Ho Chi Minh Trail Motorcycle Tour – 12 Days

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau: 180 km

At around 8:30 am, The Ho Chi Minh Trail Motorcycle Tour starts from our shop in the western outskirt of Hanoi. With other people, the first day is difficult day but for us the first day ride to Mai Chau is the highlight of this motorbike tour. We head up to the west of Hanoi on the free way where the traffic looks busy but you can have safe motorbike ride to move out of Hanoi. After just about 1 hour ride, we will be in the mountain area of northern Vietnam where we can enjoy an interesting motorcycle tour in North Vietnam through some peaceful villages on the back-roads that offer you amazing view of green mountain and rice fields, and remind you about Halong bay. Arrive Mai Chau at about 5:00 pm, stay with the white Thai people on stilt-house in Mai Chau.

Day 2: Mai Chau – Tan Ky: 260 km

After breakfast with the family, we get back on the bikes and motorbike through Mai Chau and then get on the Ma river bank and enjoy a beautiful motorcycle ride through bamboo forest along the winding river bank. We will get to Ngoc Lac town at noon time when the lunch is served at the local restaurant. After lunch, just enjoy an easy and relaxing motorbike tour on Ho Chi Minh road to Tan Ky town. Stay in a guesthouse in town.

Day 3: Tan Ky – Phong Nha: 280 km

Tan Ky is known as the starting point of the Ho Chi Minh trail during the war time. From here the Northern communist with food and weapons travel down to the South Vietnam to join the war.
After breakfast, we will keep riding the historical Ho Chi Minh trail down to the south. The ride is almost on the repaired part of the trail but still offers a great view of mountain and the daily life of the local. The motorbike ride on Ho Chi Minh trail in the afternoon must be the highlight of the trip.  When we get closer to the Phong Nha National park the ride will be very green and scenic, we will arrive the hotel nearby the national park and If time permits, we will spend 1.5 hour boat ride to the cave nearby the hotel.

Day 4: Phong Nha – Khe Sanh: 220 km

It’s another highlight of this Ho Chi Minh trail motorcycle tours! After departing from Phong Nha town, we will make a turn to join the western Ho Chi Minh trail; known as the hidden trail that the US army did never know and bomb, the western Ho Chi Minh trail offers us the wonderful motorbike ride today: with the length of more than 200 km, this western Ho Chi Minh trail motorbike ride is almost under the Phong Nha Ke Bang national park where the traffic is completely empty. In the late afternoon when we get out of national park we will pay a interesting visit to Khe Sanh – the former important US Marine Base including US Air base, tunnels and new Khe Sanh museum. We will head down to the Khe Sanh town and finish the great day for motorcycle touring Vietnam at about 5:00 pm.
Overnight in guesthouse!

Day 5: Khe Sanh – Hue: 170 km

We will leave the Ho Chi Minh trail today to ride along the historical road No 9 along the Dakrong river. The motorbike ride is straight to the eastern side of Vietnam along the 17th parallel where we can visit the Hien Luong bridge – a symbol for the border between the north Vietnam and south Vietnam, Vinh Moc tunnels and where you can have short motorbike ride on coastal roads which offers different view from the ride on Ho Chi Minh trail days before. We arrive Hue at 4:30 pm. Hotel stay.

Day 6: Motorbike around Hue

After the western breakfast in the hotel, you can choose to discover the hidden charm of Hue by bus tour around Hue or take a short motorbike tour in Hue to some beautiful temples, king’s tombs or rustic and peaceful villages. After lunch you can have swim on the beach or enjoy free and relaxing time after a long ride. Dinner is on your own, fell free to discover the Hue cuisine. Hotel stay.

Day 7 : Hue – Hoi An: 160 km

It’s beautiful Vietnam motorcycle tour on coastlines from Hue to Hoi An. After breakfast, get back to the bikes and ride to the coastal outskirt of Hue city, then enjoy the motorbike tour on the coastal roads down to Hoi An. We will cross the Hai Van pass or Cloudy pass – one of the most beautiful passes in the central Vietnam in which presents a great view of mountain and ocean. We will be in Hoi An at 4:00 pm. Hotel stay.

Day 8: Touring around Hoi An

After breakfast in the hotel, we will have short walking tour around the ancient town Hoi An to see some famous attraction in Hoi An such as: the Japanese bridge, Chinese temples, local markets and the traditional houses. In the afternoon you can have your free time at the beach or keep motorcycle touring Hoi An to some peaceful and green villages of the local people who plant the vegetable all year around. Hotel stay.

Day 9: Hoi An – Kon Tum: 210 km

Start the Hoi An motorcycle tour to Kon Tun at around 8:30 a.m. The motorcycle ride today will show you the rural life of locals such as: incense making, basket making village, rice paper making,…and then head to My Son Hollyland where you can visit the ancient Cham Towers and learn more about history and culture of the Cham people. After that we will continue the Ho Chi Minh trail motorcycle tours where we will enjoy the breath-taking nature and visit some of the Churu, Tay and Nung people who live along the trail in central highlands Vietnam before visiting Phoenix Airport and other important bases of the Southern Government before 1975. We will be in Kon Tum at about 5:00 pm. Overnight in hotel in Kon Tum.

Day 10: Kon Tum – Pleiku: 180 km

The Ho Chi Minh trail motorcycle tour today is another busy day with a lot of visits and stops. Firstly we pay avisit to village of the Bana people and then keep motorbike riding to Pleiku where we can enjoy the scenic landscape and the natural lake calls “the Eyes of Pleiku” Sea Lake. Visit rubber plantation and learn what the locals do for a living. Stop at Ede ethnic minority village to experience pleasure with their unique culture,…etc. We will finish the day at about 5:00 pm in Buon Me Thuat town and stay overnight in a hotel.

Day 11: Buon Me Thuot – Lak Lake: 100 km

It’s a relaxing Vietnam motorcycle tour to Lak lake. The ride is short but still offers a lot of interesting things to enjoy along the way. We can see large coffee fields where we can learn how they process the coffee and taste many different types of café in Vietnam or visit the Dray Sap and Dray Nu waterfalls (the biggest waterfalls in Vietnam), or have a short trek to the top of the Elephant Mountain where you can have some great shots of the area’s panoramic view. Arrive the beautiful Lak lake in the early afternoon. Stay overnight in the hotel which faces to the lake.

Day 12: Lak Lake – Nha Trang: 215 km

The last day of the Vietnam Motorcycle Tour on Ho Chi Minh trail is a big day with plenty of stops for picture of the green mountain lake, colorful hill tribes and the beautiful coastlines. Firstly, you can ride elephant or boat to pass the Lak lake to visit M’nong’s village and then enjoy the beautiful motorbike tour on coastal roads to Nha Trang. We will pay some visits to the natural hot water springs, friendly K’ho people, the colorful Cham or some fishing villages. We will be at Nha Trang at 4:00 pm, check in the hotel of your choice, say good bye to the friends of Vietnam Motorbike Tour Expert then enjoy your relaxing time in the coastal city of Nha Trang.

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