
Take time to explore back-roads and tracks along the border with China on our Ural Sidecar motorbikes stopping for a picnic lunch before heading to Pac Bo and Ho Chi Minh’s cave. Travel on small roads that takes us to the Nang river. There we put the bikes on boats and journey up the river through caves to the Ba Be Lake National Park, this spectacular clear lake surrounded by jungle-covered mountains is great for a swim and is cool in the summer.
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Tour Start and Finish: Hanoi
Nearest Airport: Noi Bai International Airport
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Northeast sidecar tour visits Ban Gioc waterfall - Ba Be Lake national park, Vietnam's largest natural freshwater lake, where we can swim in the cool waters. Another highlight of the northeast is Ban Gioc falls on the Chinese border, the fourth-largest transnational waterfall in the world. With its waterfalls and lakes, the northeast is the perfect place to ride in summer. It takes at least five days for a quick loop around the northeast. We start in Hanoi and make our way north on back roads to That Khe, then take small roads along the border with China to overnight at a home-stay with a Muong family in Quang Uyen. The next day we head back to the border region and have lunch at Ban Gioc waterfall, and down to Cao Bang town, overnight in hotel (single room). After breakfast at the hotel we take the back way to the Nang river where we board a boat with the bikes and cruise down the river and across Ba Be lake to overnight in a local Home-stay, last day we make our way to our garage in Hanoi where we transfer you to your hotel, end of the tour.
Northeast Sidecar Tour Our all-inclusive prices covers:
What’s Not Included:
Drivers License:
We require that you have your home country motorbike licence to join one of our tours, Also you must have personal health insurance to cover you in case of accident or illness. Please Contact us for more information and recommended insurance providers.
Passports and Visa
You must have a valid passport with 6 months left before expiry date to obtain a tourist visa, We can arrange a visa on arrival letter please have (2) 3 x 4cm photos, rates vary per country, please contact us for more information or consult your local Vietnamese Embassy or consulate to see the tours visa requirements.
Comprehensive Damage Insurance Optional:
This insurance policy covers lost, theft or any damage to the motorbike caused by an accident or fall. The policy excludes any, personal medical insurance, liability to other vehicles or injury caused to another party. Contact us for full coverage and details.
Motorbike | Additional Cost $US |
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Ural 650cc solo or Sidecar | 100$ per 5 day tour |
Ban Gioc – Ba Be sidecar tour prices are in $USD, All inclusive and based on Per Person on tour. Single rooms where possible, Home-stay nights, single room are not available. Support vehicle available on request.
Ride a classic Ural sidecar through the breathtaking region of Cao Bang and Ba Be Lake. On our Northeast Sidecar tour, ride through karst pinnacles that erupt from the rice paddies and quiet roads along the border to the Ban Gioc waterfall make this ride a biker’s playground and nobody else knows the lie of the land as we do.
**NOTICE** Previous sidecar experience required.
Hanoi • That Khe • Quang Uyen • Cao Bang • Ba Be Lake • Hanoi
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