Mã Pí Lèng Mountain Pass
MrT
16th June 2019
Tram Tau – Big Mountains in Yen Bai
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Ban Hieu Village – Pu Luong Nature Reserve
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Thung Khe Mountain Pass – Hòa Bình
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Xím Vàng – Magical Mountains
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Ba Vì National Park
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7 Day Northwest Mountains Motorbike Tour
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1 Day Motorbike Tour Ba Vi Mountain
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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
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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…