“Challenge yourself with some dirt tracks”
4 Day Ultimate Guided Offroad Motorbike Tour in Vietnam from Hanoi to Mai Chau, Ta Xua, and Tram Tau
Mai Chau, Vietnam
Offroad Motorbike Tour in Vietnam
This 4-day ultimate Hanoi Offroad Motorbike Tour to Mai Chau, Ta Xua, Tram Tau, and Nghia Lo of Yen Bai is a must for adventure riders to conquer challenging curvy muddy roads in the North of Vietnam with breathtaking natural sceneries and typical local cultures. If you are looking to find a company of well-established and safe to ride with, you’ve found the correct partner, Indochina Motorbike Tours by DNQ Travel!
Key information
- Terrain: Offroad ratio 15 - 60%
- Bike: rental bike (Honda or Yamaha, geared scooters of 110cc or automatic ones of 125cc or Honda CRF 250cc)
- Mileage: 720 kilometers / 447 miles
- Daily rides: 150 - 220 kilometers / 93 - 137 miles
- Riding gear: included: Helmet(s) and driving gears
- Meals: Daily lunch and dinner
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Hanoi
- Ride along the Da River through rice fields and farming villages
- Enjoy a stunning view of lime stone mountain and the green water lake
- Ride up to Ta Xua Peak, the tenth-highest peak in Vietnam
- Discover Muong Lo, the second-largest rice terrace in the Northwest of Vietnam
- Immerse in the nature and traditions of Vietnam’s ethnic communities
- Challenge dirt tracks with some stunning nearby villages
- 3 nights of carefully selected hotel and homestay accommodation
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
4 days with instruction
Airport transfer available:
Noi Bai International Airport (US$ 18 per person)
Noi Bai International Airport (US$ 18 per person)
Accommodation
You will be accommodated in homestays and hotels. A mix of homestays and hotels is great and you will have many good things to tell your friend after this ride.
Program
Day 1: Hanoi to Mai Chau (170 kilometers / 106 miles)
This Hanoi motorbike tour to Mai Chau Valley starts at around 8:30 a.m. Ride your motorbike to the northwest of Hanoi. After one hour of riding, you will be in a 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, you will ride through plenty of limestone mountains between the rustic village of the Muong and the Thai people.
Especially after lunch in Hoa Binh, you will have a great ride along the Da river lake. The winding road along the rider offers a stunning view of lime stone mountain and the green water lake. Arrive at Mai Chau Valley at around 5 p.m. Overnight at a homestay in the village.
- Meals: Lunch and dinner
- Offroad Ratio: 15% – 30%
- Accommodation: Homestay
Day 2: Mai Chau Offroad to Ta Xua Peak (180 kilometers / 112 miles)
Breakfast at 8:00 am. It is an easy and relaxing riding day so after breakfast, you 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 goodbye to the hosts, you continue this motorcycle tour by getting out of the valley by riding up and up to higher lands, you will see more villages of the Mong people.
Once you get close to Moc Chau plateau, you’ll make a turn to a small quiet road named Hua Tat Pass, which is an old French-built road with a great view of mountain so you can surely have a great motorcycle ride. After lunch in Moc Chau, you 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, you will have a beautiful ride along the Da River this could be the highlight of this Northwest Vietnam motorbike tour.
From Phu Yen, you’ll keep following the weaving road QL37 to ride up to a 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 its 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, you also try some dirt-track experiences to get deeper into remote villages around to see how the locals live and work otherwise it’s your 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).
- Meals: Lunch and dinner
- Offroad Ratio: 25% – 40%
- Accommodation: Homestay
Day 3: Ta Xua to Nghia Lo Via Tram Tau (150 kilometers / 93 miles)
This morning, you’ll keep exploring the beauties of this amazing land with some dirt tracks to get deeper inside the villages before leaving for Tram Tau of Yen Bai province on a newly-opened shortcut by your iron horses.
Tram Tau is home to 11 groups of people of which the Hmong account for 77%, the Thai 16%, and the others are Kinh, Khmu, Tay, and Muong. The terrain of Tram Tau is dissected by high mountains and deep ravines become hot destinations for adventure motorbike riders. The average altitude is 800 meters above sea level, and the lowest altitude is 390 meters 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, you’ll challenge yourself with some dirt tracks to explore some stunning nearby villages with great rice terraces otherwise you can relax with a top-notch service of hot spring here (your own account) before riding to Nghia Lo for an overnight. Arrive at Nghia Lo at 17:30 p.m. Overnight at hotel.
- Meals: Lunch and dinner
- Offroad Ratio: 30% – 60%
- Accommodation: Hotel
Day 4: Nghia Lo to Hanoi (220 kilometers / 137 miles)
Nghia Lo is located on Highway 32 and away from Hanoi about 200 kilometers. Muong Lo is the second-largest rice terrace in the Northwest of Vietnam with the famous water rice and Muong Lo–Nghia Lo is the cradle of Thai people who are famous for their unique culture and food.
This morning, you’ll be at leisure for a bit before riding back to Hanoi. En route, you’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 and villages. Finally, you will be back to the hotel before rush hours in order to end this amazing Vietnam motorbike tour in the north safely.
Skill level(s) required for this tour: intermediate and advanced
Intermediate:
- can ride for 3-4 hours
- average riding experience
- little assistance required
- comfortable with extreme curves and leans
- average experience with unsurfaced roads
- steep ascents and descents
Advanced:
- can ride for 5-6 hours
- extensive riding experience
- assistance on demand (if required)
- experienced with riding a variety of motorcycles
- comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions
Location
This Vietnam motorbike tour will start in Hanoi and take you to Mai Chau, Ta Xua, Tram Tau and Nghia Lo.
Food
The following meals are included:
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
- Helmet(s)
- Driving gears
- Gasoline on tour
- English speaking guide
- Mechanic (only for a group from 6 passengers)
- 3 nights accommodation as indicated in the itinerary (based on twin or/and triple shared)
- Homestay permission
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary
- Entrance fees and sightseeing fees
- Fruits and coffee on tour
- Government’s taxes
What's not included
- Travel insurance
- Visa
- Air-ticket
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Damages to motorbike
How to get there
Recommended Airports
HAN
Noi Bai International Airport
96 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 18 per person
Airport: Noi Bai International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Noi Bai International Airport (US$ 18 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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