21:15 – 21:30: Board your comfortable sleeper bus in Hanoi Old Quarter and settle in for the overnight drive north along the Noi Bai–Lao Cai Expressway. Sleep soundly as the lights of Hanoi fade into the distance.

04:30: Arrive in Sapa early morning. You’ll have time to rest on the bus until sunrise.

06:30 – 07:00: Enjoy a local breakfast before meeting your guide and getting ready for the day’s ride.

08:30: The motorbike adventure begins. Ride from Sapa through Cat Cat and Sin Chai, home to H’mong villagers living among terraced slopes and bamboo forests. Continue up to O Quy Ho Pass, one of Vietnam’s most spectacular mountain roads, with sweeping views of the Hoang Lien Son range.

Ride onward through Ban Khoang and Ta Phin, where you’ll visit the old French monastery — a crumbling relic reclaimed by moss and time. Then continue past Sa Seng, Y Linh Ho, and Lao Chai, where narrow trails wind through endless terraces.

12:30: Arrive in Ta Van Village, check into your family-run homestay, and enjoy a hearty lunch.

14:30: In the afternoon, ride deep into Seo My Ty, a quiet mountain community beside the highest artificial lake in Indochina. Here, the landscape feels untouched — clouds drift across mirrored water, and the silence is only broken by the sound of wind and streams.

From there, continue to Dragon Waterfall (Bach Long) — a dramatic cascade plunging through rocky cliffs.

16:00: Return to Ta Van, surrounded by soft evening light over the rice paddies.

16:45 – 17:00: Join your host family for a hands-on cooking class, learning how to prepare local dishes.

18:30: Enjoy dinner together, tasting what you’ve made and sharing rice wine under lantern light.

Overnight in Ta Van homestay.

07:00 – 08:00: Wake to the sound of the valley coming alive — roosters, mist, and the smell of breakfast cooking. Eat together before setting out for another day of exploration.

08:30: Ride to Giang Ta Chai, a Red Dao village surrounded by 50 hectares of ancient forest. Continue to Su Pan, where small wooden homes cling to the hillsides overlooking Muong Hoa Valley.

Next, travel through Ban Den, a unique multi-ethnic village home to H’mong, Dao, Tay, Giay, and Nung families. Follow winding mountain roads to Ban Ho, Thanh Phu, and onward to Nam Sai and Nam Cang, the easternmost reaches of the Hoang Lien range. These quiet valleys, carved by rivers and lined with terraces, are some of the most beautiful in all of Sapa.

12:30: Return to Ta Van for lunch and some rest before heading back to town.

14:00: Car transfer to Sapa.

15:30: Board the sleeper bus back to Hanoi, watching the sun fade behind the mountains.

21:30: Arrive in Hanoi and drop off near Tran Quang Khai or Ly Thai To Street.