Itinerary:
Top-notch Northern Laos Loop Motorbike Tour – Brief Itinerary:
DAY 1: Luang Prabang Motorbike Tours to Xieng Muark (L)
DAY 2: Xieng Muark Motorbike Tours to Nongkiaw (B,L)
DAY 3: Nongkiaw Motorbike Tours to Muang Khoua (B,L)
DAY 4: Muang Khoua Motorbike Tours to Luang Namtha (B,L)
DAY 5: Luang Namtha Motorbike Tours to Muang Sing (B,L)
DAY 6: Muang Sing Motorbike Tours to Vieng Phuka (B,L)
DAY 7: Vieng Phuka Motorbike Tours to Nale (B,L)
DAY 8: Nale Motorbike Tours to Pakbeng (B,L)
DAY 9: Pakbeng Motorbike Tours to Hongsa (B,L)
DAY 10: Hongsa Motorbike Tours to Sayabury (B,L)
DAY 11: Sayabury Motorbike Tours to Vang Vieng (B,L)
DAY 12: Vang Vieng Motorbike Tours to Luang Prabang (B,L)
DAY 1: Luang Prabang Motorbike Tours to Xieng Muark (L)
Topic: Off-road riding along the Mekong River, great single track
Night: Hillside Resort. Relaxing wooden bungalows overnight with swimming pool to enjoy the first night
Description: This first day will begin with a thirty kilometers of good road, leaving the time all drivers to take over the bike. We will engage in a wide path dotted with remote villages and following the majestic Mekong River. A mid way we will stop to try the popular “Feur” noodle soup as lunch. The afternoon will be a mixture of good road and easy mountain roads before arriving at our destination is a nice little resort lost in a wild and beautiful valley. The blue pool will be available for a bath in the evening.
DAY 2: Top-notch Northern Laos Loop Motorbike Tour: Xieng Muark Motorbike Tours to Nongkiaw (B,L)
Topic: Off-road riding to remote villages – Hmong’s trail experience
Night: Mekong Sunset Guest House. Local bungalow on the Nam Ou River
Description: The second day requires a good physical condition, but in exchange for a fabulous day following a long way in the middle of mountains. Looking forward meets two different hilltribe, Khamu and Hmong people. The Khamu live in mid-mountain while the Hmong live in isolated mountain really far from the world that we know. The entire day will be almost 200 km of which 140 km are to slalom between mid-mountain and high mountain villages on the ridges. The finish line is in the small town of Nongkiaw along the Nam Ou River where our wooden bungalows for the overnight are waiting for us.
DAY 3: Nongkiaw Motorbike Tours to Muang Khoua (B,L)
Topic: Great Off-road around thousand mountains valley, single track, Hmong area experience riding
Night: Man Jai Guest house. Local clean Guest-house
Description: After few explanation of the day during the breakfast, we will visit another hilltribe living isolated in Laos, the ThaiLu. This tribe lives only by their manufacture, costumes and clothes are handmade, vegetable and flowers garden decorating all borders around the village. Each traditional house is built with a large structure with wooden beams which is a sign of strength for the villages.
From this village we have a short distance day, such as 100 kms only but certainly the most physical of the stay. We go up to 1400 meter altitude by small paths and trails traverse this fantastic chain of unknown mountains, not in any maps of Laos. The pic-nic lunch will be
somewhere in the middle of these sceneries. The evening will be quiet in the small village of Muang Khoua located within 100 kms of Vietnam.
DAY 4: Top-notch Northern Laos Loop Motorbike Tour: Muang Khoua Motorbike Tours to Luang Namtha (B,L)
Topic1: Akha trail riding following the Chinese border
Topic2: Massage at destination
Night: Zuela Guest house. Cozy red bricks guest-house
Description: This safari motorcycling day was tailored by our team in 2011 for the first time.
Mixing regular road and going to though off-road with rest stops in mind, but there is very little “down time” during this extreme adventure day tour overall. One of our favorite day, you will be completely lost into the Akha hilltribe world. An unforgettable riding day rarely obtained by any typical motorcycle traveler for his riding experience in enduro in Asia.
DAY 5: Luang Namtha Motorbike Tours to Muang Sing (B,L)
Topic: Lao-Chinese town at the Chinese border to reach by a fantastic road ride.
Topic2: Boten visits at Chinese border (old casino area at the border)
Night: Simple Guest-house at Muang Sin
Description: A taste of China! After a morning market visit, we will hit the road to Boten for a short visit of this strange old casinos town build up in such a short time by Chinese people where now live only few families.
After that we will heads up to Muang Sing by a nice curvy road surrounded by mountains following the Chinese border. We will stop to the waterfalls located at the national park, then take a ride around remote areas of top north Laos. Cool and relaxing local wooden bungalows overnight.
DAY 6: Top-notch Northern Laos Loop Motorbike Tour: Muang Sing Motorbike Tours to Vieng Phuka (B,L)
Topic: Hmong trail to remote forest ride. Unforgettable ride
Night: Local Guest-house, not much choice up there
Description: This day will be heading to the Myanmar border, almost to the Golden Triangle limits. After a few hours ride on proper road, we w ill start to turn from Myanmar border forest thru East North of Laos’s jungle. Traverse high mountain jungle passes used as trading routes by local villagers. Approximately time ride is 7-8 hours riding, you will never forget it!
DAY 7: Vieng Phuka Motorbike Tours to Nale (B,L)
Topic: Charming local Fisherman village, enjoy discover Nale village, Bat cave visits on the top of ridges
Night: Local Guest-house, not much choice up there
Description: This day will be a relaxing day ride. Some four hours of motorcycles before reaching Nale, a small fishing village where we will stay overnight. After a lunch along the river tasting the fishes of the day we will visit the bat caves. For anyone want to take a bath at the spring, don’t forget to bring your swimming wear. Do not expect a great hotel, we will
sleep at a local Lao guest house in the village.
DAY 8: Nale Motorbike Tours to Pakbeng (B,L)
Topic1: Stone Age ride, costumed hill tribes. Nice ride from mountains to Mekong River
Night: Simple Guest-House in town. Sunset on the Mekong Riverside!
Description: We day ride make us pride to show you Laos from its most awesome side. Not only the interesting flora and fauna, this 6 hour motorbiking day ride with us will take you to breathtaking landscapes but also the Lao people the diversity of ethnic groups. The accommodation will be one of the most comfortable of this tour; you will definitely enjoy a Lao beer at the sunset on the balcony of the hotel.
DAY 9: Pakbeng Motorbike Tours to Hongsa – Off-road 90% – approx.220 kms on On-road (B,L)
Topic: Mekong River crossing by Motorbike
Night: Local & clean Guest-house
Description: This ninth day on a motorbike will simply make your visit to Laos one of your “best ever” travel experiences. During this day you will cross the Mekong River from Pakbeng on a local ferry boat, will take home amazing memories. At the mid-way we will start a sandy off-road for 30 kms downhill to the Mekong River then up again to the town of Hongsa where a fantastic morning market happens every morning.
DAY 10: Hongsa Motorbike Tours to Sayabury (B,L)
Topic: Almost 90% Off-road for this “lost in nowhere” day – Fanatic of Off-road will not forget this day!
Night: Simple hotel in town
Description: Another highlight of this tour is the longest off-road of the trip, no foreigner goes in this remote trail following the Thai border, visit of some hill tribes villages on the way, but without to waste much as the trail is long,.. In the end of afternoon you take a ride around the town of Sayabury, the laid back countryside of Laos, and probably stop at the traditional massage. You will truly experience the wild country side of Laos during this day.
DAY 11: Sayabury Motorbike Tours to Vang Vieng – Thousand mountains ride – Off-road 20% – 150 kms (B,L)
Night: Elephant conservation center overnight in wooden bungalow Description: This unique motorbike adventure through Laos is also suitable with caves, blue lagoon river at the typical town of Vang Vieng . After a cool riding day mostly on good road we will visit the area surrounding Vang Vieng Island.
DAY 12: Vang Vieng Motorbike Tours to Luang Prabang – Off-road 0% – approx. 200 kms (B,L)
Topic1: One of the most beautiful parts of the Road. 13 in Laos
Description: This morning we can start after some time relaxing on this amazing landscape just outside of our hotel. Take the time for a walk at the local early morning market before we head out back into the mountain of the road 13 of Laos. A farewell motorbike ride in Laos will lead you within 5-7 hrs. to the World Heritage Town of Luang Prabang. Stop at the Kuang si waterfalls on the way back for a well deserved bath.
A Tuk-Tuk will send you back to your hotel
End of the trip!
INCLUDING:
– Professional English Speaking Guide
– Dirt Bike – Honda CRF250
– Goverment’s taxes
– Third person insurance
– Accommodation as described in the itinerary
– Meal (s) as described in the itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
– Gasoline
– Entrance fee as described in the itinerary
– Goverment’s taxes, service charge and permits
EXCLUDING
– Riding Long Pants (we recommend a pair of jeans)
– Personal insurance (this at your own risk)
– Coverage for any damages to gear or the motorcycle
– Air ticket
– Visa fee (approximately US$30/person, depending on nationality)
– Travel insurance of any kind
– Tip, drinks, personal expense and other expenses not described in the itinerary
– Single Supplement for Single Occupancy
