Vietnam Motorcycle Tour: Central & North

Your Vietnam motorcycle tour begins with arrival at Da Nang airport. A short transfer takes you to charming Hoi An, a small town with river views, a colorful market, and rows of colonial houses shaped by Chinese influences.

On this guided Vietnam motorcycle tour you start with a test ride to the temple ruins of My Son, once the religious center of the Cham culture. You spend the afternoon in Hoi An with restaurants, lanterns, and a boat trip on the river.

This stage of the Vietnam motorcycle tour crosses the Marble Mountains near Da Nang and the Bach Ma Pass along the coast to Hue. There you visit the old citadel with its forbidden purple city, once the seat of the emperors.

On the Central Vietnam motorcycle tour you visit the Vinh Moc tunnels, once a shelter for entire village communities. You then follow the Ben Hai River along the former demilitarized zone to the coastal town of Dong Hoi with its markets and beaches.

This off-road Vietnam motorcycle tour runs through Ke Bang National Park with its old primary forest. In the afternoon you explore the Phong Nha Caves by boat, one of the largest cave systems on earth with underground rivers.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail motorcycle tour follows the legendary route once used to transport supplies for the Viet Cong. You ride through remote mountain stretches along Vu Quang National Park near the border with Laos.

This hill-village Vietnam motorcycle tour follows narrow paths through sparsely populated farmland with rubber plantations, tea, and grain fields. Water buffalo graze in the rice paddies while churches and small villages line the route.

A rice terraces Vietnam motorcycle tour reaches a high point here: a rowing boat takes you through limestone caves, followed by a short ride to the ancient capital Hoa Lu with its temples of the first Vietnamese emperor.

On the rental motorcycle tour Vietnam you follow quiet country roads past nature parks to Mai Chau, a valley with Thai villages and stilt houses. With enough time, a small detour on off-road tracks leads to a chopstick workshop.

This hill-village Vietnam motorcycle tour passes tea plantations and small villages of the Thai and Hmong communities. A small ferry carries you across the Black River to the crossroads town of Nghia Lo, home to many Dao and Hmong families.

On this Kawasaki KLX motorcycle tour the route continues north over several mountain passes lined with green rice terraces. In Dao community territory you reach the highest pass of the entire trip shortly before Sa Pa.

On the Sa Pa motorcycle tour, the former French summer town sits at 1,500 meters. You can rent a bicycle, visit the market, or enjoy the cool mountain air far from the tropical coastal plain.

A rice terraces Vietnam motorcycle tour runs over busier roads to Lao Cai on the Chinese border, where a railway bridge connects both countries. Quiet country roads then bring you to the mountain village of Bac Ha in its green valley.

This Ha Giang motorcycle tour follows small paths through Hmong and Nung villages that rarely see visitors on motorcycles. After descents and green terraces, you reach the bustling provincial capital Ha Giang on the river.

The hill-village Vietnam motorcycle tour heads early into a karst mountain area, part of the Dong Van UNESCO Geopark. Narrow passes and hardworking hill tribes growing corn on steep slopes shape this stage in the far north.

On this Kawasaki KLX motorcycle tour you explore the surroundings of Dong Van, including the former palace of the Hmong kings. Short excursions toward the Chinese border follow small paths through quiet villages.

The rental motorcycle tour Vietnam crosses the Ma Pi Leng Pass, a quiet route just 21 kilometers long through hilly rice-terrace country. Vietnamese poets have dedicated entire poems to this stretch of road.

This hill-village Vietnam motorcycle tour follows narrow paths to Ba Lake in the national park of the same name. Surrounded by karst cliffs, ethnic groups such as the Tay, White Hmong, and Red Dao live here amid waterfalls and caves.

The Hoi An Hanoi motorcycle tour reaches its destination today: a long stage takes you back to the capital, Hanoi. Traffic grows increasingly lively, which for many participants is the most exciting ride of the whole trip.

You can optionally extend your trip with the Halong Bay motorcycle tour extension for two days, including a boat trip to the limestone islands. In Hanoi itself, wide boulevards, museums, and the old quarter shape your last free day.

To close out this Vietnam motorcycle tour, you head to Hanoi airport for your flight back to Germany. The route of this motorcycle tour can be adjusted at short notice depending on local conditions, such as road closures or weather.