Vietnam is such a beautiful country for riding motorbike. A country of multitude landscapes and diverse cultures. It is not to far to ride to somewhere scenic, or even extremely scenic. This time, Motorbike tours Vietnam introduce to you the 02 picturesque places to ride motorbike to. They’re not far from Hanoi. They have great landscape and thus, they’re great escaping places from hustle Hanoi. The first one is Dong Cao plateau, just 1 hour riding motorbike from Motorcyclist Tours office in Hanoi.. This plateau is a perfect place for camping and enjoying the view of sunrise and sunset. The next place is Bac Son valley, a must-visit among Vietnamese riders. Bac Son valley boats the impeccable beauty, especially when viewing from above. Get ready and let our Motorbike tours Vietnam team take you there.
Motorbike riding distance & time:
- Hanoi – Dong Cao: 141 km (3.5 hour riding motorbike)
- Dong Cao – Bac Son valley: 133 km (3.5 hour riding motorbike)
Motorbike tours Vietnam – Dong Cao plateau
This plateau has recently been a favorite spot among Vietnamese campers due to its remoteness, away from city’s noise. It’s a place where you could live among nature, gazing at the sparkling stars at night. Or you can enjoy the sunrise while sipping a hot cup of coffee at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level.
The riding route to Dong Cao is easy for most of the way. From our office of Motorcyclist – Motorbike tours Vietnam, ride to Bac Ninh city, then keep on QL31 after passing Bac Giang city. At the end of QL31, keep straight to QL279. After passing Cam Dan bridge, turn left and from here, there’s 1 main road with concrete surface leading you to the top of Dong Cao plateau.
For motorbike rider who love camping, you can bring along your gears and stay overnight. There’s no electricity here and it’s dark at night, a great time to enjoy the night breeze. Recently, there are local people renting out simple camping gears (mostly a tent to cover your sleep). However, what they’re providing are of simple scale. You should rely on your own equipment (lights, sleeping bags, etc). But you can rely on them for food and water. As they’re happy to ship them to the mountain top.
Motorbike tours Vietnam – Dong Cao plateau best time to come
Dong Cao is pretty all year round. In the summer, it’s a great place for motorbike riders to enjoy the sunrise and sunset scenes. In the winter, clouds hover beneath the plateau peak, making the scene dreamy and surreal. Of course, winter might comes with the cold and misty days.
In the summer, there are more campers coming here. The high altitude of Dong Cao gives cooler climate, a great runaway from city heat. And of course there are more chance of seeing sunrise and sunset during this time.
Motorbike tours Vietnam – Bac Son valley
While Dong Cao plateau is a place to enjoy the feel of being amidst nature, Bac Son valley is a place to admire the scenery of nature crafted by human hands. We’re talking about a staggering beauty of karst formations encircling patches of rice fields:
Bac Son is located in Lang Son province. A place of peacefully bucolic scenery. The surface of the earth, looking from above, shapes like a large chessboard. And this chessboard brightens up in the summer, around July. This is when the ripening rice fields carpet the great valley in a gold color. Riding motorbike in Bac Son, among these rice paddies is a wonderful feeling. And Motorbike tours Vietnam would love to be your riding accompanies.
Still, it is worth to note that the best way to capture this whole beauty is by a drone. Obviously this will give a bird-eye view of the valley. However, if you’re traveling without one, you can manage with a smart phone or a camera. And in this case you will have to hike up Na Lay mountain (400 m above sea level). The staircase is of 1200 steps and might be slippery after a rainy night.
The whole scenery is most surreal when clouds flow into small canyons among the karst formations. And then they slither out from the edges. So you might want to hike up a mountain top to see this all.
Motorbike tours Vietnam – Accommodation in Bac Son valley
While the nearby town of Bac Son provides a selection of simple motels, Motorbike tours Vietnam actually suggests you to stay in a homestay.
Bac Son valley is home to the Tay minority. And one of the villages they live in is Quynh Son Eco-village. The Tay live in their houses on stilts and their accommodations are clean: Nice soft mattresses with hot running water for affordable price. Staying here you can have meals with the host and leave all your belongings while riding motorbike out to explore the beauty of Bac Son valley.
Motorbike tours Vietnam – Best months for motorbike riding to Bac Son
The period of July to October is considered to be most beautiful with sunny days. July and October are the 02 harvest times and they come with the gold color of rice in the valley. The whole valley deserves at least 1 full day staying here to explore or at least, to witness life in the countryside of northern Vietnam.
Ride with motorbike tours Vietnam and let us take care of all logistics. And you just have to enjoy the journey ahead!
