Mã Pí Lèng Mountain Pass
MrT 16th June 2019
Kim Boi Waterfall – Thác Mặt Trời
Sun Waterfall, known locally as Thác Mặt Trời is a lesser-known series of cascades in the Kim Bôi area of Hòa Bình province. It…
Tram Tau – Big Mountains in Yen Bai
Trạm Tấu district and township is nestled in the south west corner of Yên Bái Province. It is a remote area where the people…
Ban Hieu Village – Pu Luong Nature Reserve
Bản Hiêu is a small Thai ethnic village situated next to a cascading stream in a lush jungle valley. It is part of the…
Thung Khe Mountain Pass – Hòa Bình
The Thung Khe pass links up Mai Chau and Tan Lac in Hoa Binh Province. With its highest point at around 1000 meters in…
Xím Vàng – Magical Mountains
Xim Vang is a spectacular commune in the mountains of Son La Province. In this lesser known part of Vietnam, towering mountains at over…
7 Day Northwest Mountains Motorbike Tour
This motorbike tour has us ride through 7 different provinces and has a bit of everything. There are country back roads, challenging and easy…
1 Day Motorbike Tour Ba Vi Mountain
Ba Vi Mountain National Park is only a couple of hours ride due west from Hanoi. It’s a popular weekend retreat for the Vietnamese…
7 Day Mountains Rivers Sea Motorbike Tour
This 7 day tour lets you experience all the beautiful forms of terrain in northern Vietnam. We traverse some big mountain passes; ride alongside…
3 Day Off-Road Motorbike Tour
Hanoi – Bac Yen – Nghia Lo – Hanoi This challenging 3 day tour is only for accomplished riders. It involves serious off-road trails…
Water Wheels of Vietnam
An interesting sight you may come across on motorbike tours of Vietnam are water wheels. Locally water wheels are known as Guồng nước or…
Nước Mía – Sugar Cane Juice
For the weary traveller the sight of a nuoc mia stand is a godsend. It’s the ultimate healthy refreshment that revitalizes and invigorates the…
Beer – Bia
Hanoians love to drink beer and bia hoi is the capital city’s choice of drink. It’s called fresh beer because that’s exactly what it…
Lotus Tea – Trà Sen
Trà sen is a sweet scented tea, with a honey yellow colour that was developed in and is peculiar to Vietnam. The leaves of…
Medicinal Rice Wine – Rượu Thuốc
Vietnamese people have a strong belief in the healing properties of medicinal rice wine. It’s made by putting rice wine in large earthenware or…
West Lake Temple – Hanoi
Phủ Tây Hồ is, as its name suggests, situated on the waterside of Hanoi’s largest body of water— West Lake. It attracts swarms of…
Phát Diệm Cathedral – Nam Định
Phat Diem is a unique Roman Catholic cathedral located just over 30 km from the famous Ninh Binh tourist area and is 120 km…