Itinerary:
* Highlights of the tour:
Day 1: Hoi An Motorbike Tour to Hue (Along the coast)
We drive the coast road along Danang Beach, stopping for drinks the beach before heading up and over the Hai Van Pass, the highest point on Highway 1. We ride on big open windy roads where traffic is rare, enjoying some of the most scenic landscapes in Vietnam.
We stop at Lang Co beach for a seafood lunch and continue along the coast through small fishing communities before arriving in the historic capital of Hue. Dinner is a unique experience dining on the famous specialties of Hue cuisine.
Day 2 : Hue Motorcyle Tour to Phong Nha Cave (Tunnels and trails)
After an early start, we take small country roads up the coast. Crossing the former border between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel, we arrive at the Vinh Moc tunnels, where an entire village went underground in the 1960s to survive the bombing.
After exploring the tunnels, we head to a local beach where you can cool off with a swim followed by lunch. We then head away from the coast on the eastern branch of the Ho Chi Minh Highway to Phong Nha-Khe Bang national park.
Tonight’s accommodation is in a newly built family-run farm-stay retreat where you can talk freely to the locals about their wartime experiences.
Day 3 : Phong Nha adventure Tours with Kayaking, Trekking
Awake to the sounds of rural Vietnam. With a day free to explore Phong Nha national park,we take a morning boat ride into the magnificent Phong Nha limestone cave, the second-longest wet limestone caves in the world, followed by a local lunch and an afternoon of tubing, kayaking or trekking through this amazing old-growth rainforest.
(Accommodation: Farm stay retreat ***)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4 : Phong Nha Dirtbike Tour to Khe Sanh (Ho Chi Minh Trail)
Today’s ride is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Obtaining special military permission, we are able to drive the remote A LUOI MOTORBIKE TOURwestern branch of the Ho Chi Minh Highway through majestic limestone karst and spectacular old-growth jungle. Be amazed at the tenacity of the Vietnamese people during the US war, as this road follows the original HCM Trail through some of the most rugged terrain on Earth.
Arriving in Khe Sanh, we visit the site of the former marine combat base, capping off an amazing day of riding and history.
(Accommodation: Hotel***)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 5 – Khe Sanh to Prao via A Luoi (Hill tribe country)
Leaving Khe Sanh early, we cross the Cuban-built Da Krong bridge, where the stilt houses of hill tribes still line the road. After climbing up to the A Shau valley, where Colin Powell was injured by a punji stick during the war. After a picnic lunch at the foothills of Hamburger Hill, we continue along one of the more remote stretches of the HCM Highway to the ethnic minority town of Prao. A local dinner is an experience in itself.
(Accommodation: Small hotel/guesthouse)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 6 : Prao Motorcycle Tours to Hoi An
We take a small road out of Prao, passing ethnic tribes and stopping to swim and explore the villages as we descend from the mountains.
Once in the delta, we follow our famous country laneway route into Hoi An, completing our six-day loop of central Vietnam.
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Inexperienced riders to sit on the back
Moderately experienced to drive yourself
Experienced riders
* Tour rating:
easy day (last day)
long days
all paved road
* Please note:
Tour departs with minimum of 2 people.
We do not offer a pillion discount for tours departing with only 2 people.
* Tour includes:
– Experienced English-speaking guide
– Motorbikes
– Fuel
– 4 x Breakfast, 5 x Lunch, 4 x Dinner
– Snacks
– 4 night accommodation
– Entry fees and ferry crossings
– International safety standard helmet
– Drinking water and soft drinks
– Saddle bags, gloves & rain ponchos, if needed
– Long sleeve shirt
* Tour excludes:
– Alcohol
– Personal & motorbike insurance (for motorcycle accident)
– Personal expenses/tips
– Damages to motorcycle
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