8 Day Vietnam Guided Motorbike Tour to Mai Chau, Phong Nha, Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An from Hanoi, Vietnam

Overview

This Vietnam motorbike tour starts from Hanoi to Northern Vietnam highlighting Phu Yen (Son La) and Mai Chau (Hoa Binh) before riding along the Ho Chi Minh trail. You will have the chance to visit World Heritage Sites such as Phong Nha and Hue before arriving in Hoi An. You will also understand Vietnam war, demilitarized zone and battlefields in Quang Tri and Quang Binh. You will see the spectacular coastline of Central Vietnam as well. This is a very favorite tour you will experience the best of Vietnam massively!

Highlights

• Starts in Hanoi and ends in Hoi An
• Have a ride on the forgotten French road
• Start to ride the Ho Chi Minh trail from Mai Chau
• Riding on a small, spectacular, and paved trail along the Ma River
• A chance to visit the former US Marine Base
• Ride across the coastline of Hai Van pass
• Have a sightseeing tour in Hue
• 7 nights' accommodation

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Hanoi to Phu Yen (Son La), 190 kilometers / 119 miles

   Start this special motorbike tour in northern Vietnam with a short ride to Phu Yen. You start your motorbike ride from the western outskirt of Hanoi, strive to be on a quiet and small road as long as possible to get away from busy traffic. After 2-hour riding, you will be right in a mountain area with countryside roads between green rice and tea fields. Lunch is in little town Thu Cuc after passing the small corner of Ba Vi National Park. You arrive in Phu Yen town at around 16:30. Get the room and enjoy a short walk around a peaceful town. Overnight in Phu Yen. - Meals: Lunch and dinner

2. Day 2: Phu Yen to Mai Chau, 150 kilometers / 94 miles

   After breakfast in the hotel, you will have another short and enjoyable motorbike tour in the mountain area of Vietnam. Right after the town, you will ride the motorcycle along the Da River on the winding road until the Da River pier. Put all the bikes on the ferry and start the great ride in another side of the river. You will go all the way up from 300 meters to 1,000 meters above sea level. This northern Vietnam motorbike tour offers you plenty of breathtaking mountain views. You will stop in Moc Chau plateau for lunch. After that, you will enjoy a great Vietnam motorbike tour on the forgot

3. Day 3: Mai Chau to Tan Ky, Nghe An, 270 kilometers / 168 miles

   From today, you will start to ride all the way down to central Vietnam on the Ho Chi Minh trail. After breakfast and saying goodbye to the host, you will have a very interesting Mai Chau motorbike tour through rustic villages of the Thai people and green rice fields. When you get out of the valley, you will keep riding on a small, spectacular, and paved trail along the Ma River until Cam Thuy town where you stop for lunch. After lunch, just enjoy a relaxing motorcycle tour on Ho Chi Minh trail to Tan Ky. You arrive in Tan Ky town at around 17:00. - Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

4. Day 4: Tan Ky to Phong Nha, Quang Binh, 280 kilometers / 174 miles

   You continue on Ho Chi Minh trail to Phong Nha and Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. The ride offers some stops to see the green tea farm, villages of hill tribes, especially, the Ho Chi Minh trail motorbike ride in the afternoon offers amazing view of mountain, it reminds you again of limestone mountains in Ha Long Bay. You will arrive in Phong Nha at around 16:30, and if time and weather permit, you can have a short boat trip along the green river to go through some famous caves. - Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

5. Day 5: Phong Nha to Khe Sanh, 220 kilometers / 137 miles

   Unlike many other Vietnam motorcycle tour organizers, Vietnam Motorbike Tour will take you to Khe Sanh on the western Ho Chi Minh trail. The western trail is known as the hidden trail that the US Army did never know to bomb, the trail runs through the national park of Phong Nha-Ke Bang, in more than 200 kilometers, you will just see few other motorbikes but a lot of beautiful and beautiful mountain view. The ride on this trail could be one the best motorcycle tours Vietnam, especially, after getting out of the Phong Nha National Park, you will get a chance to visit the former US Marine Base wi

6. Day 6: Khe Sanh to Vinh Moc tunnels and Hue, 180 kilometers / 112 miles

   This is another busy day of war stories and visits to famous attraction, you will leave the Ho Chi Minh trail to ride on another historical road No. 9 to the east and get closer to the coast of Vietnam. It is a short Vietnam motorbike tour but you should pay a lot of visits to some interesting historical sites such as Hien Luong bridge known as the symbol of the border between the north and the south of Vietnam, the museum of the 17th parallel, and the famous Vinh Moc tunnels. After lunch nearby the tunnels, you will have a short motorcycle tour to Hue. Arrive in the beautiful city of Hue at a

7. Day 7: Hue sightseeing tour

   After breakfast in the hotel, you will have an enjoyable time to discover the charm of Hue city. Based on your mood, you can take a motorcycle tour around Hue to see some tombs of the kings along the Huong river or have an easy bus tour around the city. You will be back to city to have lunch at one of the famous food streets in Hue. In the afternoon, take your free time to relax at the beach or have more walk around Hue or do some shopping. Dinner is on your own, just feel free to enjoy your favorite food in Hue. - Meals: Breakfast and lunch

8. Day 8: Hue to Hoi An, 170 kilometers / 106 miles

   The last day is completely different from the days before. Right after getting out of Hue city, you will have a great motorbike ride along the coast through some fishing villages and colorful fields of tombs. The view is quite different from the view of the mountain along the Ho Chi Minh trail, especially, the motorbike ride across the Hai Van pass must be one of the best motorcycle tours on coastline Vietnam. You will be in Da Nang city at around 14:00. You can have the option to stay in the coastal city of Da Nang or keep riding around 30 kilometers more to Hoi An ancient town before ending

Ride Details

Terrain

mixed of trail and off-road

Bike

rental bike

Mileage

1,460 kilometers / 908 miles

Daily rides

150 - 280 kilometers / 94 - 174 miles

Riding gear

included: helmets, elbow and knee pads, gloves, bungee cords and nylon plastic bag for luggage water/dust cover

Meals

6 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 6 dinners

Accommodation

Your accommodation will be standard hotels and homestays in single, twin, double, or triple rooms. Your trip will stay in a range of hotels / guesthouses with standardized quality. Vietnam Motorbike Tour endeavors to select a combination of good quality hotels that reflect the character of the local area as well as being as centrally located as possible, all the while striving to keep the cost affordable. Please be aware that some hotel rooms, especially those in major urban centers or older cities, may be smaller than what you are used to in other parts of the world. Standards and ratings may also be different to your home country. Rooms are en-suite and either twin or triple-share, dependi

Food

Breakfasts are included every day in the hotel (except on the first morning). They are usually 'continental breakfasts', which is typical in most countries. A typical breakfast may consist of cereals with milk or yogurt, bread, croissants, cold meats, cheese and a range of spreads, with fruit juice, tea, or coffee to drink. It is rare to get a hot breakfast in Asia, though on some occasions there may be some hot food available as well. Included evening meals are in local restaurants or accommodation places and are either two or three courses. In most cases, table water is provided with the meals and if you wish to purchase additional drinks, you can do so at your own expense. If you have any

Getting There

This tour will take place in Vietnam, from Hanoi to Phu Yen, Mai Chau, Tan Ky, Phong Nha, Khe Sanh, Vinh Moc, Hue, Danang, and Hoi An.