Sung La is a worth to visit in the itinerary of Vietnam motorcycle tours to Ha Giang

Believe in us that Sung La is a worth to visit in the itinerary of Vietnam motorcycle tours to Ha Giang province, Vietnam. Sung La lies on the National road No.4C which connects all towns in Ha Giang.

Riding from Yen Minh to Dong Van town, to the T-junction of Pho Bang, you can see a beautiful pass embrace an amazing green valley. It is also the highest and the most beautiful point of your Vietnam motorbike rides to contemplate the whole fantastic scenery of Sung La. Sung La is the most beautiful highland commune in Dong Van Karst Plateau.

From the high roads to look down to Sung La, you will see Sung La lies among the rugger rock mountain ranges, this land looks like a peaceful and charming natural picture with the solid houses with roofs faded because of time.

On the ground or on the upstairs, corn and soybean are dried. Doing your Vietnam motorcycle trip to Sung La, you will see many girls sitting and weaving at the loom. Although she can not speak much Vietnamese or English, she is willing to invite you a bowl of water to reduce your thirst.

The H’mong people which are very familiar to you through your Vietnam dirt bike tours in Sung La grow Tam Giac Mach flower on the high hills and grow corn and rice at the flat land of the valley bottom. The picture of Sung La is very colorful with green color of corn, violet color of Tam Giac Mach flower, yellow color of sunlight and dark green color of Samu forest.

Spring is the best season in Sung La when many kinds of flower bloom everywhere. The white color covers the whole karst plateau. The flower gardens make the cold and severe land become very lively and amazing.
The simple and friendly local people make Sung La become more attractive. The children with many colorful scarves are playing and singing near their houses, on the roads or along the fields, they are always smiling with tourists who ride Vietnam motorbike tours to this land and very happy to take pictures with them.

The beautiful and unique scenery of Sung La make it becomes the place appear in many famous films of Vietnam. A lot of tourist when doing Vietnam motorbike trip to Ha Giang spend their time to ride to Sung La to take fantastic photos because Sung La is very beautiful.

People in Ha Giang compare Sung La as an oasis because this village lies totally inside Dong Van Karst Plateau. Although life here is very hard, you still see big smiles on the H’mong girls’ faces.

Lying highly and dangerously on the mountain sides covered by cloud and fog all year round, although life here is very hard, you still see big smiles on the H’mong girls’ faces. Riding Vietnam motorcycle tours to this land, you will never forget your time in here.

Travel to Hoi An and unforgettable 15 experiences

Along Hồ Chí Minh trail, you can do Vietnam Motorcycle Tours from Hanoi to Hội An, a very famous and stunning destinations that most of foreigner wish to come when they visit Vietnam.

And here are some fantastic experiences that you should have when stopping in Hoi An for about 1 or 2 days. It is no doubt that Hoi An is a highlight in the whole motorcycle tour in Vietnam.

1. Riding bicycle to discover the ancient town: The ancient town is quite small with very special ancient style architecture; therefore, so many tourists choose bicycles as the main mean of transportation to discover Hoi An.

2. Eating roadside sweet soup:  Hoi An is famous for corn sweet soup, black bean sweet soup, green bean sweet soup, lotus seeds sweet soup... These kinds of lotus seeds sweet soups are very cheap and tasty.

3. Having breakfast in the market where selling so many local specialities: The popular dishes for breakfast here are Cao Lau, Quang noddles, Beo cake…After having breakfast, you can walk around the market to discover the kinds of vegetable and some kinds of simple cakes the local sell.

4. Enjoying the best bread in the world through your Vietnam motorbike rides: Phuong bread: Hoi An bread is very small. The main ingredient is meat. The highlight of Phuong bread is its very delicious inside: pork, fresh herbs, salad and sauce. Although you have try different kinds of breads in different destinations in the itinerary of your Vietnam Motorcycle trip, you will find Hoi An bread is the best.

5. Drinking street vendor coffee: Tourists will drink short cup of coffee. The milk coffee is usually divided into 3 different levels: milk, coffee and ice. When drinking, visitors have to stir it to have the best taste.

6. Sewing clothes in the old town: Many tourists agree that sewing service in Hoi An is very fast and beautiful. After requesting only several hours, the tailor finishes his work and you will have very beautiful clothes. Even when you can not wait, the shop will send your clothes to the address you provide.

7. Swimming at Cua Dai beach and eating fresh seafood. In addition, you can come to Cua Dai in the evening to see the shimmering sea under the oil lamps.

8. Reading books at An Bang beach, one of the most untouched beaches in Vietnam voted by CNN.

9. Taking a boat trip on Thu Bon River to contemplate gorgeous sand dunes, smell the scent of rice, and look at mountains on the both sides of the river ... Also have a dinner with friends, singing guitar on the drifting boat are also interesting.

10. Visiting Tra Que vegetable village to learn more about the characteristics of different kinds of vegetable planted here.

11. Riding Vietnam Motorbike Tours to Kim Bong carpentry village in Cam Kim commune to hear the story told by artist about their ancestors who were invited by Nguyen kings to the capital to build and renovate many buildings.

12. Walking to discover Hoi An: From 17:00 every day, all the main streets in Hoi An prohibit vehicles, only for walking people. The places that you should visit are Tran Phu str., Nguyen Thi Minh Khai str., Nguyen Thai Hoc str., Japanese bridge, Phung Hung ancient house…

13. Sitting in one of the coffee shops in your Vietnam motorcycle travel to Hoi An which have river view: In the daytime, you can look at many old houses, tourists who cycling leisurely. With the same location, in the night time, you will see a lot of lanterns, flower boats, and stream of people.

14. Dropping flowers: On the 1st and 15th days of each month, Hoi An has dropping flower festival.

15. Taking photos: The main color of this ancient town is the warm yellow color, so no matter style you choose to shoot the town, the photos are still very beautiful and soulful.

If you want to do Vietnam Motorcycle Tours in Vietnam, please add Hoi An into your itinerary.

How to spend your 2 days in Sai Gon, Vietnam

Here is a very interesting Vietnam Motorcycle trip itinerary in Sai Gon in only 48 hours:

Day 1:

Morning:
The first place to visit in the morning in your motorbike tours in Vietnam should be Ben Thanh market. You can have you breakfast here with a delicious bowel of Pho and please do not forget to order an iced coffee with condensed milk. It is very convenient to ride from Ben Thanh market to the Fine Arts museum in 97 Pho Duc Chinh str. The museum has a big collection of Sai Gon pottery, long lasting precious and rare pictures, historic arts ranging from 7th century to early 20th century…

After visiting the museum, you can ride Vietnam Motorbike Tours to Bitexco building, which is just 1km more. From the 49th floor of the building, you will have a chance to see the nice view to the big area of Sai Gon and you can take so many photos also. Then, if you feel thirsty, try to drink a cup of tea at Plantrip Cha, this tea shop has a lot of kinds of unique tea that make you feel relaxed after drinking. If you feel hungry, come to have lunch at Secret Garden restaurant (158 Pasteur, District 1), the restaurant is located on the terrace of a quiet house in an alley with so many tasty Vietnamese style dishes and countryside atmosphere.

Afternoon
After a short rest at noon, if the hotel is near Le Duan str., you can have a walk to this street to visit Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral, Sai Gon center post office – the symbol buildings of Sai Gon. Follow the 30/4 street to reach the Independence Palace, you will have time to discover the historical building with so many interesting stories.

Evening:
When the city is lightened, riding Vietnam Motorcycle Tours during this time will be very great. You can ride to District 2 to eat grilled seafood and drink some glasses of cold beer. Sai Gon has a great night life so you do not have to worry about where to go for entertainment. Have a stop at a live music bar to listen to music, enjoy cocktail and look at the city from the eighth floor of M Bar in Majestic hotel.

Day 2

Morning
Start your morning with a breakfast at Cho Lon in District 5, one of the oldest markets in Sai Gon and it is also the largest Chinatown in Vietnam. Here sells so many products made by Chinese and Vietnamese people; therefore, it is a good place for you to buy souvenirs. Besides, you can visit Thien Hau Temple and Phuoc An Hoi Quan pagoda to learn more about Buddhist architecture and culture here.

Vietnam Motorbike trip back to District 1 to have lunch, Propaganda Bistro restaurant in Han Thuyen str. is an ideal restaurant for lunch.

Afternoon
In the second afternoon, you should spend time of your Vietnam motorbike rides on visiting War Remnants Museum in 28 Vo Van Tan in District 3 to learn more about the fascinating history of the nation. In the late afternoon, visit Saigon Zoo And Botanical Garden in Nguyen Minh Khai str. district 1.

Evening
In the evening, please do not be miss the chance to enjoy cold beer with Da Lat flavor, lemon flavor, lemon grass flavor…at Pasteur Street Brewing Company (144 Pasteur, District 1). Finally, you can spend the rest of time of your Vietnam Motorcycle Tours in fantastic bars such as The Observatory in District 1 or Cargo Bar in District 4.

5 villages you should visit when traveling to Sapa

The most special feature of Sapa is so many ethnic hill tribes living together in a small area. To Sapa, please do not miss the 5 following villages, you can go to this village by trekking or ride Vietnam Motorbike Tours to:

1. Cat Cat village

Vietnam motorbike rides distance from the center of Sapa to Cat Cat is only 2 km. It is the village of Black H’mong people where many traditional crafts such as flower planting, flax weaving and jewelry crafting are still preserved. In particular, People here still retain many unique customs that other regions do not have.

Through the looms, the Black H’mong people create many colorful brocade panels and unique patterns that simulate grass, flowers, birds ... Associated with cotton textile making stages, linen is embroidered, dyed and printed, popular technique is to dye cloths in indigo-dyed water.

2. Ta Phin village

The first stop in Ta Phin village is a monastery, a unique ancient western-style building from the late 19th century, so far it has been remained the ancient look. The monastery faces Ham Rong Mountain to the Southeast with spectacular beauty, the Mountain is located on majestic terrain with the shape of a dragon having head up to the sky.

Continue with the Vietnam Motorbike tour, you will go to the brocade club of Black H’mong and the Red Dao here. Visitors will admire the brilliant colors on traditional costumes of Hmong, Red Dao people when visiting this club.

Together with Brocade club, bath indigenous medicinal products are also being restored and developed. Currently, Ta Phin has 18 households of the Red Dao people contribute capital to establish a joint stock company specialized in manufacturing and trading of indigenous medicinal products bath. In addition, they also build the bathrooms to serve the needs of tourists.

3. Ta Van village

Riding Vietnam Motorcycle Tours along the National Road No. 4D, you will reach Ta Van village of the Day people which is 8km from Sapa town. The village provides you an insight into the life, traditional customs of the Day people. The road lead to Ta Van village is very small and narrow. On the two sides are fertile terraced rice fields with the green color of corn and young rice.

The Day people have wet rice cultivation. Besides, they even produce more farming tool and carve silver. They have both houses on stilts and earth houses. The middle room is always the most solemn place to put altar to worship their ancestors and welcome guests. Day people have fairly rich culture with tales, poetry, proverbs, riddles,...The Day costumes are simple: women wear short baggy pants to the ankle, wear canvas bag with embroidery patterns; men wear round necked blouses, pants and a scarf on their head.

4. Ho village

It is not too cold in most of time like in Ta Phin and Ta Van…the weather in Ho village is warmer. You will ride Vietnam Motorbike trip on the winding roads with one side is high Cliff and one side is a deep abyss until you see in front of  you is the yellow, brown and red color of leaves in Hoang Lien Son national park forest and amazing terraced rice fields. Ride a little bit more to pass a house built by stone on the side and a house on stilt where the local buy brocade, cake, candy and some snack…and some foreigners sitting to have a rest, you know you have reach Ho village.

Overnight in Ban Ho village, one of the stops in your Vietnam dirt bike tours, you will live in the friendly and warm atmosphere at the house of the local. In the morning, the guide will take you to the Hoang Lien National park of rich fauna and flora system, go swimming at the Lave spring and contemplate the beauty of spectacular Da Nhay waterfall.

5. Sin Chai village

Sin Chai village is in San Sa Ho commune, 4km from Sapa town, you better trek to this village from Sapa town than ride Vietnam motorcycle trip to this village. The village is not influenced by the development of tourism like others villages in Sapa. This is the village of about 1,400 Black H’mong people. Beside growing rice and corn, local people also grow cardamom on the mountain slopes to get more money.

Sin Chai is one of the 7 villages of Ta Giang Phinh. There are many old people, especially women; therefore, a lot of tourists are very curious about the secret of the longevity. Local people explain that it is because of fresh air, vegetable and water resource.

If you find this journey is so interesting, please do not hesitate to contact Adv Vietnam Motorcycle Tours to Sapa to do the great short trek to some of 5 villages.

5 Must see destinations in the Middle of Vietnam

In the past, the Middle of Vietnam is very poor and even hard to grow anything, but now, it has become so attractive destination to domestic and international tourists. Although it is not endowed as much as the North and the South of Vietnam, it still owns so many amazing places that you still want to come back to visit in your motorcycle tour in Vietnam.

Must see destinations in the Middle of Vietnam
The following five scenic spots are not only endowed with beauty of the Creator but also harbor many cultural values of Vietnam traditions within. Especially all of these destinations have been honored to be recognized by UNESCO as world cultural heritage sites.

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province)
Vietnam Motorcycle Tours will start from Thanh Hoa, the origin of Bronze drum Dong Son. When you have a chance to visit Thanh Hoa province, please do not miss the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty in Vinh Loc district, about 50km from Thanh Hoa city. In the period of 1398 to 1407, UNESCO has described Citadel of the Ho Dynasty as the magnificent work of large stone art, the combination of unique traditional building in Vietnam in particular and Southeast Asia in general.

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National park (Quang Binh province) 
The complex of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park stretches over 4 districts of Quang Binh: Quang Ninh, Bo Trach, Tuyen Hoa and Minh Hoa districts. From the center of Dong Hoi city, you just ride Vietnam Motorbike trip for about 90 minutes to get there. In addition to the value of geology, topography and geomorphology, the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park also attracts tourists by the magnificent scenery with pristine nature formed in over millions of years.

Hue ancient capital (Thua Thien Hue province)
The Vietnam Motorbike Tours to the dreamy land of Hue would not be complete without visiting the ancient capital. It consists of three buildings to be nested as Citadel, Imperial City, and Forbidden City. This architectural complex is considered as the symbol of ancient and modern beauty of Hue. It carries within itself the intangible value when witnessing the rise and demise of the Nguyen Dynasty.

Hoi An ancient town (Quang Nam province)
Hoi An in the past was a trading center and now, it still almost intact in its buildings ancient architecture. This scenic destination is not only the most attractive tourist spot in the Middle of Vietnam but also the big pride of the local people in Quang Nam – Da Nang. It is the truly evidence of interference between ancient culture features and modern Western oriental features. .

My Son sanctuary (Quang Nam provine)
If you do not know anything about My Son sanctuary, you should book Vietnam Motorcycle Tours to this scenic beauty because this is one of the main temples centers of Hinduism in Southeast Asia and it is a unique heritage of its kind in Vietnam. Although nature is pretty much devastated the sanctuary, overall it is still quite untouched. These relics left over today reflect the level of architecture and sculpture of the Cham people in particular and Southeast Asia in general at the time was very sophisticated.

Things that you should bring when joining our motorcycle tours Vietnam

Here are some things that you should bring when joining our motorcycle tours Vietnam.

1. Bluetooth Headset

Adding a bluetooth headset to your helmet is both easy and fairly cheap. Adding the ability to have turn by turn navigation or to talk with your buddies when your gas light comes on or when you're looking for a bite to eat when you pull into town is well worth it.

2. Ear Plugs

Most of riders never like riding without ear plugs. They are ESPECIALLY nice for road trips. It's amazing how loud the inside of a helmet can be, and subjecting your ears to that for hours on end can lead to a greater level of fatigue much faster than when wearing ear plugs. Plus, if you're using a good bluetooth headset, it helps to diminsh some of the tingy sound of the cheapish speakers.

3. Second Pair of Gloves

There is NOTHING worse than soaking a pair of gloves and having a long day of riding ahead of you. Anytime you go on any kind of Vietnam motorbike tours, you should always take a second pair of gloves (usually to fit some other kind of temperature range). Your hands and neck are two of the biggest places where you can control your body temperature and having the appropriate gear for both is very important.

4. A Physical Map

Yes, please use online maps whenever you are planning motorbike tours in Vietnam. That doesn't mean that won't leave you stranded when you make a wrong turn and don't have service, which is why it's important to always bring a physical map. Their maps are designed for motorcyclists, by motorcyclists and are the best resource for the best roads for any kind of riding and they include some of the best places to stop along the way.

5. Tool Kit

Motorcycles break. It's part of life and being a motorcyclist (even if you're a journalist and spend most of your time on new bikes). Another part of motorcycling is riding for pleasure, which often includes remote and deserted roads. Combine the two and you have a wonderful recipe for sitting on the side of the road. We take a small toolkit anytime we venture away from our day to day riding, and we recommend you do the same. Ride something that isn't new? That toolkit is as necessary as your helmet.

6. Cash

Some places in the Vietnam motorbike rides don't accept credit. It's just silly not to keep a decent amount of cash on you should you need to buy something in some remote area that doesn't take card or need to bribe someone to open early, stay late, or help you out in whatever sticky situation you've gotten yourself into.

7. Battery Pack

If you're reading this and under 30, you probably feel the need to Instagram/Tweet/Facebook every single part of your trip. If you're over 30....I don't know, we're all too immature to act like real adults but I'm sure you have to check in with someone to let them know you're ok or heading home or something. Either way, having your cell phone or bluetooth headset die mid trip is a bummer when you get into a new town.

8. Headlamp

Well sometimes those things happen at night. Make sure you have some spare batteries as well.

9. Another things that you find them necessary

A towel, bandana, good book, sense of adventure, rain gear, fishing pole, visor cleaner, a support truck with a spare bike, a hat to hide your helmet hair, a fake mustache, and whiskey (for after you've finished the day's ride obviously)…

Bring them from your country when joining our Vietnam Motorcycle Tours for they are better in quality than you get them from Vietnam

Today, we will introduce you about the funeral of the Red Dao

One of the main reason for customers who want to book our Vietnam motorbike tours is that they want to learn more about the traditional customs and habits of the local people in the North of Vietnam to have the best adventure.

After hard day Vietnam motorcycle tours, they always spend their days on walking around to see more and learn more about the ethnic hill tribes. Sapa attracts visitors a lot for it has a beautiful scenery and friendly people. And you will find many Red Dao women who come to center town for working and selling things.

Today, we will introduce you about the funeral of the Red Dao, and you will learn more during your Vietnam motorbike rides:

In every funeral, there is always a man who called thay tao playing an important role in the funeral. Any family has a death, the family members of the death will invite him to supervise the rituals and fine a piece of land for the grave. The deceased will be wrapped in a mat and placed in the coffin inside the house. Then it is carried by strong men to the grave which built of earth and lined with stones. In many different places where the Read Dao live, the dead body is cremated if the deceased is older than 12 years old of age. Funeral rituals will be celebrated to ensure that the deceased rests in peace. It will be taken in many years after the burial. The ceremony usually coincides with initiation rites for a Dao man of the family. Each celebration will be lasted for at least three days. The first day is to liberate the spirit of the deceased (which like the death will break from jail. The second day is to worship deceased in his/her house.

The last day is for the man’s initiation rite take. It is so special and so different from other hill tribes is that the man has to sit on a throne at the highest place in the village until he falls into hammocks hanging below him. This represents him falling down from the sky to be born on earth, another symbol of the Dao belief that they are the direct descendents of God.

For more details, join our motorcycle tours Vietnam and you can asked directly about the Red Dao funeral procedure.