Day 1 :Ho Chi Minh – Dak R’lap , Dak Nong
7:30am pick from your hotel and starting cycling to the roads up hills or with slopes through coffee, tea, rubber trees plantations and minority hamlets.
Summary
Cycling Distance : 80km cycling
Meals : Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Tan Hung Phat Hotel
Day 2 : Dac Nong – Buon Me Thuat
Ride to the a small village of Dak R’lap along the national highway # 13 then # 14 up to highland. The roads up hills or with slopes through coffee, tea, rubber trees plantations and minority hamlets…O/N in Buon Me Thuoc.
Summary
Cycling Distance : 85 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Damsan Hotel
Day 3 : Buon Me Thuat – Playcu – KomTum
Morning visits to Dray Sap waterfalls by bike, then continue to ride to KonTum on highway # 14.Late afternoon, if time permits, visit to GiaRai hill tribe hamlet. O/N in Kon Tum.
Summary
Cycling Distance : 70km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Window Hotel
Day 4 : KomTum – Quang Ngai
Morning more visits to oldest wooden church and the orphanage. Then take the highway # 24 to Quang Ngai. We think this day is most interesting when you go through Violet pass, voted one of the nicest passes in Vietnam, thanks to its romantic views. O/N in Quang Ngai .
Summary
Cycling Distance : 80km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : NewCC Hotel
Day 5 : Quang Ngai – My Lai - Hoi An
Have breakfast at the hotel start to ride to My Lai village from the hotel. Have a short visit and talk to locals about the massacre of more than 504 locals in 1968. Continue riding 35 km on hilly roads before having lunch in town. After lunch, ride on back roads, passing by white sand dunes. Cycle on broken track trails along the ocean to fish farms. Then continue biking to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.
Summary
Cycling Distance : 80 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch
Accommodation : Sala Hotel
Day 6 : Hoi An – Thanh Ha - Tra Que villages
Ride from Hoi An to visit Thanh Ha ceramic & pottery factory before riding on rural roads to Tra Que villages and cycling back to Hoi An . Free in the afternoon. Stay one more night in Hoi An
Summary
Cycling Distance : 18 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Sala Hotel
Day 7: Hoi An – Hue
Van/bus takes you out Hoi An, have a little time to warm up your body before pedaling uphill to the peak of Hai Van pass. Then travel by back roads to the ocean, cycling through fishing villages and an ancient burial-ground of Hue (called a “ghost city” by the locals), to Hue city. Another option, keep biking on a little country roads to Hue city.
Summary
Cycling Distance : 80 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch
Accommodation : Asia Hotel
Day 8 : Hue – Phong Nha Cave
Ride to visit the forbidden city, the capital of Vietnam from the 17th to 20th centuries, continue riding on single track trails to visit the Thien Mu pagoda before transfer out of Hue to Dong Ha and the afternoon we will cycling on Ho Chi Minh Trails to Phong Nha National Park .
Summary
Cycling Distance : 70 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Saigon -Phong Nha Hotel
Day 9 : Phong Nha Cave – Huong Khe
Explore Phong Nha Cave in the early morning. Continue riding on the Ho Chi Minh Trails to Huong Khe . Ride nearly 70 km winding roads up the Truong Son mountain range to Phong Nha. From here, if time permitting–cycle gentle rolling hills to Huong Ke Town .
Summary
Cycling Distance : 70 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Duc Tai Hotel
Day 10 : Huong Khe – Vinh City
In the morning, ride to Dong Loc, the T-junction, which has become unforgettable memorial history in the country during 1964-1972, when soldiers, young volunteers, cadres, and workers guaranteed safe transport to the battlefield. Many people from different localities laid down their lives. In particular, the death of 10 young volunteer girls at Dong Loc T-junction has come to symbolize the patriotism of the era. Now, Dong Loc T-junction relic has become a commemorative area for the national young volunteer force. In the afternoon, ride to Vinh City.
Summary
Cycling Distance : 70 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Beijing Hotel
Day 11 : Vinh City – Thai Hoa
Today, we have a chance to visit Uncle Ho’s house. Nam Dan district, Kiem Lien village is not only the homeland of Ho Chi Minh but also the hometown of many anti-colonist leaders. Ride on the new Ho Chi Minh highway to Kiem Lien village via Tan Ky and Do Luong. Visit Uncle Ho house in the afternoon, have a short drive to Thai Hoa Town. Overnight in Thai Hoa Hotel.
Summary
Cycling Distance : 70 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Thai Hoa Riverside Hotel
Day 12 : Thai Hoa – Ngoc Lac
An early morning start to beat the heat of the day. The route takes us away from the river and appears to contour through the same range of mountains that stretch from Thai Hoa to Ngoc Lac on Ho Chi Minh trails . The road gets more beautiful the closer you ride to Ngoc Lac with looming karst limestone cliffs and lush vegetation. The route is tarmac all the way, but quite hard riding due to the undulating terrain. We ride for the first time on the newly built two lane Ho Chi Minh Highway. It hardly warrants two lanes as there is no traffic! The road makes for smooth fast riding, and for those who prefer there is always the old highway dirt and gravel – that weaves around the new highway allowing for plenty of exploring possibilities along the way. Ride to Muc Son, on the banks of River Song Chu. On the outskirts of this small town are the famous Kan Linh historical relics – a pagoda where the first king of the Ly dynasty, Le Thai To, ruled, in 1428. Continue riding on the trail to Yen Cat. The distance covered today is quite long and there will be the chance to transfer some sections by the back-up vehicle to rest weary legs.There are fewer villages today as the route cuts through forests and jungle lunch en route. Overnight in Ngoc Lac hotel .
Summary
Cycling Distance : 90 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Gold Time Hotel
Day 13 : Cam Thuy – Mai Chau
Breakfast at the local restaurant and cycling through village house before setting off along a spectacularly beautiful river valley towards Hoi Xuan along an undulating tarmac road. The road follows the flow of River Song Ma. This is an old supply route of the HCM Trail that fed the main trail with ammunitions during the American War with Vietnam.. just passing scenes of local village life and rice paddies. Arrive Mai Chau villages and overnight in the home stay of white Thai ethnic.
Summary
Cycling Distance : 90 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch ,Dinner
Accommodation : Thai Home -Stay
Day 14 : Mai Chau – Hanoi
Breakfast and short cycling around the Thai villages and transfer to Da Trang pass the picturesque landscapes. Stop to cycle to Bai Chao village via Kim Trung villages .Lunch at local restaurant.cycling to Hoa Binh for lunch . Transfer by van to hotel in Hanoi .Say goodbye your team. End the tour
Summary
Cycling Distance : 55 km cycling
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch
Accommodation : None
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Join in group departure dates: on 27th Monthly
Group sizes: Min from 2 to Max 16 cyclists
Tour Cost includes:
• Our Trek Mountain Bike and helmet for the journey as tour program
• All hotels (twin share ) and meals specified - 13 nights
• Support by a/c vehicles , bus and truck for group
• All water ,fruits and snacks whilst riding
• All entrances to museums and sites mentioned
• Vietnamese English speaking guide
• All meals mentioned –B= breakfast,L=lunch, D=Dinner
Tour Cost excludes:
• Acommodation in HCMC and Hanoi
• Visa Fees
• Alcoholic, and other beverages in the evenings
• Tips for guides and driver
• Personal travel insurance
• Any services not mentioned in itinerary
