Itinerary:
Day 1: Hanoi Motorbike Tour via Long Coc Tea Plantation – Da Bac (Hoa Binh)
Starting your motorbike tour from your hotel by leaving the crowded Hanoi along the dyke of Red River is a great experience to see the daily life of the locals in the villages outside of city. We’ll be following some back-roads to go through villages, rice fields, gardens … until reaching Son Tay town where we will have a coffee break before heading to another adventure level of the day.
We then will keep riding to Long Coc Tea Hills being located in Tan Son district in the northern province of Phu Tho, the Long Coc tea hills are regarded as one of the nation’s most beautiful tea hills. Coming there, you can enjoy a stroll among the tea hills whilst immersing themselves within the area’s tranquil and peaceful atmosphere. High clouds and layers of fog create a vibrant orange sunrise over Long Coc tea hill in the northern midland province of Phu Tho, which has been a popular destination for photography aficionados. Of course, there would be some small dirt tracks to challenge you a bit for funs.
After having lunch at local restaurant near Xuan Son National Park, we continue the ride on weaving roads to Ke village belonging to Hien Luong commune and Da Bac Dist of Hoa Binh province which is nestled right on the edge of Hoa Binh reservoir and being surrounded by high mountains. This is the home to ethnic minorities of Muong & Thai who are mostly staying at the traditional houses on stilts and living on fishing & growing rices on the terraces. All traditional houses are peacefully leaning on the mountains & facing to the lake make this place so adorable & deserved to relax.
If time permits, you will take a short ride to conquer some dirt tracks to visit nearby villages or just do a boat around Hoa Binh lake on Da River
Overnight at homestay or local lodge
Day 2: Da Bac Motorbike Tour to Da Bia – Boat trip to Ba Khan – Tan Lac – Lung Van – Pu Luong Nature Reserve
After the breakfast, you will ride to Da Bia village – 25km away from your accommodation which is a perfect venue for travelers wanting to explore the wild nature and authentic indigenous culture. Of course, Untouched natural scenery, homestay in old stilt houses and delicious food are among irresistible charms for to Da Bia. To get to Da Bia, you ride through many villages, admiring the scenery of the picturesque within the romantic area of Hoa Binh lake. From there, you start the boat journey with your bikes across the lake to Ba Khan where we can start another adventure ride to go back Pu Luong Nature Reserve. En route, we take chances to see more peaceful villages along cum traditional stilt houses of Muong ethnic people overlooking to the lake, which is very airy and cool.
After having lunch in Tan Lac, We continue following a venturing short-cut named ĐT440 via Lung Van (1200m above the sea level) known as the rooftop of the ethnic Muong people where you can see cloud flying over the mountains. This winding road from Tan Lac to Pu Luong Nature Reserve is really a challenge for all riders due to sharp curves, steep passes and dangers are always hiding elsewhere invisibly then you must be very vigilant & fucussing on the road.
En route, we can get by Hieu Waterfall before approaching your homestay in Pu Luong by the end of the day, time to rest & relax
Overnight at the village (Homestay)
Day 3: Pu Luong Motorbike Tour to Kho Muong – Don Villages – Hanoi
Pù Luông Nature Reserve is a nature reserve zone in northern Vietnam. This nature reserve is situated in Quan Hóa and Bá Thước districts of Thanh Hóa Province. Pu Luong Nature Reserve bordered by Mai Châu, Tân Lạc + Lạc Sơn districts of Hòa Bình Province and located along two parallel mountain ridges, that run from north-west to south-east, and are divided by a central valley is the home to ethnic minorities of Muong & Thai. This Pù Luông is endowed with great biodiversity, its flora and fauna is closely associated with the Cúc Phương National Park 25 km south-east.
In this morning, we’ll keep on riding our iron horses on zigzag roads, steep passes to explore almost the stunning landscapes of Pu Luong with Kho Muong village nestled under the feet of high mountains & in the mid of jungle. Here, you’ll be welcome by friendly locals who are living on the traditional houses on stilts and guided to learn more about their cultures / traditions. later on, we’ll keep on riding through many beautiful terraces in the mid of valley till get to Ho Chi Minh trail where we stop for a lunch before riding back to Hanoi
At around 18:30, we’ll finish the trip in Hanoi
End of the trip
