Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
A short motorbike tour is perfect for you who do not have much time to explore all of North Vietnam or your budget is limited. The journey will take you to peaceful places Mai Chau of the White Thai, Pu Luong nature reserve of the Black Thai. Overnight in homestay – type of stay with the family of local people in their village, will give you the value of human culture of each region of Vietnam. You will drive motorbikes directly through the beautiful roads with mountain slopes, high passes, through the village in order to get closed to the people and different customs.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam
A short motorbike tour is perfect for you who do not have much time to explore all of North Vietnam or your budget is limited. The journey will take you to peaceful places Mai Chau of the White Thai, Pu Luong nature reserve of the Black Thai. Overnight in homestay – type of stay with the family of local people in their village, will give you the value of human culture of each region of Vietnam. You will drive motorbikes directly through the beautiful roads with mountain slopes, high passes, through the village in order to get closed to the people and different customs.
Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau
Stop At: Mai Chau, Mai Chau, Hoa Binh Province
At 08:30 AM; Clients gathered at the workshop of Motorcyclist tours, pick up motorbike and prepare riding gears. Your guide will explain for you some ground rules on how to drive safely in Vietnam. It is necessary for beginners and less experiences riders to do bike practice or driving lesson before you hit the road.
After that, the guide will take you out of the city on the fastest and safest route instead of taking a few tours of the city, crowded with traffic, traffic lights and lack of safety. In addition, the road to the great landscape of the country side will also be a good choice. After 20 minutes you will escape from Hanoi with crazy traffic and go to the countryside
After lunch on the way, you will reach the beautiful scenery of the forest, the elevation and slope also change, giving you more excitement.
Arrive in Mai Chau valley at around 4pm, where you will be taken to homestay in the White Thai, enjoying the traditional food of the people in their own house. After dinner, you will participate in cultural activities of the people if available
Duration: 18 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Home stay Of White Thai ethnic people
Day 2: Mai Chau – Pu Luong
Stop At: Pu Long Nature Reserve, Pu Long Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa Province
In the morning, you should wake up early and enjoy peaceful air in the rice paddies of Mai Chau valley, or walk around the village to see the stilt houses in early misty morning.
Then go homestay for breakfast and coffee to recharge your full energy of a new day with something new waiting ahead. The distance is not too long so you can stay longer relaxation in Mai Chau if you want.
09:00 am to 10:00 am, a farewell to the white Thai in Mai Chau village to come to the Black Thai family in Pu Luong Preserve. The guide will take you deep into the villages of the Thai. This is the ideal land for the clients to experience the difficult roads or off roads.
Pu Luong is a poor area therefore the road conditions are not very good. Muddy roads are everywhere and you will have difficulty if this area rains make the road slippery.
At 15:00, once arriving on the village of the Black Thai in Pu Luong, you rest and walk around the village to find out the local life of the people here. You can participate in farming activities to help farmers and get amazing experience here.
After having dinner with local family with many specialties, you can talk to family members or help children learn the culture of the West and your countries.
Duration: 15 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Home stay of Black Thai ethnic people
Day 3: Pu Luong – Ha Noi
Stop At: Hanoi, Hanoi
In the morning, you wake up enjoying the sound of life in the mountainous village of Vietnam in Pu Luong’s preserve. Have breakfast and coffee at the homestay and prepare to hit the road again.
At 09:00 AM, Rider is heading for Hanoi, riding through the winding roads connecting from one village to another. It will be a lucky day if there is no rainy here. If it rains, you will have more funny things when you or other bikers fall into the mud and become water buffalos.
The road from Pu Luong to Hanoi is also great when riding motorbikes through immense bamboo forests same as in Hollywood films.
Around 17:00 PM, arrive hanoi, have beer hoi and fare well end of the trip
Duration: 15 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
