Ha Giang Motorbike Tour from Hanoi to Lang Son - 8 days

Our motorcycle tour to Ha Giang will start in Hanoi, with our first destination being a small commune called Vu Linh. In order to avoid Hanoi’s nightmarish rush hour traffic and adapt to our plan, we will depart early in the morning. For our first day, we will cover a 180 km-long stretch on highways and single-track roads that would take about 7 hours. Though the hours look daunting, it will be an easy drive to Vu Linh. Our crew will follow the sealed road to Thac Ba Lake, then turn on a smaller road to reach the day’s destination.

Vu Linh, a quiet and beautiful commune, is home of Dzao ethnic minority groups. Escaping from the noisy Hanoi, this destination makes you feel comfortable and refresh yourself along with views of Thac Ba Lake, romantic enough to charm even the most skeptical. The remarkable scenery will drop our soul and we have a memorable trip with the friendly and hospitable host. This night, our crew stay overnight at a homestay hosted by friendly and hospitable local people.

Distance: 180 km

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Don’t forget to get full energy for the second day’s long-distance riding to Ha Giang. Goodbye Vu Linh with a nice breakfast, we follow the small road offered with palm trees and huge mountains on the two sides to straightly hit up to Ha Giang. Ha Giang welcome you with the magnificent sceneries, showing up with the blending of the peaceful nature and plenty of roof-colored houses. Being closed by many winding roads are rugged deep pools and cross-sections that make any riders heartless. It is expected that after 6 hours of riding such distance to reach Ha Giang. 

Distance: 180 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

Evaluated as the most exciting attraction of the tour, Dong Van will charm us today. Located 132 km from Ha Giang town along 4C Road, Dong Van stone plateau is a rugged and majestic rocky area, possessing the speechless beauty. From Ha Giang to Dong Van, we go through Ma Pi Leng Pass, a dangerous but worth one conquering. You will be amazed by thrilling roads formed around mountains and the crystal clear water of Nho Que River here. To be honest, it is extremely deserved to put your foot on Ma Pi Leng once Pass since when reaching the top of it, or "heaven gate", you will feel overwhelmed by the spectacular scenery blessed by Mother Nature here.

Distance: 180 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

Although the road from Dong Van to Bao Lac is just 80km long, it is impressive to a number of experienced off-road riders with the complex and dangerous terrain, strongly divided by the long mountain ranges, with big slope. Like the topography, the weather is quite severe here. It is cold and icy in winter while in the summer, the sunburns. Fortunately, Highway 34 leading to Bao Lac is now renovated and upgraded to supply off-road Vietnam motorcyclists with smoother running. 

The view of both sides is breathtaking with the green color of the mountains and hills, alternating between the bamboo forests. Besides, there are the neighborhood with the moss-roofed roof of the ancient stilt house located between the terraces in the hillside as well as the rice and cornfields of ethnic groups. That all contributes to dreamy scenery and creating a peaceful feeling whenever you ride passing through this place. Because the riding distance for today is not too long so you will have more time to participate in the weekly market here. At the end of the day, our crew will sleep at a homestay.

Distance: 80 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

On the way from Bao Lac to Cao Bang, you will be expected to pass several winding pass roads. These beautiful and dangerous passages have been the source of inspiration for many artists, writers and also attracted many northern loop trail adventurers and motorcyclists. The mountain passes undulating on the sea clouds floating around the year while the fog hides trees on both sides and throughout the valleys, which makes the scenery here more poetic. It can be said that this place is a great choice for those who love to discover the majestic beauty of mountains and forests and want to get out of the rat race.

Although the road is not a hard one, there still exist some risks that you need to pay attention to while riding on motorbikes. Sometimes, you can stop by on the pass road to take some photos of the stunning scenery here to keep the memory for this tour. When arriving at Cao Bang, we will have dinner and stay there overnight to get ready for the next day.

Distance: 150 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel

From Cao Bang, it takes you only 1 hour and a half to stop your motorbikes right in front of the peaceful village of Quang Uyen district, where is famous for traditional cultural festivals. If our northeast Vietnam motorbike tour - 8 days crew is lucky enough, we can attend the crop- praying ceremony of Tay people held annually in April and May of the lunar calendar. In the morning of the ceremony, people prepare offerings and cook. In the afternoon, there are two parts: worshiping and gathering at the neighborhood culture house. The offerings of Land Gennie are carried out by the village chief, consisting of pork, meat, sticky rice, and wine. Therefore, the seasonal praying ceremony is done thoughtfully.

When the ritual of worship finished, the village leader will inform people to go to the neighborhood culture house. Here, everyone has fun eating and drinking, talking about family and agricultural work. This ceremony reflects their wishes for favorable weather, bumper harvests, good health, and happy life. It is a popular form of community cultural activities of Tay people in Quang Uyen district. Besides, this festival is also a harmonious combination of spiritual life and national solidarity.

From Quang Uyen, you can ride more 50 km to Ban Gioc waterfalls. The waterfall possesses magnificent and charming beauty that nature has bestowed to the place. The cool summer water of Ban Gioc waterfall will make you just want to release yourself and immerse into it. To get ready for the next day, you will stay overnight at a lovely homestay at Quang Uyen.

Distance: 140 km

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay