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 and Mai Chau: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (-/L/D)
07:00 am, we’ll start our motorbike tour by riding through the city then following the 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 am, we arrive at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital. In 968, Dinh Bo Linh declared himself as the 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 have been built on the ground of the old royal palace, one is dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang, the other is to King Le Dai Hanh. The visit offers a chance to know more about part of the feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnamese history.
11:30 am, we’ll jump on our motorbikes to keep heading to Tam Coc at around 12:00 pm. Right here, we’ll have a lunch at a local restaurant being served with goat meat which is famous as the local specialty.
1:30 pm, 5 minutes walk to the boat station and start a 2-hour boat trip to visit Tam Coc. Known as “Halong Bay on land”, Tam Coc are 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, Dinner
Day 2: 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 then start a 2 to 3-hour walk through beautiful hillside villages, magnificent rice paddies, seeing handcrafted 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, 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.
Day 3: 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 visit plenty of authentic villages of the hill tribes and view stunning natural landscapes of streams, forests, mountains.
Upon reaching Mai Chau, we’ll have lunch. This afternoon, our guide will take you on another ride to get deeper into other remote villages to learn more about their culture, traditions as well as lifestyles of the people.
Dinner & overnight at the local family in Mai Chau. Homestay.
Day 4: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Pu Luong Nature Reserve and Mai Chau: Mai Chau Motorbike Tour to Hanoi (B/L/-)
After breakfast, let’s do a 60km-motor ride around Mai Chau Dist on a beautiful mountain dirt track before backing 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
=> The tour price applied to the private group of 1 person riding geared scooters of 110cc or automatic ones of 125cc & staying at standard hotels (single room) cum homestay is US$ 999
=> The tour price applied to the private group of 2 persons riding geared scooters of 110cc or automatic ones of 125cc & sharing 1 twin/double room at standard hotels cum homestay is US$ 499/person
=> The tour price applied to the private group of 3 – 6 persons riding geared scooters of 110cc or automatic ones of 125cc & sharing twin/double rooms at standard hotels cum homestay is US$ 480/person
=> The tour price applied to the private group of 7 – 10 persons riding geared scooters of 110cc or automatic ones of 125cc & sharing twin/double rooms at standard hotels cum homestay is US$ 460/person
=> The tour price applied to the private group of 11 – 16 persons riding geared scooters of 110cc or automatic ones of 125cc & sharing twin/double rooms at standard hotels cum homestay is US$ 445/person
=> The supplement for those who want to stay at single room is US$ 80
=> The surcharge to upgrade to manual dirt bikes of Honda XR 125cc, Honda XR 150cc & Honda CRF 250cc is US$ 10/bike/day, US$ 18/bike/day and US$ 35/bike/day respectively
=> If you want a support van to carry luggage on tour, the rental cost for this extra service is US$ 130/day (Including a driver & gasoline + toll fee)
+ Government’s taxes
+ Travel insurance
+ Visa
+ Air-ticket
+ Tips
+ Personal expenses
Is there vegetarian options for food on this trip?
Yes, of course. It’s up to you!