Itinerary:

Brief Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Thac Ba Lake – Vu Linh (180 km)

Day 2: Thac Ba lake Motorcycle to  Ha Giang (180 km)

Day 3: Ha Giang  Motorbike Tour to The Dong Van Rock Plateau (150 km)

Day 4: Dong Van Motorbike Tour to Bao Lac via Meo Vac (110 km)

Day 5: Off-Road Motorbike Tour to Ba Be Lake (150 km)

Day 6: Ba Be Lake Motorbike Tour back to Hanoi (240KM)

Rice Terraces in the North of Vietnam
Rice Terraces in the North of Vietnam

Highlights of Best North-East Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang – Bac Kan:

  • Visiting  lots of breathtaking natural sceneries of the Northern with high mountains, jungle, deep valleys
  • Exploring unspoiled places & unknown remote villages to learn more about the local cultures, traditions and habits
  • Experiencing & Challenging your riding skills on the winding roads, spiral passes, sharp curves
  • Touching local cultures, communicating with the hill tribes
  • Tasting a variety of great local foods / specialities in the places where you will travel by
  • Enjoying the cozy homestay ambiences at villages to see how welcoming the hosts would be
  • Throwing yourself into the wild nature with rides on dirt tracks, narrow single tracks
  • Cheering up together by the end of the day with cold beer
  • Participating some unexpected charity programs at remote villages/schools

And so on …

Rice Terraces in the North of Vietnam
Rice Terraces in the North of Vietnam

Day 1: Northeast Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Dong Van, Meo Vac, Bac Kan: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Thac Ba Lake – Vu Linh (180 km)

Start the motorbike tour to Ha Giang – north Vietnam at 8 AM from the Northeast side of Hanoi, we ride up to the North of  Hanoi by taking a small, winding road along the Red river. Enjoy great view of river and rice paddies as we ride through country and extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads. Meet the daily life in the wild environment. Lunch at a local restaurant in  Doan Hung Town. Arrive in Vu Linh – nice village of the Dzao people that located nearby the Thac Ba lake – the largest man-made lake with more than 3000 islands. If time permits, you will have boat trip around the Thac Ba Lake.
Home stay and dinner in Vu Linh village.

Day 2: Northeast Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Dong Van, Meo Vac, Bac Kan: Thac Ba lake Motorcycle to  Ha Giang (180 km)

After breakfast, ride along the Thac Ba lake on a small road lined by palm trees and scenic mountain views to join the National road No 2 heading up to Ha Giang where we stop for the night. Before getting to the Tay village where we do home stay, we should stop at Ha Giang city to ask permit for the Motorbike tour to the Dong Van Rock Plateau and frontier area in following days .
Home stay and dinner in the Tay’s village. 

Thac Ba lake Motorcycle to  Ha Giang
Thac Ba lake Motorcycle to  Ha Giang

Day 3: Northeast Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Dong Van, Meo Vac, Bac Kan: Ha Giang  Motorbike Tour to The Dong Van Rock Plateau  (150 km)

Today we will have one of the best Vietnam motorbike tours. The ride today is mostly on small challenging mountain roads (but incredibly beautiful) on the land of colorful hill-tribes. We will be on some of most beautiful passes in Vietnam such as the Ma Pi Leng, ‘Heaven Gate’ pass . Here is also good chance to learn and experience the colorful culture of local tribes.

It is inspiring to see how they survive as they manage live in the rocks. When we reach 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.

Hotel stay in Dong Van.

Northeast Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Dong Van, Meo Vac, Bac Kan
Ha Giang  Motorbike Tour

Day 4: Northeast Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Dong Van, Meo Vac, Bac Kan: Dong Van Motorcycle Tours to Bao Lac (110 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. 

Day 5: Northeast Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Dong Van, Meo Vac, Bac Kan: 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.

Bao Lac Off-Road Motorbike Tour to Ba Be Lake
Bao Lac Off-Road Motorbike Tour to Ba Be Lake

Day 6: Northeast Vietnam Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang via Dong Van, Meo Vac, Bac Kan: 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.

End of The trip

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* Inclusion:
+ 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

* Exclusion:
+ Travel insurance
+ Visa
+ Air-ticket
+ Tips
+ Personal expenses

Note: We provide support truck (130$ 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.