8 Days Northern Vietnam Motorbike Expedition

We will start the second day of the ride by ascending to forested hilly areas sparely resided by H’mong people. Before descending to a valley with a vast land of tea, we go up to a high mountain. Today could be the best part of your Vietnam Motorbike Expedition.
After that, you will ride in the basement of valley through paddy fields, with some rustic villages of Thai and H’mong people scattering around.
We stay overnight in a standard hotel and have dinner in town.

Today, you will be biking up the Fansipan mountain range. The roads leading to Sapa is encircled by gigantic rocky mountains. You will be riding through a glorious pass named Tram Ton, from Binh Lu to the top of the highest mountain road pass in Vietnam.
After crossing the pass, you will reach Lao Cao tertiary, which is roughly 2000m above the sea level. From here, you can have a panoramic view of valleys thousand miles apart.
We come to Sa Pa town for lunch. After checking in the hotel, we will take a short motorbike ride around Lao Chai, Ta Van village and have dinner in town.

After breakfast, you will descend to Lao Cai town, and then move to the Chinese border area. Enjoy the tasty Vietnamese coffee and say hello to China before we continue the off-roading to Viet Quang, running along the Chinese border.
On the way, you will drop in some traditional villages or mountainous markets. Stop for lunch in Viet Quang town and reach Ha Giang city in the late afternoon. Tonight, you will stay in a local’s home.

After breakfast, we ride to Dong Van plateau, one of the farthest place in Ha Giang, a home to many ethnic minorities. We will pass by many impressive landmarks, named the “Heaven Gate” in Quan Ba, Rock Plateau and Vuong place in Dong Van, Ma Pi Leng pass. We reach Ma Pi Leng in the afternoon and enjoy one relaxing night in this peaceful town.

From Meo Vac town, we move to Ba Be lake, the largest natural lake in Vietnam. The route from Meo Vac to Ba Be promisingly brings many marvellous landscapes. We will cross the pass which you can admire the beauty of Nho Que River in the valley.
After having lunch in Bao Lac, we will ride about 30km in the sealed road, and then turn to the bumpy trail cutting through the jungles, streams and small rivers.
Today we stay in the house of Tay indigenous people, where we spend the sixth night of motorcycle ride.

Ba Be Lake is located in the core of Ba Be National Park. This park is really amazing due to the surroundings of lakes, waterfalls, caves and the special geological structure. This area is highly bio-diversified and the home of numerous hill tribes.
If we come to Ba Be during the market day, we can spend hours on visiting the periodical market, and then motorbiking to the lake and starting the boat trip. Relax on boat and discover the scenery of this spectacular lake. We will have lunch in the forest and savor the enchanted beauty of nature.
After coming back from boat tour, we will ride to Bac Kan town and stay overnight here.

The last day of the tour! We will ride towards Hanoi on rugged roads with many potholes and rocks. After that, we will get into the paved highway on the suburban areas of Hanoi. We will reach the town center by 05:00 pm.
During this 8 day ride, hopefully, you did have a good time with the life and people here, and especially with our team. We will wait for the day to meet you again!