As they say, there’s no better way to experience Northern Vietnam than riding a motorbike and that is absolutely true. Within 8 days, Northeast Vietnam Motorbike loop offers you the most breathtaking views of Northeast Vietnam’s mountain areas such as Thac Ba lake, Ha Giang, Ban Gioc waterfall, Ba Be National Park – in a special way – motorbike.
It is a wonderful destination with majestic landscape mountain, breathtaking natural and colorful local culture. You will have an unforgettable experience on the motorbike path, challenging incredible dirt road, winding passes, enjoyable scenery. You also have the chance to meet the friendly ethnic people in the mountainous area, who still keep their unique and interesting customs and culture. This tour is designed for active travelers and photographers.
Our program has well organized and flexible for every driving skill level, so to have program math your inquiry, let discuss with Zonitrip – local Tour operator Expert before booking the tour.
Noi Bai International Airport (Google Map)
Your hotel in Hanoi
We will spend 30 minutes in the morning for the guide to do a briefing about the trip and how to ride in Vietnam.
Ride easy along the Red river to Thac Ba, a beautiful artificial lake. Its surrounding region is the largest home to a variety of ethnic minorities like the White Dao, Tay and H’mong. The Dao ethnic with their white pants, are the most beautifully dressed.
In the afternoon, we should reach the village of Dao ethnic where we will stay the night. Start short hiking around the village to enjoy the fresh air, untouched nature and partake in the daily life of the locals. Back to the home-stay for dinner and chat together with the local people very simple and friendly. Overnight at the homestay.
Summary:
Distance: 170 km/6 hours riding
Off-road ratio: 20%
Accommodation: Home-stay
After the breakfast, our crew continues to ride along Thac Ba Lake on a bumpy road, shadowed by the line of trees on 2 sides and naturally decorated by the massive mountains. You also can see the life of local ethnic people, whose life mainly lives on the mountain ranges and forests. This motorbike riding part could be the best of the whole North Vietnam Motorbike loop.
After visiting and explore the life, house of local people, you will finish a hard day by swimming in the waterfall in Ha Thanh village.
We’ll eat dinner and sleep in a stilt house of Tay ethnic people.
Today we will have one of the best NORTHEAST VIETNAM MOTORBIKE TOUR. The ride is mostly on small challenging mountain roads (but incredibly beautiful) on the land of colorful hill-tribes. We will be on some of the most beautiful passes in Vietnam such as the Ma Pi Leng, ‘Heaven Gate’ pass.
Here is also a good chance to learn and experience the colorful culture of local tribes. You will see unending rice fields, thousands of limestone rocks and breath-taking views.
Summary:
Today we will have one of the best North Vietnam Motorbike loop. 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 the most beautiful passes in Vietnam such as the Ma Pi Leng, ‘Heaven Gate’ pass.
We will drive to the peak of Ma Pi Leng which gives stunning views of the mountains and sweeping valleys. It’s the most beautiful part of the whole journey, located on the Happiness road connecting the towns of Dong Van and Meo Vac, Ma Pi Leng Pass. The legendary pass is well known for craggy cliffs and breath-taking views. It is the greatest pass in the north, often referred to as the “king” of the passes in Vietnam! The whole road is winding through the cliffs and overcomes Ma Pi Leng pass at an altitude of 2,000 meters.
The road has been cut into the side of the cliff face and far below are the distant waters of the Nho Que river.
Option 1: If you don’t want to be much dangerous, after riding on Ma Pi Leng pass, we will arrange around 2hrs for motorbike, trekking down and boating or Kayaking time on Nho Que river before continue riding to Bao Lac by the main road.
Kayak on Nho Que river
Option 2: If you like offroad and challenging your driving skill, and using an offroad bike, we will arrange the road travel down to Nho Que river ( following the road from Khau Vai ( Meo Vac) – Bao Lac). The road leads you through the muddy trail, local path, cross the river by bamboo raft.
Continue a motorcycle riding to Cao Bang province where the mountains are more green but lower with more nice villages of Nung colorful ethnic people. Stop to visit the remote village of black Lo Lo ethnic. Ride across Ma Phuc pass to explore an area of innumerable vast steep limestone karsts inhabited by the Tay and Nung ethnic minorities. Overnight at the home-stay of Nung ethnic people.
Summary:
Motorcycle riding towards the famous Ban Gioc waterfall – the most beautiful waterfall in Vietnam, which forms a natural border between Vietnam and China. Discover the spectacular scenery and wonderful world of local ethnic minorities with the traditional handicraft such as the traditional craft of incense stick, the craft of rough paper from mulberry trees. Ride motorbike to Cao Bang province for overnight at the hotel.
Summary:
After breakfast, motorcycle riding through the dense old-growth forest and many beautiful ethnic villages to explore the Vietnam highest karstic lake. At the end of day, we put all our bikes on local long-tail boat for crossing Ba Be lake to the nice house on stilt of Tay ethnic people for overnight.
Summary:
It is the final day of the motorbike tour of the Northeast region. From Ba Be Lake, you come back to Hanoi on your motorbike. You will turn to off-road paths along the Red River and ride through corn and rice fields, and handicrafts and fishing villages. Following the stretch of 235 km, you will return to Hanoi before rush hour and finish the motorcycle trip here.
Summary:
Distance: 235 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
A-I: Hanoi; B: Vu Linh; C: Ha Giang; D: Dong Van; E: Meo Vac; F: Bao Lac; G:Ban gioc waterfall; H: Ba Be lake
One of the most remarkable tours I`ve been on.
I`m from Norway, and have for a while been playing with the thought of doing a “motorbike tour in Vietnam”, a country which has fascinated me since I was a child. By searching Google I found the company “Zonitrip” offering different options for such tours. I chose the “9 day motorbike tour in North Vietnam”. And I was picked up at my hotel in Hanoi by Nghia, the owner of Zonitrip. On each our bike we started the tour from there. Nghia is a nice, service minded, flexible and easy going person. And even from the start, I felt I had known her for my whole life(it was like travelling together with an old friend).
A lot of beautiful nature, lake, rivers, rice fields and terraces, mountains, villages, cultures, towns, people, food and fun. Driving on mountain roads and trails, from town to town, village to village and areas with different groups and tribes. Experiencing the villages and its people, how they live, how they produce their food, and also a lot of information and legends about the groups and places(from Nghia). Thank you Nghia, I`ll never forget this tour.
