RIDE GUIDE · LUNCH EXPERIENCES
This is the shortlist you would send a riding friend: 3 lunch stops worth the money, each with its price, its rider verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Start at 8:30 am in Hue for a private motorbike ride with an easy rider or your own bike, depending on your arrangement. Stop at Elephant Springs, Lang Co Beach for seafood lunch, Hai Van Pass, and Marble Mountains. Guides such as Tony, Tue, Quynh, and Thue are praised for safe driving, local insight, and flexible stops.
Leave Sa Pa at 9:00am with an English-speaking guide such as Dung, Nhu, Cha Cha, or Su. Ride or sit pillion through Hmong and Red Dao villages, stop at a nearly 200-meter waterfall, and eat traditional dishes at a local home. The tour lasts five hours, costs $55, and carries no more than six people.
“Despite the poor road conditions in places, the drivers were excellent and safety conscious. Our guide was very good, knowledgeable, and friendly. The best day tour so far in my experience in Vietnam. Highly recommended.”
Spend four hours on the back of a motorbike with an English-speaking driver, visiting Hanoi landmarks and quieter city corners. You’ll see Long Bien Bridge, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoa Lo Prison, West Lake, and more, with hotel pickup in the Old Quarter, coffee or tea, lunch, and drivers who may include Mr. Tom, Ms. Jane, or other members of the local team.
A loop, a pass, a city at night or a bike of your own.
