Motorbiking in Lao Cai is a fantastic experience. This region is home to spectacular scenery, incredible winding roads and colorful minority groups. And thus, riding on a Hanoi motorbike tour in Lao Cai brings you a true sense of freedom. At every turn, the sky and the mountain layers open up, giving another jaw-dropping scenery. At another time, you become the only rider in an avatar world. And far away, there’s 1 house that dots the hill foot. Since Lao Cai is a large province, I now will be sharing with you what western Lao Cai has to offer to motorbike riders: The ride to Bac Ha and Can Cau.
Hanoi motorbike tour – The highlights of riding motorbike in western Lao Cai
Bac Ha
Bac Ha town sits at an altitude of 1000 m (3200 ft) above sea level. Therefore, it offers temperate climate in the summer and as a result, a cold winter. The place is home to stunning mountain scenery that northern Vietnam has to offer. Bac Ha is about 350 km from Hanoi and Hanoi motorbike tour suggests breaking your motorbike ride there to 02 days, allowing time to feel the air and enjoy the scenery along the way.
Bac Ha was once known as the capital of the opium land. This legendary region encompassed some northern Vietnam provinces where opium growth was once legal. The practice went on till the early 1990s, when the Vietnamese government put an end to opium growth. Plum growth became popular as a substitution. In Jan – Feb period, when plum flowers are in blossom, the region of Bac Ha transforms into a While Highland.
The district of Bac Ha covers an area of 683 km 2, where some 60,000 people of 14 ethnicity reside. The H’mong are the most dominant, occupying some 47% of the population. The local economy is agriculture-based, with rice, tea and plums being the main produce. Bac Ha is also a favorite overnight place for Hanoi motorbike tour.
Bac Ha and Can Cau market
Among the town’s attractions, there are 02 famous markets: Bac Ha and Can Cau market.
In the rugged mountains of northern Vietnam, markets are among the brightest things reflecting the local way of life. Each market takes place on a certain day of the week. This is the time when the minorities from the surroundings would gather with their domestic products for sale. These markets are also a big rendezvous for the locals, where one could expect to find a lover. Therefore, these are fascinating spectacle where the locals wear their traditional costumes. Additionally, various scenes of daily life are on display: Locals sitting in their stalls selling woven products, butchers stand by tables with dripping fresh meat, men gather smoking tobacco from large bamboo pipes.
These markets take place from early time in the morning, early enough that hot breakfast choices are available inside the market. And you’re recommended to show up before 10:00 am, when the down time starts to come. And by 12:00 pm, most have prepared to leave.
While Bac Ha market is located in Bac Ha town, Can Cau market is about 1 hour riding motorbike following the mountain roads to the north of Bac Ha. On Hanoi motorbike tour routes we will get to see these markets.
Ban Pho
If you have some time, you can walk or ride motorbike to Ban Pho, a small community of the H’mong. They live in their lovely earthen-wall houses and make a living out of agriculture and distilling corn liquor. The H’mong live in extended families and different generations stay together under the same roof and support each other with daily life. On our Hanoi motorbike tour to Ban Pho we will be exploring this lovely community.
Accommodation in Bac Ha
There is a good selection of hotels available in Bac Ha town. The largest and most convenient is Sao Mai hotel, which sits right in the city center.
Certainly, Hanoi motorbike tour offer motorbike tours to Bac Ha area. Join us on this adventure to take in the beauty of the mountains in northern Vietnam.
Hanoi motorbike tour – The riding route
Follow QL4D from Lao Cai, then continue to DT153. This is an incredible trail with amazing mountain scenery. Sometimes, you continue to go up slopes, and then straight up. The mountain scenery is among the most bizarre yet, jaw dropping.
Contact Hanoi motorbike tour for motorbike rentals as well as motorbike tours to this amazing region of Vietnam.
