Itinerary:
Day 1: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Ha Noi Motorbike Tour To Ba Be Lake (L/D)
Departure for Ba Be around 7:30 Am, passing through the mountainous province – Thai Nguyen. There are superb landscapes with the rice fields in terrace, the paddle wheels in bamboo on the two sides of the river. Have lunch on road. Upon arrival at Cho Ra about 1h30 PM, take a boat on Nang river that slips in a cultivated country before penetrating in a landscape of chalky cliffs whose flank are characterized by small wild gardens, where hang the lianas and its long roots in quest of earth. Then enter into the Puong Cave in Ba Be National Park.
The river flows, making up a wonderful site where you can enjoy the stalactites on foot of this pothole. Continue going by boat to Bo Lu – a village of Tay ethnic. The Tay lives on fishing, rice and corn cultivation. Their stilt houses with the thatched roofs disperse in the austere surrounding landscapes. Have dinner and overnight at the Coc Toc village on Ba Be lake-shore.
Summary:
Distance: 230 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay
Day 2: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Ba Be Motorcycle Tour To Cao Bang City
Beautiful motor ride down to Cao Bang province. Few passes from where you can dominate the area. The road is easy but there are many blind curves. We can stop very often for photos in Nguyen Binh and Tinh Tuc.
Good hotel in Cao Bang Town, where we can relax to be ready for next imaging day.
Summary:
Distance: 150 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 3: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Cao Bang Motorcycle Tour To Ban Gioc Waterfall And Homestay Tour In Quang Uyen (Cao Bang)
Get out of town, we ride up to Ma Phuc Pass of Cao Bang Province. It is on the way between Cao Bang Town and the Ban Gioc Waterfall. The pass is not famous with the elevation or the danger like some others in Vietnam, but with the natural beauty that one could capture from the top of the pass.
Keep riding to Ban Gioc waterfall, one of Vietnam’s best-known waterfalls. It’s a very scenic spot, marking the border with China, but sees very few visitors. The name Ban Gioc is derived from the Montagnard languages spoken in the area, and is sometimes spelt Ban Gioc.
The waterfall is the largest, although not the highest, in the country. The vertical drop is 53m, but it has an impressive 300m span; one end of the falls is in China, the other is in Vietnam. The falls have three levels, creating a sort of giant staircase, and there’s enough water any time, most years, to make the trip worthwhile.
Lunch in local restaurant before we get an other way back to Quang Uyen. This is the territory of Nung An people. Home stay in a host family and the hostess is a great cook.
This could be the best ride ever.
Overnight in Quang Uyen.
Summary:
Distance: 140 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay
Day 4: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Quang Uyen Motorbike Tour Via Pac Bo to Bao Lac
After enjoying a simple but friendly breakfast at a local family, we’ll say goodbye to villagers. We ride to the historic Pac Bo. Passing a hill where there is the newly-built Ho Chi Minh Museum, you will see the historical area of Pac Bo. The main historical relics in this area consist of Pac Bo, Coc Bo, Bo Bam Cave, Lenin Stream, Karl Marx Mountain, Co Rac Ground and Khuoi Nam. The famous Coc Bo Cave is where President Ho Chi Minh established his residence and worked on Vietnam revolutionary course after returning from 30 years abroad.
Walking on the rocks along the side of the stream, where Uncle Ho used to work and fish, you reach a wooden bridge over Coc Bo rivulet where Lenin Stream starts. The water is clear, cool and so tranquil that one can see the fish and pebbles on its bed and the green watercress in the water. Beyond the bridge is the place where Uncle Ho often cooked soup with vegetable and bamboo shoots.
By the side of a rugged rocky mountain is Pac Po Cave. Looking down into the cave from its mouth, you can see the words “February 8th, 1941” written by Uncle Ho on the wall. That was the day he came to live in this small cave, a wet and cold place lying deep in a mountain gorge that nobody paid much attention to.
It’s another big day ride but not so hard. The ride is mostly on paved roads with easy off-road. Offering some interesting visits to villages of the Tay, Dzao and H’Mong people…
End the day at the hotel in Bao Lac at around 5:00 pm
Overnight in Bao Lac.
Summary:
Distance: 190 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: hotel
Day 5: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Bao Lac Motorbike Tour Via Meo Vac To Dong Van
After breakfast, we motorbike on small challenging mountain roads (but incredibly beautiful) on the land of colorful mountain hill-tribes. Head 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.
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
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 6: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Dong Van Motorbike Tour To Ha Giang Via Tam Son
Today you will encounter some spectacular landscapes. You will begin your journey to Ha Giang across a series of long passes. You will have lunch en route in the small but beautiful mountain town of Tam Son. Then, you will head to the majestic King of the H’mong’s Palace, a fortress built by a local chief, Vuong Chin Duc, who was allied with the French against the Viet Minh. The palace, built in the early 1900s was designed in the ancient Chinese architectural style of the Man Qing era. It was made from materials such as solid stone, wood and terracotta tiles. After continuing your journey, you will arrive at Hagiang in time for dinner and an overnight stay in a hotel
Summary:
Distance: 160 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 7: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Ha Giang Motorbike Tour To Bac Ha Via Hoang Su Phi
After breakfast, beautiful 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.
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… Hoang Su Phi district and its neighbouring Xin Man are covered by lush green forests, tea farms and probably the most impressive terraced rice fields in Vietnam. The road winds its way high up the mountain sides and offers beautiful landscapes.
This small highland town fills up to choking point on Sunday morning, when visitors flood in to meet the Flower H’mong at the 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 market. You can enjoy an easy trek to Ban Pho Village a small village of Nung and Flower Hmong. The villagers grow vegetables and fruit trees. One of the most famous fruit of the area is plum. Visit a local house and taste a cup of corn wine, another famous product of the village and visit the old castle of the former H’mong King. Tonight you will have dinner and stay overnight in a homestay.
Overnight in Bac Ha.
Summary:
Distance: 200 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: homestay
Day 8: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Bac Ha Motorbike Tour To Sapa
After breakfast, the ride to Sapa takes you through beautiful countryside and intriguing villages. You will have the opportunity to observe the local minority communities at work, tending their fields in the shadow of the Chay river massif. You will stop over at the Lai Cai border with China.
Arriving in Sapa, we then continue through villages and rice terraced fields to Ta Van Village settled by Dzay ethnic minorities. Ta Van is a small village set within a picturesque valley of Muong Hoa. Ta Van village is set within a picturesque valley with amazing natural landscape and friendly local people. The area is well-known for its colorful ethnic minorities. Visiting Ta Van Village will be an unforgettable experience, since you will have a chance to witness the special cultural characteristics of local people.
Overnight in Sapa
Summary:
Distance: 120 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 9: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Sapa Motorbike Tour To Mu Cang Chai via Than Uyen
After leaving Sapa, we will have a great motorbike ride down to Mu Cang Chai via Than Uyen town. The motorbike ride to Than Uyen from Sapa is another highlight of this Vietnam Motorbike Tour because we will cross the O Qui Ho pass – one of the longest and most beautiful passes in
Northern Vietnam. After the mountain pass, we will motorbike on smooth sealed road through green tea fields, and some off-road then arrive at Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bay province which is known as one of the nicest destination in the North of Vietnam with rice terraces on the hillsides at 18:00 pm
Summary:
Distance: 180 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 10: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Mu Cang Chai Motorbike Tour To Phu Yen
Start the ride at 8:30 am. Today we will have another great motorbike ride in north Vietnam, it is almost on mountain road with amazing view of terrace fields and cross a lot of rustic villages of hill tribes. This is a typical motorcycle tour Northern Vietnam, we are just winding with the mountain back-roads and stop every half an hour to take pictures or chat with colorful local people. We will be in Phu Yen at 5 pm.
Summary:
Distance: 200 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 11: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Phu Yen Motorbike Tour To Mai Chau
This is a short motorbike tour North Vietnam but it promises to be one of the best parts of the trip. After getting out of the town, we’ll have beautiful motorbike ride along the Da river lake, this ride remind you of the motorcycle tour on coastal roads. The route is almost empty in the middle of mountain and the river lake. After the motorcycle ride along the river, we will motorbike up and up to Moc Chau plateau where is famous for green tea and cool temperature. After lunch, we’ll make a turn to a small mountain pass to ride down to Mai Chau valley. We will end the great Northern Vietnam motorbike tour in Mai Chau at 4:30 pm then we can spend the rest time of the day to have a short walk around the peaceful village of the Thai people.
Summary:
Distance: 175 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay
Day 12: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Mai Chau Motorbike Tour To Tan Ky (Nghe An)
Ride on a small, spectacular and paved trail along the Ma river until Cam Thuy town where we stop for lunch. Hit the Ho Chi Minh trail (now a newly built highway) all the way to Tan Ky town where we spend the night in a hotel.
Summary:
Distance: 290 km
Accommodation: Hotel in Phong Nha
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13: Tan Ky Motorbike Tour To Phong Nha (Quang Binh)
Ride on Ho Chi Minh Highway until Pho Chau where we stop to visit the HCM Trail victory monument which is in fact the real starting point of our HCM Trail ride. Motorcycle all the way to Phong Nha – Ke Bang, the biggest and also the most beautiful cave in Vietnam and Indochina and is now a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site.
The karst formation of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has evolved since the Paleozoic (some 400 million years ago) and so is the oldest major karst area in Asia. Subject to massive tectonic changes, the park’s karst landscape is extremely complex with many geographic features of considerable significance. The vast area, extending to the border of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, contains spectacular formations including 65 km of caves and underground rivers.
Summary:
Distance: 230 km
Accommodation: Hotel in Phong Nha
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Phong Nha Motorbike Tour To Khe Sanh In Quang Tri (Roughly 250 Km – 7 Hours Of Riding)
Continuing west on highway 9, we will climb into the Truong Son foothills, pass the Rock Pile and stop at some villages and beautiful natural springs and waterfalls near the highway.Boating and exploring World Heritage site of Phong Nha where local civilians and military sheltered from incessant bombing during wartime. Then after having lunch, we will keep riding on Ho Chi Minh Trail and have short stop at Truong Son cemetary to pay respects to the soldiers who fought and died on the trail during the American War.
Approx 5pm we arrive in Khe Sanh which was established as a forward base by General Westmoreland near Laos to secure highway 9.
Check in to hotel, free time at night
Summary:
Distance: 250 km
Accommodation: Hotel in Khe Sanh
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 15: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Quang Tri Motorcycle Tours To DMZ & Vinh Moc Tunnels – Motorbike Tours To Hue (200 Km – 6 Hours Of Riding)
In this morning, we ride along highway 1 tô Quảng Trị town, visiting Long Hưng Church and Quảng Trị Old Citadel which was a battlefield in 1972 between North and South Vietnam for 81 days and nights. We ride along the coast from Cua Viet Beach tờ Của Từng Beach a long stretch of beautiful and peaceful coastline.
Next we visit the Vinh Moc tunnels and explore the Demilitarised Zone, stopping for lunch at the Doc Mieu Firebase. And then wee will keep on riding on Ho Chi Minh Trail via Dong Ha town, where we will stop by to take a look at Dong Ha market known as one of the most hassle and bustle markets in Central. Later on, we will ride directly to Hue and en route, our guide will stop by to show you more war relics before reaching Hue.
Upon arrival in Hue, if time permits, we will take a ride to visit Imperial Citadel and one of Royal Tombs then enjoy sunset on the bank of Perfume River. Check in to hotel, free time at night
Summary:
Distance: 200 km
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 16: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Hue Motorcycle Tour To Hoi An
Today, we’ll have an easy motorbike trip to weave around the city to visit some more royal tombs as well as other important travel sites & relics in Hue.
In this afternoon, we will keep on riding along the coastal line via Hai Van Pass, where we could look down from the top to view the splendid beauties of Lang Co beach and ocean then time to refresh yourself by a cup of coffee. You will take time to visit Marble Mountains before heading straight to Hoi An via Da Nang coastline for a check-in. Free time on your own. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Summary:
Distance: 150 km
Accommodation: hotel in Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 17: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Hoi An City Tour & My Son Tour By Motorbike
Today, after having breakfast at hotel you’ll keep jumping on your bikes to ride to explore Vietnam’s most evocative Cham site, My Son, lies 40km southwest of Hoi An, in a bowl of lush wooden hills towered over by the aptly named “Cat’s Tooth Mountain”. It has been recently added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List and richly deserves its place on the tourist map. It is the former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the second to the thirteenth century.
Their religion was primarily derived from Indian Hinduism. My Son is considered to be one of the best-preserved Cham structures in Vietnam. It is comprised of seventy Hindu-like towers and temples dating from the second century. This site is a Must-See for those people who are interested in architecture and ancient civilizations. We return to the hotel around noon.
Today, after having lunch you’ll be taken to walk inside the old quarters of Hoi An to explore timeless beauties of monuments, relics like the ancient houses, pagodas, temples, markets…to understand more about the history of this fascinating ancient town as well as the lifestyle of the locals.
In the afternoon, you’ll be free on your own to laze on the beach. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Summary:
Distance: 150 km
Accommodation: hotel in Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 18: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Hoi An Motorbike Tour To Quy Nhon
Later on, we’ll keep riding along the coastline through coconuts homeland of central Vietnam & through rice fields and rural villages and mountainous area to get to city of Quy Nhon. Continue cycling to the hotel in the town of Quang Ngai. Have breakfast at the hotel and check out. We then will ride our bikes south of Hoi An to Cua Dai beach and cross Thu Bon river. Ride on back roads through yellow sand dunes to Tam Ky. Have lunch before we keep riding on country roads to My Lai village to visit the memorial of the massacre to remember 504 locals who died.
Summary:
Distance: 250 km
Accommodation: hotel in Quy Nhon
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 19: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Quy Nhon Motorbike Tour To Nha Trang
Transfer 30 minutes to the suburb of Qui Nhon city then we’ll start riding along the coast and you could also race along a railway through hills to La Hai, have lunch on the way.
After having lunch, we’ll take a rest a bit before riding straight to Nha Trang. Upon getting to Nha Trang, you’ll be helped to get checked in
Summary:
Distance: 230 km
Accommodation: hotel in Nha Trang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 20: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Nha Trang Motorbike Tour For Sightseeing
08h30: Pick up at hotel & ride to the Institute of Oceanography built at the beginning of 20th Century by French, where is exhibiting many oceanic creatures considered to be the most diversified & sufficient in Vietnam.
10h00: Visit Bao Dai King’s Villa – the place for rest & recreation for Bao Dai King when he was alive. That villa was built on a top of hill surrounded by beautiful sceneries.
11h00: Visit Yersin museum, where you will understand more about the life & career & researches of Doctor Yersin. He is the most well-known doctor in the world, who ever lived & died in Nha Trang.
12h00: Have lunch & short break.
14h30: Keep on visiting Long Son Pagoda, Ponagar Towers & shopping at Dam market.
17h00: back to hotel.
Rest of time, you’ll be free on your own.
Summary:
Distance: 100 km
Accommodation: hotel in Nha Trang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 21: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Nha Trang Motorbike Tour To Mui Ne
After swim in the morning sunlight on the beach, we’ll say goodbye to Nha Trang to depart for Mui Ne on the amazing coastal road, passing over Ca Na Beach (One of the famous beaches in Vietnam). Right here, we’ll stop for a while to take a bath & photos before riding straight to Mui Ne.
Upon reaching to Mui Ne, you’ll get rooms for a check-in.
The rest of time, you’ll be free by yourself to relax at hotel or on the beach.
Summary:
Distance: 220 km
Accommodation: hotel in Mui Ne
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 22: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Mui Ne Motorbike Tour To Saigon
Morning, after breakfast & check out, we will leave beautiful Mui Ne Cape to ride straight to Saigon.
Upon getting to your hotel in Saigon, we’ll help you check in then say goodbye to all of you.
Summary:
Distance: 230 km
Accommodation: hotel in Saigon
Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
Day 23: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Ho Chi Minh City Motorbike Tour To Mekong Delta (B/L/-)
In the morning, our motorbike tour will be started from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City Saigon Motorcycle tours and depart to Can Duoc Market – a stunning rural market (40 km). The scene changes from bustling streets with buildings and noise to peaceful rice paddles with cottages and small houses on the way – in the open air of “steel horses”.
Then take a rural route to My Loi Ferry. Some stops en route to see farmers working on paddy fields. Cross Vam Co river by the ferry then ride to Go Cong then Tan Hoa (25km). Have some stops en-route to visit an incense workshop, through some remote villages and reach Tan Thanh beach for seafood lunch. Then continue riding from this Mekong Delta beach to My Tho(45km), the heart of the Mekong Delta.
Arrive My Tho, stop by the bank of Tien Giang River. Take a boat trip on Mekong River to Phoenix Island where local handicrafts and sweets from coconut are being produced. Enjoy fresh seasonal fruits and traditional live music and songs performance. Take a short ride to a typical local house to taste some homemade honey-tea.
Proceed by small sampan boats through the small canals and side arms of the river to observe the Tiengiang motorbike tours daily life along the river banks with a stop and short leisurely walk at the Turtle Island. Ride through Rach Mieu suspension-bridge for a breath-taking view of the Upper Mekong and transfer to Ho Chi Minh city (70 km). The trip ends at your hotel.
Summary:
Distance: 190 km
Meals: Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
Day 24: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Saigon via Ho Chi Minh trail: Ho Chi Minh City – Departure
After having breakfast at hotel, you’ll be at leisure till transferred to the airport for a flight home. End of services
End of the trip!
* Inclusions :
+ Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
+ Helmet(s)
+ Driving gears
+ Gasoline on tour
+ English speaking guides
+ Mechanic (only for group from 6 passengers)
+ Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary (based on Single room)
+ Homestay permission
+ Meals as indicated in the itinerary
+ Entrance fees & Sightseeing fees
+ One-way airticket from Saigon to Hanoi for our tour guides
+ Train carriage for bikes from Saigon to Hanoi.
+ Coffee or bottled water or 1 soft drink for every stopover en route.
+ Government’s taxes
