North Vietnam Motorcycle & Motorbike Touring Destinations

Motorcycle Touring Route Map (Click to know where we ride in Northern Vietnam)

The following is some information that will help you plan your travel. All of our tours can be customized before and during the tour depending on actual road and weather conditions and group riding skills. Everybody is welcome, from beginners to experienced bikers! Below are the five most typical routes we suggest in North Vietnam, by mixing and combining them we can create a variety of adventures.

- Ha Giang scenic country and Northeast Vietnam: Probably the most scenic ride in North Vietnam on motorbikes. You will see the Real Vietnam and experience the best of Northern part of the country: 8-11 days, from 1,500 km⁺⁺. Sample ride (Hanoi - Nghia Lo - Than Uyen - Sapa - Bac Ha - Ha Giang - Dong Van - Bao Lac - Cao Bang - Quang Uyen - Lang Son - Hanoi)

- Central North (NC): Relatively easy road riding that offers rice-terraced mountains, hill tribe cultures, jungle-clad national parks and traditional home stays: 3-10 days, 490-1,800 km. Level of difficulty: Easy! Sample ride (Hanoi - Mai Chau or Moc Chau - Phu Yen - Vu Linh or Luc Yen - Hanoi)

- Northeast (NE): Fantastic summer riding through magical limestone karst landscape with side trips to waterfalls, hill tribe cultures, traditional home stays, beautiful lakes and national parks: 5-7 days, 760-1,1000 km. Level of difficulty: Moderate! Sample ride (Hanoi - Vu Linh - Na Khan - Ba Be - Cao Bang - Quang Uyen - Lang Son or Mau Son - Hanoi)

- Northwest (NW): Classic road trip out to the former Dien Bien Phu battle field that takes in a huge collection of landscapes, high mountain passes, hill tribe cultures and traditional homestays: 6-10 days, 1,000-1,300 km. Level of difficulty: Moderate! Sample ride (Hanoi - Mai Chau - Phu Yen - Son La - Tuan Giao - Lai Chau or Sin Ho - Sapa - Bac Ha or Luc Yen - Vu Linh - Hanoi)

- Ho Chi Minh Trail: Challenging off and on-road adventure on the old trail or the new highway. Meet people from the war and hear their stories. Long riding: 9-16 days, 1,200-2,050 km. Level of difficulty: Challenging! Sample rides (Hanoi - Phu Yen - Mai Chau - Tan Ky - Phong Nha - Dong Hoi - Khe Sanh - Hue - Hoi An - Kon Tum - Buon Ma Thuot - Nha Trang - Da Lat - Cat Tien - Saigon)

- Around Hanoi: Easy motorbiking on peaceful country roads, through water rice fields, traditional villages and pagodas around Hanoi. Short riding: 1-2 days, 100-250 km. Level of difficulty: Easy! Sample rides (Tho Ha, Bat Trang, Dong Ho, Van Phuc, But Thap, Dau, Thay, Tay Phuong, Perfume Pagoda, Hoa Lu and Tam Coc, Hoa Binh, Ba Vi, Duong Lam and Dong Mo)

- Custom off-road: Extreme off-road dirt biking to highly remote and spectacular regions only possible for experienced riders willing and able to work in the dirt: 7-?? days, from 1,000 km⁺⁺. Sample ride