Ba Be - Bac Me - Ha Giang

In the early morning, we put our bikes on boats to take 2 hours exploring Ba Be Lake and National Park before landing on a maize field. Unloading our bikes and have good breakfast with the owner of the Nang river restaurant; Mr. Pirrate, who then will give you a lot of helpful advice for an adventure day.

The day begins with 3 km riding along an old hillside trail along Nang River, which is spacious, and more than enough for motorcycle touring. Catch your breath while you can, it's worth it! Then, it's time to master up all your skills, techniques and experiences for the 80 km of forest road which without the help of our experienced guides you will likely to get lost into one of the 16 branching roads. Along the way, we climb over many tall passes and deep river valleys. This road trip will take you only 3-4 hours during the dry season, but at least 7-8 hours during the rainy season. However, the impression from 'conquering nature' makes the hardship all worthwhile. Upon arrival, we will cross 3 rivers between 20-30m wide but only 70 cm deep, all managed with the instruction of our experienced guides.

The last 50 km will be easy even with some passes to go to Ha Giang.