5 Countryside Cycling Tours in Hanoi Worth the Saddle Time

1.Hanoi Bicycle Tours: Half Day Bicycle Tours Hanoi Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 322 reviews · from $59Our pick

Ride from central Hanoi into the Red River countryside with guides such as Brian, Perry, Hoa, or Thomas. You’ll cross Long Bien Bridge, pass markets and rice fields, visit a broom workshop and local home, taste fruit and sugarcane juice, and finish with lunch. Bikes, refreshments, and traffic support are included.

“We loved this trip. Fantastic to get out of the city. Pick up was spot on time and we loved the scooter ride to travel to the cycle shop. The visit to a local home, meeting the family and hearing about their history and seeing their lovely house, was just one of the highlights, however there were many including the Pagoda visit and sugar cane drinks. Perry was knowledgeable and friendly, also speaking good English. The lunch stop was great. Local restaurant, full of local workers and great food. Be aware this can become very hot and sometimes you are cycling in very busy areas. Would definitely recommend the morning…”

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2.Half-Day Bicycle Tour Combine City & Countryside + Train Street

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · from $49

Ride a mountain bike through Hanoi with an English-speaking guide, starting in the Old Quarter and continuing over Long Bien Bridge, beside West Lake, past Ba Dinh Square, and along Train Street. Alex and Charlie are among the guides associated with this tour. Bikes, helmets, water, egg coffee, a snack, and rain ponchos are included.

“The best part about the tour was our guide Charlie, who was full of energy, anecdotes, and information. He really made the tour fun for all of us. My only confusion/complaint was that the tour ended up not exactly what was advertised. The fiRead more”

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3.Bicycle Tours Hanoi: Full Day Bicycle Tour Hanoi Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $89

Start at 8:00 am with hotel pickup and a bike fitting, then ride across Long Bien Bridge into Hanoi’s quiet countryside. With a guide such as Perry or Pezi translating along the way, you’ll visit Co Loa Citadel, a bonsai-making family, a wet market, lotus lake, and a village home for lunch. Expect about eight hours and potentially 40 kilometers of cycling.

“Perry and his partner made this trip fun and enjoyable. We arrived to our Hanoi hotel on Tuesday around 1am from a 20+ hour flight from NY and decided to book this trip for the same day- to begin at 8am. Perry picked us up on time and froRead more”

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4.Bicycle Tours Hanoi: Full Day Bicycle Tours City & Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $89

Spend about eight hours cycling from central Hanoi into the Red River countryside. Your guide handles navigation while you ride quiet lanes, cross Long Bien Bridge, visit Co Loa and a bonsai family, see the B-52 wreck at Huu Tiep Lake, and stop for local drinks, fruit, and lunch. Dung and Perry are among the guides associated with this route.

“This was such a great experience as a solo traveler exploring Hanoi. Dung (doo-ng) was a great guide and provided a lot of knowledge about the French Quarter and the countryside. This was a great daytime activity to enjoy the outdoors and get some excercise. The bikes used were great and they provided helmets for safety.”

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5.Hanoi Countryside Bicycle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · from $40Best value

Leave Hanoi’s Old Quarter by bicycle with guides such as Nathan, Minh, or Hai, crossing Long Bien Bridge or the Red River by boat. Ride quiet country lanes past rice fields, visit an old home and Co Loa, talk with local families, and finish with Vietnamese coffee. The flat route can reach 33 kilometers.

“Nathan our tour guide was excellent and was very informative and made the trip both fun and informative. Would definitely recommend Nathan.”

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