Being blessed with majestic beauty, pleasant climate, rich ecosystems, and unique culture, Northwest Vietnam’s off-road routes always have a special appeal to backpackers. If this is the first time you have come to Vietnam and want to enjoy your holiday with one of Northwest Vietnam Motorbike Tours, here are the best backpacking routes for yTou.
1. Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Mu Waterfall – Lung Van – Pu Luong – Mai Chau
After leaving the bustling capital behind, you start conquering the route from Hanoi to Mai Chau, which is the best way to get close to the unspoiled nature and cultures in Northern Vietnam. The beautiful valley of Mai Chau is the home of the White Thai ethnic group living in stilt houses. If you are lucky to travel at the right time of the year, you will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery and the charming scent of the ripe golden rice fields covering the whole valley.
It is quite easy and does not take you too much time to embark Hanoi – Mai Chau route. Along the way, you will visit some of the most famous tourist destinations in Northern Vietnam such as Mu Waterfall – a picturesque waterfall surrounded by lush green forest at the edge of Pu Luong Nature Reserve or Lung Van – an ideal place to hunt clouds. In case you do not have much time to make long trips, this route is a perfect choice.
2. Hanoi Motorcycle Tour to Mai Chau – Hang Kia – Pa Co – Long Luong – Moc Chau – Hanoi
If you are looking for a new adventure away from the norm, this route is for you. With 100% off-road trails, it will definitely satisfy your adventurous blood. However, you need to have excellent riding skills and flexibility to handle everything on your own.
This off-the-beaten trail will take you through the splendid flower fields of cherry and apricot blossoms, dotted with the green of immense tea hills. It would be best to conquer this route in the spring when you can truly feel the vitality and liveliness of nature with flowers blooming everywhere.
3. Hanoi Offroad Motorbike Tour to Mu Cang Chai – Nghia Lo – Tu Le – La Pan Tan – Mam Xoi Hill – Hanoi
This is one of the most stunning motorbike routes in North West Vietnam, which offers a lot of stops for pictures. We will pass through Tu Le and Mu Cang Chai – two remote areas of Yen Bai province where ethnic minorities make beautiful terraced fields in the mountains. For the perfect experience, you should ride deeply into the La Pan Tan area. There is a small trail running along the valley, let’s turn into that trail and you will reach Mam Xoi Hill which is famous for the unique shape of rice terraces.
4. Hanoi – Mu Cang Chai – Che Ta – Muong La – Son La – Moc Chau – Mai Chau – Hanoi
With rugged terrain and narrow trails, it is considered one of the four most dangerous routes in Vietnam. To conquer this road, make sure you are a good rider. Of course, “the greater the effort, the sweeter the reward,” you will definitely get life-changing experiences that are hard to find anywhere else.
5. Hanoi Offroad Motorbike Tour to Mai Chau – Pu Luong – Cuc Phuong – Tam Coc – Hanoi
If you are seriously interested in joining the amazing motorbike route exploring the best northwest landscapes closest to Hanoi, this will the one for you. You will ride to the beautiful Mai Chau valley via Ba Khan lake where you enjoy cosy homestay and food. Then the road leading to the core of the Pu Luong Nature Reserve in Thanh Hoa Province is surrounded by imposing mountains, terraced fields, waterfalls and springs. with wild flowers bloom on the sides of the road and new cultivation of rice starts on the terraced fields, creating an idyllic picture. Thrilling offroad sections are also available This tour will end in Ninh Binh where you enjoy the unforgettable trip to Cuc Phuong as well as do a memorable boat trip on Ngo Dong river in Tam Coc.
6. HANOI ADVENTURE MOTORBIKE TOUR To PHU YEN – THAN UYEN – SAPA – LUC YEN – THAC BA – HANOI
It’s no secret that riders have really loved this popular loop so much as they can cover exciting destinations which offer a lot of offroad routes, homestay, winding passes…. First you ride to Phu Yen (Son La) on the first day before riding to Than Uyen via the beautiful Nghia Lo town, Tu Le village, amazing Khau Pha pass and especially Mu Cang Chai land of terraced rice fields. There will be lots of stunning photo stops and exciting offroad riding. Then you will arrive in Sapa after conquering the winding O Quy Ho or Tram Ton pass. Sapa is not a place to hang out but you should trek or ride to surrounding villages with special tracks to explore local ethnic people’s life, cascading rice fields, towering mountains.
You will end up arriving in Luc Yen and Thac Ba where the cosy homestay and the host’s hospitality will make your trip completely unforgettable.
7. HANOI Offroad Motorcycle Tour to Mai Chau – PHU YEN – Ta Xua – Hanoi
Believe it or not? Ta Xua Cloud has been mostly hunted by riders over the last years. Ta Xua is a mountain range in the Bac Yen district in Son La province, northern Vietnam, roughly 240 km from Hanoi. This mountain range forms a natural border between the two provinces of Son La and Yen Bai. You can see a lot of beautiful photos especially he back of a dinosaur.on social media such as facebook and instagrams. You can come here by either Mai Chau or Phu Yen (Son La) and combine your interesting trips there
8. Hanoi Motorcycle Tour to Mai Chau – PHU YEN – Ta Xua – Ngoc Chien – Mu Cang Chai – Vu Linh –HANOI
Let your imagination soar with this exciting route. First day you enjoy the easy ride to Mai Chau where the small ethnic minority villages sit among a patchwork of paddy fields surrounded by green mountains. Then you will ride to the cloudy Ta Xua via Phu Yen. Here you will have chance to hunt the floating cloud as well as conquer the back of dinosaur challenge. You continue to Ngoc Chien (Muong La, Son La) to experience the favourite hot spring in Luot village. The next destination is Mu Cang Chai offering many choices to view the most amazing terraced rice field paradise.such as Che Cu Nha, La Pan Tan…Before riding back to Hanoi, Vu Linh village by THac Ba lake will amaze you with the homestay and boat trip experience.
9. Hanoi Dirt Motorbike Tour to Mai Chau – PHU YEN – Ta Xua – Ngoc Chien – Son La – Dien Bien – Muong Lay – Lai Chau – Sapa – LUC YEN – THAC BA – HANOI
Do it with extraordinary route! For this longer trip, you will explore all parts of Northwest Vietnam. The exceptional routes will give you everything you expect such as homestay, home cooked meals, colourful hill tribe people, winding passes (O Quy Ho, Pha Din), history and culture, beautiful lakes, cloud hunting, former battle fields…From Mai Chau to Ta Xua, you will cross the Da River by a ferry. There will be a lot of offroad route to challenge yourselves. You can explore various colourful villages around Sapa and experience the tranquil and peaceful time in Luc Yen and Thac Ba lake where the hosts are very hospitable and treat guests wholeheartedly.