Nearly 500 km from Hanoi capital, in addition to marking the heroic feats in the history of the Vietnamese nation's struggle to defend the country, Dien Bien motorbike tour also owns surprisingly beautiful roads, bearing the typical characteristics of the Northwest region. The beautiful nature and the heroic past are probably the reasons why this land becomes the ideal destination for adventurers all over Vietnam.
Let's explore this once-shiny land with Frontier Travel!
Dien Bien motorbike tour - which season is the most beautiful?
According to Frontier Travel, Dien Bien motorbike tours at any time of the year. Each season, Dien Bien has a distinct and attractive beauty. With a terrain of mainly mountains and forests combined with steep passes and a tropical monsoon climate of high mountains. Dien Bien motorbike tour becomes an ideal "backpacking spot" for moving feet. The beautiful landscape of that land imprinted with history is always an endless passion for adventurers to conquer.
Dien Bien motorcycle tour in the rainy season
If you come to Dien Bien between May and September, this place is in the rainy season. You can admire the lyrical yellow color of the fragrant Northwest rice fields, stretching endlessly. May is also an exciting month when this place celebrates the battle day of Dien Bien Phu _ "Glorious in five continents, shaking the world". However, you should limit your movement in June-July. Because this time it often rains, it is quite dangerous to travel on steep passes.
Dien Bien travel in the dry season
You can also choose the Dien Bien motorbike tour around October - April next year. At this time, the climate is a bit dry, depending on the time, the temperature will be cold or warm. Particularly in February and March, you will be able to see with your own eyes the beautiful scenery of the typical flowers of the Northwest highlands. Peach flowers, plum flowers, and ban flowers show off their colors, white the whole sky. Besides, December will be the blooming season of beautiful wild sunflowers.
What's attractive about Dien Bien?
Dien Bien is a province located in the Northwest, Northern Vietnam, bordering Lai Chau and Son La provinces of Vietnam, Yunnan of China to the North, Phongsaly of Laos to the West, Pak Xeng districts, Pak Ou is in the Luangprabang province of Laos in the southwest.
This place is not only steeped in history but also has an extremely attractive natural landscape. The mountains and roads here are attractive. When you travel to Dien Bien by motorbike, you will experience challenges, especially those who are passionate about conquering.
On the high pass roads, watching down each mountain and river is truly majestic. Many tourists coming here have exclaimed: "Dien Bien goes forever and does not want to return!". After leaving A Pa Chai and conquering Pha Din, those guests still have passion and don't want to leave. The Dien Bien motorbike tour will definitely be a great journey in your Northern Vietnam motorbike tour.
Top hottest destination must to go in Dien Bien
Pha Din Pass
Referring to the Northern Vietnam motorbike tour, it is impossible not to mention one of the "four great mountain passes". Pha Din pass with white clouds floating hugging the mountain creates the feeling of standing in the middle of a floating place. When coming here, visitors will be able to experience firsthand the winding road, challenging bends or alpine abyss. Everything appears majestic and poetic.
Pha Din pass opens a colorful picture, the pass bends like a silk strip leaning against the cliff where there is cool green grass. The terrain of Pha Din Pass is quite dangerous and precarious, but it is this that creates an attraction for all backpackers. Because this place gives them the experience of standing in the middle of the sky. This place will dispel your fatigue after stressful working hours.
The West End of the Country – A Pa Chai
The westernmost pole of A Pa Chai is located on the top of Khoang La San, far from Ta Mieu village, the last village to the west of Sin Thau commune, Muong Nhe district, Dien Bien province. This place is about 6km long forest road. A Pa Chai border marker is built of granite, 3 sides facing 3 directions, each side engraved with the country's name in its own national language and the national emblems of Vietnam, Laos and China.
Pa Khoang Lake
Pa Khoang Lake is located next to National Highway 279, in the territory of Muong Phang Commune, Dien Bien District, Dien Bien Province. This place is located in the middle of majestic nature, along with the poetic beauty of the sky and the water. This is the ideal backpacking point in the Dien Bien motorbike tour. The rolling mountains, the lovely houses around Pa Khoang Lake make every visitor stand still in front of that beauty. When you come here, you can also discover the culture and customs of the indigenous people.
Delicious dishes in Dien Bien
Grilled fish (Pa Pinh Top)
Grilled fish, also known as Pa Pinh Top, is one of the delicious specialties of Dien Bien. A dish of the Thai ethnic group, used together with upland sticky rice. Grilled fish in Dien Bien is a dish with a distinctive flavor of the Northwest mountains that you should definitely not miss on the Dien Bien motorbike tour.
Dien Bien sticky rice
Upland sticky rice is a fairly common ingredient in the Northwest highlands. However, the most delicious is still Dien Bien sticky rice. When making sticky rice, people often use a special type of Thai chopsticks made from wood to make sticky rice, after which it will keep its delicious taste, characteristic aroma.
Grilled chicken with Mac Khen
Macken is a spice that only the Northwest mountainous region is blessed with by nature. Mac Khen grilled chicken is a special dish that you should experience when coming to Dien Bien. Grilled chicken with Mac Khen is delicious and rich in flavor; while keeping the sweetness of each fiber; it just has a very unique smell of the Northwestern mountainous region.
Through the article Northern motorbike tour to Dien Bien detailed above, Frontier Travel believes that you are very excited to start the journey to Dien Bien motorbike tour, exploring the heroic western land.
