DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL
Xin chao! Welcome to Vietnam.
Our driver will pick you up at the airport and transferred to your hotel in the city center. In any free time, dive into the barrage of bikes, boulevards and bustling life that characterise Hanoi. Take time to explore the French colonial architecture that decorates the tangled laneways, indulge in a decadent Vietnamese coffee while people-watching from street-side cafes, or step back in time on an exploration of the Old Quarter.
Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 2: HANOI - MAI CHAU (B/L/D)
Our motorbike tour will be started by leaving Hanoi on dyke roads to avoid the heavy traffic, we ride our motorcycles west to Mai Chau, an area of beautiful landscape and home to the Thai ethnic minority.
We will motorcycle on Highway 6 passing extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads punctuated by limestone karst scenery. After having lunch in Hoa Binh Province, we cross Thung Khe, one of the most beautiful mountain passes in the North of Vietnam then descent to the mountain valley settlement of Mai Chau. After dinner, we join traditional performance of Thai people, where you can dance and share a range of special liquors (rice wine) with the locals.
Overnight in a house-on-stilts.
Distance: 160 km
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home-stay in village
DAY 3: MAI CHAU – TAN KY (B/L/D)
Motorcycle on a small, spectacular and paved trail along the Ma river until Cam Thuy town where we stop for lunch. Hit the Ho Chi Minh trail (now a newly built highway) all the way to Tan Ky town where we spend the night in a hotel.
Overnight in Tan Ky.
Distance: 290 km
Accommodation: Hotel in Tan Ky
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4: TAN KY – PHONG NHA (B/L/D)
Ride on Ho Chi Minh Highway until Pho Chau where we stop to visit the Ho Chi Minh Trail victory monument which is in fact the real starting point of our Ho Chi Minh Trail ride. Motorcycle all the way to Phong Nha – Ke Bang, the biggest and also the most beautiful cave in Vietnam and Indochina and is now a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site.
The karst formation of Phong nha-Ke Bang National Park has evolved around 400 million years ago and that is the oldest major karst area in Asia. Subject to massive tectonic changes, the park’s karst landscape is extremely complex with many geographic features of considerable significance. The vast area, extending to the border of the Laos, contains spectacular formations including 65 km of caves and underground rivers.
Distance: 280 km
Accommodation: Hotel in Phong Nha
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5: PHONG NHA – KHE XANH ( B/L/D)
Boating and exploring World Heritage site of Phong Nha where local civilians and military sheltered from incessant bombing during wartime. Then after having lunch, we will keep riding on Ho Chi Minh Trail and have short stop at Truong Son cemetary to pay respects to the soldiers who fought and died on the trail during the American war. Continuing west on highway 9, we will climb into the Truong Son foothills, pass the Rock pile and stop at some villages and beautiful natural springs and waterfalls near the highway.
Approx 5pm, we arrive in Khe Sanh which was established as a forward base by General Westmoreland near Laos to secure Highway 9.
Overnight in Khe Sanh.
Summary
Distance: 250 km
Accommodation: Hotel in Khe Sanh
DAY 6: KHE SANH – DMZ & VINH MOC TUNNELS – HUE (B/L/D)
In this morning, we ride along Highway 1 to Quang Tri town, visiting Long Hung church and Quang Tri Old Citadel which was a battlefield in 1972 between North and South of Vietnam for 81 days and nights. We ride along the coast from Cua Viet Beach to Cua Tung Beach a long stretch of beautiful and peaceful coastline.
Next we visit the Vinh Moc tunnels and explore the Demilitarised Zone, stopping for lunch at the Doc Mieu Firebase. And then wee will keep on riding on Ho Chi Minh Trail via Dong Ha town, where we will stop by to take a look at Dong Ha market which is known as one of the most hassle and bustle markets in the central. Later on, we will ride directly to Hue and en route, our guide will stop by to show you more war relics before reaching Hue.
Upon arrival in Hue, if time permits, we will take a ride to visit Imperial Citadel and one of Royal Tombs then enjoy sunset on the bank of Perfume River.
Overnight in Hue.
Distance: 200 km
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7: HUE – DA NANG – HOI AN (B/L)
In this morning, we will keep on riding along the coastal line via Hai Van Pass, where we could look down from the top to view the splendid beauties of Lang Co beach and ocean then time to refresh yourself by a cup of coffee before heading straight to Da Nang.
Upon arrival in Da nang, you will park your bikes somewhere nearby the Railway station then our guide will take a taxi to get you to the hotel in Hoi An for a check-in. Free time on your own
And here is the time for our guide to say good bye to you.
Accommodation in Hoi An (Your own account)
Distance: 150 km
Accommodation: (Your own account)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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