Travel Guide
From Gravel to Jungle Trails: Understanding Vietnam’s Off-Road Terrain
Discover what Vietnam dirt bike terrain is really like — from gravel and muddy roads to rocks, jungle...
North East Motorbike Tours help you ride offroad adventure motorcycle trips through Vietnam Northeast provinces to name Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Phu Thọ, Bac Giang, and Halong Bay in Quang Ninh.
Parts of Vietnam's northeast are particularly isolated and fairly challenging to visit the remote hilltribes and stunning cliff scenery. However, this isolation adds to the region's beauty, as many areas are still extremely undeveloped, and unadulterated by tourism - make the effort to explore this part of the country and you will be rewarded.
Highlights include Ba Be Lakes in Cao Bang Province, the road between That Khe and Lang Son, whose beauty of plunging ravines riddled with caves, hides a grim and bloody past and to the north of Cao Bang, the cave in which Ho Chi Minh lived upon first returning to Vietnam from China. This region of Vietnam is also home to numerous tribes of ethnic minority groups. They live in some rather isolated areas, subsisting through traditional means. Some of the tribes in this developing trekking area include Tay, Nung, Zoa, Meo, Man and the San Chay.
During the French Indochinese war, this region of Vietnam was the scene of some extremely heavy fighting, especially on the road from Lang Son to Cao Bang. The French had attempted to police cross border smuggling into China by installing a series of garrisons at That Khe, Cao Bang, Dong Khe and Lang Son.
All of these bases were eventually destroyed by guerilla action, along with their supply convoys which plied Colonial Routes 3 and 4. The Viet Minh would often destroy parts of the roads partially for ambush purposes and looking at some of the roads now, especially Route 3 to Lang Son, it is debateable whether they have actually been fixed since.
Fully prepped Honda CRF300L, CRF250L, CB500X, Transalp 750, and BMW GS maintained daily by factory-trained mechanics.
100% English-speaking local trail masters knowing every backcountry single-track, scenic pass, and cultural homestay.
Dedicated backup vehicle carrying rider luggage, spare parts inventory, tools, and comprehensive first-aid medical gear.
Flexible private tour dates tailored to your schedule or guaranteed open group departures with fellow global riders.
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