Hanoi Motorbike to Babe lake and Hagiang - 4 Days

Tour Itinerary

Hanoi Motorbike to Babe lake and Hagiang offers you a full chance to taste Ha Giang and Babe lake the two most attractive destinations in northern Vietnam. You will have a great album of the stunning landscapes of the mountainous region and colorful hill tribes after 8 days of riding a motorbike in north Vietnam. This could be the best choice for our Motorbike Tours Vietnam Collection.

Day 1:  Hanoi to Ba Be Lake. – 240km  ( L, D )

7:30 AM pick you up from your hotel to our bike shop. This great motorcycle tour to the north of Vietnam starts at around 8 AM. We try our best to avoid busy city roads in the morning until Cho Chu town( in Thai Nguyen province) where we have lunch. After lunch, we surely have an enjoyable motorcycle ride to Ba Be because the roads have less traffic and give you a lot of grand mountain views. At about 4 PM. We arrive at Pac Ngoi – a beautiful village of Tay people located peacefully at Ba Be lake’s side.

Dinner and stay with the Tay family.

Ba Bể Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Ba Bể – Ba means “Three”, Bể is from the Tay language word pé, meaning “lake”) is the largest natural lake in Vietnam. It is located in Nam Mẫu commune, Bắc Kạn district, Bắc Kạn Province in the northeastern region of the country.

Having been formed approximately 200 million years ago, the lake is surrounded by limestone cliffs, which in turn are covered by primary forests. The lake comprises three zones named Pé Lầm, Pé Lù, and Pé Lèng. Three rivers, named Năng, Tả Han, and Nam Cường, are the main inflows of the lake. The Năng river enters the lake through a large waterfall called Đầu Đẳng. In the lake, there are also three islands, named Án Mã, Khẩu Cúm, and Po Gia Mải (literally “Widow’s Island”).
Ba Bể Lake is a featured geographical science and is a biodiversity reservoir. It is a part of the Ba Be National Park.
It is home to a range of animals and plants.

 Day 2: Babe Lake  To  Meo Vac.  – 170 km ( B, L, D )

Saying goodbye to the family, we ride on a small road about 40 km before taking a small beautiful trail that goes through the jungle, we ride across some streams, a great day for an off-road ride. Continue to Bao Lac town for lunch then continue to ride up to Meo Vac by taking a scenic route climbs over many Passes where we can enjoy beautiful mountain ranges and the Nho Que river – Just an amazing place to be.  Arrive in Meo Vac by 5.00 PM.

Dinner in town, Homestay.

Meo Vac Towns are located in the heart of the Dong Van Rock Plateau, which was recognized as part of the Global Geo-Park Network in 2009, the Dong Van old quarter is home to age-old and unique architecture near Ha Giang Province’s border with China. Therefore, the Motorbike tour to Ha Giang, Dong Van is always the best choice for the motorcyclists.

Day 3: Meo Vac to Ha Giang. –  180km ( B , L , D )

Today’s ride must be the highlight of the trip as we will visit one of the most remote lands in Vietnam where we can see many ethnic groups with their unique cultures and imposing mountains such as Pi Leng Pass – one of the 4 longest and most beautiful passes in North Vietnam, the Rock Plateau, the Vuong palace in Dong Van, The “Heaven Gate” in Quan Ba. This is for sure the best motorbike ride in Vietnam with many interesting and amazing things on every meter of the road.  Arrive in Ha Giang in the late afternoon.

Dinner and stay with the other Tay’s family or stay in a hotel in Ha Giang city

Ha Giang, 300 km away from Hanoi, is located at the highest latitude in Vietnam. It is surrounded by Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai. It shares a border with China in the north. Many ethnic minorities, including the Dao, Hmong, Tay, and Nung, live in Ha Giang province Vietnam.

Day 4: Ha Giang  to Hoang Su Phi - Xi Man - Bac Ha –  240km ( B ,L , D )

Today we head straight towards the North-western mountain where the main Mountain range dominates the road from Hoang Su Phi, Xi Man until Bac Ha. The road is very smooth with a good view of green mountains, and rice fields between lovely villages of the hill tribes. After a short break for lunch in Hoang Su Phi and we will have a very beautiful motorbike tour to Bac Ha. This motorbike ride is up and up to 1.500 meters above sea level. Arrive in Bac Ha in the late afternoon.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Bac Ha – Hanoi. – 220km ( B, L )

If Sunday we will visit the market in the morning and feel the peaceful life of the locals by walking around the valley and then start the motorbike ride back to Hanoi along road 70 and beautiful mountain passes – we will have lunch and then join the high way back to Hanoi. We will be back at the hotel before rush hours to end the best motorbike tour in north Vietnam safely. End The Tour.