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Thac Ba Lake is an attractive site, located in Yen Bai province and here
nowadays becomes an famous tourist area. Thanks to Vu Linh Eco - tourism, here
is ideal stoppover place to immerge in the natural beauty of Thac Ba lake. Join
this tour, it must be great chance to explore the daily life of ethnic minority
people in mountainous Northern Vietnam. It is also your opportunity to have real
experience their culture and custom when sharing meals and living with them.
Day 1: HANOI MOTORBIKE TOUR TO PHU YEN (L,D)
Start our motorbike tour by leaving Hanoi on dyke roads to avoid the heavy
traffic and breaking out of the delta plains. We motorcycle head out of Hanoi
skirting along Red River to Son Tay and then ride through peaceful countryside
to Phu Yen, a small mountain town in Son La Province, as a stop-over for a
night.
Stay in guest house.
Day 2: PHU YEN TO VU LINH VILLAGE (B,L,D)
In the morning, we motorcycle across Lung Lo pass before head up on Road 32 .
During the First Indochina War, the 15km-long Lung Lo Pass, used by the
Vietnamese resistance force to transport weapons, goods and food during the Dien
Bien Phu campaign of 1954, was heavily bombed by the French in order to sever
the front lines from the rear. Lung Lo Pass, situated in the northern province
of Yen Bai, was also recognised as a national heritage by the ministry.
Head up to Ba Khe T-junction, we continue on sealed road through renowned tea
growing areas, where the hillsides are literally covered in plantations, all the
way to the city of Yen Bai which sits on the Red River. From here it’s a short
ride to the Thac Ba Lake, also formed by the construction of hydroelectricity
dam in the 1970s. We keep riding to the Dao village of Vu Linh where we stay for
the night, enjoying Dao hospitality.Phu yen motorbike tours
We will have an unforgettable dinner with the hosts, whose are really big
drinkers and they party every day. The welcome is exceptional and we hope you
will survive.
Overnight in homestay.
Day 3: THAC BA TO HANOI (B,L)
After breakfast we motorbike southeast on Highway 2 and then branch off to the
sleepy town of Phu Tho. We follow the edge of the Red River along the dyke,
almost to the point where it merges with the Black River after which they flow
together to Hanoi.
By now we are very much in the lowlands of the delta plains and the north’s main
agricultural areas. Harvest time here is a sea of activity. Crossing the Black
River by bridge, we pass through Son Tay and then return to Hanoi on the
highway. We should be back to Hanoi before rush-hour (4 pm) because traffic’s
getting busier and busier.
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