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Day 01: Arrive Hanoi
Arrival Hanoi
and welcome at the airport. Transfer and check in to your
hotel for an orientation tour of Hanoi. Pay particular
attention to the expert at the Ethnology Museum who will
give us a briefing, we'll be meeting many minority groups
along the way.
After a cyclo
tour of Hanoi's charming Old Quarter and "the 36 streets
of 36 wares", it's time for a welcome dinner where you
meet your fearless motorbike leader.
Day 02: Hanoi Mai Chau
The beginning
of the freat Northern loop! We will go directly to Mai
Chau on small roads through a valley that offer a good
opportunity to practice your motorbike skills. After lunch
at home of a Thai family upon on arrival, settle into the
White Thai stilt house where we'll be spending the night.
Afternoon free for strolling around this relaxing village
and surrounding area. In the evening, enjoy your dinner
and overnight in a Thai traditional house on stilt.
Day 03: Mai Chau Son La
Departure at
8h00 AM from Mai Chau. Much of the pristine landscape you
pass through today has forest preserves on both sides of
the road and we'll have plenty of chances to stop en
route. After a stop in Moc Chau for lunch, arrive in Son
la around 5h00 PM. Relax after check-in before dinner and
overnight at the hotel.
Day 04: Son La Lai Chau
Today is sure
to be one of the highlights of your trip. Get ready for
one of the most beautiful roads in Vietnam crossing 13
mountain passes. You will also have a chance for a
refreshing swim in the Black River and a stroll through
the meadows of Kh'Mu village. Arrive in Lai Chau at the
end of the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 05: Lai Chau
After four
days in the saddle, it's time to give the motorbikes (and
our weary body) a break. Kick back on a small boat that
will take us on a river cruise through this verdant
valley. Around lunchtime, stop for a picnic in a riverside
village and overnight at the hotel.
Day 06: Lai Chau Tam Duong
Depart Lai
Chau in the morning ad follow a remote road along the
river to the Chinese frontier. After lunch at the home of
a local family in Pa Tan village, we will continue on to
Black H'mong and Ha Nhi villages. Overnight at the hotel
in the market town of Tam Duong after a good dinner.
Day 07: Tam Duong Sapa
Strolling
through the colourful market at Tam Duong early in the
morning where you will meet many different ethnic minority
communities. After the market, you will head out on
another one of Northern Vietnam's most spectacular roads
on the way to Sapa. Arriver in the old French colonial
hill station of Sapa late in the afternoon. Free time
after check-in until dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 08: Sapa Bat Xat Lao
Cai
Cruise down
the beautiful Sapa valley on motorbike, with stops to trek
in to visit peaceful villages. For many travellers this is
another trip highlight. Arriver in Lao Cai at the end of
the day for dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 09: Lao Cai Muong
Khuong Bac Ha
Departure
early in the morning from Lao Cai to Muong Khuong, a
markettwon perched on the border of Vietnam and China.
This region is relatively wealthy thanks to markets that
take place according to the lunar calendar. If we have
lucky, we'll run across one of these gatherings before
arriving in Bac ha for dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: Bac Ha Hoang Su Phi
Ha Giang
Have your
camera at the ready, because the road between Bac Ha and
Xin Man features a unique between Bac ha and Xin Man
features a unique and beautiful landscape. Plus evey
Saturday morning there is a fantastic market in Can Cau
located right in the heart of mountains. After Can Cau, we
proceed along the Chinese border to the remote and
seldom-visited province of Ha Giang. Arrive in Ha Giang
town is always a great moment - plus, the town has an
excellent massage center. Overnight in a state-owned
hotel.
Day
11: Ha Giang Meo Vac
Another day
spectacular day on the motorbike, cruising up and down
through lovely mountain passes in the original homeland of
the H'mong people. THese enchanting valleys are so quiet
an beautiful that you may feel like this is a day
suspended in time. Arrive in Meo Vac for dinner then
overnight at a state-owned hotel.
Day 12: Meo Vac Bac Me
Today we
cross the last pass and descend back down near our
mountain stage's starting point on the other side of the
range. This area is so remote that if you can spot another
tourist, we'll stand you a drink! Spend the night at the
home of local poet in Bac Me, a poor and rustic village.
Day 13: Bac Me Ba Be
This is our
most challenging day on the motorbike as we pass through
more mountains on the way to one of the North's most
beautiful lakes, roads here are difficult, slippery and
require technical driving. After a full day in one of the
wildest region left in Vietnam, we'll be happy to pull up
at a small restaurant near Ba Be Lake, overnight at local
home.
Day 14: Ba Be
Park the
motorbike, today we're taking it easy with a stroll to
nearby waterfalls and in a tranquil village downriver.
Head Ong pirate's restaurant for lunch before loading the
motorbikes onto the boat that will take us down the river
to gorgeous Babe lake. Once we reach the lake, we will
stop for a refreshing dip at a favorite swimming spot.
Dinner and overnight at our boatmen's home village.
Day 15: Ba Be Quang Hoa
We start the
day driving up the road toward to Cao Bang. After 50 km of
bumpy track, we'll split off on the beautiful road to
Quang Hoa and overnight at the home of a local family in
the Tay and Nung village of Quang Hoa.
Day 16: Quang Hoa
Quang Hoa is
lovely in the mornng when you wake up in the middle of
circle of green mountains. We'll be using this family's
home as a base for excursions into the forest by motorbike
and on foot. Venture out into the valley for short treks
and swims under the region's numerous waterfalls. Dinner
and overnight at our friend's house
Day 17: Ban Hoa Ban Gioc
Quang Hoa
Early
departure for Ban Gioc waterfalls, the highest and most
spectacular in the area. Another day of motor-biking,
trekking and swimming along the Chinese border.
Day 18: Quang Hoa Lang Son
This is a day
of fabulous driving through dense jungle. We take the
famous Colonial Road No.4 the site of intense battles and
first great Vietnamese military victories against the
French during Indochina War. Continue on through beautiful
countryside through Dong Khe and That Khe until reaching
the provincial town of Lang Son. Dinner at a local
restaurant and overnight at the hotel.
Day 19: Lang Son Ha Noi
Easy cruising
day as we return to Hanoi. Back to the hotel for dinner
and a toast to the completion of one of Vietnam's most
spectacular motorbike loops.
Day 20: Ha Noi city tour
Full day tour
of the highlights of this charming colonial city,
including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the one One-Pillar
Pagoda, Quan Thanh and Tran Quoc Pagodas and the
thousand-year-old Temple of Literature. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 21: Hanoi
Free time
until transfer to the airport for your flight home or to
your next destination
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