Hanoi Motorbike Tour To Laos – 11 Days

 Hanoi Motorbike Tour To Laos via Northwest Vietnam for the ones who would like to visit and compare the difference in culture and nature between Vietnam and Laos. This tour starts and ends in Hanoi but you will different scenery every day. We’re always looking for something new on our motorbike trips and we’re sure you’ll love this tour.

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau. 190km (L, D – Home-stay)

8:00 AM. Pick you up from the hotel in Hanoi then transfer to our shop to start this special Vietnam – Laos motorbike ride. It’ll be mostly on easy paved trails with nice scenery, crossing some beautiful villages of the Thai, Muong people who live in the houses on the stilts surrounded by green plantations. End the first day at Mai Chau village – the quiet villages of the Thai people. Stay in one of the nice stilted houses of the locals.

Day 2: Mai Chau – Cross Laos border – Sam Nuea. 227km (B, L, D – Hotel)

After breakfast with the family, Start the ride at around 8:30 AM. Ride on a beautiful green trail along the Mai Chau valley and the Ma River. If the weather is not too bad, we can also do some 25km off-road before crossing the Na Meo border gate to get into Laos. The landscape suddenly changed on the Laos side, a much more quiet road, riding up/down many mountain passes. The last 80 km is quite bumpy. End the ride at around 5:00 PM. It’s a long day but it’s a memorable day of this Vietnam – Laos motorbike tour. Stay at a mini-hotel in Sam Nuea.

Day 3: Sam Nuea – Xieng Khouang. 208 km (B, L, D – Hotel)

Leaving Samnuea at around 8:30 AM, Continue the beautiful motorbike tour in Laos. We will ride up and down many scenic passes. Take some easy off-road rides to some villages of the local hill tribes along the way. Before arriving in Xieng Khouang, we will pay a visit to the famous Plain Of Jars. Stay in a little hotel in Xieng Khouang.

Day 4: Xieng Khoang – Luang Prabang. 287 km (B,L,D – hotel)

This is the longest and one of the most beautiful days of this 11-day motorbike tour from Vietnam – to Laos. Start the day earlier at around 8:00 AM. We will ride motorbikes on mostly smooth passes to Luang Prabang with beautiful terraces. There will be many stops for photos of beautiful nature and many different local tribes. We will pay some visits to some local tribes to learn more about their daily life and local Laos culture. Arrive late in the afternoon.

Day 5. Free and easy day at Luangprabang (B – Hotel)

After some long riding days. It’s the necessary and enjoyable non-riding day of the tour. We’ll spend a whole day relaxing, wander around to discover the ancient city of Luangprabang, a nice city with lovely food and plenty of things to visit you can also take a bike and ride around to see more tribes and waterfalls, pagodas… Meals on your own, feel free to choose your favorite local Laos food. Stay in a hotel.

Day 6: Luangprabang – Muang Xai. 200km (B,L,D – guesthouse)

Leaving the beautiful city of Luang Prabang, We continue the motorbike tour to Vietnam with another long day. The route today is a bit busier but still enjoyable with many stops to visit the villages of Hmong & Thai peoples. We will ride along the Mekong river and it’s the highlight of the day. We end the day in the little town of Muang Xai and stay overnight in a little hotel.

Day 7: Muang Xai – Vietnam border – Dien Bien Phu. 120 km (B,L,D – hotel)

Ending the motorcycle touring in Laos. Today is a relaxing and short day before saying goodbye to Laos. Head to the east where we will cross the border to get back to Vietnam after doing some paperwork. We continue the motorbike touring in Vietnam with the scenic ride downhill through the rustic villages of Thai people before getting down to the flat spectacular valley of Dien Bien Phu. You will see a large green rice field surrounded by mountains, the ride is pretty easy and we can have some stops and pay visits to the war sites or villages of the local people to learn more about local Vietnamese culture. Stay in a hotel in Dien Bien city.

Day 8: Dien Bien Phu – Sin Ho. 170 km (B,l,D – hotel)

Visit the historical remnants of the French battlefield during the Indochina War. Leaving the city of Dien Bien, we will ride along the Da river on a quiet sealed road with a beautiful view of mountains and rivers. It’s another highlight of this special Laos – Vietnam motorbike tour. After that, we will ride motorbikes up and up and up on the scenic pass to Sin Ho. Stay in the small and quiet town of Sin Ho with a height of more than 2000 m above sea level.

Day 9: Sin Ho – Sapa. 120 km (B,L,D – hotel)

It’s another easy day ride to Sapa, the ride will be up and down some of the most beautiful mountain passes in Northern Vietnam. We will be in Sapa for lunch and then spend the afternoon to see around Sapa on foot or motorbikes. We can keep motorbike riding through some valley nearby Sapa to see more breathtaking rice terraces and visit and know more about the Dzao and Zay people. It’s a short ride but must be another highlight of this Laos – Vietnam motorbike tour. Stay in a hotel

Day 10: Sapa – Thac Ba lake: 240 km (B,l, D – Homestay)

Another long day of this amazing Vietnam – Laos motorcycle tour. The motorbike ride from Sapa to Thac Ba lake is a mixture of on and off-road riding through many beautiful villages of the Tay, Thai, and Dzao people…We will end the motorbike ride at around 3:30 pm at the nice and quiet villages of the Dzao people located nearby the Thac Ba lake then spend a 1.5-hour boat ride around the beautiful green lake of Thac Ba. Stay and BBQ party with the family of the Dzao people.

Day 11: Thac Ba lake – Hanoi: 180 km (B, L)

Leave the family for Hanoi at around 8:00 am. We can do some off-road riding or just ride easily on the smooth backroads back to Hanoi. We keep riding along the Red river to be away from a busy highway. The last 20 km back to Hanoi is the most difficult part of the tour with busy local traffic but it’s not so bad if you ride carefully and slowly after the guide. End this great Vietnam and Laos motorcycle touring in Hanoi at around 3:30 PM and drop your bike back at our shop and transfer to your hotel by car. End the tour.