Itinerary:
* Brief Itinerary:
Day 1: Hanoi Motorcycle Tour to Ta Xua Peak in Son La (Dinosaur Backbone) in Bac Yen (Son La)
Day 2: Ta Xua Peak Motorcycle Tour to Mu Cang Chai (Yen Bai)
Day 3: Mu Cang Chai Motorcycle Tour to Sapa – Off-road Riding to Villages(Lao Cai)
Day 4: Sapa Motorcycle Tour to Bac Ha (Lao Cai)
Day 5: Bac Ha Motorcycle Tour to Ha Giang City
Day 6: Ha Giang Motorcycle Tour to Dong Van (Ha Giang)
Day 7: Dong Van Motorcycle Tours to Bao Lac (120 km)
Day 8: Bao Lac Off-Road Motorbike Tour to Ba Be Lake (150 km)
Day 9: Ba Be Lake Motorbike Ride Back to Hanoi (240 km)
Day 1: Hanoi Motorcycle Tour to Ta Xua Peak
Start our motorbike tour by leaving Hanoi on a weaving dyke-road running along the Red river till Trung Ha Bridge to avoid the heavy traffic on the main roads, then we’ll follow the National Highway 32 passing extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads punctuated by limestone karst scenery till we reach Phu Yen for lunch. After lunch at a local restaurant, we’ll head across Giap wood to Bac Yen township. Here, the true challenge begins. We’ll embark on a 12 km seemingly vertical mountain trek with our bikes, a tough feat even on dry and sunny days, with chilling and breathtaking scenery pushing us forwards all the way. We’ll get to our destination at a clearing right beside the “dinosaur backbone”.
Ta Xua is a mountain range in the Bac Yen district in Son La province. At the highest point of 2865 meters, the Ta Xua peak is the tenth highest peak in Vietnam. The three most important peaks form a line that looks like the backbone of a dinosaur. It is a real off the beaten track destination for adventure travelers
If time permits, we also try some dirt-track experiences to get deeper into remote villages around to see how the locals live & work otherwise it’s our time for beer, and relaxation amid this remote and pristine nature’s playground amid the clouds.
Overnight in a house-on-stilts of the Thai people.(homestay in the village)
* Summary:
+ Distance: 210 km
+ Meals: Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 25% – 40%
+ Accommodation: Home-stay
Day 2: Ta Xua Motorcycle Tour to Mu Cang Chai (Yên Bai)– Offroad Motorcycle Tour to Tribal Villages
In this morning, after waking up a bit earlier to chill a hot cup of coffee while watching clouds flying over Ta Xua peak to enjoy a peaceful time in this amazing land before we will keep heading further to the North to experience stunning landscapes of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai province with high mountains, curvy passes, marvelous deep valleys …
Right after having breakfast, we keep motorbiking across Lung Lo pass before heading up on Road 32 .
During the First Indochina War, the 15km-long Lung Lo Pass, used by the Vietnamese resistance force to transport weapons, goods and food during the Dien Bien Phu campaign of 1954, was heavily bombed by the French in order to sever the front lines from the rear. Lung Lo Pass, situated in the northern province of Yen Bai, was also recognised as a national heritage by the ministry. After lunch, 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.
Overnight in a hotel.
* Summary:
+ Distance: 220 km
+ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 30% – 60%
+ Accommodation: Hotel
Day 3: Mu Cang Chai Motorcycle Tour to Sapa – Off-road Riding to Villages(Lao Cai)
We motorbike 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).
Crossing 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: 180 km
+ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 30% – 60%
+ Accommodation: Hotel
Day 4: Sapa Motorcycle Tour to Bac Ha (Lao Cai)
Motorcycle 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 Bac Ha Market – 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 m
arket.
Overnight in Bac Ha.
* Summary:
+ Distance: 120 km
+ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 30% – 60%
+ Accommodation: Home-stay
Day 5: Bac Ha Motorcycle Tour to Ha Giang City
After breakfast, we take a motor ride on the track to Xin Man and Hoang Su Phi on many small; back roads with scenic mountain views. Xin Man is right on the border between Vietnam and China. It is, as of this writing, well hidden and completely surrounded by wild mountains and forests.
There’s a single road from Xin Man to Hoang Su Phi. Hoang Su Phi is among the most untouched area of Ha Giang Province of Vietnam. The area was separated from the mainstream society until very recently. Passing Hoang Su Phi, we will be charmed by the pristine beauty of the wild mountains and the authentic culture of the local ethnic groups which include: the Nung, the Flower H’mong, the Tay and the Ha Nhi People…After lunch, join the main road heading up to Ha Giang City, where we stop for the night and apply for a permit.
* Summary:
+ Distance: 200 km
+ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 60%
+ Accommodation: Hotel
Day 6: Ha Giang Motorcycle Tour to Dong Van (Ha Giang)
After getting the permit for motorbike tour 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.
Motorcycle 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. It is really difficult to find the exact words to describe Ma Pi Leng Pass, located between Dong Van and Meo Vac, near the northernmost tip of Vietnam, as a painting of astonishing beauty and magnificence that captures the eyes of all viewers and nature lovers.
Ride on a zig-zag track until reaching Vuong Family’s Residence, 14 kms before Dong Van.Vuong Family was considered the King of the Hmong People in Dong Van, Ha Giang
Their residence was built in the scenic valley of Sa Phin with Chinese architecture. The whole house was built out of wood and rock only. The rocks for the buildings were imported from China. Vuong Family Residence is a masterpiece of man work in the valley of heavenly beauty of Sa Phin.
This is a remote area and we can 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 Dong Van 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.
* Summary:
+ Distance: 160 km
+ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 30% – 60%
+ Accommodation: Hotel
Day 7: Dong Van Motorcycle Tours to Bao Lac (120 km)
The motorbike ride in the morning is still winding along the Rock Plateau, after breakfast, enjoy slowly Vietnam motorbike tour on some beautiful mountain passes until Meo Vac where we stop for lunch. In the afternoon, we will motorcycle down hill along the river and see the different mountain view( less rocky and more green). Arrive in Bao Lac town at 5 PM.
Hotel stay in Bao Lac.
* Summary:
+ Distance: 120 km
+ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 30% – 60%
+ Accommodation: Hotel
Day 8: Bao Lac Off-Road Motorbike Tour to Ba Be Lake (150 km)
To save time for the boat trip in Ba Be lake, We should start the day earlier so after breakfast, we start riding at around 8.am . Today is exactly the best offroad Vietnam motorbike tour. Just after 20km from Bao Lac we turn to narrow and bumpy road with breathtaking view of terrace rice paddies. Especially, we have to cross few rivers instead of rinding on some bamboo bridges. Finishing the memorable riding day with lunch in a peaceful village of the Tay people nearby Ba be lake .
It’s time for relaxing on one of the most beautiful and biggest natural lake in Vietnam in the afternoon.
* Summary:
+ Distance: 150 km
+ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 30% – 60%
+ Accommodation: Hotel
Day 9: Ba Be Lake Motorbike Ride Back to Hanoi (240 km)
Staying off the main road for as long as possible we head back towards the Red River Delta, passing through areas inhabited by Hmong, Dao, Tay and Nung minority peoples. A mixture of both challenging track and glorious sealed road all the way back to Hanoi. the great Vietnam motorbike tour to Ha Giang will end safely in Hanoi before rush hours.
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
* Summary:
+ Distance: 240 km
+ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
+ Offroad Ratio: 20%
+ Accommodation: Hotel
End Of Services
- + 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
