SCENIC HANOI MOTORCYCLE TOUR TO MAI CHAU AND PHU YEN – 3 DAYS

* Scenic Hanoi Motorcycle Tour to Mai Chau and Phu Yen – Brief Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi motorcycle tour to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh)

Day 2: Mai Chau motorcycle tour to Phu Yen (Son La)

Day 3 : Phu Yen motorcycle tour back Hanoi

Day 1 – Scenic Hanoi Motorcycle Tour to Mai Chau and Phu Yen: Hanoi motorcycle tour to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh)

Start our motorbike tour by leaving Hanoi on dyke roads to avoid the heavy traffic around 9.am, we ride our motorcycles west to Mai Chau, an area of beautiful landscape and home to the Thai ethnic minority. We will motorcycle on Highway 6 passing extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads punctuated by limestone karst scenery.

After a light lunch in Hoa Binh Province, we cross Thung Khe, one of the most beautiful mountain passes in North Vietnam then descent to the mountain valley settlement of Mai Chau. After dinner, we join performance, where you can dance and share a range of special liquors (rice wine) with the locals. Overnight in a house-on-stilts of the Thai people.

Day 2 – Scenic Hanoi Motorcycle Tour to Mai Chau and Phu Yen: Mai Chau motorcycle tour to Phu Yen (Son La)

In the morning we take a short walk around the village to discover local life. Life in the countryside starts early so by sunrise there is a wealth of activity. The Thai women are masterful weavers who ensure that there is plenty of traditional-style clothing to buy in the village center. You will see women weaving on looms under or inside their houses in the village We can buy some handmade traditional-style clothing, knife or cross-bow.

After breakfast in home-stay, we say goodbye to villagers and leave Mai Chau around 10 am. We ride from Mai Chau to the direction of Moc Chau, where we have lunch. This highland town produces some of Vietnam’s best tea and is a good place to stock up. The surrounding area is also home to several ethnic minorities, including Green H’mong, Dzao, Thai and Muong. Moc Chau boasts a pioneering dairy industry that started in the late 1970s with Australian (and, later, UN) assistance. The dairy provides Hanoi with such delectable iuxur us as fresh milk, sweetened condensed milk and little tooth-rotting bars called “Banh Sua”.

After lunch, we turn to the less travelled Road 43 leading to the Da River, crossing the reservoir of Da river at Van Yen ferry, then ride on a beautiful winding secondary road until Phu Yen where we stay in a basic guest-house.

Summary:
Distance:  140 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Guest-house

Day 3 – Scenic Hanoi Motorcycle Tour to Mai Chau and Phu Yen: Phu Yen motorcycle tour back Hanoi:

Easy way back from Phu Yen to Hanoi on the most empty road, passing many rice and green tea fields in the countryside until we reach Son Tay.
We back to Hanoi on dyke roads to avoid the heavy traffic and breaking out of the delta plains, along Red River.
Finish our tour around 3 pm.

Summary:
Distance:  160 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Inclusion:

Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
Helmet(s)
Driving gears
Gasoline on tour
English or French speaking guide
Mechanic (only for a group from 6 passengers)
Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary (based on twin or/and triple shared)
Homestay permission
Meals as indicated in the itinerary
Entrance fees & Sightseeing fees
 

Exclusion:

Travel insurance
Visa
Air-ticket
Tips
Personal expenses
 

Note: We provide support truck (120$ per day) for emergency and for your safe riding in Vietnam – Most of the other tour operators do not offer that. Contact us if you think it’s necessary.