Voila 2 petites excursions a velo autour de Haiphong, 100 km de Hanoi.
Hanoi est une petite ville et tu peux faire bien sur des petits tours en banlieu. Tu seras invite des villageois pour le dejeuner ou diner!
Programme 1:
Explore Vietnam like the locals do: by bicycle. Enjoy a 30 km bike ride towards Doson Beach away from the hustle of daily traffic. Experience real rural life as you pass through unspoiled villages, verdant rice fields, and historic pagodas. See the scenery that you could not see anywhere else in Vietnam. We turn off from the main road just outside the city limits of Haiphong and onto rural roads, leaving the bustle and hassles of crowded city streets behind us. The leisurely 3 hour bike ride allows plenty of photo opportunities of people working in the fields, children enjoying a cool bath in nearby streams, fishermen and their sampans, and whole families traveling on their bicycles overtaking us with joyful greetings and smiles. You can return to the hotel by car, or arrange a full day tour with a return to Haiphong by bicycle.
You also have the option of extending your trip by visiting Bao Dai Villa (built in 1928 on the top of Vung Hill and officially transferred to King Bao Dai in 1949) and a boat trip to Dau Island by wooden junk. Here you will ascend the island’s historic French lighthouse which affords you a panoramic view of Doson Beach. Enjoy a pleasant lunch on the island, and then a return to the hotel by car.
Programme 2:
During the French colonial era, Haiphong was deemed an important stronghold with its port serving as the main gateway for supplies entering into Indochina. Today, Haiphong still conserves a unique French ambiance and rich historic past with its tree lined boulevards and stunning colonial buildings.
A wonderful and relaxing way to explore this culturally rich city is by bicycle. Start your trip from the hotel as you pass through tree lined avenues into the government district. Here you will find the most beautiful colonial buildings of the city, most of which have been accredited as national historical relics. Visit the Bank of Foreign Trade, followed by the buildings of the Department of the Interior, the Department of Investment and Planning, Department of Labour Invalid and Social Affair, the Governor’s Office and City Hall. Marvel at the State Bank Building by Lac Long Bridge, the only stone built building in Haiphong city. Then reach the Grand Cathedral, built over 120 years ago when the French missionaries first Christianized the city, followed by the Municipal Theatre (or Opera House) which serves as the center of Haiphong. Your tour ends with a visit to the colonial railway station and the Haiphong Museum prior to returning to the hotel.
des VTTistes, et ca ne devrait pas prendre trop de temps pour sortir de la ville. Sau bien sur si l' »urban sprawl »…
