BEWITCHING SAIGON OFFROAD MOTORBIKE TOUR TO HOI AN – 9 DAY S

Itinerary:

Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands – Itinerary:

DAY 1: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : SAIGON MOTORBIKE TOUR TO CU CHI TUNNEL AND DONG XOAI (170 km)

You will picked up at your hotel and jump on your bike to Cu Chi tunnels, an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located to the north-west of Ho Chi Minh City. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong soldiers as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnamese fighters.

The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American forces, and helped to counter the growing American military effort. See how rice wine and rice paper are made and visit cashew nut and rubber tree plantations. ) We continue our ride to Dong Xoai, which was a major battle fought during the National Liberation Front Summer Offensive of 1965 as part of the Vietnam War. The battle took place in Phước Long Province, South Vietnam, between June 9 and 13, 1965.Overnight in Dong Xoai.

DAY 2: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : DONG XOAI MOTORBIKE TOUR TO DI LINH  (195 km)

Leaving Dong Xoai you’ll ride along a country road, passing cashew nut plantations, before joining Highway 20. Visit a crocodile park and enjoy a trek into a rock cave, about 10 kilometers up on the mountain pass. Take in the stunning views of the mountains, and then head off-road again to the 90-meter-high Dambri Waterfall. After another 30 kilometers of riding you’ll reach Di Linh. Overnight in Di Linh.

DAY 3: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : DI LINH MOTORBIKE TOUR TO DA LAT (205 km)

Make a brief visit to the Chicken minority village, and then ride into the mountains, making another quick visit to a mushroom farm. Enjoy stops at the Datanla Waterfall, and at Paradise Lake, where you’ll see one of the largest meditation center in Vietnam. When you arrive in Da Lat city, you’ll see the famous crazy house. Overnight in Da Lat.

DAY 4: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : DA LAT MOTORCYCLE TOUR TO LAK LAKE (160 km)

After breakfast you’ll visit the Dragon Pagoda and the Lat minority village. Have a chat with the village leader, enjoy his gong music show, and try a drink of the local wine. Next you’ll ride along a country road to visit a Dalat farm that grows vegetables, a greenhouse to admire the flowers, a coffee plantation, a silk village, and the Elephant Waterfall. Enjoy Vietnamese coffee at a local café and then see how Vietnamese rice wine is made. When you arrive at Lak Lake you’ll visit the Jun minority village and then check in at the long-stilt-house. Overnight at a home stay in Jun village with M’Nong minority people.

DAY 5: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : LAK LAKE MOTORBIKE TOUR TO BUON ME THUOT CITY (140 km)

On the way to Buon Me Thuot city, you’ll have a half-hour trek to the top of Elephant Rock Mountain. Back on your bike and on the road again you’ll take in the panorama of rice paddy fields. Continue the ride to Buon Me Thuot city and then take the Ho Chi Minh Trail to visit Dray Sap, Gia Long Falls, and the Dray Nur Falls. Stop for a swim in a natural pool in the middle of the park, and then continue through the national park. Head back to Buon Me Thuot city. Overnight in Buon Me Thuot.

DAY 6: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : BUON ME THUOT CITY MOTORBIKE TOUR TO PLEI KU (195 km)

Travel north along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and stop to visit the war monument to the former North Vietnam radio operator soldiers. Take in the spectacular views of rubber plantations and cashew and black pepper gardens. See local Vietnamese making rice paper and rice noodles and make a brief stop to visit Sea Lake in Plei Ku city. Enjoy a swim if you like, go kayaking on the lake, or take a walk in the pine tree forest. Overnight in PleiKu.

DAY 7: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : PLEI KU MOTORBIKE TOUR TO KON TUM (140 km)

In the early morning you’ll head out on an 80-kilometer ride to the north-east to the Mang Den town known as Dalat 2. Visit the beautiful lake and waterfall in the middle of the jungle. Stop at another minority village, where the Ba Na people live in their traditional communal Rong house. Travel back to Kon Tum, stopping at a very old and unique wooden church, and at an orphanage to visit the children who live there. Overnight in Kon Tum.

DAY 8: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : KON TUM MOTORCYCLE TOUR TO KHAM DUC (170 km)

Travel approximately 42 km north from Kon Tum to Dakto village, which was the site of a major battle during the American War. Stop in Daklei province to see a Trieng minority village and try crossing their tiny hanging bridge! Continue on your ride and stop at the Dak Ha hot spring and enjoy bathing in the fresh spring waters. Overnight in Kham Duc.

DAY 9: Saigon motorbike tour to Hoi An via Central Highlands : KHAM DUC MOTORCYCLE TOUR TO HOI AN (161 km)

Take Highway 14E to Hoi An. See how incense and chopsticks are made. Cross the Thu Bon River by ferry to My Son, the land of the Cham Pa Kingdom. You’ll arrive in Hoi An in the afternoon, marking the end of the tour.

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