North West Motorcycle Tour
Code: ONM: 09
Routes: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Son La – Tam Duong – Sapa – Coc Ly – Bac Ha – Luc Yen – Vu Linh – Hanoi
Durations: 09 days
Feature: It’s great way to see Vietnam remote landscape and hill tribes, multi colourful market of Coc Ly and Bac Ha, where you can see the local daily life activities in market, Discovering northwest of Vietnam with motorbike that the experience your life
Itinerary in brief
Day 1: Hanoi – Vu Linh
Day 2: Vu Linh – Luc Yen – Bac Ha
Day 3: Bac Ha – Coc Ly – Sapa
Day 4: Sapa. Trekking
Day 5: Sapa – Tam Duong
Day 6: Tam Duong – Lai Chau
Day 7: Lai Chau – Son La
Day 8: Son La – Mai Chau
Day 9: Mai Chau – Hanoi
Detail Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi – Vu Linh. ~180 km, ~7 h.
Easy drive to on the sealed road to Thac Ba Lake and follow the little road to Vu Linh. Vu Linh is a Dzao village by the side of the lake, very friendly people and the welcome is exceptional.
Inclusion: Guide, hotel, lunch, dinner , motor-bike, gas
Day 2: Vu Linh – Luc Yen – Bac Ha. ~150 km, ~6 h.
A boat is waiting to take us across Thac Ba lake in 3 hours to Xuan Long, then drive on bumpy road to Luc Yen in 30 minutes. The 20-km drive from Luc Yen to Road 70 is quite bumpy and takes about one hour. Then sealed road again all the way to Pac Ngam, where we turn right and drive up the mountain 26 km to Bac Ha. Walk around Bac Ha for the rest of the day.
Inclusion: Guide, hotel, all meals, motor-bike, gas
Day 3: Bac Ha – Coc Ly – Sapa. ~90 km, ~4 h.
Drive down to Pac Ngam to meet the boat that is waiting to take us to Coc Ly for the beautiful market on Tuesday where you will meet H’mong, Dzao and Phu La people. Coc Ly is wild, surrounded by forest, and could only be reached by boat or bike. We would leave the bike behind to enjoy the comfort of boating on Chay River for over 1 hour (20 km). Lunch in Coc Ly before coming back to Pac Ngam and drive up to Sapa.
In Sapa, the humidity is high and it gets colder after midnight.
Inclusion: Guide, hotel, lunch, dinner, motor-bike, gas
Day 4: Sapa. Trekking.
Sapa and Bac Ha are now quite touristy. However, we can trek to Ta Van village where is dominated by Giay people. We pass Lao Chai village on the way and lunch could be in Lao Chai, Ta Van, or wherever we want. The children will go together with you along the way. We stay O/N in a stilt house of Diay family, which is basic and rough.
Inclusion:Guide, all meals, permit, Home stay
Day 5: Sapa – Tam Duong. ~100 km, ~5 h.
Walk back to Sapa in the morning to pick up the bike and drive to Tam Duong. The distance is short but the road is narrow and lots of blind corner. However, the landscape is very beautiful with the view of Fansipan Mount.
Inclusion: Guide, hotel, all meals, motor-bike, gas
Day 6: Tam Duong – Lai Chau. ~150 km, ~6 h.
We meet Tay, Thai, H’mong, and Mang peoples. We drive through Tam Duong plain which is covered in shark’s teeth-like limestone karst. We would visit a village of Mang people near Sin Ho.
Inclusion: Guide, hotel, all meals, motor-bike, gas
Day 7: Lai Chau – Son La. ~200 km, ~7 h.
15 passes. Very nice road and stunning landscape. Probably the most beautiful journey of the whole trip even the road is in poor condition.
Inclusion: Guide, hotel, all meals, motor-bike, gas
Day 8: Son La – Mai Chau. ~180 km, ~7 h.
We follow a long valley floor covered in a sea of rice surrounded by Black Thai villages with its bargain filled market, descending into a mountainous tea growing region and head down into a forested region populated by H’mong people before descending into the hidden valley of Mai Chau where we spend the night with friends in a traditional Thai stilt house.
Inclusion: Guide, Homestay, all meals, motor-bike, gas
Day 9: Mai Chau – Hanoi. ~165 km, ~5 h.
Trek around Mai Chau in the morning. Lunch in Mai Chau before driving back to Hanoi on karst road via Hoa Binh to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi around 5 pm.
Inclusion: Guide, brackfast, lunch, motor-bike, gas
Costs are $US NET. Subject to 3% surcharge if paid by credit cards or 2% on travelers’ cheque.
Inclusion: See inclusive items listed after each day
Exclusion: Visa, insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details, tips are welcome!
What to bring: Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses & hat, toiletries, sun-block, insect repellent, flashlights, good shoes, personal first aid kit & medicines, small VND notes for buying drinks. If you feel the need then cable lock for your bags is recommended.
Notes:
- Motorbike trip requires great flexibilities on itinerary, timing, weather conditions, etc…
- We use the standard Honda’s 4 stroke bike. Professional bikes (Honda Bazza, Honda Degree XL) can also be requested at the extra of US$ 17/day/motorbike,
- Rooms are twin shared at a standard level,
Meals: Vietnamese food at local restaurant on the way
Guide: English speaking guide.
- Please travel responsibly: The small things you do will make a big difference.
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- Attention to your personal needs before and after Bike
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