Hoan Kiem lake has its name because of a legend

One of the most famous destinations that you should visit in Hanoi is Hoan Kiem lake. For the day before joining our Vietnam motorbike tours, you should spend your time on walking there to enjoy the peaceful life of Hanoi. Are you curious about the name of the lake? It has its name because of a legend. According to legend, Hoan Kiem Lake is where Le Loi returned his magic sword to the Golden Turtle.

Le Loi, the youngest of three sons of an aristocratic nobleman in Lam Son, Thanh Hoa province is one of Vietnam’s greatest heroes. He became a landowner and an administrator in the area of his birth. During the time around 1407, Vietnam was dominated by the Ming Chinese and Le Loi pledged to free his country from Chinese rule after he personally witnessed the destruction of a Vietnamese village by a Ming military force.

During the war against the Minh aggressors, Le Loi was given a precious fairy Sword by the Golden Turtle God. With this sword, he finally defeated the Chinese and reclaimed the nation’s independence after 10 years of struggling. On a nice day, while boating on lake Luc Thuy, a large turtle came towards him and grabbed the sword with its mouth and submerged. The king tried to find out the turtle and the sword also but could not find either the turtle or the sword. He realized that the God must have lent him the sword to drive back the enemy, but then that his nation was free, the sword must be returned. Hence, King Le Thai To named the lake Ho Hoan Kiem or Lake of the Restore Sword after this episode.

Hoan Kiem Lake is considered one of the first things to see in Hanoi when one arrives in this bustling capital city. You can discover a lot of relics around the lake. And during the days on our Vietnam Motorcycle Tours, you can share your feeling with us about the lake.

Dien Bien Phu is famous because of a battlefield

Dirtbike Travel is specialized in organizing custom Vietnam motorcycle tours covering every destination in Vietnam. All of our Vietnam dirt bike tours are designed to suit every rider with different preferences such as laidback sightseeing tours, intensive enduro tours and everything in between.

Our Vietnam motorbikes tours focus much on the provinces in the Northwest of Vietnam, in which Dien Bien Phu is the province many riders want to discover. So today, we would like to introduce you a little bit about this province:

Dien Bien Phu city is located in Muong Thanh Valley with around 20km long and 6km wide was established in the middle of the 19th century. For a long time, Dien Bien Phu has a border with Laos and China so it is a point of cultural and economic exchange between people in the border area of these countries. Business people from all the countries such as Laos, Myanmar and China come here for trading. From Dien Bien, all kinds of commodities are transported through Tay Trang border gate to Laos, Thailand to exchange for consumer’s goods to supply Hanoi and North West provinces.

Dien Bien Phu is also famous because of a battlefield that lasted 56 days between French troops and Vietnam communists in 1954 and led to the fall of French colonism in Indochina. One of historical sites left until today is A1 hill, the main battle area of the war that now becomes the most attractive place when visitor doing Vietnam motorcycle travel to Dien Bien, especially French tourists.

The historcal complex covering a large area is located at Muong Phang ward, 30km from Dien Bien city. Almost everyday, a lot of former Vietnamese soldiers came here to have a look back on their bloody and heroic youth.

People of Kinh, Thai, Hmong...with their own life styles, cultures, clothes are all very friendly and helpful.  Nowadays, Dien Bien Phu becomes one of the tourist attraction sites for many local and international tourists through motorcycle tours Vietnam.

From Hanoi, you can reach Dien Bien Phu by motorbikes, bus and flight.

Please come to visit Da Lat to enjoy a comfortable way of life

Vietnam dirtbike travel offers rides Vietnam motorbike tours to all over the northern mountains of Vietnam, down the Ho Chi Minh Trail with powerful dirt bike for all level: novice, intermediate and expert.

Today, we would like to introduce you one of the best places you should visit especially with Vietnam motorcycle travel: Da Lat.

Da Lat, known as "Le Petit Paris" and “City of eternal spring”, is the capital of Lam Dong province in Vietnam. In Vietnam, Da Lat is a popular tourist destination with cool climate and beautiful scenery and also an ideal place for the most popular newlywed couple on their honeymoon. The city is located 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level on the Langbiang Plateau in the southern parts of the Central Highlands (in Vietnamese, Tây Nguyên).

Dalat people are very friendly and helpful. The smile is an indispensable part of local culture. One of the charms of Dalat is a comfortable way of life, innocent of the city. Visitors can see the Dalat walked slowly as if the difficulties of life of hardship do not have to bother them much.

In and around town, tourists can see some of the the relics of colonial mansions, as well as some serene pagodas in a lovely natural setting; you've escaped from the noise and dust of a big-city Vietnam for real. There are a few ethnic minorities, including the Lat and the Koho, which you can learn much from their life in and around the picturesque hills surrounding Dalat, and you can visit a number of rural villages on local motorbike tours in Vietnam.

With its ideal year-round cool weather, Da Lat supplies temperate agriculture products for all over Vietnam and also import to a lot of countries. Its flower industry produces two typical flowers: hydrangea (Vietnamese: cẩm tú cầu) and golden everlasting (Vietnamese: hoa bất tử).

Please come to visit Da Lat to enjoy a comfortable way of life, beautiful senery and friendly people by joining our Vietnam Motorcycle Tours.