Mã Pí Lèng Mountain Pass
MrT 16th June 2019
Hoa Binh Dam and Hydropower station
Completed in 1994 after 25 years of construction, the Hoa Binh Dam and Power plant is a brilliant feat of engineering. The project…
Pa Thom Cave – Dien Bien
Pa Thom cave is a big but rarely visited cave in the far northwest of Vietnam. Even if you are not into caves,…
Pha Din Pass- Heaven and Earth
The Pha Din Pass is one of the biggest passes in the north of Vietnam. The road runs around 32 kilometres in length and…
Tat Ma Waterfall – Ba Be Lake
The splendid Tat Ma Waterfall is set in the mountains of Ba Be district of Bac Kan province and is around 240 km from…
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 southwest corner of Yên Bái Province. It is a remote area where the people are…
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 and…
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 is 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 green…
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…
Perfume Pagoda – Hanoi
The Perfume pagoda is not a single structure but a collection of religious sites spread over a vast area of Limestone Mountains. It is…
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…
