Hanoi – Vu Linh – Bac Ha Market – Sapa Tour – Muong Lay – Dien Bien – Muong Khoa – Pak Beng – Luong Prabang – Phonsavan – Mai Chau – Tam Coc – Hanoi
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Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Upon arrival, our private Vietnam Tour guide and driver will welcome your Vietnam Holiday, pick up and transfer to the hotel for check in. Hanoi, a city where the exotic chic of old Asia blends with the dynamic face of new Asia. Where the medieval and modern co-exist. A city with a blend of Parisian grace and Asian pace, an architectural museum piece evolving in harmony with its history, rather than bulldozing through like many of the region’s capitals. Hanoi is where imagination becomes reality. The whole afternoon, our guide will provide you with some information of the Vietnam motorcycle tours, Vietnam traffic rules, the bikes...Free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: None
Accommodation: Boss Hotel / Superior
Day 2: Hanoi – Vu Linh (180 km, 6 hours riding)
After breakfast, we will start one of the most beautiful Vietnam Motorcycle Tours to Thac Ba Lake (Vu Linh village) which has an area of 23,400 ha and 1,331 islands and hills with diverse ecological environments. The water in the lake is blue and clear, and imprinted with the reflections of the surrounding ancient forest. On arrival to Vu Linh ethnic village of Dao minority by the side of the lake, it is your time to do leisure walk to explore this beautiful village and people life.
Tonight, the welcome is exceptional with a lot of local rice-wine from the host is surely one of the highlights of the trip. Overnight in homestay.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay
Day 3: Vu Linh – Bac Ha Market (200 km, 7 hours riding)
Today we drive to Bac Ha – The name is famous for the colorful meeting places for the hill tribes on every Sunday. Minority people come down from the mountains to sell their products, or just for catching up on the latest news, gossip, drinking away troubles or seeking for lover.. Check in a hotel on your arrival. Overnight in Bac Ha.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Cong Phu Hotel
Day 4: Bac Ha – Sapa Tour (120 km, 5 hours riding)
In the morning, depends on the date, we will have opportunity to visit one of the colorful markets as below:
Market days:
Can Cau - Saturdays
Bac Ha or Sundays
Cao Son - Wednesdays.
Coc
Around noon, heading to Sapa. Check in on arrival. Overnight in Sapa.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sapa View Hotel / Superior
Day 5: Sapa
Sapa is the Queen of the Mountains, overlooking a beautiful valley, lofty mountains towering over the town on all sides. Sapa Tour is gateway to another world of mysterious minority cultures and luscious landscapes and great choice for Vietnam Tours maker to arrange Vietnam Culture Tours, Vietnam Trekking Tours, Vietnam Homestay Tours... After breakfast, we will do one of the most beautiful Sapa Tours by driving to visit Lao Chai and Ta Van village of the Black H'mong and the Day people where you can enjoy fresh air, amazing scenery of the imposing mountain range, trek down world's most beautiful terraced rice fields, visit some local family on the way and learn unique culture and life of these ethnic groups. Back to Sapa, free at leisure for the rest of the day. Overnight in Sapa.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sapa View Hotel / Superior
Day 6: Sapa – Muong Lay (200 km, 7 hours riding)
After breakfast, we leave Sapa for Muong Lay, formerly known as Lai Chau, this small town is nestled in a pretty valley carved from spectacular mountains by the Da River. We will visit “Silver Waterfall”, “Heaven Gate” and many interesting ethnic villages and markets on the way. We end up this beautiful day in Muong Lay in a hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Lan Anh Hotel
Day 7: Muong Lay – Dien Bien (105 km, 3 hours riding)
Moning boat trip to explore Black river and some ethnic villages before our ride to Dien Bien (the decisive battle in the Indochina War). Upon arrival, we visit some historical sites such as Dien Bien Phu Museum, the bunker headquarters of French commander, Colonel Christian de Casties, A1 hill-where bitter fighting took place. Overnight in Dien Bien.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Him Lam Hotel
Day 8: Dien Bien – Laos (Muong Khoa) (120 km, 4 hours riding)
Today, we cross Tay Trang border to Laos, heading to Muong Khoa, a small lovely town by Nam U River. The ride to Muong Khoa is very difficult on dirt road but interesting and fun. Overnight in Muong Khoa.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Muong Khoa Guesthouse
Day 9: Muong Khoa – Pak Beng (220 km, 6 hours riding)
Lao is a green country, during the day, you will see green hills and mountains, via Uodomxay, the heart of north Laos, we continue to Pak Beng with stunning view of Lao mountains and countryside. Upon arrival, check in a guest house in Pak Beng. Overnight in Pak Beng.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Pakbeng Guesthouse
Day 10: Pak Beng – Luong Prabang (8 hour boat trip)
After breakfast, we take the boat trip down majestic MeKong River to Luong Prabang. The boat trip will take around 8 hours so this will be the day at leisure. Overnight in Luong Prabang.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: New Daraphet / Superior
Day 11: Luong Prabang
Free day at leisure for your own visit Luong Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995, the town of Luang Prabang is not only known for its fusion of Lao and French colonial architecture but also for its many Buddhist temples. Most visitors come here to relax and soak up the atmosphere while enjoying a cold Lao beer and a warm French baguette. Overnight in Luong Prabang.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: New Daraphet / Superior
Day 12: Luong Pra Bang – Phonsavan – The plain of Jars (250 km, 7 hours riding)
A long day of riding up and down the mountains of Laos to Xieng Khoang. Upon arrival, visit the Plain of Jars which is a large group of historic cultural sites in Laos containing thousands of stone jars. This area is very famous during the Vietnam War and Secret War. Today, you can still see many vestiges even at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Phonsavan Hotel
Day 13: Phonsavan – Vieng Xay (260 km, 8 hours riding)
Continue the trip to Vieng Xay- The former Pathet Lao (PL) revolutionary headquarters of Vieng Xay sit in a striking valley of fertile hills and limestone cliffs riddled with caves, several of which were used to shelter PL officers during the Second Indochina War. The town is famous for the caves in which the stoic officers and some 23, 000 people found shelter, but Vieng Xai itself is unbearably pretty. Manmade lakes spot the landscape and wildflowers explode in crimson and yellow to join the emerald and karst backdrop. The beauty of the terrain somehow underscores the decimation it suffered during the American bombing campaign. Overnight in Vieng Xay.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Vieng Xay Guesthouse
Day 14: Vieng Xay – Mai Chau (250 km, 8 hours riding)
Beautiful ride on the village road and picturesque mountains to Na Neo border gate, back to Vietnam again, continue to Mai Chau, and idyllic valley populated by mainly White Thai ethnic people and the valley is characterized with beautiful limestone mountains.
In the evening, we can enjoy a local dinner and overnight in a beautiful village at the edge of a river. After dinner, you can spend the evening sitting together around a fire and join in a Thai traditional music show. In their traditional attire, typical of their culture, Thai women invite visitors to participate in the Xoe dance. To the rhythmical and ebullient music, the hosts and guests will dance for hours hand-in-hand. When they get tired, they stop for a while to drink special sticky rice liquor called "ruou can". Visitors who participate in the Xoe dance once, especially by the light of a fire at night are likely to remember it forever.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mai Chau Homestay
Day 15: Mai Chau – Tam Coc (100 km, 4 hours riding)
After breakfast, we ride to Tam Coc which is is an awesome site of giant limestone karst formations jutting out of the rice paddies that surround the Ngo Dong River about 9km southwest of Ninh Binh, North Vietnam. It is often labelled "The Halong Bay on land". Upon arrival, you can either do the interesting boat trip or walk around to explore the village, pagoda... Overnight in Tam Coc.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: The Long Hotel
Day 16: Tam Coc – Hanoi (100 km, 4 hours riding)
Leisurely ride to Hanoi on highway No 1. Check in on arrival and overnight in Hanoi.
Day 17: Hanoi Departure (B)
Free time at leisure for you to wrap up your memorial Vietnam Motorcycle Tour until our private guide will see you off at the airport with the sincere thanks for traveling with us. We hope that you have enjoyed your time with us and look forward to organizing your coming Vietnam Tours. Indochinavalue says goodbye and see you again!!!
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