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Ethnic Culture
Type:
Adventure
Price from:
2998 USD /person
Phone:
+84 4 9262373 / 9262616
Fax:
+84 4 9262417
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Duration:
21 days
Location Start:
Hanoi - 2 Luong Ngoc Quyen Street.
Location Finish:
Luang - Prabang, Laos
Start time:
08.00 am
End time:
06.30 am
We Speak:
English
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Last updated: 06/23/2007

If you are dreaming about an adventure on a motorcycle, really have enough courage, this trip will realize that dream. Be proud to do this trip …more than a trip, it is THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFE TIME!

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Ethnic Culture Motorbike Minsk 125 Ethnic group

Itinerary

Day 1

Day 1 : Dec 1st 2007: Hanoi : Mai Chau, 170km; B, L, D
Transfer out of the City by car, we choose the longer road to Mai Chau but with more beautiful scenery and less traffic. Enjoy traditional dancing in local Thai ethnic family. Overnight with family.

Day 2

Day 2: Dec 2nd 2007: Mai Chau : Phu Yen, 130km; B, L, D
Begin the rocky riding for an hour to the region of H'Mong hill-tribe, Explore the Moc Chau highlands with green tea fields then crossing Black River by ferry to Phu Yen.

Day 3

Day 3: Dec 3rd 2007: Phu Yen : Mu Cang Chai, 160km; B, L, D
Ride along 2kms of dirt road through the mountain passes of Lung Lo through forest; begin to follow Hoang Lien Son mountain ranges heading up North through high mountain passes.

Day 4

Day 4: Dec 4th 2007: Mu Cang Chai : Sapa, 170km; B, L, D
Explore the most beautiful landscape in the Northwest of Vietnam, Tram Ton passes, walking around Sapa.
Hoang Long Hotel.

Day 5

Day 5: Dec 5th 2007: Sapa : Lao Cai : Hakou : Kaiyuan, 240km; B, L, D
Checking the border into China. Heading up stream on the Red River bank, visit the old French town Mengzi and the old colonial train station near the Lake Nanhu.
Diannan hotel 3*.

Day 6

Day 6: Dec 6th 2007: Kaiyuan : Stone Forest : Kunming, 210km; B, L,
Beautiful scenery - paddy fields with crops. On the way, stop at Shilin to visit the Stone Forest (110 km). Stone forest is the number one natural wonder in China, 270 million years ago it was underwater but shifts in the earth's crust caused the sea to recede making a new tableland, while its limestone bed rose up, to create the stone pillars.

Day 7

Day 7: Dec 7th 2007: Kunming City tour; B
1896 m, the capital of Yunnan Province, the gate of China to South East Asia, the trade to Burma, Thailand and Vietnam is very flourishing. As its climate is good all year round, Kunming is also famous for its wide variety of flowers. City tour: visit the Bamboo Buddhist Temple (18 km) with 500 Arhat statues which were built in the Qing Dynasty (280 years ago).
Camellia hotel 2*.

Day 8

Day 8: Dec 8th 2007: Kunming : Yuanmou, 207km; B, L, D
Upon arrival, visit the Earth Mound Forest, a mysterious and magnificent wonderland. Visitors wandering around the earth mounds are just like people touring in a wonderland. The main spectacles include views of castles of ancient Greece; cathedrals of ancient Rome and temples of ancient China.

Day 9

Day 9: Dec 9th 2007: Yuanmou : Huaping, 214km; B, L, D
Today the ride to Huaping is along a paved road, via Yongren, Renhe (Sichuan province, 123 km), Pangzhihua (Sichuan), then to Huaping (Yunnan). Ride along the Yangtze River valley about 30 km, through natural forest.

Day 10

Day 10: Dec 10th 2007: Huanping : Lijiang, 203km; B, L
Lijiang is located at an altitude of almost 8,000ft and is a UN World Heritage Site. The old part of the town has wonderful old cobbled streets, meandering streams and views that will take your breath away. The ancient town of Lijiang is a lovely Chinese traditional town. Naxi classical concert in the evening.
Sanhe Guest Inn3* in the old town of Lijiang.

Day 11

Day 11: Dec 11th 2007: Lijang City tour; B
Visit a traditional Naxi Village Baisha, where life has gone relatively unchanged for hundreds of years. Black Dragon Pool, where the snow-capped mountains seem to shimmer as they are reflected in the waters of the lake. A visit to a Tibetan lamasery Yufeng is also an option.

Day 12

Day 12: Dec 12th 2007: Lijiang - Tiger Leaping Gorge, 106+23km; B, L, D
Enjoy riding along the Yangtze River to Qiaotou. Tiger Leaping Gorge is in the countryside north of Lijiang and the scenery is stunning. The Yangtze River, still in its infancy here, passes through the Gorge with cliffs of almost 4,000m on either side.
Woody House (there are only 6 rooms with the bathroom for 12 people; the others have to go the public for the shower).

Day 13

Day 13: Dec 13th 2007: Tiger Leaping Gorge : Dali, 223km; B, L
Riding on the old road to Dali, via Jianchuan (110 km). Dali, located beside the beautiful Erhai Lake, used to be the capital of Nanzhao and Dali kingdom, two strong and independent dynasties lasting from 725 till 1360 AD. We enjoy mountain passes, villages and forest. On the way, visit the one of oldest Bai village Zhouchen to see the traditional Bai method of tie-dying cloth.

Day 14

Day 14: Dec 14th 2007: Dali City tour; B
Sightseeing in Dali: visit 3-pagodas, the symbol of Dali, etablished a thousand years ago in Nanzhao Kingdom. We visit Xizhou Bai village market and see the unique house of a Bai family. Cruise Erhai Lake and islands, at 250 sq kms, the second largest freshwater lake in Yunnan.

Day 15

Day 15: Dec 15th 2007: Dali : Zhernyuan, 223km; B, L, D
Today we will drive along the Tea & Horse Road in the Wulian Mountain area. It was started in the Han dynasty (nearly 2 thousand years ago), flourished in the Tang Dynasty (a thousand years ago) and was completed after the Second World War when the highway was built. The road starts from Puer in Simao and ends in India via Tibet. People exchanged the tea from Yunnan with horses and herbs from Tibet. It can be compared with the Silk Road since it was the only road in South-west China.

Day 16

Day 16: Dec 16th 2007: Zhenyuan - Jinggu : Shuangjiang, 236km; B, L, D
Riding along a narrow mountain road to Shuangjiang (125 km), the district of the Lahu people (Kucong in Jinping), via Jinggu (121km). Cross the Mekong river at Dahai. Visit a village Jiefang.
Roadside views: crops on the high mountains, especially at the bridge on the Mekong River, Lahu people.

Day 17

Day 17: Dec 17th 2007: Shuangjiang : Ximen, 154km; B, L, D
Rocky, bumpy and narrow road through spectacular scenery to Ximen. In the Wa area (154 km). Drive along a branch of the Mekong -Xiao Heijiang (Black river). Head towards the Burmese border at Yuesong Wa village (16 km from the old town) on an unpaved road to see the real life of the Wa people up near the Armed Police Frontier Station. Return to Ximen.

Day 18

Day 18: Dec 18th 2007: Ximen : Menghai, 235km; B, L, D
Continue on the narrow bumpy road to Lancang (110 km). Drive along the river Nanlanhe Road to Menghai (125 km). The town of Xishuangbanna bordering Burma and Laos is a sub-tropical area. The main people here are Dai, Hani, Bulang and Yao. It is rich in primitive forest and world-renowned as a rich kingdom of animals and plants. Visit the Dai Octagonal Pavilion, the symbol for Buddhism. Visit Aini village (the branch of Hani) to discover the marriage custom of testing for pregnancy before marriage.

Day 19

Day 19: Dec 19th 2007: Menghai : Jinghong : Menglun, 127km; B, L, D
Continue riding along the Mekong River to Ganlanba (38 km) through the forest and Dai villages, enjoy paddy fields dotted with traditional Dai villages, and explore the simple life of these pristine and hospitable farmers. Visit Dai Custom Garden with Dai performances and water splashing. Transfer to Menglun Botanic garden (34 km.) to enjoy this garden full of tropical plants.

Day 20

Day 20: Dec 20th 2007: Menglun : Boten : Udomxay, 200km; B,L,D
Ride along a quite busy road currently under construction to the border of Laos. Exit China and enter Laos at Boten. Take a winding mountain road, passing through ethnic villages.

Day 21

Day 21: Dec 21st 2007: Udomxay : Luang Prabang, 180km; B,L,D
Easy riding along a good winding mountain road, visiting ethnic villages along the way. Visit Pak Ou cave situated on the banks of the Mekong River and containing thousands of Buddha images.

Extra Information

Extras -
Included:
- Permission to enter and exit China, Laos on motorcycle
- Transport your bike from Luang Prabang back to Hanoi (250USD/bike already added)
- 2 Group Leaders from Voyage Vietnam through the trip, 1 mechanic, 1 local guide through the ride in China, 1 support car followed the group in China;
- All entrance fees during the tour;
- All Accommodation; Hotel 2-3 star in China;
- All food as mention in the program details;
- Motorcycle and all gasoline needed.

Not included:
- Drinks and 8 meals as mention in the tour program;
- Visa and taxes for enter and exit those countries
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