the highlands of Southeast Asia: the rhythmic crunch of tires over crushed limestone, the faint whistle of mountain wind through a bamboo forest, and the distant echo of a waterfall hidden in a vertical canyon. This is the world of gravel cycling vietnam (north)