Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
Based in Hanoi, we conduct motorcycle tours throughout Vietnam (and sometimes even into neighbouring countries). Since we opened back in 2017, we’ve helped thousands of riders explore this amazing country.
All our tours are conducted on dirt bikes, genuine Honda XR150 and CRF250. These bikes are ideal for touring Vietnam because conditions in remote areas, especially in the rainy season, can get pretty rough. Touring on a dirt bike also means you’ll be able to explore areas you otherwise wouldn’t, and challenge yourself on adrenaline-pumping dirt roads. Because all our bikes are late-model, and maintained by professional mechanics using real Honda parts, riding one of our bikes means you can ride with confidence.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Based in Hanoi, we conduct motorcycle tours throughout Vietnam (and sometimes even into neighbouring countries). Since we opened back in 2017, we’ve helped thousands of riders explore this amazing country.
All our tours are conducted on dirt bikes, genuine Honda XR150 and CRF250. These bikes are ideal for touring Vietnam because conditions in remote areas, especially in the rainy season, can get pretty rough. Touring on a dirt bike also means you’ll be able to explore areas you otherwise wouldn’t, and challenge yourself on adrenaline-pumping dirt roads. Because all our bikes are late-model, and maintained by professional mechanics using real Honda parts, riding one of our bikes means you can ride with confidence.
Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi-Thac Ba Lake
Stop At: Thac Ba Lake, Yen Binh District, Yen Bai 320000 Vietnam
The minority area of Vu Linh
Leaving Hanoi you’ll follow the Red River NorthWest. As you ride, you will see the flat farmland start to give way to foothills before taking a little road towards Thac Ba Lake. Created by damming up three rivers in order to power the first power station in Vietnam, this man made lake is the largest in the country. Its bank are populated by people of the Dzao minority- the family who run the homestay you’ll spend the night in Dzao-and, depending on the weather, you’ll have the opportunity to explore it further by taking atrip to one of its many island on a little boat.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay homestay
Day 2: Thac Ba Lake – Ha Giang
Stop At: Ha Giang Province, Ha Giang Province
You’ll skirt the lake and head north, passing through miles of palm forest before being met with the sight of the imposing mountain range that forms Vietnam’s natural border with China. Then it’s up and up, the roads becoming steeper and rockier, into Ha Giang. Populated almost entirely by ethnic minorities, most of whom still live small communities connected by littlle dirt roads, Ha Giang Province is easily one of the country’s most famous riding spots.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight stay at Homestay
Day 3: Ha Giang – Dong Van
Stop At: Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, Sa Phin, Ha Giang 310000 Vietnam
The road from Ha Giang city to Dong Van runs east along the Chinese border and is characterised by huge, oddly shaped karst limestone mountains- it looks like another planet. You’ll ride through the country of, among others, the Tay, Dzao and H’Mong, taking in one of the country’s most famous roads, the 20 km long Ma Pi Lang Pass. Before arriving in Dong Van you’ll also have the opportunity to visit Dinh Vua Meo, the palace of the H’Mong King who once ruled the area and famously allied himself with Ho Chi Min. It doesn’t take long to explore, but the building itself and the artefacts it contains make it worth the visit.Dong Van is great, too: it’s got a historic Old Quarter, a busy traditional market and some French colonial buildings that are more than 200 years old!
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 4: Dong Van-Ba Be Lake
Stop At: Ba Be National Park, Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province
You will continue through the mountains Ha Giang Province before riding south through the Province of Bac Kan. Stoping for Lunch there is always interesting, since the cuisine so far north differs a lot from that of Hanoi: dishes are more substantial tend to contain more meat, probably as a consequence of the cold winters and the harsh terrain. After Lunch you’ll continue south to Bac Kan’s biggest attraction, Ba Be Lake. Ba Be means ‘three bays’ and true to its name, is actually three lakes joined together into one. It’s got some caves and lagoons which, time and weather permitting, you’ll be able to explore on a little boat and the national park in which lies is home to a diverse range of indigenous species and boasts plenty of good homestays.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: homestay
Day 5: Ba Be Lake – Hanoi
Stop At: Ba Be, Ba Be, Bac Kan Province
Leaving Ba Be National Park, you’ll ride the Ba Be Pass Before continuing your journey Bac Kan and into Province of Thai Nguyen. Thai Nguyen is Vietnam’s tea growing powerhouse, exporting thousands of tonnes annually, and the roads are good there. Entering Hanoi from the north is far more forgiving than doing so from the west, too. so following the Cau River through farmland and past numerous smaller lakes, you can expect a relatively relaxed journey back into the capital.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
