Northwest Motorbike Tour To Sapa 6 Days

Get started with the motorcycle trip from Hanoi to Mai Chau. If you are fascinated by trekking, this adventurous stretch of road will bring you maximum excitement. Unlike the smooth road for coaches and tourist cars, demanding curves along the secondary off-road trail will lead you through immense rice fields and cone-like mountains. It will take you around 4 hours to transfer between the two places. At 5 p.m, your motorbike will reach Mai Chau valley. Then, the first experience in the land of peace and tranquility at sunset will come to you.

Summary

• Distance: 185 km 
• Meals: Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Homestay

On the second day, we’ll embark on a 12 km seemingly steep mountain trek with our bikes, a tough feat even on dry and sunny days, with chilling and breathtaking scenery pushing us forward. We’ll reach our destination at a clearing beside the “dinosaur back”. It’s Time for barbeque, beer, and relaxation amid this remote, pristine nature playground amid the clouds.

Summary

• Distance: 200 km 
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Homestay

Waking up to the lovely view from our homestay, we can immediately feel the cool temperature and pleasant breeze filled with mist. Tourists should wake up early to enjoy the foggy atmosphere of the mountainous area. After having a hearty breakfast in Phu Yen, we prepare our bags and stuff for our journey on Day 2. Mountain ranges, hill after hill, and vast rice-terraced fields are our first impressions of Yen Bai’s Mu Cang Chai district.

We spent 4 hours on our 180km route and took 4 hours. Though it’s pretty far and the road is not always easy to handle, the journey is fascinating as the scenery constantly changes along the way. Tourists will see typical Thai stilt houses, golden rice terraced fields in Muong Lo, stunning flower valleys, winding roads, and steep hills in their own eyes. After lunch, we travel to the mist-capped Qua Khau Pha Pass. We can vividly feel the elevation change on the way to the top of the pass.

Rice-terraced fields appear magnificently below hundreds of great mountain ranges and forests in northwest Vietnam. Getting to the top of the mountain range and looking over the rice fields, we understand why this is a treasure and heritage of this land. In the ripe rice season, the areas look like a “golden sea” that spans Mu Cang Chai’s mountain ranges. After spending a day with lots of thrilling drives, memorable experiences, and majestic landscapes, we return to the hotel, enjoy dinner, which features all specialties of the province and play some fun games.

Summary

• Distance: 190 km 
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Homestay

Early morning may be the most tranquil and peaceful moment in our motorbike trip as this is when we can enjoy the pure air and wet mist and watch dawn break. On day 3, we head to Sapa. The route from Mu Cang Chai to Sapa is about 140km and takes more than 3 hours, thanks to the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway. Instead of spending 6 to 7 hours on a bus or train to get to Sapa, tourists now need to drive for only 3 hours.

Talking about Sapa, there are many things to do and places to visit here. It has ancient villages, stunning rice terraced fields, and hospitable Mong people. To get a local taste, tourists can try local homemade wine, join local ethnic people in their dance show, and learn about the musical instruments used by local artisans.

Summary

• Distance: 140 km 
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Hotel

In our northwest Vietnam motorbike tour via the northern loop trail, we experience the rugged, wild, and peaceful rural villages like Vu Linh. This is a small village lying near hydropower Thac Ba lake. Tourists can enjoy the peace in the rural areas of Vietnam by taking a stroll around the village to see local women in their delicate traditional costumes and visit the typical stilt houses or take a boat on the lake, visiting the herbal gardens or Phuc An waterfall. Make sure you spend a whole day in Vu Linh and the surrounding neighborhood to fully experience this land and culture.

Summary

• Distance: 215 km 
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Hotel

After breakfast, we leisurely take some time to enjoy a cup of coffee here before getting back to Hanoi. Our camera and phone are all full of beautiful images and the experience of this journey. We return to Hanoi, but the memories of this northwestern Vietnam motorbike trip still linger in our minds. The image of terraced rice fields and rural villages, the welcoming hospitality of local ethnic people, the taste of local specialties, and the fun dance performance have become part of our memories when thinking about northwest Vietnam.

Summary

• Distance: 160 km 
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch