Motorbike adventure and trekking tour – Ba Be Lake
Tour duration: 3 days 2 nights
Tour highlight: Motorbike adventure and trekking
Motorbike adventure and trekking – Ba Be Lake Tour introduction:
Ba Be Lake is a place with some of the most wonderful scenery in Vietnam. The lake is in Ba Be National Park, which is about 250km North of Hanoi. It is near Bo Lu and Pac Ngoi villages, the home of Tay ethnic people.
Ba Be Lake is on a limestone mountain, at a height of 150m above sea level. As it looks similar to Halong Bay, the lake is also called “Halong Bay on the mountain.” It has a water surface area of 500ha. It is more than 8km long, nearly 2km at its widest, and 20-35m deep. The lake is made up of three river branches – Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng.
Brief itinerary:
Day 1: Hanoi – Ba Be (L/D)
Day 2: Ba Be (B/L/D)
Day 3: Ba Be – Hanoi (B/L)
Detailed itinerary:
Day 1: Hanoi – Ba Be (250Km/7hours) (L/D)
After breakfast we depart Hanoi at 8:00 am and follow the National road #3 to Thai Nguyen. On arrival, we have lunch in a local restaurant. Continuing on your trip to Ba Be National Park. Refresh with a short walk in the afternoon around the park and even go swimming in the nearby lake (depends on the weather conditions).
Have dinner in a local restaurant in Ba Be.
Overnight in homestay in Ba Be
Day 2: Ba Be (B/L/D)
Today we take a cruise boat to discover the beauty of the lake and the diversity of fauna and flora living here and visit nearby tourist spots in the national park such as Tien Pond, Po Gia Mai Island, Puong Cave and Dau Dang Waterfall. If your visit is during Long Tong Festival on the 10th and 11th days of the first lunar month, you can watch traditional games, performances of martial arts, and the horn dance of Tay, Dao, Mong, Nung and Kinh tribal groups.
Back to the village for lunch and a short break. In the afternoon, we do a soft trek to Ba Ba National park covering more than 23,000 hectares, this beautiful region is a tropical rainforest area with over 410 named plant species and 300 wildlife species, then back to the hotel for dinner and free time.
Overnight in homestay in Ba Be.
Day 3: Ba Be – Hanoi (250Km/7hours) (B/L)
Today we ride for a couple of hours around the park and take advantage of the morning’s fresh air in the peaceful village, we’ll have lunch in a local restaurant before heading back to Hanoi.
Arrive Hanoi around 5:00 pm. The trip ends.
Tour includes:
Motorbikes (Minsk 125cc or similar): 01 bike/ per person
All petrol (gasoline), helmet
Rain gear
Motorbike jacket
Boat trip on Ba Be lake
02 nights in the home stay
Local English Speaking guide
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary: 02 Breakfasts (B), 03 Lunches (L), 02 Dinners (D)
All entrance fees
Tour excludes:
Visa to Vietnam
Any other transportations are not mentioned in the itinerary
Travel Insurance
Drinks
Meals that are not mentioned in the itinerary
Tip for guide
Other personal expenses.
What to bring:
Passport
Good sunglasses
Good shoes for walking
Other personal needs and some cash for drinks or souvenirs.
2 Days Motorcycle Tour From Hanoi to Mai Chau
Day 1: Vietnam Motorcycle Tours – Hanoi to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh)
Our motorbike tour will be started by leaving Hanoi on dyke roads to avoid the heavy traffic around 9.am , we ride our motorcycles west to Mai Chau, an area of beautiful landscape and home to the Thai ethnic minority.
We will motorcycle on Highway 6 passing extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads punctuated by limestone karst scenery.
After a light lunch in Hoa Binh Province, we cross Thung Khe, one of the most beautiful mountain passes in North Vietnam then descent to the mountain valley settlement of Mai Chau. After dinner we join performance, where you can dance and share a range of special liquors (rice wine) with the locals. Overnight in a house-on-stilts of the Thai people.
Summary:
Distance: 160 km
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay in village
Day 2: Vietnam Motorcycle Tour – Mai Chau back to Hanoi
Mai Chau is one of the closest places to Hanoi where you can experience a ‘real’Mai chau Motorbike packages tours Montagnard village. In the morning we take a short walk around village to discover local life. Life in the countryside starts early so by sunrise there is a wealth of activity. The Thai women are masterful weavers who ensure that there is plenty of traditional-style clothing to buy in the village centre. You will see women weaving on looms under or inside their houses in the village We can buy some handmade traditional-style clothing, knife or cross-bow.
After breakfast, let’s do a 60km-motor ride around Mai Chau dict on beautiful mountain dirt track and almost empty road before back to home-stay for lunch. And then we say goodbye to villagers and leave Mai Chau around 10 am. We ride back Hanoi by shorter way.
Summary:
Distance: 140 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
End of services
Inclusion:
- Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
- Helmet(s)
- Driving gears
- Gasoline on tour
- English or French speaking guide
- Mechanic (only for group from 6 passengers)
- Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary (based on twin or/and triple shared)
- Homestay permission
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary
- Entrance fees & Sightseeing fees
Exclusion:
- Travel insurance
- Visa
- Air-ticket
- Tips
- Personal expenses
This is just the sample of the tour, Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour or tell her changes you’d like to make on it.
Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Day 1: Vietnam Motorcycle Tour – hanoi to bavi national park: (L/D)
At 8:30 AM, we leave Hanoi for one hour riding to Ba Vi National Park which is rich of diverse tropical and subtropical species of flora and fauna.
Free and easy day for trekking and discovering the wild life of the animals there and enjoy the peaceful nature in the evening. Get back to the hotel for dinner.
Summary:
Distance: 80 km/ 2.5 Hours
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Ba Vi
Day 2: Vietnam Motorcycle Tour – Ba Vi – Hanoi (B/L)
Have breakfast and check-out the hotel. We ride to Bang Ta eco tourist area for more trekking, studying about the eco tourism potentials here. After that, we riding to Dam Long, one of the most beautiful lakes in the area, attract many tourists to come at weekends.
Have lunch in a local restaurant before riding back to Hanoi.
Arrive Hanoi around 6:00 PM. The trip ends.
Summary:
Distance: 80 km/ 2.5 Hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour includes:
- Motorbikes (Minsk-125cc or similar): 01 bike/ person
- All petrol (gasoline),helmet
- Rain gear
- Motorbike jacket
- Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary
- Ferry tickets
- Meals as mention in the itinerary: 01 Breakfast (B), 02 Lunches (L), 01 Dinners (D)
- All entrance fees
- Local English Speaking guide
Tour excludes:
- Visa to Vietnam
- Any other transportations are not mentioned in the itinerary
- Travel Insurance
- Drinks
- Meals are not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tip for guide
- Other personal expenses.
What to bring:
- Passport
- Good sunglasses
- Good shoes for walking
- Other personal needs and some cash for drinks or souvenirs.
This is just the sample of the tour, Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour or tell her changes you’d like to make on it.
Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
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At 8:30 AM, we leave Hanoi for a 2 hours riding to Cuc Phuong National Park. Upon arrival, we visit the Primate Rescue center, then we ride 20km through Cuc Phuong forest to the park center, tea break then trek in 3 hourrs round trip to the Tetrameles nudiflora (Sequoia) 1,000 years tree. Jump on our bike for driving on sides of this park, passing the local ferry before riding back to Hanoi.
Arrive Hanoi around 6:00 PM The trip ends.
Vietnam Motorcycle tour includes:
• Motorbikes (Minsk-125cc or similar): 01 bike/ person
• All petrol (gasoline),helmet
• Rain gear
• Motorbike jacket
• Ferry tickets
• Meals as mention in the itinerary: 01 Lunch(L)
• All entrance fees
• Local English Speaking guide
Vietnam Motorcycle tour excludes:
• Visa to Vietnam
• Any other transportations are not mentioned in the itinerary
• Travel Insurance
• Drinks
• Meals are not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tip for guide
• Other personal expenses.
This is just the sample of the tour, Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour or tell her changes you’d like to make on it.
Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Northwest Vietnam riding
Day 1: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Hanoi to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh)
In the morning we start our motorbike tour by leaving Hanoi on dyke roads to avoid the heavy traffic around 9 am , we ride our motorcycles west to Mai Chau, an area of beautiful landscape and home to the Thai ethnic minority.
We will ride on Highway 6 passing extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads punctuated by limestone karst scenery.
After a light lunch in Hoa Binh Province, we cross Thung Khe, one of the most beautiful mountain passes in North Vietnam then descent to the mountain valley settlement of Mai Chau. After dinner we join performance, where you can dance and share a range of special liquors (rice wine) with the locals. Overnight in a house-on-stilts of the Thai people.
Summary:
Distance: 160 km
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay
Day 2: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Phu Yen (Son La)
Mai Chau is one of the closest places to Hanoi where you can experience a ‘real’ Montagnard village. In the morning we take a short walk around village to discover local life. Life in the countryside starts early so by sunrise there is a wealth of activity. The Thai women are masterful weavers who ensure that there is plenty of traditional-style clothing to buy in the village centre. You will see women weaving onPhu Yen motorbike trips looms under or inside their houses in the village We can buy some handmade traditional-style clothing, knife or cross-bow.
After breakfast in home-stay, we say goodbye to villagers and leave Mai Chau around 10 am. We ride from Mai Chau to the direction of Moc Chau, where we have lunch. This highland town produces some of Vietnam’s best tea and is a good place to stock up. The surrounding area is also home to several ethnic minorities, including Green H’mong, Dzao, Thai and Muong. Moc Chau boasts a pioneering dairy industry that started in the late 1970s with Australian (and, later, UN) assistance. The dairy provides Hanoi with such delectable iuxur us as fresh milk, sweetened condensed milk and little tooth-rotting bars called “Banh sua”.
After lunch, we turn to the less travelled Road 43 leading to the Da River, crossing the reservoir of Da river at Van Yen ferry, then ride on a beautiful winding secondary road until Phu Yen mountain town (a district of Son La Province in the Northwestern region of Vietnam), where we stay in a basic guest-house.
Summary:
Distance: 140 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Guest-house
Day 3: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Phu Yen to Son La City
Continuing our motorbike tour on the almost empty Road 37 we enter mountains heavily populated with Black Thai people, who work onPhu Yen Motorcycle package to Son La large terraced rice fields. The winding road passes through many Thai villages and fields and provides a great opportunity to watch country life passing by. We continue through rolling hills before rising up to the sugar cane growing areas on the cooler Son La plateau.
Late lunch in Son La City, the capital of Son La Province, before we visit The Old French Prison & Museum. It was once the site of a French penal colony where anticolonial revolutionaries were incarcerated. It was destroyed by the infamous “off-loading” of unused ammunition by US warplanes that were returning to their bases after bombing raids, but it has been partially restored. Rebuilt turrets and watch towers stand guard over the remains of cells, inner walls and a famous lone surviving peach tree. The tree, which blooms with traditional “Tet flowers”, was planted in the compound by To Hieu, a former inmate from the 1940s. To Hieu has subsequently been immortalised, with various landmarks now named after him.
Overnight in Son La City.
Summary:
Distance: 160 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 4: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Son La to Than Uyen (Lai Chau)
Heading out northwest from Son La, the road crosses a series of mountain passes and areas of busy Black Thai activity. Children walk to school, kids tend buffaloes, women plant rice seedlings and men pull the buffalo. Then we come to the beginning of the very long and steepSon la motorcycle tours Pha Din pass where at the top we have vast views of the surrounding mountains, then down the other side on very steep sealed road. Lunch in Tuan Giao.
Turn to the almost empty winding Road 279 leading to Pa Uon bridge. The first span of the Pa Uon bridge spanning the Da river got connected on Highway 279 in Chieng On commune, Quynh Nhai district, Son La province. The bridge invested by the Ministry of Transport lies within the food-avoiding highways and provincial roads project after the Son La Hydro-electric Power project had been deployed, contributing to forming the nearest road between Son La and Lai Chau provinces. The construction of the bridge started on May 28, 2007. It opened to traffic on April 30 and put into use in July 2010.
Continuing our mortorbiking on the empty winding road until we get Than Uyen Town, Lai Chau Province.
Overnight in Than Uyen.
Summary:
Distance: 180 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 5: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Than Uyen to Sapa (Lao Cai)
We head straight toward the main Fansipan Mountain range. There is also the option for a very challenging back route which takes us through several river crossings. The massive mountain range dominates the road until finally we must make a splendid climb up from Binh Lu and up to the top of the highest road pass in Vietnam (Tram Ton Pass).Sapa motorbike toursCrossing into Lao Cai Province at over 2,000m the views looks out over the main range for miles and miles, before we descend to the mountainous Sa Pa valley. Sa Pa is located in Lao Cai Province, north-west Vietnam, and 350 km north-west of Hanoi, close to the border with China. Sapa is famous both for its fine, rugged scenery and for its rich cultural diversity. French used to consider Sapa as Summer Capital of Northern Vietnam in the early decades of the 20th century. Its naturally gifted beauty keeps attracting more and more people to spend their vacation there since then. Particularly, the place is the foremost choice for honeymoon couples!
Overnight in Hotel.
Summary:
Distance: 110 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 6: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Sapa trek or relax
Depending on the group’s mood, we can either take it easy in Sa Pa town, or make excursions back to the top of the highest pass in Vietnam, or down deep into the amazing Sapa valley to do home-stay in peacefull village.
All options are dominated by the crest of the enormous Fansipan mountain range that looms over 2,000 metres above us. The entire region sapa motorbike tripsis populated by Hmong, Giay, Tay and Red Dao people.
Stay in Sapa or home-stay in village.
Summary:
Distance: 40 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel or Home-stay
Day 7: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Sapa to Bac Ha (Lao Cai)
Ride down from Sapa to Lao Cai City and then have a coffee-stop on the bank of Nam Thi river, which is Vietnam – China border. Enjoy your coffee while taking the view to China.
Head to Road 70 before turn to Bac Ha on Road 153.
Long touted as the weekend alternative to Sapa, this small highland town doesn’t have the same dramatic location of its more il-lustrious neighbour, but it is calmer when Saturday comes. It fills up to choking point on Sunday morning, when visitors flood in to meet the Flower H’mong at the morning market. Compared with Sapa, tourism is still in its infancy here and during the week the town has a deserted feel.
Bac Ha is a good base to explore the surrounding highlands. Around 900m above sea level, it is noticeably warmer than Sapa.
One of Bac Ha’s main industries is she manufacture of alcoholic home brews (rice wine, cassava wine and corn liquor). The corn hooch produced by the Flower H’mong is so potent it can ignite! Bac Ha is the only place in Vietnam where you’ll find this particular moonshine; there’s an entire area devoted to it at the Sunday market.
Overnight in Bac Ha.
Summary:
Distance: 120 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stayYen Bai motorbike trips
Day 8: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Bac Ha to Luc Yen (Yen Bai)
Get back to Road 70 and then ride down to Khanh Hoa T-junction, turn to Road 152, through palm forest all the way to Luc Yen and stay in a family in the Tay territory. It’s a great home stay and the hosts are very welcoming.
Summary:
Distance: 140 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay
Day 9: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Luc Yen to Vu Linh village(Thac Ba lake, Yen Bai)
Get on the road, take a half-day ride to our Dao friends’ village of Vu Linh, which by the side of Thac Ba lake, the biggest man-made lake in Vietnam. This artificial lake has an area of 23,400 ha and 1,331 islands and hills with diverse ecological environments. The water in the lake is blue and clear, and imprinted with the reflections of the surrounding ancient forest. The thousands of hills and islands feature caves such as the Hum, Cau Cuoi and Bach Xa.
After lunch, we take the boat ride, stop by an island for swimming and discover the particularities of this area: the way villagers paddle their boats, the exotic and odd animals living around, the quiet and peaceful beauty of this huge lake, the lifestyle of the Dao among the thousands of islets.
We will have an unforgettable dinner with the hosts, whose are really big drinkers and they party every day. The welcome is exceptional and we hope you will survive.Luc Yen motorbike tour to Thac Bac
Summary:
Distance: 80 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay
Day 10: Vietnam Motorcycle tours – Thac Ba lake (Vu Linh village) to Hanoi
After breakfast we ride southeast on Highway 2 and then branch off to the sleepy town of Phu Tho. We follow the edge of the Red River along the dyke, almost to the point where it merges with the Black River after which they flow together to Hanoi.
By now we are very much in the lowlands of the delta plains and the north’s main agricultural areas. Harvest time here is a sea of activity. Crossing the Black River by bridge, we pass through Son Tay and then return to Hanoi on the highway. We should be back to Hanoi before rush-hour (4 pm) because traffic’s getting busier and busier.
Summary:
Distance: 180 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
End of services
Inclusion:
- Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
- Helmet(s)
- Driving gears
- Gasoline on tour
- English or French speaking guide
- Mechanic (only for group from 6 passengers)
- Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary (based on twin or/and triple shared)
- Homestay permission
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary
- Entrance fees & Sightseeing fees
Exclusion:
- Travel insurance
- Visa
- Air-ticket
- Tips
- Personal expenses
This is just the sample of the tour, Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour or tell her changes you’d like to make on it.
Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
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The second day of this motorcycle tour, we have two options : one takes us around the very end of the Song Gam mountain range, enjoying good riding on winding sealed mountain roads; the other crosses over the very end of the range and takes us through untarnished rain forest on challenging, rocky road.
Trip will pass
Day 1 : Hanoi – Vulinh.
Day 2 : Vulinh – Ba Be.
Day 3 : Ba Be – Cao Bang.
Day 4 : Cao Bang – Lang Son.
Day 5 : Lang Son – Ha Long.
Day 6 : Ha Long – Ha Noi
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1, Hanoi – Vulinh, 180 km, 5hr ride
Leaving Hanoi and breaking out of the delta plains, we pass through endless limestone karst scenery as we travel south through “Thay Pagoda”, country and extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads. Arrive in Vulinh in late afternoon, here we stay overnight with friends of the Dao’s minority in a traditional stilt house.
Day 2, Vulinh – BaBe National park, 200km 7hr ride.
We have two options : one takes us around the very end of the Song Gam mountain range, enjoying good riding on winding sealed mountain roads; the other crosses over the very end of the range and takes us through untarnished rain forest on challenging, rocky road. The Song Gam mountain range is the main range of northeast Vietnam . From Tuyen Quang we continue on sealed road through renowned tea growing areas, where the hillsides are literally covered in plantations, From here it’s a short ride to the edge of BABE Lake, Overnight home-stay in the Tay’s family.
Day 3, Babe – Quang Hoa 170km 6hr ride.
We leave Ba Be by a fantastic mountainous road, leading us along scattering high limestone formations and heavily forested hills. Further north is Cao Bang province, a remote area on the border with China. Cao Bang is sparsely populated. It has several ethnic communities in villages hardly affected by tourism. Cao Bang is famous for its graceful mountains, grottos and streams. Arrive in Quang Hoa in Late after noon, Overnight in family of the Nung’s peoples.
Day 4 , Quang Hoa – Lang Son. 160km 5 hr ride.
Today we travel back in time – we go back to Indochina by driving the famous Colonial Road No. 4, where we pass villages like Dong Khe and That Khe. This place is well-known for its countless bloody fights during the 1950s between Viet Minh and the French Force. In the late afternoon, we arrive in Lang Son city and discover the central market. This market offers divers Chinese products as Lang Son is the trade-gateway between China and Viet Nam. Before checking in our hotel in Lang Son, we bring an interesting visit to Tam Thanh and Nhi Thanh grottos.
Day 5, Lang Son – Ha long Bay.180km 4hr ride.
Ride to Halong bay through the lush of Red River vegetation. Arrival Halong bay pier and check-in registration, board our boat for a stunning cruise amongst towering limestone backdrop while enjoying lunch on board. The cruise will take you by exotic islets with shapes of Dog, Incense Urn, Sail, Fighting Cocks, which are naturally formed by process of erosion between the see water and limestone mountains. Get back to Halong City, Overnight at Hotel in Halong Bay.
Day 6, Halong Bay – Ha Noi, 170km 4hr ride.
A new day wake you up with joys and emotions in an early morning for watching sunrise on sea. We ride back to Hanoi by taking many trails going through the red river Delta. Arrive in Hanoi by 5 pm, tour ends.
This is just the sample of the tour, Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour or tell her changes you’d like to make on it.
Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Motorcycle trip along the Vietnam/China border
On this specific motorcycle trip, you skirt along the Vietnam/China border, starting in Hanoi to Nghia Lo, Than Uyen and Sapa in Northwest Vietnam and continue to the most beautiful part of the trip in Ha Giang, Dong Van and Bao Lac before descending on Highway 4 to Cao Bang, Quang Uyen and Lang Son. If you return via Ba Be, the trip will be reduced by one day but then you miss the historical Highway 4. This trip is the most popular motorbike tour we provide in North Vietnam. Just tell us your time frame and we will get back with a proposal and hopefully something works out.
Day 1: Hanoi – Nghia Lo (~250 km, ~7 h). L, D
Before the ride, it takes 30 minutes to double check the bikes and insure that we have all necessary tools and equipment to guarantee maximum fun. We head out of Hanoi skirting along Red River to Son Tay and then head up the mountain to Nghia Lo. The road í easy and flat from Hanoi to Thanh Son, from Thanh Son to Thu Cuc and then Ba Khe to Nghia Lo is beautiful, snaking the foot of Hang Lien Range. Nghia Lo is a big mountain town where we stop for the night.
Day 2: Nghia Lo – Than Uyen (~180 km, ~5 h). B, L, D
Wild and bumpy road with Lung Lo Pass as the first challenge. The next one is the higher Khau Pha Pass. We ride through the Mu Cang Chai massif, almost as high as the Fansipan. From the top, it offers one of the most beautiful views of North Vietnam. The ride is challenging but very rewarding.
Night in a hotel.
Day 3: Than Uyen – Sapa (~140 km, ~5 h). B, L, D
The area of Than Uyen is mainly populated by Flower H’mong and Dzao people. Then direction Sapa. Easy track for 100 km and asphalted mountainous road for the last 40 km. Stay in Sapa and you will find out the reason Sapa is one of the most popular places for tourists in Vietnam.
Ha Giang Motorcycle Vacation, Ha Giang Motorbike expedition Day 4: Sapa – Bac Ha (~100 km, ~3 h). B, L, D
The drive from Sapa to Bac Ha takes ~3 hours, down from Sapa to Lao Cai (34 km), a border city where we can take photos with China as the background. After lunch, ride up to Bac Ha (70 km) with stunning landscape. Overnighting in Bac Ha.
Day 5: Bac Ha – Ha Giang (~200 km, ~6 h). B, L, D
After breakfast, ride on the track to Xin Man and on many small/back roads with scenic mountain views before joining the main road heading up to Ha Giang where we stop for the night and apply for a permit.
Day 6: Ha Giang – Dong Van (~180 km, ~6 h). B, L, D
After getting the permit to ride in border areas at Ha Giang’s Immigration Police, we ride on small challenging mountain roads (but incredibly beautiful) on the land of colorful mountain hill-tribes.
Ha Giang Motorcycle Adventure Head up the Ma Pi Leng Pass. Here is yet another amazing place, with cloudy mountain ranges and the poetic Nho Que river winding off in the distance. Ride on a zig-zag track until Dong Van, a remote area and meet the hard-working local people here. It is inspiring to see how they survive as they manage live in the rocks. When we reach town we will have some extra time to wonder the ancient streets lined with H’mong homes of clay bricks and tiles roofs built centuries ago.
Day 7: Dong Van – Bao Lac (~80 km, ~4 h). B, L, D
The road is still under construction and tracks what make the ride relatively long in spite of few kilometres. The landscape is among the most beautiful of Vietnam, and the slow tempo is only more appreciable.
We cross the wild regions of the mythical province of Ha Giang. Stop for the night at Bao Lac, the ethnic crossroad of Northeast Vietnam. Many other ethnic groups on the two sides of the border meet at the market every Sunday.
Day 8: Bao Lac – Cao Bang (~150 km, ~5 h). B, L, D
Beautiful ride down to Cao Bang province. Few passes from where you can dominate the area. The road is easy but there are many blind curves. We can stop very often for photos. All together, stop for drinks and food it should be an 8-hour journey. Stay in a hotel.
Ha Giang motorcycle holiday, motorbike voyage Day 9: Cao Bang – Quang Uyen (~140 km, ~5 h). B, L, D
Ride in 1 hour and half to reach the beautiful village of Quang Uyen, in the middle of a mountain cirque. This is the territory of Nung An people. Home stay in a host family and the hostess is a great cook.
We make our way through spectacular scenery to Vietnam’s most impressive waterfall, Ban Gioc Waterfalls, 50km from Quang Uyen. Weather permitting we can swim right up to where the 50m high falls hit the river.
Day 10: Quang Uyen – Lang Son (~180 km, ~6 h). B, L, D
Ride from Quang Uyen to Lang Son on the famous historical Highway 4. We will have time to discover this city which has become a big trading post between China and Vietnam. You can shop for cheap Chinese products at the nearby Dong Kinh market.
Overnight in hotel.
Day 11: Lang Son – Hanoi (~150 km, ~3 h). B, L
Easy day back to Hanoi on the new Highway 1B. You can wake up late in the morning as we guess you can be tired after 10 long riding days.
Arrival at Hanoi around 3pm.
B: Breakfast.
L: Lunch.
D: Dinner.
This is just the sample of the tour, Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour or tell her changes you’d like to make on it.
Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Motorcycling to Vietnam North-Western Loop
10 day Motorcycle Gear Tour to Central cities of Vietnam
Motorcycling to Vietnam North-Western Loop
- Trip’s length: 7 days
- Trip Themes: Local life & Culture, Local food, Explorer, Nature
- Transport: Motorcyles
- Places visited: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Son La – Dien Bien – Lai Chau – Sapa
- Tour operates: All year round
- Start / End cities: Hanoi / Hanoi
- Accommodation: 4 Nts in hotel, 1 Nts homestay, 1 Nt on train
Itinerary
DAY1: RIDE TO MAI CHAU
Leave Hanoi around 8.30am, we ride our motorcycles west to Mai Chau, an area of beautiful landscape and home to the Thai ethnic minority. We will ride on road No6 passing expansive rice paddies and scenic villages. We will have a stop for refreshment before tackling 70km of undulating road with great view of mountains and valley. Lunch on the way. Then we continue to Mai Chau. We ride straight to Pom Coong, a peaceful village of White Thai ethnic minority where we have dinner and spend our night in a traditional stilt-house of a Thai family.
(Riding: 170km; Meals: Lunch, Dinner; Accommodation: Home-stay)
DAY2: RIDE UP TO SON LA
Breakfast at the home-stay before we embark on a beautiful ride up north to Son La. The road is in good condition and the scenery is stunning. We may take frequent stops to visit minority villages of H’mong, Black Thai,… or to take photos. Lunch will be in local restaurant en route. The highlight of our ride today could be the tea plantations in Moc Chau Plateau, where you find the best green tea in Vietnam grown along the roads on hillsides. We reach Son La in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Son La.
(Riding: 187km; Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; Accommodation: Hotel )
DAY3: DESCEND VALLEY OF DIEN BIEN PHU
It is true to say “the further you go up north the faster you heart rate”. Today the ride is greater with more winding road, longer passes, more colorful minority groups and more stunning scenery. Like yesterday, we may have interesting stops to visit villages and take photos. Lunch en route in local restaurant. The highlight of today ride could be the impressive pass of Pha Din. Pha Pin means Heaven-Earth, and according to local legend, it was the frontier between Heaven and Earth. Pha Din is some 1,000m above sea-level. Climbing and descending the slopes with their many bends and deep gorges is a really an unforgettable experience. We reach Dien Bien Phu in the afternoon around 4pm. Upon arrival we cound ride around to explore the town. Dinner and overnight in Dien Bien Phu.
(Riding: 170km; Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; Accommodation: Hotel )
DAY4: RIDING ALONG NAM NA RIVER TO PHONG THO
After breakfast we will start our 225 km ride along stunning gorges and Nam Na River. On the way we will have interesting stops to visit H’mong and Dzao villages. Lunch in Muong Lay. We would reach Pa So around 4.30 pm. Dinner and overnight in hotel in Phong Tho Town
( Riding: 225km; Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; Accommodation: Hotel)
DAY5: ASCENDING SAPA
The ride today is the highlight of the whole trip. Climbing the highest pass in Vietnam, the Tram Ton Pass. Lunch in local restaurant en route. We will reach Sapa in the noon time. Sapa is the former hill station for the French colonists hundred years ago. Today Sapa is the paradise for trekking lovers thank to its beautiful trekking routes, stunning terraces, colorful minority groups and the highest mountain in Indochina, the Mt. Fansipang. Dinner and overnight in Sapa.
(Riding: 180km; Meals: Breakfast, Lunch; Accommodation: Hotel)
Note: The weekend market (Sunday market) in Tam Duong is very interesting with lots of colorful ethnic minorities. If this day is Sunday the market will be included in the program and we would reach Sapa around 3pm.
DAY6: SAPA TREK – NIGHT TRAIN TO HANOI
Breakfast in the hotel. We will take a jeep ride downhill to Muong Hoa valley. Today we enjoy the most beautiful trek route in Vietnam. We will trek on dirt path through pine forest, terraces and H’mong villages. En route we stop to visit minority villages, schools and have picnic lunch by river. In the afternoon we walk to the pick-up point to take a jeep transfer back to Sapa. Private transfer to Lao Cai for the night train back to Hanoi
(Trekking: 4hrs, downhill; Meals: Breakfast, Lunch; Accommodation: Night train:A/C, soft sleeper cabin)
Note on client safety:
We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.
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