The interesting culture of many hill tribe groups and the breathtaking mountain scenery of the north are all on this adventure. The journey from Babe Lake to CaoBang is quite hard, especially in the wet season. But it is a great chance to explore the remote area and many colorful markets. A combination of some visits to a wide variety of ethnic minority groups generally retaining their lifestyle, traditional costume with high mountains, deep ravines and terraced fields of Vietnam will excite your spirit of adventure. As the northern mountain roads are very rough especially in the wet season however travelling on 4 WD car is the best way allowing visitors to explore in depth.

Mai Chau, the mountainous townlet of the Thai people. Here is one of the most picturesque regions of Vietnam´s Northwest and the Pu Luong Natural Reserve, an area with outstanding beauty and biodiversity.

Sapa District is located in Lao Cai Province, north-west Vietnam, and 350km's north-west of Hanoi, close to the border with China. The Hoang Lien Son range of mountains dominates the district, which is at the eastern extremity of the Himalayas. This range includes Vietnams' highest mountain, Fan si pan, at a height of 3142m above sea level. The town of Sapa lies at about 1600 meters of altitude. The climate is moderate and rainy in summer (May-August), and foggy and cold with occasional snowfalls in winter.

The interesting culture of many hill tribe groups and the breathtaking mountain scenery of the north are all on this adventure. The journey from Son La, Dien Bien to Sapa is quite hard, especially in the wet season. But it is a great chance to explore the remote area and many colorful markets. A combination of some visits to a wide variety of ethnic minority groups generally retaining their lifestyle, traditional costume with high mountains, deep ravines and terraced fields of Vietnam will excite your spirit of adventure. As the northern mountain roads are very rough especially in the wet season however travelling on 4 WD car is the best way allowing visitors to explore in depth.

The road from Thai Nguyen to Bac Kan is in pretty good condition and meanders through some very scenic areas, especially the bowl-shaped tea hills. Amongst all of the regions where you can find green tea plants for domestic use and export in Vietnam, Thai Nguyen is the best. The tea from that region is called "Thai tea" and sometimes visitors to Vietnam think that the people of Vietnam prefer foreign tea as they keep talking about the excellent "Thai tea".

Drive from Hanoi to Mau Son on the beautiful newly sealed road with a stop for lunch in Lang Son. Mau Son is 30 km away from Lang Son, 1.541m above sea level. Quite cool in the evening! Night in the guesthouse of Mau Son Resort. Day 2: Mau Son - Quang Hoa. ~180 km, ~6 h. Breakfast and Lunch The road is a bit bumpy and dusty. It takes us 6 hours to reach the beautiful village of Quang Hoa, in the middle of a mountain cirque. This is the territory of Nung An people. Spend the night in our friend's house.

This newly designed trip is packed full of variety covering the major sights in both North and South of Vietnam in 15days. From the capital city of Hanoi to the tranquility of trekking in Sapa and cruising in Halong Bay, from the historical and cultural centers of Hue and Hoian, diving and swimming on the beaches of Nha Trang and Danang to the modern metropolis of Saigon and meander through the lush Mekong Delta. This tour has it all.

In the morning we take a short bus drive the Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum on the outskirts of Hanoi. The museum is a great place to learn about the historic trail which we will ride on. After the visit to the museum we will jump on our Minsks and spend sometime to get familiar with the bikes.Now, let's begin our adventure. We will ride on Highway 6 passing extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads punctuated by limestone karst scenery.

At over one hour's drive from Hanoi on the way to Halong Bay, Chi Linh Star Golf and Country Club is a truly international standard golf club. The facility is spread over 324 hectares on a magnificent valley nestling beside a large lake and surrounded by 100 hectares of rolling forest hills. The completed project will offer two 18-hole golf courses, a five-star hotel, 300 villas and a wide range of sporting and recreational facilities.