Itinerary:
* Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La – BRIEF ITINERARY:
Day 1: Hanoi Motorbike Tours to Ba Be Lake: 240 km
Day 2: Babe Lake Motorcycle Tours to Meo Vac: 170 km
Day 3: Meo Vac Motorbike Tours to Ha Giang: 180 Km
Day 4: Ha Giang Motorcycle Tours to Sa Pa: 220km
Day 5: Sapa Motorbike tours to Than Uyen: 110 km
Day 6: Than Uyen Motorcycle Tours to Mu Cang Chai and Phu Yen: 220 km
Day 7: Phu Yen Motorbike Tours to Mai Chau Valley, 150 km
Day 8: Mai Chau Motorbike Tours back to Hanoi. (150 km)
Day 1: Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La; Hanoi Motorbike Tours to Ba Be Lake (240 km)
This great motorcycle tour to the north of Vietnam starts at around 8 a.m. We try our best to avoid busy city road in the morning until Cho Chu town (in Thai Nguyen province), where we have lunch. After lunch, we will surely have enjoyable motorcycle ride to Ba Be because the roads have less traffic and give you a lot of grand mountain view. At about 4 p.m. We arrive Pac Ngoi, a beautiful village of Tay people located peacefully at Ba Be lake’s side. Dine and stay with Tay’s family.
Ba Be Lake (Vietnamese: Ho Ba Be; Ba means “Three”, Be is from the Tay language word pé, meaning “lake”) is the largest natural lake in Vietnam. It is located in Nam Mẫu commune, Bac Kan district, Bac Kan Province, in the northeastern region of the country. Having been formed approximately 200 million years ago, the lake is surrounded by limestone cliffs, which in turn are covered by primary forests.
The lake comprises three zones named Pe Lam, Pe Lu, and Pe Leng. Three rivers, named Nang, Ta Han, and Nam Cuong, are the main inflows of the lake. The Nang river enters the lake through a large waterfall called Dau Dang. In the lake there are also three islands, named An Ma, Khau Cum, and Po Gia Mai (literally “Widow’s Island”).
Ba Be Lake is a featured geographical feature and a biodiversity reservoir. It is a part of Ba Be National Park.
It is home of a range of animals and plants.
It is home of a range of animals and plants.
Day 2: Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La: Babe Lake Motorcycle Tours to Meo Vac (170 km)
Saying good-bye to the family, we’ll ride motorbike on the back-roads through some rustic villages and the jungle. Then we motorbiked across some streams. This promises to be a great day for off-road Vietnam motorbike touring. We will stop in Bao Lac town for lunch and then continue the beautiful motorcycle tour Northern Vietnam to Meo Vac by taking a scenic route that climbs over many Passes where we can enjoy beautiful mountain ranges and the Nho Que river. Arrive at Meo Vac by 5.00PM. Dinner in town, Hotel stay.
Meo Vac Town is located in the heart of the Dong Van Rock Plateau, which was recognized as part of the Global Geo-Park Network in 2009, The Dong Van old quarter is home to age-old and unique architecture near Ha Giang Province’s border with China. Therefore, the motorcycle tour to Ha Giang, Dong Van, is always the best choice for motorcyclists.
Day 3: Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La: Meo Vac Motorbike Tours Ha Giang (180 Km)
Today’s ride promises to be the highlight of this motorcycle trip in north Vietnam, as we will visit one of the most remote land in Motorbike Tour Around Northern Vietnam (8 Days). Vietnam, where we can see many ethnic groups with their unique cultures and imposing mountains such as : Ma Pi Leng Pass, one of the 4 longest and most beautiful passes in North Vietnam, the Rock Plateau, the Vuong palace in Dong Van; and the “Heaven Gate” in Quan Ba. This is for sure the best motorcycle ride in Vietnam, with many interesting and amazing things in every meter of the road. Arrive Ha Giang in the late afternoon.
Dinner and stay with the other Tay’s family or stay in hotel in Ha Giang city, 300 km away from Hanoi, located at the highest latitude in Vietnam. It is surrounded by Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai. It shares a border with China in the north. Many ethnic minorities, including the Dao, H’mong, Tay, and Nung, live in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam.
Day 4: Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La: Ha Giang Motorbike Tours to Sa Pa (220km)
Today we head straight towards the North-western mountain, where the main Fanxipan Mountain range dominates the road until Sapa. The road is very smooth, with a good view of green mountains and rice fields between lovely villages of the hill tribes. After a short break in Lao Cai to see Chinese border, we will have very beautiful motorbike ride up to Sapa. This motorbike ride is up and up till 1.600 meters above sea level. It offers a great view of mountain with terrace fields and it must be one of the best motorbike ride in North Vietnam.
Arrive in Sapa at around 5: p.m.; overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Arrive in Sapa at around 5: p.m.; overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Day 5: Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La: Sapa Motorbike Tours Than Uyen (110 km)
You are free to explore Sapa until 1.30 PM. Check out of the hotel and we will continue the route to Than Uyen, We will make a splendid climb up from Sapa to the top of the highest road pass in Vietnam (Tram Ton Pass). Crossing into Lai Chau Province at over 2000m above sea level. This is a short motorbike ride but could be the most enjoyable motorbike tour from Sa Pa.. The ride offers you amazing view of the Hoang Lien mountain ranges for miles and miles. We arrive in Than Uyen by 5.00PM.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.
Day 6: Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La: Than Uyen Motorbike Tours to Mu Cang Chai and Phu Yen (220 km)
We keep riding up and down into a forested and high mountain region populated by H’mong peoples, We will hike up a very high mountain pass before descending into a mountainous tea-growing region. Soon after, we follow a long valley floor covered in a sea of rice surrounded by Hmong and Thai villages all the way to Phu Yen. Especially after lunch in Mu Cang Chai, a famous land for terrace fields, the ride through Mu Cang Chai is another highlight of this Motorcycle tours North Vietnam.
Arrive Phu Yen town at 5:00 . Overnight at hotel.
Arrive Phu Yen town at 5:00 . Overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La: Phu Yen Motorcycle Tours to Mai Chau Valley (150 km)
It is a short motorbike tour to Mai Chau valley, but it’s also an enjoyable motorbike ride! It offers some different views from the days before, with different hill tribes. Right after Phu Yen town, we will have great ride along the Da River lake on the winding road between the river lake and mountains. It is likely a motorcycle tour along the coastline in central Vietnam.
After crossing the Da river by ferry, we will motorcycle up and up to Moc Chau plateau, where we stop for lunch, After lunch, we’ll make a turn onto the quiet mountain road named Hua Tat. It’s built by the French during the war, and nowadays, it is like a forgotten road, so the short ride to Mai Chau is also the best part of the Northern Vietnam Motorbike Tour.
Arrive Mai Chau at 4:30 PM. Stay in Poom-coong village of the Thai people—home stay.
Arrive Mai Chau at 4:30 PM. Stay in Poom-coong village of the Thai people—home stay.
Day 8: Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Lai Chau, and Son La: Mai Chau Motorcycle Tours back to Hanoi (150km)
Getting up late, feel the peaceful life of the locals by walking around the valley and then start the motorbike ride back to Hanoi at around 10 a.m. After 2 beautiful mountain passes—Thung Khe and Doc Cun—we will have lunch and then join the high way back to Hanoi. We will be back to the hotel before rush hours in order to end the 8-day motorbike tour in north Vietnam safely.
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* Note: We provide support truck (120 dollars per day) for emergency and for your safe riding in Vietnam. Most of other tour operators do not offer that. Contact us if you think it’s necessary.
Inclusions :
+ Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
+ Helmet(s)
+ Driving gears
+ Gasoline on tour
+ English 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
+ Fruits and Coffee on tour
+ Government's taxes
Exclusions :
+ Travel insurance
+ Visa
+ Air-ticket
+ Tips
+ Personal expenses
