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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 1000m…