Vietnam Motorcycle Trip from Hanoi to Ba Be Lake – 3 days

After having a fully decked breakfast, you head to the gathering place and leave bustling Hanoi for the northeast direction. We will follow the dike road to get a more exciting ride. This 60km long road is a bit meandering and bumpy, but it offers a great view of the Vietnamese countryside. After 2 hours of riding on the dike road, keep challenging your riding skills on the winding roads to reach Vu Linh village. Vu Linh is one of the largest and most famous villages of the Dzao people, located near Thac Ba lake. The lake has a large area of ​​23,000 ha, 10 km wide, 80 km long, and 42 m deep. There are more than 1,300 large and small islands on the lake. Each island is covered with lush trees and clear green water, creating an extremely splendid setting.

If you have enough time, don’t forget to take a boat trip on the lake to get closer to the diverse ecosystem here. Surrounding the lake are houses of many ethnic groups, including the Dao, Tay, Nung, Thai, Muong, and Giay, so this is also a great way to explore the unique culture of the local people. We will finish the first day of the journey in a peaceful village nearby Thac Bac Lake. Enjoy dinner and overnight at the homestay to regain energy for the next part of the tour.

Wake up early to enjoy a delicious breakfast with a nice Dzao family and get ready for the next ride of our motorbike tour. Today’s trip is one of the highlights of the Northern Vietnam Motorbike Tour as we will go across a lush jungle and some historical sites located in Tam Tram district, Tuyen Quang. Lunch is served in Cho Chu, a peaceful town in Thai Nguyen province.

After lunchtime, continue riding on winding roads leading to Ba Be lake. The best way to explore this Vietnam’s largest natural lake is to take a boat trip that offers a great opportunity to get closer to stunning caves, waterfalls, and vast limestone mountains and discover flora and fauna. In the late afternoon, we return to Pac Ngoi – a small village of Tay ethnic situated next to Ba Be Lake. Our crew will have dinner and overnight at a homestay of locals.

It is a long motorbike ride back to Hanoi, so that we will have an early start today. As usual, we boot a new day by enjoying a full breakfast with a cup of Vietnamese coffee. Getting away from the highways and riding on small rural roads, we once again admire the stunning views of the rice fields and peaceful villages looming in the distance. If we are lucky enough, our team will return to Hanoi at 4:30 pm before the crazy rush hour. Our Short Motorbike Tour From Hanoi To Ba Be National Park within three days ends safely with full of wonderful and memorable experiences. Happy trip!

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