Welcome to the Ethnic Minorities of Northern Vietnam. On this site you will find information and pictures of the most colourful ladies in Northern Vietnam along with descriptions of some routes into the mountains where they live. The ethnic minorities can be split into the two main language families - Tay/Thai and H'mong /Dao. I have further split the H'mong and Dao because of the striking differences in their clothing. The four routes I have described into the mountains are all doable by motorcycle - most easily with the ubiquitous Russian built Minsk. You can find out a bit about me here.
Click on a lady to view her page and find out information about her group
Click on the map to view trips into the mountains
links to cycling holidays in Vietnam
view more of my travelogues here
