Overview
This delightful Vietnam northwest motorbike tour from Hanoi offers a great opportunity to explore the outstanding natural beauties and culture richness of Mai Chau, the gateway to the impressive Northwestern area of Vietnam. As you ride to Mai Chau, you encounter White Thai minorities and are guests in their traditional stilt-houses allowing you to see firsthand how these minority people live. Experience the hospitality of Vietnamese people on this tour!
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Hanoi
- Ride to an area of beautiful landscape
- Stay at the home to Thai ethnic minority and get to know local people
- Service of an English or French-speaking guide
- Motorcycle rental and gasoline included
- 1-night accommodation
Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh)
The motorbike tour will be started by leaving Hanoi on dike roads to avoid the heavy traffic around 9 a.m. You ride your motorcycles west to Mai Chau, an area of beautiful landscape and home to the Thai ethnic minority. You will motorcycle on Highway 6 passing extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads punctuated by limestone karst scenery. After a light lunch in Hoa Binh Province, you cross Thung Khe, one of the most beautiful mountain passes in North Vietnam then descent to the mountain valley settlement of Mai Chau. Set in an idyllic valley, hemmed in
Day 2: Mai Chau to Hanoi
Mai Chau is one of the closest places to Hanoi where you can experience a "real" Montagnard village. In the morning, you take a short walk around the village to discover local life. Life in the countryside starts early so by sunrise there is a wealth of activity. The Thai women are masterful weavers who ensure that there is plenty of traditional-style clothing to buy in the village center. You will see women weaving on looms under or inside their houses in the village. You can buy some handmade traditional-style clothing, knife or cross-bow. After breakfast, let’s do a 60-kilometer motorcycle
Ride Details
- Terrain
- countryside road
- Bike
- rental bike (Yamaha, Honda, or Suzuki models)
- Mileage
- 300 kilometers / 186 miles
- Daily rides
- 140 - 160 kilometers / 87 - 99 miles
- Riding gear
- included: helmet
- Meals
- breakfast, lunch, dinner
What's included
- Motorbike(s)
- Helmet(s)
- Driving gears
- Gasoline on tour
- English speaking guide
- Mechanic (only for a group from 6 passengers)
- 1 night accommodation as indicated in the itinerary (based on twin or/and triple shared)
- Homestay permission
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary
- Entrance fees and sightseeing fees
Not included
- Travel insurance
- Visa
- Air-ticket
- Tips
- Personal expenses
Accommodation
Vietnam Motorbiketour endeavors to select a combination of good quality hotels that reflect the character of the local area as well as being as centrally located as possible, all the while striving to keep the cost affordable. Your trip will stay in a range of hotels / guesthouses with standardized quality. Please be aware that some hotel rooms, especially those in major urban centers or older cities, may be smaller than what you are used to in other parts of the world. Standards and ratings may also be different from your home country. Rooms are en-suite and either twin- or triple-share, depending on what you have booked. If you are a solo traveler, you will always be sharing a room with so
Food
Meals, as stated in the itinerary, are included in the price. Breakfasts are usually included every day in the hotel (except on the first morning). They are usually "continental breakfasts," which are typical in most countries. A typical breakfast may consist of cereals with milk or yogurt, bread, croissants, cold meats, cheese and a range of spreads, with fruit juice, tea or coffee to drink. It is rare to get a hot breakfast in Asia, though on some occasions there may be some hot food available as well. Included evening meals are in local restaurants or accommodation places, and are either two or three courses. In most cases, table water is provided with the meals, and if you wish to purcha
Getting There
Set in an idyllic valley, hemmed in by hills, the Mai Chau area is a world away from Hanoi’s hustle. The small town of Mai Chau itself is unappealing, but just outside the patchwork of rice fields rolls out, speckled by tiny Thai villages where visitors doss down for the night in traditional stilt houses and wake up to a rural soundtrack defined by gurgling irrigation streams and birdsong. [+](htt
