Drive through the rice fields, stopping at historic Cham towers monuments from the Indochina war along the way. After Vietnamese coffee, we ascend into the highlands through Co Tu ethnic minority village. We’ll make a stop for swimming and relaxing at a waterfall and have a lunch of local food. We will then ride the Ho Chi Minh trail into the highlands to visit the ethnic minority village. We dine at a top local restaurant.
Day two starts early with breakfast before we will continue adventures along the Ho Chi Minh trail, visit another minority village, then ride through the pristine jungle along the border of Laos and over spectacular mountain passes. We’ll stop at a mountain waterfall where you can cool off with a swim. Following this, we travel through the A Shau Valley, a famous American war battleground. After lunch we leave A Luoi, we will leave the Ho Chi Minh trail to travel along highway, riding up to the top of Ma Oi pass. We’ll go through a jungle that was destroyed during the war, before arriving in Hue.
Riding out off Hue, we follow a distinctive coastal route and stop for a delicious seafood lunch at a local family restaurant and discover Lang Co lagoon by fishing boat. We will swim at another fresh water waterfall before continuing onto the famous Hai Van pass, the highest point on highway 1. We ride on big open, windy roads where traffic is scarce – it has some of the most scenic landscapes in Vietnam. We’ll stop at a famous Da Nang beach for a cold drink before returning to Hoi An.
