It promise a fantastic trip! Great adventure, rich in culture, gorgeous nature along the Border of Vietnam-Laos.
Day 1: Nha Trang City- Da Lat City on Highway 723.
This is a short cut road between Nha Trang and Da Lat but the landscape is amazing, from the sea level, we explore the fishing village to see the daily activities of fisherman, then ride on the wooden bridge to another village in which make the mat from grass.
Back on the rural roads, stop over another village to see how is the rice paper made, take a break at the great walls to learn about the history. Keep ride on the rural roads along the river, stop at “black smith” family. Ride through the ever lasting green of sugar canes farms, rice paddy fields, fruit gardens to Khanh Vinh town.
Stop over for a break before we roll up to the top of Bi Doup National Parks(1650m). Stop over at some high points to admire the stunning view would be the highlight, enjoy the ride through the foggy like you ride on the cloud. Break taking for a fresh air breath on the top of Bidoup Nui Ba National Parks before we roll on hilly roads through the pine forest. Stop over for a hot coffee that the local grow right there, atiso farms, flower farms, strawberry farms, K'Ho minority villages are the highlights on the way we pass by.
Arrive to Da Lat, check in and free walk or dining out with guides.
Day 2: Da Lat- Lien Son Town
This is a common route for many tourists who take a motorbike trip, a stunning mountains roads with many interesting places to visit such as: Flower farms, Weasel coffee farms, Crickets farms, Rice wine making, Silkworm processing factory, Elephant water falls, Linh An Pagoda…
Then we ride on the mountain roads to Lien Son town, where the biggest natural lake and the National Parks located, you will learn about the M'nong minority group, the Elephant catching and Taming tradition, admire the sunset and sunrise on the lake are the main activities of the day.
Stay in a guest house near the lake.
Day 3: Lak Lake- Buon Ma Thuot City.
A relaxing day with many joyful activities today.
Get off the highway and ride on small rural roads across the rivers, rice fields. mountains, volcano site before we stop at the natural swimming pool in the middle of National Parks. A picnic lunch will prepare by guides while you swim in “Fairy Pool” or do water message under a water falls nearby, after picnic lunch, you can wander to another water falls for some nice shots.
Hit the road again to Buon Ma Thuot City, in which well-known of coffee, we can stop along the way to see how bricks are made, cashew plantations will be seen(in season from Dec- Feb), stop over in a family to see how incense are made, mushrooms farm and the French resident house. Then, stop over at the main round about of the City to learn about the Vietnam War before we arrive to hotel.
Check in, free walk and dining out.
Day 4: Buon Ma Thuot City- Kon Tum City.
A day for riding!
After breakfast and strong coffee cup in “coffee hometown”, we ready to "hit the road" to Kontum City, 250km to ride today! Long distance but it is not boring at all.
The roads are amazing, we ride among of the ever lasting green of coffee farms, peppers and the neat rows of rubber farms. Of course we stop over along the way, visit the highlights of local and break taking in hammock rest stop.
We will stop at local restaurant for lunch, the VFC (Vietnamese fried chicken) is highly recommend.
After lunch, you can take a free walk to a local market nearby to see the daily trading of local people. Then, we will ride to the “sea lake”, tea fields for a break, visit a pagoda near by is possible, then we will ride to Kontum City, check in, relax and dining out later.
Day 5: Kontum city- Ho Chi Minh legend road- Kham Duc Town.
Everyday is a different and interesting day!
We will visit Banar minority villages and their traditional house- RONG HOUSE. Learn about their culture, then, visit the Wooden Church and the Orphanage house. And then visit the Bishop Office if we still have time,
Back on the highway 14, ride to Indochina cross roads, on the way, we will visit the battle fields victory monument, the hero cemetery, the Phoenix military airport.
After that, we will ride on the Ho Chi Minh highway- formed as Ho Chi Minh trail in the war time, stop over in some untouched villages of Ethnic minority such as Gie Trieng, Se Dang… before we ride up to Ngoc Linh mountains(2500m), admire the stunning views of nature, water falls or swim in Dak Ga eco stream. Then ride to Kham Duc town, a small town in the middle of mountains on Ho Chi Minh road.
Stay overnight here.
Day 6: Kham Duc town- A Luoi town via Ho Chi Minh roads close to Laos border.
Another amazing riding day!
As you knew that we stay in a small town on Ho Chi Minh road, and today we will continue ride on Ho Chi Minh roads, a legend roads which is founded in Vietnam war, the stunning nature and untouched villages of different hill tribes along the Vietnam and Laos border, we will stop in some of many villages to learn their culture and lifestyle, or jump to a water falls or stream along the roads in a hot day, listen to war stories, stop in many places to take a look at the herbal plantations and learn about it, but of course! The highlight of the day is nature! We ride through the national park to A Luoi town- another famous name in the war with many high points that US soldiers never forget in their rest of life if they joined to Vietnam War such as: Hamburger Hills, Ta Oi Hill, Khe Sanh battle fields, blood streams…
Check in after amazing riding day.
Day 7: A Luoi- Hue City
After breakfast, we will explore some untouched villages of the Hill Tribe group in this area, learn about how they make a small, round shape with palm leaves roof, or learn how they weaving the fabric with very beautiful patterns by hands.
Then, back on the roads again to Hue, a small mountains roads is a chance for you to show your riding skill, on the way, you will see how local people grow and exploit the gum trees for paper. Stop at Minh Mang Royal Tomb( the first King of Nguyen Dynasty). Then arrive to Hue, check in and free walk, or dining out with guides.
Day 8: Hue exploring
As you knew that Hue was an ancient citadel in many centuries, so exploring the ancient citadel, kings royal tombs, the local market and the traditional careers villages of Hue will be a fully interesting day.
Further more, you will try many local dishes of Hue as a food tour as well.
Day 9: Hue- Hai Van Pass- Da Nang- Hoi An
After explore local market of Hue, we will ride to Hai Van Pass- the most famous point of Central Vietnam that any tourist want to go there once in their life when they travel to Vietnam.
On the way, we will stop at Tam Giang Lagoon or take short break along the way to see how local people make Cajeput Essential Oil.
Then, we will ride up to Hai Van pass, admire the stunning Lang Co Beach, continue ride up to the top and take a break here, learn about the history of Vietnam. Admire the gorgeous views then roll down to Da Nang City, visit the Linh Ung Pagoda, Dragon bridge, Marble mountains and Jade and gem shop before we arrive to hotel in Hoi An.
Check in and free time.
Day 10: Hoi An City tour.
As you know that Hoi An is an ancient port town of Japanese and then Chinese traders and business men since 16, 17 century. So it worth to walk around the narrow alleys of ancient town to visit many ancient houses as well as the historical vestiges. In the afternoon, we can go to Thanh Ha pottery village by bike or boat ( pay extra fees), or visit the carpenter villages to see the local make furniture or wooden boats, then we will go to Tra Que herbal village, then back to Hoi An, free walking and try the local street foods or shopping.
Our 10 days is finish in full memory. Of course the things we listed above are just some of thousands things in the trip we've done.
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