Hi! Some of my friends and I work weekends, so we can never join your trips : ( We would like to mountain bike around Sapa for a few days days within the next month or so, and are looking for some advice on how to plan this trip. Is it better to go with a tour or devise a plan of our own? Can we rent bikes in Sapa or would we have to bring them on the train from Hanoi? Would we need a guide? Where are the best places for cheap eats and accommodation? Any tips would be most welcome. Cheers!
Is it better to go with a tour or devise a plan of our own? Sapa town is a touristy place. The town offers many types of services. I suggest you to make a plan of your own because it's more economical and more fun.
Can we rent bikes in Sapa or would we have to bring them on the train from Hanoi? There are numberious motorbikes and mountain bikes rental places everywhere downtown Sapa and they offer decent prices, so no need to bring your bikes with u. The cost to put ur bikes on the train can be more expensive than renting a bike there. I have been to Sapa a several of time and I normally rent motorbikes from a local guy who can speak a little English. Forgot his name but it's his cell #: 0916053092. He maybe know some good bicycle shops to suggest u.
Would we need a guide? If u want to make things easier for u, go for it hiring a local tour guide. But for me personally, I rather to discover things on my own.
Where are the best places for cheap eats and accommodation? Cheap eats: somewhere inside a big wet market downtown Sapa, u can't miss it. They serve all kind of local food in there and they charge u local prices. (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Accommodation: I stayed at the gecko guest house and was pretty happy with the room and their services. Nice, character, simple place,and decent price (I paid $10/night I think.)
Hi everyone, Bellow is the list of 28 travelers: Driver Passenger Dave Quyen Michiel Nga Tim Tamara Stephen Dung Nick Son Nico Devon An Julian Mai Phuong Ming Matt Florence Zoom Becki Mig Catherine Nick Tony Mark Bernie (She won’t get off from work until 11am that morning, she will travel alone and catch up with us in Cuc Phuong.)
Passengers need to contact to ur drivers to see where to meet for ur ride. We go ahead and meet in front of the opera house and leave @ 7am sharp. (Which means no waiting for anyone after 7am.) Remember to check ur bikes before we meet (tires, full tanks of gas…) And when we get to Cuc Phuong, we all need to fill our gas tanks again, since we need to drive @ least another 45km round trip in the park. (Note: There’s no gas station in the park.)
We will divide to 2 groups: Quyen is the leader of one group and I myself will be zooming with the 2nd group. We need to make sure to stick together on the road.
Yay,our list of travelers so far: Zoom, Quyen, Ming, Mark, Tamara, Nick, Son, Migueic, Simon, An, Matt, Dashal, Nick, Mike, and Tony.
Since I need time to contact with the hotel people and to pair people up on each bike before the trip, the Wednesday of March 10th will be the last day you can join us. I won't have any responsibility to reserve the hotel and do anything for u, if u join us after Wednesday.
Keep that in mind,I'm not a travel agent and I don't get pay from doing this, just would like to get out of the city and having fun with some friends in the countrysides.:)
Hit the "I'm attending" button and let me know whether u want to drive alone or with another person.
I will give all travelers other details when it comes closer to our travel time...
Hi everyone, I m Singaporean working/studying here in Hanoi and will planning a series of motorbike trips around Hanoi. As i will only be here for another 6 months or so, i reckon i would be travelling almost every weekend.
I m no expert in the area so i m looking for fellow adventurous people to plan and execute the trips.
I m also not very familiar with how the grp works so my thousand apologies if i have stepped on some toes. I would be starting my planning this weekend to Tam Coc... Hope i got the spelling rite....
If there are anyone interested, pls drop me a msg and maybe some of the more experienced members can guide me along :)
I don't think new events get announced by email automatically so maybe a few might have missed this one: Co Loa this Sunday:
http://newhanoian.xemzi.com/en/event/show/2126
How joins us? I'll prolly go.
Please be confirmed that we'll meet AT 9AM in MY DINH bus Station (oposite to FPT building), Pham Hung street,.
:) Bring your camera with you and be ready to find out the Co Loa area.
See you,
Yen
Please stop using the Zoom Zoom membership list to send us spam on the PM system about non-roadtrip related events. Use the Classifieds. PM stands for "Personal Messages". Advertising for your charity event, or telling us all that you've joined our club is not a personal communication. It is spam. Use the classifieds for your charity events.
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Hi! Some of my friends and I work weekends, so we can never join your trips : ( We would like to mountain bike around Sapa for a few days days within the next month or so, and are looking for some advice on how to plan this trip. Is it better to go with a tour or devise a plan of our own? Can we rent bikes in Sapa or would we have to bring them on the train from Hanoi? Would we need a guide? Where are the best places for cheap eats and accommodation? Any tips would be most welcome. Cheers!
Is it better to go with a tour or devise a plan of our own?
Sapa town is a touristy place. The town offers many types of services. I suggest you to make a plan of your own because it's more economical and more fun.
Can we rent bikes in Sapa or would we have to bring them on the train from Hanoi?
There are numberious motorbikes and mountain bikes rental places everywhere downtown Sapa and they offer decent prices, so no need to bring your bikes with u. The cost to put ur bikes on the train can be more expensive than renting a bike there. I have been to Sapa a several of time and I normally rent motorbikes from a local guy who can speak a little English. Forgot his name but it's his cell #: 0916053092. He maybe know some good bicycle shops to suggest u.
Would we need a guide?
If u want to make things easier for u, go for it hiring a local tour guide. But for me personally, I rather to discover things on my own.
Where are the best places for cheap eats and accommodation?
Cheap eats: somewhere inside a big wet market downtown Sapa, u can't miss it. They serve all kind of local food in there and they charge u local prices. (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Accommodation: I stayed at the gecko guest house and was pretty happy with the room and their services. Nice, character, simple place,and decent price (I paid $10/night I think.)
Hi everyone,
Bellow is the list of 28 travelers:
Driver Passenger
Dave Quyen
Michiel Nga
Tim Tamara
Stephen Dung
Nick Son
Nico Devon
An Julian
Mai Phuong Ming
Matt Florence
Zoom Becki
Mig
Catherine
Nick
Tony
Mark
Bernie (She won’t get off from work until 11am that morning, she will travel alone and catch up with us in Cuc Phuong.)
Passengers need to contact to ur drivers to see where to meet for ur ride. We go ahead and meet in front of the opera house and leave @ 7am sharp. (Which means no waiting for anyone after 7am.) Remember to check ur bikes before we meet (tires, full tanks of gas…) And when we get to Cuc Phuong, we all need to fill our gas tanks again, since we need to drive @ least another 45km round trip in the park. (Note: There’s no gas station in the park.)
We will divide to 2 groups: Quyen is the leader of one group and I myself will be zooming with the 2nd group. We need to make sure to stick together on the road.
See you all,
and:
Nick - Dashal
Mike
u had me worried there for a while :)
Jus wanna say barking fun trip :) Hope there will be much more to come! Cheers mates and see u guys ard.
Hi everyone,
I m heading to Hai Phong with a grp of fellow students tomorrow afternoon, can anyone give some suggestions on what is there to do there???
Thanks mates
Yay,our list of travelers so far:
Zoom, Quyen, Ming, Mark, Tamara, Nick, Son, Migueic, Simon, An, Matt, Dashal, Nick, Mike, and Tony.
Since I need time to contact with the hotel people and to pair people up on each bike before the trip, the Wednesday of March 10th will be the last day you can join us. I won't have any responsibility to reserve the hotel and do anything for u, if u join us after Wednesday.
Keep that in mind,I'm not a travel agent and I don't get pay from doing this, just would like to get out of the city and having fun with some friends in the countrysides.:)
Hit the "I'm attending" button and let me know whether u want to drive alone or with another person.
I will give all travelers other details when it comes closer to our travel time...
See you on the road,
Zoom,
Hi everyone, I m Singaporean working/studying here in Hanoi and will planning a series of motorbike trips around Hanoi. As i will only be here for another 6 months or so, i reckon i would be travelling almost every weekend.
I m no expert in the area so i m looking for fellow adventurous people to plan and execute the trips.
I m also not very familiar with how the grp works so my thousand apologies if i have stepped on some toes. I would be starting my planning this weekend to Tam Coc... Hope i got the spelling rite....
If there are anyone interested, pls drop me a msg and maybe some of the more experienced members can guide me along :)
Cheers and hope to hear from u guys soon.
Sry i meant that i would begin my planning to "Tam Coc" this weekend. N i hope that the trip can be done on the 12 - 14 of March :)
hey there. i love travelling. Tam Coc, been there two times, but still kinda explore continuously...
I would love to join but I got hit by motobike sometime so can't go by bike to country side.....
Hi there, someone else has planned the trip and added the event on the grp's page. U can click on the listed event :)
I will be following too. so see u guys there!
too many steps I think... next time will not have many steps like this...
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Thanks for everyone who joined the trip... xxx
I don't think new events get announced by email automatically so maybe a few might have missed this one: Co Loa this Sunday:
http://newhanoian.xemzi.com/en/event/show/2126
How joins us? I'll prolly go.
Please be confirmed that we'll meet AT 9AM in MY DINH bus Station (oposite to FPT building), Pham Hung street,.
:) Bring your camera with you and be ready to find out the Co Loa area.
See you,
Yen
Please stop using the Zoom Zoom membership list to send us spam on the PM system about non-roadtrip related events. Use the Classifieds. PM stands for "Personal Messages". Advertising for your charity event, or telling us all that you've joined our club is not a personal communication. It is spam. Use the classifieds for your charity events.
When will we meet and travel?^^