The highlights of the 5-day motorcycle tour to the northern Vietnam includes such experiences as visit Mai Chau villages, homestay in a local stilt house, riding in the mountain from Mai Chau to Moc Chau highlands. Riding motorcycle along the Black river from Moc Chau to Phu Yen, Son La to Yen Bai province. Riding from Phu Yen to Vu Linh offers great experience. The 5-day motorbike tour is customized for active adventure riders who would like to see the less traveled places in the north west Vietnam. Whether you have a small scooters, road bikes or a motocross, you can travel this 5-day tour.

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North West Vietnam Motorcycle Tour
Ride Hanoi Mai Chau Moc Chau Yen Bai
(5 days)
The highlights of the 5-day motorcycle tour to the northern Vietnam includes such experiences as visit Mai Chau
villages, homestay in a local stilt house, riding in the mountain from Mai Chau to Moc Chau highlands. Riding
motorcycle along the Black river from Moc Chau to Phu Yen, Son La to Yen Bai province. Riding from Phu Yen to Vu
Linh offers great experience. The 5-day motorbike tour is customized for active adventure riders who would like to see
the less traveled places in the north west Vietnam. Whether you have a small scooters, road bikes or a motocross, you
can travel this 5-day tour. Contact us for more details.
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Itinerary:
Day 1: Begin the North West Vietnam Motorcycle Tour. Ride Hanoi - Mai Chau valley (L,D)
Leaving Hanoi and breaking out of the delta plains we pass through endless limestone karst scenery as we travel south
through “Perfume Pagoda” country and extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined
roads. After a picnic lunch near Chi Ne, we visit the hot springs at Kim Boi, before striking northwest and over two
passes, finally dropping down to the mountain valley settlement of Mai Chau. Here we stay overnight with friends of
the White Thai minority in a traditional stilt house.
In the evening, we can enjoy a cultural show of Thai dancing and a range of special local liquors. Overnight in Mai
Chau.
Day 2: Continue your Motorcycle Trip. Ride Mai Chau - Moc Chau (B,L,D)
In the morning we can explore the village and the surrounding area by foot. Life in the countryside starts early so by
sunrise there is a wealth of activity.
After breakfast we head out on the highway before forking off the main road onto an old French colonial road which
has become abandoned. This old road used to serve the northwest in the days of little motorised transport but
became disused from 1994 when Hoa Binh Dam was opened and the Black River (Song Da) valley was subsequently
flooded, eradicating the road to Hanoi. We pass steadily upwards through areas inhabited by Thai peoples, followed
by the Dao and H'Mong ethnicities at higher altitudes. The road surface is by no means smooth but the winding route
offers magnificent views out over 6 ranges of mountains. In mid-afternoon we rejoin the main highway and travel on
good winding sealed road to Moc Chau - famous for dairy products, tea, a massive cave, and a waterfall.
Overnight in Moc Chau.
Day 3: Continue your Motorbike Tour. Ride Moc Chau - Phu Yen (B,L,D)
On the third day we backtrack on the main a few kilometres before embarking on a new road which drops down the
side of a huge valley, steadily falling all the way back down to the Black River Reservoir. The 50 kilometres route has
plenty of challenging surface and is prone to landslides. Much of the area is inhabited by Kinh and both Black and
White Thai ethnicities. Depending on time we can complete another side road which rises up the opposite side of the
valley, offering impressive views over the area on a clear day. Just before the reservoir we breach a final steep ascent
and pass by communes of Dao people, before the descent to the banks of the reservoir and a ferry crossing. Once
across we follow the banks of the reservoir past village all relocated before the flooding of the valley. On easy dirt road
we approach the delta settlement of Phu Yen, set in the middle of a vast valley floor of paddy fields.
Overnight in Phu Yen.
Day 4: Continue your Motorcycle Adventures. Ride Phu Yen - Vu Linh (B,L,D)
We have two options: one takes us around the very end of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, enjoying good riding
on winding sealed mountain roads; the other crosses over the very end of the range and takes us through untarnished
rain forest on challenging, rocky road. (The Hoang Lien Son mountain range is the main range of northwest Vietnam
and also includes the highest peak - Fansipan). From Ba Khe we continue on sealed road through renowned tea
growing areas, where the hillsides are literally covered in plantations, all the way to the city of Yen Bai which sits on

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the Red River. From here it’s a short ride to the edge of Thac Ba Lake, also formed by the construction of
hydroelectricity dam in the 1970s. We load the bikes and take a boat for an hour's journey across the clear waters to
the Dao village of Vu Linh where we stay for the night, enjoying Dao hospitality.
Overnight in homestay.
Day 5: Ride Vu Linh - Hanoi (B,L)
After breakfast we cruise southeast on Highway 2 and then branch off to the sleepy town of Phu Tho. We follow the
edge of the Red River along the dyke, almost to the point where it merges with the Black River after which they flow
together to Hanoi. By now we are very much in the lowlands of the delta plains and the north’s main agricultural
areas. Harvest time here is a sea of activity. Crossing the Black River by bridge, we pass through Son Tay and then
return to Hanoi on the highway.
Arrive in Hanoi in the afternoon. End trip.
Lotussia Travel is a Hanoi based tour operator offering a wide selection of multi-activity tours in all over Vietnam. The
above multi-activity tour is only a sample we list on this site for your reference. That can be flexible, customizable and
subject to weather conditions and other circumstances. We have lots of other itineraries which will be available upon
request. If you need further information or have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to either mail to travel
at lotussia.com or visit our following sites.
 Vietnam Motorcycle Tours
 North Vietnam Motorcycle Tours
 Vietnam Motorcycle Tour Operator
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