Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau, ~160 km, ~5 hours, (L, D) Leaving Hanoi and breaking out of the delta plains we pass through endless limestone karst scenery as we travel south through “Perfume Pagoda” country and extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads. […]

Day 1: Hanoi – Mau Son, ~180 km, ~5 hours, (L, D) After a hearty breakfast we saddle up and make the break out of the city limits and the lowlands and plains of the Red River Delta. We pass through clusters of limestone as we head out north-east before […]

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau, ~160 km, ~5 hours, (L, D) Leaving Hanoi on dyke roads to avoid the heavy traffic and breaking out of the delta plains we pass through endless limestone karst scenery as we travel south through “Perfume Pagoda” country and extensive farming lands comprising a […]