Ride Into 2027 — New Year's Eve in the Mountains of Northwest Vietnam
- Duration
- 8 days
- Nights
- 7
- Tour Type
- Group
- Tour Destination
- Hanoi & beyond
- Departure
- 27/12/2026
- Return
- 03/01/2027
- Departure point
- Hanoi
Overview Of Tour
Forget fireworks over a crowded city. Spend the last days of 2026 crossing mountain passes, toast midnight in Sapa, and wake up on 1 January with nowhere you have to be. This is our favourite way to start a year — and a great way to meet riders from all over the world.
Trip facts: 8 days / 7 nights · ~1,190 km · Hanoi – Hanoi · Level: Moderate · Price: from $1,635 per rider
Why ride it with AZ: we book the best rooms in Sapa early for this date — seats on the New Year departure always go first.
Tour Highlight
- New Year's Eve in Sapa after crossing O Quy Ho through the clouds
- Khau Pha Pass and the terraces of Mu Cang Chai in winter light
- Lung Lo Pass and its Dien Bien Phu history
- New Year's Day easy ride to Cat Cat or Ta Phin village
- Boat ride on Thac Ba Lake with the Dao community
Intinerary
Day 1 Hanoi → Mai Chau · 170 km · (L/D)
Warm-up ride past Hong Son Lake to a Thai stilt-house village.
Proposed distance: 170 km
Day 2 Mai Chau → Phu Yen · 190 km · (B/L/D)
Moc Chau tea country and villages of Green Hmong, Dao, Thai and Muong people.
Proposed distance: 190 km
Day 3 Phu Yen → Nghia Lo · 130 km · (B/L/D)
Lung Lo Pass, where traces of the 1954 bombing still shape the road.
Proposed distance: 130 km
Day 4 Nghia Lo → Mu Cang Chai · 130 km · (B/L/D)
Tea slopes then the long, beautiful climb of Khau Pha.
Proposed distance: 130 km
Day 5 Mu Cang Chai → Sapa · 160 km · (B/L/D)
O Quy Ho in the mist, then New Year's Eve dinner and countdown in Sapa.
Proposed distance: 160 km
Day 6 Sapa easy day · (B)
Slow start. Optional short ride to Cat Cat or Ta Phin village, or simply rest.
Day 7 Sapa → Thac Ba Lake · 230 km · (B/L/D)
Border-river coffee in Lao Cai, Road 152 to Vu Linh, afternoon on the lake.
Proposed distance: 230 km
Day 8 Thac Ba → Hanoi · 180 km · (B/L)
Through Phu Tho's farmland, back in Hanoi by late afternoon.
Proposed distance: 180 km
Riding & safety
Discuss your riding experience and the proposed surfaces with AZ. Confirm required documents, protective equipment and insurance arrangements before agreeing a ride.