Itinerary:
Day 1: Hanoi Motorbike Tours to Ba Be lake – 240 km.
Day 2: Babe lake Motorbike Tours to Bao Lac – 120 km.
Day 3: Bao Lac Motorbike Tours To The Dong Van Global Geo-park in Ha Giang. – 140 km.
Day 4: Dong Van Motorbike Tours to Ha Giang. – 150 km.
Day 5: Ha Giang Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Lao Cai – Night Train back to Hanoi – 180 km.
Day 1: Vietnam Northern Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Ba Be, Cao Bang, Bao Lac, Dong Van: Hanoi Motorbike Tours to Ba Be lake – 240 km.
This Vietnam motorcycle tour to Ha Giang starts at around 8 AM from eastern suburbs of Hanoi. We try the best to avoid busy city road in the morning until Cho Chu town( in Thai Nguyen province) where we have lunch. After lunch, we surely have enjoyable motorbike ride to Ba Be lake because the roads have less traffic and offer you a lot of grand mountain view. At about 4 PM, we arrive Pac Ngoi – a beautiful village of Tay people which located peacefully at Ba Be lake’s side. Diner and stay with the Tay’s family. Overnight in Ba Be lake – home stay.
Ba Bể Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Ba Bể; Ba means Three, Bể is from the Tay language word pé, meaning “lake”) is the largest natural lake in Vietnam. It is located in Nam Mẫu commune, Bắc Kạn district, Bắc Kạn Province in the northeastern region of the country. Having been formed approximately 200 million years ago, the lake is surrounded by limestone cliffs, which in turn are covered by primary forests. The lake comprises three zones named Pé Lầm, Pé Lù, and Pé Lèng.
Three rivers, named Năng, Tả Han, and Nam Cường, are the main inflows of the lake. The Năng river enters the lake through a large waterfall called Đầu Đẳng. In the lake there are also three islands, named Án Mã, Khẩu Cúm, and Po Gia Mải (literally “Widow’s Island”). Ba Bể Lake is a featured geographical science and is a biodiversity reservoir. It is a part of the Ba Be National Park.
Day 2: Vietnam Northern Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Ba Be, Cao Bang, Bao Lac, Dong Van: Babe lake Motorbike Tours to Bao Lac – 120 km.
After the early breakfast with the family, Take a short walk about 1km to the pier and then enjoy one and a half hour boat cruise around the largest natural lake in Vietnam – Ba Be. Lunch with the Tay family, In the after noon we will have off-road motorbike tour in Vietnam. We will ride the bikes through a small part of Ba Be National Park,many beautiful villages and some streams, the tour will give you a lot of challenge and amazing beauty of mountain area in northern Vietnam.
Arrive Bao Lac at 5 PM. Stay in town – Hotel.
Day 3: Vietnam Northern Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Ba Be, Cao Bang, Bao Lac, Dong Van: Bao Lac Motorbike Tours To The Dong Van Global Geo-park in Ha Giang. – 140 km.
Today, we will have relaxing, easy and very enjoyable motorbike tour to Dong Van. Start the day at about 9 Am, ride slowly along the Gam river to enjoy the green mountains and mountains. We will be in Meo Vac for lunch. After lunch, it could be the best motorbike tour in Vietnam to ride cross Ma-Pi-Leng pass ( It’s one of the longest and most beautiful passes in North Vietnam. We can have hundreds of stops for picture of The Dong Van Rock Plateau Global Geo-park, and the local ethnic minorities.
Stay overnight in Dong Van town – Hotel.
Day 4: Vietnam Northern Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Ba Be, Cao Bang, Bao Lac, Dong Van: Dong Van Motorbike Tours to Ha Giang. – 150 km.
This motorbike tour to Ha Giang goes through the poorest part of Vietnam but the scenery is most imposing where you will be surpri se to see many ethnic groups with their unique cultures and amazing mountain view of the Rock Plateau, the Vuong palace in Dong Van, The “Heaven Gate” in Quan Ba. This is surely the best Vietnam motorbike tour in the northern part with many interesting and amazing things in every meter of the road. Arrive Ha Giang in the late afternoon.
Dinner and stay with the other Tay’s family.
Day 5: Vietnam Northern Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Ba Be, Cao Bang, Bao Lac, Dong Van: Ha Giang Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Lao Cai – Night Train back to Hanoi – 180 km.
After breakfast with family, we have smooth motorbike ride on road No 2 for a bout 40 km, and then we will take a turn to a small road to Pho Rang – the road is small and somewhere bumpy but scenery is completely different from what you saw in days before. The scenery is the wonderful mixture of green mountain, rice fields and graceful villages of the ethnic people.
Lunch is in Pho Rang and after lunch we have easy Vietnam motorbike tour to Lao Cai on the winding road with the different view from what we’ve seen. Before getting into town center we will have short visit to China and Vietnam border, then motorcycle straight to the Lao Cai Railway Station and put all the bikes on the train. Finish the Vietnam motorbike tour to Ha Giang and take a night train back to Hanoi after dinner in Lao Cai.
End of the trip
* Inclusion:
+ Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
+ Helmet(s)
+ Driving gears
+ Gasoline on tour
+ English or French 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
+ One-way train ticket Laocai – Hanoi
* Exclusion:
+ Travel insurance
+ Visa
+ Air-ticket
+ Tips
+ Personal expenses
Note: We provide support truck (120$ per day) for emergency and for your safe riding in Vietnam – Most of other tour operators do not offer that. Contact us if you think it’s necessary.
