Itinerary:
DAY 1: Hoi An Motorcycle Tours to Hue (Along the coast)
DAY 2: Hue Motorcycle Tours to Phong Nha Cave (Tunnels and trails)
DAY 3: Phong Nha adventure Tours with Kayaking, Trekking
DAY 4: Phong Nha Motorcycle Tours to Khe Sanh (Ho Chi Minh Trail)
DAY 5: Khe Sanh Motorcycle Tours to Prao via A Luoi (Hill tribe country)
DAY 6: Prao Motorcycle Tours to Hoi An
* Highlights of the tour:
- * Ethnic minority villages
- * Hai Van pass
- * Local cuisine
- * Old-growth rainforest
- * Mountain waterfalls
- * Ho Chi Minh Trail
- * Hamburger Hill
- * Khe Sanh combat base
- * Khe Sanh museum
- * Crossing the 17th parallel
- * Historic Vinh Moc tunnels
- * World Heritage sites
- * Phong Nha National Park
Day 1: Vietnam Motorbike Tour from Hoi An to Hue, Phong Nha, Khe Sanh & A Luoi: Hoi An Motorcycle Tours to Hue (Along the coast)
We drive the coast road along China 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 specialities of Hue cuisine.
(Accommodation: Hotel***)
(Meals: Lunch, Dinner)
Day 2 : Vietnam Motorbike Tour from Hoi An to Hue, Phong Nha, Khe Sanh & A Luoi: Hue Motorcycle Tours 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.
(Accommodation: Farm stay retreat***)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 3 : Vietnam Motorbike Tour from Hoi An to Hue, Phong Nha, Khe Sanh & A Luoi: Phong Nha adventure Tours with Kayaking, Trekking
(Accommodation: Farm stay retreat ***)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4 : Vietnam Motorbike Tour from Hoi An to Hue, Phong Nha, Khe Sanh & A Luoi: Phong Nha Motorcycle Tours 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 TOUR western 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.
Day 5 – Vietnam Motorbike Tour from Hoi An to Hue, Phong Nha, Khe Sanh & A Luoi: Khe Sanh Motorcycle Tours 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 – Vietnam Motorbike Tour from Hoi An to Hue, Phong Nha, Khe Sanh & A Luoi: Prao Motorcycle Tours to Hoi An
* Rider rating:
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
– Minsk motorbike or semi-automatic scooter
– 3rd party insurance for 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
