North Vietnam Motorbike Tour from Hanoi to Halong Bay – 14 days

To ensure a perfect trip, you should spend time checking your motorbike and all the things you need. Especially, the luggage should be smaller than five kilograms. The seven-hour trip will start by leaving Hanoi along the Red River to Son Tay and then up the mountain to Nghia Lo. From Hanoi to Thanh Son, Thanh Son to Thu Cuc, and Ba Khe to Nghia Lo, the road is very flat and beautiful. The last stop point of this trip is Nghia Lo. It is a large mountain town which also will be the place for you to spend the night.

Summary:

Distance: 250 km

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

In this five-hour trip, you will have two challenges. Your first challenge will be the wild and rough street with Lung Lo Pass. Another one is the higher Khau Pha Pass. You also ride through the Mu Cang Chai Massif, which is nearly as high as the Fansipan mountain. From the top of the mountain, you can have an opportunity to admire the most delightful perspectives of North Vietnam. You will have the night at a homestay.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Distance: 180 km

This trip will last about five hours. You will have a first simple one-hundred kilometers tour, and another cleared mountain streets trip for the last forty kilometers from Than Uyen district. Primarily, Than Uyen is the land of Hoa, Hmong, and Dzao locals. Leaving Than Uyen, you will be in Sapa. When you come to Sapa, stay there and discover this city to understand the reason why it is considered one of the most well-known places in Vietnam.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Distance: 140 km

Sapa is one of the most popular destinations in Vietnam Motorbike Tours. It is home to beautiful mountain scenery, verdant terraced fields, unique villages, and Fansipan peaks, but the most attractive place is Fansipan. The Fansipan is the highest mountain in Vietnam which is only 19 km from Sapa town. The distance seems to be short, but the trip is not easy with rough terrain and unpredictable weather.

Hoang Lien mountain range and Fansipan are said to be the highest peaks in the mountains of northwestern Vietnam, which appeared in the neoclassical period (about 100 million years ago). The name “Fansipan” originated from the raw pronunciation of the local name “Hua Hua Xi Pan”, which means the giant rock. It has the brand name of Indochina’s roof at the height of 3,143m originated from a milestone created by the French when they had a trip to Vietnam in 1905. However, after the long years of war, the vestige of the French is quickly overwhelmed by footprints. The Fansipan ecosystem is also very various, with about 2,024 types of flowers, 327 animal species, and diverse terrain. Especially, there is a valley called Muong Hoa created by a narrow strip of land at the eastern base of the mountain at the lowest altitude (950-1,000m).In the past, very few people climbed Fansipan Mountain.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Distance: 40 km

It takes about three hours to drive from Sapa to Bac Ha. There is a place where you can take photos with China as a background on the 34 km trip from Sapa to Lao Cai. After lunch, you will have a 70 km trip to Bac Ha with beautiful scenery. You will stay at night there and prepare for your next Vietnam Motorbike Trip after four hard days.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Distance: 100 km

On the sixth day, you will move from Bac Ha to Ha Giang for about six hours. Firstly, you go on the trip to Xin Man with many small roads. After that, return to the majestic mountains before taking the main road to Ha Giang. You will stop in Ha Giang to stay overnight and apply for a permit.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Distance: 200 km

This trip will last about six hours. When having a permit from Ha Giang Immigration Police to ride in the border area, you will ride on small and challenging mountain roads to Ma Pi Leng Pass. It is a wonderful place with cloudy mountains. The roads are quite rugged yet very beautiful. You also can feel the wind from the romantic river called Nho Que. Dong Van is the next destination on the motorbike tour. To reach this site, you need to ride on the zigzag road. Dong Van is featured by the ancient streets with clay brick houses and tile roofs built centuries ago. It is a surprise for you when you meet the hardworking locals living on the rocks.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Distance: 180 km

You will enjoy a short trip for four hours. In spite of being a few kilometers long, the trip from Dong Van to Bao Lac is relatively long because the road is still under construction. The scenery is considered one of the most beautiful ones in Vietnam. You should move slowly to enjoy your trip. After crossing Ha Giang province, you will stay overnight at Bao Lac. Bao Lac is the ethnic crossroads of Northeast Vietnam. Every Sunday, many other ethnic groups on both sides of the border meet at the market.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Distance: 80 km

Your trip from Bao Lac to Cao Bang will last about eight hours, including five hours for riding a motorbike and three hours for break time with food and drinks. The road is easy to ride, but there are many blind bends. On the way to Cao bang, you can stop very often to take nice photos. For the night, you will stay in a hotel.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

Distance: 150 km

You will have a motorbike tour on mainly both off-road and back-road roads from Cao Bang to Quang Uyen, which is considered one of the most remote places in Vietnam. Its landscape is mostly unaffected by external impacts. Moreover, you can see the most beautiful waterfall called Ban Gioc, which is close to the border between Vietnam and China. Enjoy your time and the natural beauty by taking a short walk or having a picnic. You also can swim in the natural pools near the waterfall, take photos or simply admire the landscape of the surrounding areas.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

Distance: 180 km

This trip is relatively long, with a distance of 240 km from Quang Uyen. On the way traveling back in time to the Vietnam Colonial War on the famous Route 4, you will pass through the villages named Dong Khe and That Khe. This place is well-known for countless bloody battles in the 1950s between the Viet Minh and the French Army. In the late afternoon, when you come to Lang Son city, you will not only have an opportunity to explore the central market but also have an interesting visit to Tam Thanh and Nhi Thanh caves before checking into the hotel. The market provides many kinds of Chinese products because Lang Son is the trading gateway between China and Vietnam. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided for you.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

Distance: 240 km

You will have a long trip of six hours, mainly on secondary roads with many coal mines along the way. Be careful if you don’t want to be covered in black coal dust when coming to Ha Long city.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

Distance: 200 km

In the morning, you will have time to relax after a long trip. After that, there are two options for you. For the first option, you can take a group trip by boat to Ha Long Bay at noon; enjoy kayaking and swimming on the trip to the Surprising Cave. A luxurious Vietnamese menu will be served on the boat for lunch. For evening activities, you can choose to enjoy a movie, sing karaoke or join squid fishing with the crew. The food for dinner will be Vietnamese food. For the second option, you can book a private boat or cruise on Ha Long Bay and stay at night there. However, there is an extra cost for the second option.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Cruise

The trip from Halong Bay to Hanoi is the last one on the Vietnam Motorbike Tours. You will ride for about five hours. You can choose one of the two options. The first option is to move on the boat to Titov Island. You can swim or just relax there, then return to Bai Chay. Your lunch will be served at Thang Long restaurant in Ha Long city or on the boat. For the second option, you will continue exploring Halong Bay, have lunch on the boat and return at noon. However, this option costs extra. If you want to choose this option, BM Travel Adventure will tell you the cost. After that, you will return to Hanoi on Highway 18 and then 1B and be there around 5 p.m.

Summary:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

Distance: 160 km

End of Tour.