The 9-day Ho Chi Minh Trail Motorbike Tours is a guided motorcycle tour, customized by the Hanoi based motorcycle tour operator Lotussia Travel. Begin your adventure tour from Hanoi, riding through Mai Chau, Tan Ky, Phong Nha, Quang Binh, Dong Hoi, Khe Sanh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da nang to Hoian. The bike tour is provided with high capacity Honda road bikes, cruiser bikes of 150cc or 250cc. Taking a moped bike, scooters or Russian minsk

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Ho Chi Minh Trail Motorbike Tours
Ride Hanoi Mai Chau Quang Binh Quang Tri Hue Hoian
(9 days)
The 9-day Ho Chi Minh Trail Motorbike Tours is a guided motorcycle tour, customized by the Hanoi based motorcycle
tour operator Lotussia Travel. Begin your adventure tour from Hanoi, riding through Mai Chau, Tan Ky, Phong Nha,
Quang Binh, Dong Hoi, Khe Sanh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da nang to Hoian. The bike tour is provided with high capacity
Honda road bikes, cruiser bikes of 150cc or 250cc. Taking a moped bike, scooters or Russian minsk.
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Itinerary:
Day 1: Motorcycle Tour Hanoi - Mai Chau.
There are many small roads that lead into the mountains around Mai Chau so we'll take the chance to ride out to
isolated H'mong, Dao and Thai villages. We will take on the challenge of an old road built by the French army and
spend the afternoon exploring nearby villages. Overnight in a Thai ethnicity stilt house in Mai Chau.
Day 2: Motorbike Tour Mai Chau - Tan Ky.
Ride on a small, spectacular and paved trail along the Ma river until Cam Thuy town where we stop for lunch. Hit the
Ho Chi Minh trail (now a newly built highway) all the way to Tan Ky town where we spend the night in a hotel.
Day 3: Motorcycle Tour Tan Ky - Phong Nha.
Ride on Ho Chi Minh Highway until Pho Chau where we stop to visit the HCM Trail victory monument which is in fact
the real starting point of our HCM Trail ride.
Ride all the way to Phong Nha - Ke Bang, the biggest and also the most beautiful cave in Vietnam and Indochina and is
now a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. The karst formation of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has evolved
since the Paleozoic (some 400 million years ago) and so is the oldest major karst area in Asia. Subject to massive
tectonic changes, the park's karst landscape is extremely complex with many geographic features of considerable
significance. The vast area, extending to the border of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, contains spectacular
formations including 65 km of caves and underground rivers.
Day 4: Motorbike Tour Phong Nha - Dong Hoi.
Boating and exploring World Heritage site of Phong Nha where local civilians and military sheltered from incessant
bombing during wartime. Then we drive down to the coastal town of Dong Hoi, which was heavily shelled by US
warships during the war. At a hotel over looking the beach, we can take in some sunbathing by the beach. Overnight in
Dong Hoi.
Day 5: Motorcycle Tour Dong Hoi - Khe Sanh.
We strike south through foothills which were once sprayed heavily by Agent Orange towards the former DMZ. There is
still much evidence of bombing on the mountain sides and from time to time we will see remnants of the original Trail.
We take in the Vinh Moc tunnel, the famous Hien Luong Bridge (former demarcation line between North and South
Vietnam, the Truong Son Cemetery and finally Khe Sanh (former US Marine base). Overnight in Khe Sanh.
Day 6: Motorbike Tour Khe Sanh – Hue.
In the morning we head south over the Da Krong Bridge (built by the Cubans in 1973) into the infamous A Shau valley,
an area of intense wartime activity. Passing Hamburger Hill and mountains still barren due to the extended effects of
Agent Orange, we arrive at A Luoi, where there are many Bru Van hill tribe people. Then, cruising through green back
country down the steep Me Oi Pass, we continue on to the beautiful city of Hue which lies along the banks of the
Perfume River. Overnight in Hue.

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Day 7: Hue Motorcycle Tour.
Hue is the former imperial capital of feudal Vietnam and is a perfect place to relax after our driving to date. Take a
boat cruise along the Perfume River to visit the tombs of the former Emperors Minh Mang and Tu Duc or visit the
remains of the Imperial Citadel, which was largely destroyed during the Tet Offensive in 1968. Overnight in Hue.
Day 8: Motorbike Tour Hue - Hoi An.
Join the National Highway 1 and head up the Hai Van Pass (Cloudy Pass) before the World Heritage site of Hoi An, a
major trading centre in SE Asia in the 16th and 17th centuries. Overnight in Hoi An. (B, L, D)
Day 9: Hoi An bike tour. Farewell lunch
Those who wish can ride up to China Beach, where US marines first landed, otherwise enjoy a free day to explore Hoi
An by foot or by motorbike taxi. With fine wining and dining (including a range of Hoi An specialties), impressive
architecture, fantastic tailoring, endless shopping, and a glorious beach, there is no shortage of activities to indulge in.
After lunch, we will say goodbye and our guide flies back to Hanoi from Danang.
About Lotussia Travel:
Lotussia Travel is a Hanoi based tour operator offering a wide selection of multi-activity tours in all over Vietnam. The
above multi-activity tour is only a sample we list on this site for your reference. That can be flexible, customizable and
subject to weather conditions and other circumstances. We have lots of other itineraries which will be available upon
request. If you need further information or have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to either mail to travel
at lotussia.com or visit our following sites.
 Vietnam Motorcycle Tours
 North Vietnam Motorcycle Tours
 Vietnam Motorcycle Tour Operator
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