This great adventure takes in a huge swathe of north Vietnam. Initially travelling through lush green valleys of rice and Jungle, where we can swim in lakes and rivers and enjoy winding quiet tracks and trails before climbing up onto the Dong Van Karst Plateau, a rocky landscape where tribes work hard growing crops. Once north, we’ll spend many days exploring areas that are just perfect for motorbikes. This region bordering Yunnan province, China takes you back in time to a slower more relaxed pace of life.
Along the way we’ll visit a H’mong palace built, remains of French forts, textile markets, opium villages and the famous city of Dien Bien Phu where the Viet Minh finally ended the French colonial presence in Indochina among many other sites. We’ll also ride some of the most famous passes in Vietnam as we climb to places such as Sapa the City in the Clouds a mountain village turned retreat by the French to escape the heat of summer down in the Hanoi delta.