VIETNAM MOTORBIKE LOOP TOUR VIA HAGIANG, DONG VAN

This morning we will spend 30 minutes for the guide to do a briefing about the trip and how to ride in Vietnam also to get used to with the bike before we start our trip to Thac Ba Lake 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’s life.

Tonight, the welcome is exceptional with a lot of local rice-wine from the hosts is surely one of the highlights of the trip. Overnight in homestay.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Distance: 180 km, 6 hours riding

Vu Linh Homestay.

The beautiful ride today along Thac Ba lake, during your way, you will have chances to visit many roadside ethnic villages and markets.

Being considered as “Halong bay on mountain” in Vietnam’s northwestern region, Thac Ba lake is characterized by 1331 green islands emerging on calmly blue & clear water surface of the lake, reminding us about the pristine beauty of Halong bay thanks to its similarity in scenery to some extends.

Originally, the lake was fed up with the water by Thac Ba & Thac Ong waterfalls ( those ones have no more existed on the lake). That is the reason for its name Thac Ba lake (Lady waterfall lake). The name of Thac Ong ( Man waterfall) is named for a recently-built bridge crossing over the Chay river in the region.

Thac Ba is one of the three largest man-made lakes in Vietnam, covering a total area of 23.400 ha, of which 19.05 ha is water area and the remaining 4.35ha of islets on the reservoir. The length of the lake is 80km, maximum width is 10km, the average depth is 15 – 25m and the maximum depth is 42m. Thac Ba reservoir was created by the construction of a dam on the Chay river to build up Thac Ba hydropower plant ( the first one constructed in Vietnam) starting in 1964 till its completion in 1971.

We continue the ride to Ha Giang for overnight.

The road is very beautiful with many curves.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerDistance: 200 km, 6 hours riding

Just a few kilometres from the provincial capital is Thôn Tha, home to a community of warm Tày minority people living as they have for hundreds of years. The Quản Bạ Pass holds a lookout that lives up to its name: Heaven’s Gate. Quản Bạ is also the gateway to the UNESCO recognised Đồng Văn Karst Plateau Geopark, a landscape characterised by lofty limestone peaks and rock-strewn fields.

Today ride must be highlights of the trip and one of the most beautiful parts for doing Vietnam Motorcycle Tours as we will visit one of the most remote land in Vietnam where are special with many ethnic groups with their unique cultures and imposing mountains – the “Heaven Gate” in Quan Ba, Rock Plateau and the Vuong palace in Dong Van. Overnight in Dong Van.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance: 145 km, 5 hours riding

After breakfast, let spend your time visiting Dong Van street and if it falls on Sunday, you will have a great opportunity to visit the weekly market of Dong Van where gathers many ethnic groups and their local products. The market is like a festival for the locals to enjoy the time with friends, talking, drinking…

Continue the ride to Meo Vac and the highlight will be the conquering of the Ma Pi Leng pass. The roads that weave paths among this region serve up the ultimate in motorcycle adventure. The drive down into the town of Đồng Văn is impossibly beautiful, and the town holds a small but captivating old quarter with ancient buildings and a market that is a riot of colour every Sunday. The Mã Pí Lèng is the jewel in the crown of Hà Giang’s many stupefyingly stunning stretches of road. The highlight is a lookout point where the road snakes past a deep gorge carved by the Nho Quế River at around 1,500m.

After lunch, we continue to Babe lake & national park where the landscape is amazing.

The Ba Be national park covers 100.48km and it was founded in 1992 in an effort to protect the ecosystems and biodiversity of the area. Since then, an information centre and ecological research station have been established in the area amongst other additions. The park sits 145m above sea level, and unusually the karst lake is full year-round. As the park is in the North of Vietnam, it experiences four seasons with temperatures just below zero in the coldest months to the mid-thirties in the hottest months. The area has long been inhabited by small ethnic minority communities and was also occupied by a number of permanent French residents during the French colonial era.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Distance: 243 km

Ba Be homestay

Địa chỉ: Nam Mẫu, Ba Bể, Bắc Kạn

Tỉnh: Bắc Kạn

This morning, we ride back to our office and get transferred to your hotel. We hope that you have enjoyed your trip with us and look forward to welcoming your next ride.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Distance: 230 km, 7 hours riding.

End of the Trip!