Want to experience Cao Bang’s mountain roads, ethnic villages, caves, and waterfalls with a local driver guide? This 2-day, 1-night Cao Bang Easy Rider tour takes you from Cao Bang City to Phia Thap Incense Village, Ba Quang Grass Hill, Nguom Ngao Cave, Phat Tich Pagoda, Ban Gioc Waterfall, Ngoc Con Valley, and Holy Eye Mountain before returning to Cao Bang City.
View Itinerary Book This TourThis Cao Bang Easy Rider tour is designed for travelers who want a scenic motorbike-backseat experience through northern Vietnam’s borderland landscapes. Ride with local driver guides from Cao Bang City to traditional incense villages, open grass hills, Nguom Ngao Cave, Phat Tich Pagoda, Ban Gioc Waterfall, Ngoc Con Valley, and Holy Eye Mountain.
Travel by backseat motorbike with local driver guides who know Cao Bang’s mountain roads and scenic stops.
Visit a Nung ethnic minority village known for traditional incense making and spiritual culture.
Admire peaceful grassland scenery, mountain views, and fresh countryside landscapes.
Explore an impressive limestone cave known for mysterious underground beauty and natural formations.
Take a boat trip near one of Vietnam’s biggest waterfalls on the Vietnam–China border.
Stop at Mat Than Mountain, known locally as a mountain with a natural hole through it.
Follow the route from Cao Bang City to Phia Thap Incense Village, Ba Quang Grass Hill, Nguom Ngao Cave, Phat Tich Pagoda, Ban Gioc Waterfall, Ngoc Con Valley, Mat Than Mountain, and back to Cao Bang City.
Your driver guides pick you up at 8:00 AM from your hotel in Cao Bang City to begin the adventure through the region’s scenic and cultural destinations.
Visit Phia Thap Incense Village, where Nung ethnic minority people preserve a traditional spiritual craft connected to Vietnamese incense-burning customs.
Continue along picturesque mountain roads to Ba Quang Grass Hill, where you can admire panoramic landscapes and fresh countryside scenery.
End the day by exploring Nguom Ngao Cave, famous for spectacular limestone formations and mysterious underground beauty.
After breakfast, visit Phat Tich Truc Lam Ban Gioc Pagoda, the first pagoda built in Cao Bang Province. From the pagoda, you can overlook Ban Gioc Waterfall, paddy fields, and mountain ranges.
Take a boat trip to Ban Gioc Waterfall, one of Vietnam’s biggest waterfalls. The waterfall spans over 300 meters and is shared between Vietnam and China, making it one of Cao Bang’s most iconic natural landmarks.
Continue through the beautiful borderland scenery around Ngoc Con Valley, with mountain views and peaceful rural landscapes.
Before returning to Cao Bang City, stop at Mat Than, also known as Holy Eye Mountain. Local Tay people call it “Phja Piót,” meaning a mountain with a natural hole pierced through it.
Drive back to Cao Bang City and end the trip at about 5:30 PM at your address in Cao Bang City.
This itinerary includes Easy Rider travel, mountain roads, limestone cave access, a Ban Gioc Waterfall boat trip, valley scenery, and border-area sightseeing. The route may change or be cancelled due to weather, road, cave, waterfall, daylight, or local safety conditions.
Review the main inclusions and exclusions before sending your request, so you can better understand what is covered in this 2-day Cao Bang Easy Rider tour.
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Real stories from travelers who explored Northern Vietnam with YESD through flexible planning, warm local hospitality, and meaningful travel experiences.
I had a chance to experience a 3-day, 2-night tour to Cao Bang and Ba Be with Yesd and it was one of the most memorable travel experiences I’ve had in Vietnam. The landscapes were absolutely breathtaking, from the green Ba Be Lake to the awesome Ban Gioc Waterfall very close to the Chinese border, every stop is like a picture come to life.
The limestone karsts and peaceful ethnic villages created a picture-perfect setting. We stayed in local homestay in Nguom Ngao and Ba Be, where the hosts were warm and welcoming, rooms are clean and the home-cooked meals were a real treat.
Our tour guide, Ms. Ying was knowledgeable, friendly, and spoke English well. If you are looking to escape the crowds and explore Vietnam’s nature and culture, this Cao Bang – Ba Be tour is an absolute must.
We did two trips through YESD: Mai Chau – Pu Luong – Ninh Binh and Ha Giang – Cao Bang.
Our trip looked like this: arrival in Vietnam → trip 1 → few days Hong Kong → trip 2 → Cat Ba → end of the trip.
We travelled with grandpa and grandmother and our family with two children aged 4 and 7. The trip actually went exactly as we had hoped. We were also able to adjust the program a bit to our wishes. Grandma, who has a bit of difficulty walking, sometimes skipped the hikes and then stayed behind with the children when they didn’t feel like it either.
The stays were quite basic, but that also had something. Sometimes in places with the most beautiful views. We also didn’t feel like we were coming to very touristy places, which we really liked.
All staff were super friendly and the contact by email was always quick and smooth.
All in all, this was really a journey with memories for life.
Practical answers to help you understand the route, easy rider setup, waterfall visit, cave experience, best season, packing tips, and whether this 2-day Cao Bang tour is the right fit for your trip.
This tour lasts 2 days and 1 night, starting and ending in Cao Bang City.
The itinerary includes Phia Thap Incense Village, Ba Quang Grass Hill, Nguom Ngao Cave, Phat Tich Pagoda, Ban Gioc Waterfall, Ngoc Con Valley, Holy Eye Mountain, and Cao Bang City.
Yes. The tour includes a boat trip to Ban Gioc Waterfall, one of Vietnam’s biggest waterfalls and a major highlight of Cao Bang.
Yes. The itinerary includes Nguom Ngao Cave, which is known for impressive limestone formations and mysterious underground scenery.
The best time to join a Cao Bang tour is from September to December and March to May, when the weather is cool and the landscapes are at their most beautiful.
Cao Bang is located about 280–300 km from Hanoi, and the journey usually takes approximately 6–8 hours by road. Many Cao Bang tour packages include comfortable private transportation from Hanoi.
If you want to ride the motorbike on your own, you need to have a qualified International Driver Permit.
Bring walking shoes, a light jacket, sunscreen, insect repellent, personal medication, and a camera to capture scenic landscapes, waterfalls, caves, and mountain views.
Backseat motorbikes, English-speaking tour guide, accommodation, activities and meals mentioned in the itinerary, sightseeing tickets, and water on tour are included.