HANOI MOTORBIKE TOUR TO PU LUONG NATURE RESERVE VIA MAI CHAU

Itinerary:

Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Mai Chau: Brief Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (-/L/D)

Day 2: Tam Coc Motorbike Tour to Pu Luong Nature Reserve (B/L/D)

Day 3: Pu Luong Motorbike Tour to Mai Chau valley (B/L/D)

Day 4: Mai Chau Motorbike Tour to Hanoi (B/L/-)

Day 1: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Mai Chau: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (-/L/D)

07:00 am, we’ll start our motorbike tour by riding through Hanoi motorbikes to Hoa Lu and Tam Coc in the city, then following High Way No. 1 via some suburb districts of Hanoi like Thuong Tin, Phu Xuyen and Hanam province to get to Ninh Binh

At around 10:30 , we arrive at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. In 968, Dinh Bo Linh declared himself king. Since then, Hoa Lu existed as the capital for the next 41 years (968 – 1009), of which 12 years was under the Dinh dynasty (King Dinh Tien Hoang), the country named Dai Co Viet, and 29 years later was under the Le dynasty (King Le Dai Hanh). In 1010, King Ly Thai To moved the capital from Hoa Lu to Thang Long, present-day Hanoi.

Hoa Lu became the old citadel. In Hoa Lu, there are now 2 temples built on the ground of the old royal palace; one is dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang, and the other is to King Le Dai Hanh. The visit offers a chance to learn more about some of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnamese history.

11:30am, we’ll jump on our motorbikes to keep heading to Tam Coc at around 12:00pm. Right here, we’ll have lunch at a local restaurant being served with goat meat, which is famous as the local specialty .

1:30pm, 5-minute minute-walk to the boat station and start a 2-hour boat trip to visit Tam Coc. Known as “Halong Bay on land”, Tam Coc is composed of three limestone caves stretching along Ngo Dong river. The boat trip is a nice journey along the river with peaceful scenery of limestone mountains, rice paddy and the site of some temples along the way from Hang Ca (first cave) to Hang Hai (second cave) and Hang Ba (third cave).

The rest of time, you’ll be free on your own to explore more local villages around Tam Coc.

overnight at Hotel in Tam Coc

Summary

Distance:  150 km

Accommodation: Hotel in Tam Coc

Meals:   Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner

Day 2: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Mai Chau: Tam Coc Motorbike Tour to Pu Luong Nature Reserve (B/L/D)

After having breakfast, you’ll be relaxed a bit before taking another ride to Pu Luong Nature Reserve within a few hours. We then have to take a short boat trip and then start a 2 to 3-hour walk through beautiful hill side villages, magnificent rice paddies, and hand-crafted bamboo water wheels to approach where we’ll be staying tonight. The highlight on this walk is experiencing the beauty of Pu Luong Nature Reserve and the everyday life and culture of the White Thai people. Become a part of local life when we are welcomed as honored guests at a traditional dinner and stay the night.

Homestay at Ethnic Thai Tribe’s house

Summary

Distance:  150 km

Accommodation: Homestay

Meals:   Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner 

Day 3: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Mai Chau: Pu Luong Motorbike Tour to Mai Chau valley (B/L/D)

After having breakfast at a local family, you’ll be at leisure a bit to experience the fresh & quiet atmosphere & daily life of the locals here, then jump on the bikes to go straight to Mai Chau valley. En route, you’ll have chances to stop by and visit plenty of authentic villages of the hill tribes and view stunning natural landscapes of streams, forests, and mountains.

Upon reaching Mai Chau, we’ll have lunch and in the afternoon, our guide will take you on another ride to get deeper into other remote villages to learn more about their culture, traditions and lifestyles.

Dinner & overnight stay with the local family in Mai Chau. Homestay

Summary

Distance:  100 km

Accommodation: Homestay

Meals:   Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner 

Day 4: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Mai Chau: Mai Chau Motorbike Tour to Hanoi (B/L/-)

After breakfast, let’s do a 60-km motorbike ride around Mai Chau Dic on beautiful mountain dirt track and almost empty road before going back to our homestay for lunch. And then we say goodbye to villagers and leave Mai Chau around 10 am. We ride back Hanoi a shorter way.

Summary:

Distance:  140 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch