HANOI MOTORBIKE TOUR TO HA GIANG AND SAPA

Itinerary:

Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Yen Bai, Lai Chau – Itinerary:

Day 1 : Hanoi Motorbike Tours to Ba Be Lake (240 km)

Day 2 : Babe Lake to Meo Vac (170 km)

Day 3 : Meo Vac  Ha Giang (180 Km)

Day 4 : Ha Giang to Sa Pa (220km)

Day 5 : Sapa  Than Uyen (110 km)

Day 6 : Than Uyen  to Mu Cang Chai – Phu Yen (220 km)

Day 7 : Phu Yen back to Hanoi

Day 1 : Hanoi Motorbike Tours to Ba Be Lake (240 km)

This great motorcycle tour to the north of Vietnam starts at around 8 AM. 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 motorcycle ride to Ba Be because the roads have less traffic and give 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. 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 Vietnamba. 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.
It is home of a range of animals and plants.

Day 2 : Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Yen Bai, Lai Chau: Ba Be Lake motorbike tour to Meo Vac (170 km)

Saying good bye to  the family, we’ll ride motorbike on the back-roads through some rustic villages and the jungle. Then we motorbike across some streams. This promise to be a great day for off-road Vietnam motorbike touring. We will stop in Bao Lac town for lunch and then continue the beautiful motorcycle tour Northern Vietnam to Meo Vac by taking a scenic route climbs over many Passes where we can enjoy beautiful mountain ranges and the Nho Que river.

Arrive at Meo Vac by 5.00PM. Dinner in town, Hotel stay. Meo Vac Town is located in the heart of the Dong Van Rock Plateau, which was recognized as part of the Global Geo-Park Network in 2009, the Dong Van old quarter is home to age old and unique architecture near Ha Giang Province’s border with China. Therefore, Dong Van is always the best choice of the motorcyclists.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 3 : Meo Vac motorbike tour to Ha Giang (180 Km)

Today’s ride promises to be the highlight of this motorcycle trip in north Vietnam as we will visit one of the most remote land in Motorbike Tour Around Northern Vietnam – 8 DaysVietnam where we can see many ethnic groups with their unique cultures and imposing mountains such as : Pi Leng Pass – one of the 4 longest and most beautiful passes in North Vietnam, the Rock Plateau, the Vuong palace in Dong Van, The “Heaven Gate” in Quan Ba. This is for sure the best motorbike ride in Vietnam 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 or stay in hotel in Ha Giang city. Ha Giang, 300 km away from Hanoi, located at the highest latitude in Vietnam. It is surrounded by Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai. It shares a border with China in the north. Many ethnic minorities, including the Dao, H’mong, Tay, and Nung, live in Ha Giang province Vietnam.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 4: Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Yen Bai, Lai Chau: Ha Giang motorcycle tour to Sa Pa (220km)

Today we head straight towards the North-western mountain where the main Fanxipan Mountain range dominates the road until Sapa. The road is very smooth with a good view of green mountain, rice fields between lovely villages of the hill tribes. After a short break in Lao Cai to see Chinese border, we will have very beautiful motorbike ride up to Sapa. This motorbike ride is up and up till 1.600 meters above sea level. It offers a  8-Day Northern Vietnam Motorbike Tour great  view of mountain with terrace fields and it must be one of the best motorbike ride in North Vietnam.

Arrive in Sapa at around 5: 00 pm.
overnight at hotel in Sapa.

Day 5 : Sapa motorbike tour to Than Uyen (110 km)

You are free to explore Sapa until 1.30PM, check out hotel and we continue the route to Than Uyen, we will make a splendid climb up from Sapa to the top of the highest road pass in Vietnam (Tram Ton Pass).

 Crossing into Lai Chau Province at over 2000m above sea level. This is a short motorbike ride but could be the most enjoyable motorbike tour from Sa pa. The ride offers you amazing view of the Hoang Lien mountain ranges for miles and miles. We arrive in Than Uyen by 5.00PM.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 6 : Hanoi Motorbike Tour to Ha Giang, Sapa, Yen Bai, Lai Chau: Than Uyen – Mu Cang Chai –  Phu Yen (220 km)

We keep riding up and down into a forested and high mountain region populated by H’mong peoples. We will hike up a very high mountain pass before descending into a mountainous tea-growing region. Soon after we follow a long the valley floor covered in a sea of rice surrounded by Hmong and Thai’s villages all the way to Phu Yen. Especially, after lunch in Mu Cang Chai – a famous land for terrace fields so the ride through Mu Cang Chai is another highlight of this Motorcycle tours North Vietnam.

Arrive Phu Yen town at 5:00 Pm.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 7 : Phu Yen motorbike back to Hanoi ( 160 km)

Easy way back from Phu Yen to Hanoi on most empty road. Passing many rice and green tea fields in countryside until we reach Son Tay. We back to Hanoi on dyke roads to avoid the heavy traffic and breaking out of the delta plains along the Red river.

Finish our tour around 3 pm

Summary:

Distance:  160 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

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