HO CHI MINH CITY TO HOI AN MOTORCYCLE TOUR ADVENTURE

Overview

Travel to one of the world’s most exotic nations and not having the opportunity to experience all that the country and it’s people have to offer.  For this very reason, Tropic Riders has created the travel experience of a lifetime.  We now offer a 9 day tour from Saigon to Hoi An or Hoi An to Saigon where you may either ride as a pillion passenger or on your own so that you too may appreciate Vietnam just as the millions of motorbikers of our great nation do.  This inspiring adventure encompasses the vast green Cat Tien National park, beautiful central highland, the most spectacular parts of legendery Ho Chi Minh trail, the famous Top Gear Hai Van Pass and so much more.  Join us for this magnificent journey as we guide you through the local history, delicacies, villages, homestays and beautiful people of Vietnam.

Highlights:

• Cat Tien National park
• Pongour waterfal
• Lak Lake
• Central Highland - the large home of many ethnic groups in Vietnam
• Dalat, the eternal Spring city
• Peerless Ho Chi Minh Trail
• Unesco complex of the Hue monument
• Famous Top Gear ride via Hai Van pass
• Hoi An ancient town

HO CHI MINH CITY TO HOI AN MOTORCYCLE TOUR ADVENTURE

Day 1: Sai Gon motorcycle tour to Cat Tien National Park (170 km)  

Depart from Saigon, the largest city in Vietnam, enjoy the majestic ride through the hustle and bustle traffic of this dynamic city heading to Cat Lai ferry. Afterward, continue our journey on the winding road through many rubber plantations and tropical forests for the spectacular scenery of Tri An Reservoir.

Cruise along Dong Nai river as well as experience the locals life on the way as we riding through many fruit farms and rice fields along some of the back roads, followed by the visit Ma and Stieng ethnic villages in Talai commune, embark on the quick ferry ride across the river enter Cat Tien National Park. Explore the National park by the soft trek is an optional activity. Overnight in Cat Tien at one of the cozy hotels nestled right beside the river.

Day 2: Cat Tien - Dalat City (200 km)

The day starts with many bird songs, enjoy your coffee and admire the morning life in Cat Tien National park

After we ride to central highland via spiraling mountain pass periodly stop by coffee plantations and villages.

Continue the ride along winding road experiencing more Vietnam treasures, the Pongour Waterfall

Cruise along the countryside viewing the variety of abundant agriculture such as vegetable farms, flower green houses, coffee plantations as well as a tour of the silk worm factory to observe the process of silk making

Visit the elephant waterfall, Linh An pagoda with the famous 70 meters high Statue of the Lady Budda

Arrive in the City of Eternal Spring, Da Lat

Day 3:  Da Lat Motorbike tour to Lak Lake, Lien Son (160km)

Depart and take a quick ride to one of Vietnams most unique hotels, known for its quirky architecture, the Crazy House

Cruise along the countryside viewing the variety of abundant agriculture such as vegetable farms, flower green houses, coffee plantations as well as a tour of the silk worm factory to observe the process of making silk

Visit the elephant waterfall

Following lunch, ride along the winding roads, periodically stopping to relish the spectacular scenery in addition to visiting the local market and fishing village

Arrive at our final destination Lak Lake before dark where you may stay in a guest house or home stay

Day 4:  Lak Lake-Buon Ma Thuot city (120km)

Relatively effortless day as not much time is spent on the bike

Time may be spent enjoying the Gia Long Waterfalls, riding elephants, canoe rentals, hiking, swimming or simply relaxing

Visit the typical Vietnamese villages of M’nong and Ede where you may learn about the culture and daily life of the towns people

After the morning activities, embark on a quick ferry ride across the river followed by a bumpy however stunning ride through rice paddies, pepper farms and local villages

Lunch followed by a cruise to Dray Sap, home to one of Vietnam's many natural wonders the Dray Nu falls where we will spend the afternoon unwinding

Rooms are available at the falls or in Buon Me Thout City as this is our final destination for the day.

Day 5:  Buon Ma Thuot city - Kon Tum (250km)

Depart and begin our ride to Chu Se with a visit to Buon Me Thout City, also known as the coffee capital of Vietnam

Along the ride we will stop and observe locals making rice noodles, incense, drums as well as cultivating mushrooms

Afterward, we begin our journey on the legendary Ho Chi Minh Road to learn about the fascinating period in history during the French colonization and Vietnam War

Lunch stop at Chu Se where you may indulge in some of Vietnam’s best rice and chicken dishes

After we ride to Pleiku City to visit Bien Ho Lake where time is allotted to relax and savor the scenery, followed by the bumpy back road through ethic villages and rubber plantations

Continue north to Kom Tum where sites include a historical church, orphanage and museum as well as Konktu village, home of the steel communal homes

Stay overnight in Kon Tum

Day 6:  Kon Tum - Kham Duc (160km)

Begin the day with a majestic ride through the hills and many ethnic villages

Along the way we will stop and visit the many historical sites such as Phoenix Airport, Challi Hill, the Ho Chi Minh Trail and much more where our guides will give information about some of the most ferocious battles of the Vietnam War

After stopping at the fairy spring and passing over a suspension bridge, where spending the afternoon unwinding, time for swimming or simply relaxing; we finish our  journey and arrive at our destination for the day, Kham Duc.

Day 7:  Kham Duc- A Roang (A Luoi) (180km)

Continue navigating the Ho Chi Minh Road for a spectacular 150ks

Periodically stop at remote villages with time to observe the local culture

Relaxing or swimming at a natural remote waterfall

Tour to local pineapple plantation where you can enjoy the local harvest

Day includes a magnificent ride Via the legendary Ho Chi Minh road through vast deep jungle and ehnic Ko Tu and Ta Oi villages

Arrive A Roang at a real village home stay and dip your body at a natural hot spring with the locals.

Day 8: A Roang - Hue (90km)

Spend the morning to observe the lifestyle of local Ta Oi village living in A Roang

Return to the Ho Chi Minh Road through the winding roads, to the mountainous district of A Luoi, location to several US military bases during the Vietnam War, site see and occasionally stop at Ashou Airport and some of the Vietnam War’s bloodiest battle fields

Continue the ride to the east via Ma Oi mountain pass through villages heading to Hue, tour around Hue includes Thuy Tien abandoned water park and Vietnam's great historical locations under the Nguyen Dynasty such as the UNESCO complex of the Hue monument as well as the ancient emperors’ scattered along the Huong River

Overnight in Hue

Day 9: Hue motorbike tour to Hoi An (160Km)

Travel along the coastal road offering some of Vietnam's most outstanding landscapes to Da Nang and eventually the Hai Van Pass, the famous Top Gear motorcycle ride in Vietnam

Periodically stop for food, beverages and photos as well as a swimming in the natural pool at Elephant Waterfall

Make a stop at a view point of Da Nang and the stone carving village of Non Nuoc

Visit the marble mountain before we arrive in Hoi An or Da Nang city as the last destination of the journey and conclusion of Vietnam motorcycle tours 9 day adventure, leaving you with unforgettable memories of Vietnam.

The tour program includes

• Motorbikes
• English Speaking Guide
• Petrol, oil
• 8 nights acommodations
• Helmets
• Rain coats, water proof bags and bungee cords
• All fees and permits

The tour program does not include

• Personal medical insurence 
• Bikes damages (for self-riders)
• Your food and drinks 
• Tips