North Vietnam Motorcycle & Motorbike Tours Route Map And Samples

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.

- 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

- 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

- 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! Since December of 2007, we haven't ridden the old Northwest loop Vietnam due to the 32km construction at Pha Din Pass (after Son La, near Tuan Giao). The road is always in terrible conditions. We will ride this beautiful area again after the road is finished (possibly in late 2008). We modified the itineraries and turned before the pass, therefore most are the Middle Road or Central North Vietnam rides. Sample ride

- 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

- 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

- 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

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Sample Itineraries

Here are just a collection of off-road tours on motorcycle. Note that we can always design a tour per your requests, taking into account road and weather conditions and to some extent your riding skills and changes in your expectations. We own a library of over 150 itineraries (in English) and over 130 itin�raires (en Fran�aise) and therefore can tailor make a program and reply with a proposal shortly after you send your request(s).

northwest ride (10 days)

northeast ride (7 days)

north-centre ride (5 days)

ha giang scenic ride (10 days)

big north ride (16 days)

ho chi minh trail ride (9, 11, 13 days)

coastal and dalat motorcycling (5 days)

mekong delta motorcycling (7 days)

women motorcycle tours (?? days)

day ride (1 day)

custom ride (?? days)