Brilliant Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour to Mai Chau, Ta Xua, Tram Tau – 4 Days

Itinerary:

DAY 1: HANOI MOTORBIKE TOUR TO MAI CHAU : 170 KM (L/D)

This Hanoi motorbike tour to Mai Chau valley starts at around 8:30 AM. Ride motorbike to the north west of Hanoi. After one hour riding, we will be in mountain area and the motorcycle tour to Mai Chau becomes very enjoyable. The ride is almost on the small countryside roads along the Da river through rice fields and farming villages, after lunch in Hoa Binh we will ride through plenty of limestone mountain between the rustic village of the Muong and the Thai people.
Especially after lunch in Hoa Binh we will have great ride along the Da river lake, the winding road along the rider offer a stunning view of lime stone mountain and the green water lake. Arrive Mai Chau valley at around 5 PM.
Overnight – Homestay in Village

* Summary:
+ Distance: 170 km
+ Meals: Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 15% – 30%
+ Accommodation: Home-stay

DAY 2: MAI CHAU OFFROAD MOTORBIKE TOUR TO TA XUA PEAK 180 KM (B/L/D)

Breakfast at 8:00 am, It’s a easy and relaxing riding day so after breakfast we can take it easy with a short walk around the village to learn more about the interesting daily life of the Thai people. After saying good bye the hosts, we continue our Northern Adventure Vietnam motorcycle tour by getting out of the valley by riding up and up to higher lands, we will see more villages of the Mong people.
Once we get close to Moc Chau plateau, we’ll make a turn to small quiet road named Hua Tat pass, that is old French-built road with a great view of mountain so you can surely have great motorcycle ride on. After lunch in Moc Chau, we will motorbike all the way down to the Da river lake to cross the river lake to Phu Yen. Before getting to Phu Yen town, we will have beautiful ride along the Da river this could be the highlight of this Northwest Vietnam motorbike tour.
From Phu Yen, We’ll keep following the weaving road QL37 to ride up to our famous destination known as Ta Xua peak or the “dinosaur backbone”.

Ta Xua is a mountain range in the Bac Yen district in Son La province. At the highest point of 2865 meters, the Ta Xua peak is the tenth highest peak in Vietnam. The three most important peaks form a line that looks like the backbone of a dinosaur. It is a real off the beaten track destination for adventure travelers

If time permits, we also try some dirt-track experiences to get deeper into remote villages around to see how the locals live & work otherwise it’s our time for beer, and relaxation amid this remote and pristine nature’s playground amid the clouds.

Overnight in a house-on-stilts of the H’Mong people.(homestay in the village)

* Summary:
+ Distance: 180 km
+ Meals: Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 25% – 40%
+ Accommodation: Home-stay

DAY 3: TA XUA MOTORBIKE TOUR TO NGHIA LO VIA TRAM TAU (150 KM)

In this morning, we’ll keep exploring beauties of this amazing land with some dirt tracks to get deeper inside the villages before leaving to Tram Tau of Yen Bai province on a newly-opened short-cut by our iron horses. Tram Tau is home to 11 groups of peoples of which the Hmong accounts for 77%, the Thai 16% and the others are Kinh, Khmu, Tay, Muong… The terrain of Tram Tau is dissected by high mountains and deep ravines becomes hot destination for adventure motorbike riders. The averaged altitude is 800m above sea level, the lowest altitude is 390m above sea level. The temperatures in Tram Tau are below 30 Degrees Celsius almost all year round and it may get below freezing point in the winter

Upon reaching Tram Tau, we’ll challenge ourselves with some dirt tracks to explore some stunning nearby villages with great rice terraces otherwise you can relax yourself with a top-notch service of Hot-Spring here (your own account) before riding to Nghia Lo for an overnight

Arrive Nghia Lo at 17:30 PM. Overnight at hotel.

* Summary:
+ Distance: 150 km
+ Meals: Lunch, Dinner
+ Offroad Ratio: 30% – 60%
+ Accommodation: Hotel

DAY 4: NGHIA LO MOTORBIKE TOUR BACK TO HANOI (220KM)

Nghia Lo locates on Highway 32 & away from Hanoi about 200km. Muong Lo is the second-largest rice terraces in the Northwest of Vietnam with the famous water rice and Muong Lo – Nghia Lo is the cradle of Thai people who is famous for unique culture and food.
In this morning, we’ll be at leisure a bit before riding back Hanoi. En route, we’ll stop by some very nice places / great spots to defy yourself with some dirt tracks to discover the beauties of Muong Lo Valley with tea plantations / terraces, villages . Finally, We will be back to the hotel before rush hours in order to end this amazing Vietnam motorbike tour in north safely.

End of the trip