Thursday, July 31, 2014

Hoi An Offroad Motorcycle Tours to Hue via DMZ in Central Vietnam

For Vietnam Central motorcycle tour, we will take a loop around Vietnam Central to discover historic areas on Ho Chi Minh trail and Demilitaried Zone, learn about our ancient Capital by visiting Hue Citadel, enjoy unforgettable ride on Hai Van pass... Just only for 4 days. ..
Hoi An - Prao - A Luoi - Khe Sanh - DMZ - Highway 9 - Vinh Moc tunnels - Hien Luong bridge - Hue - Hai Van pass - Da Nang - Hoi An
4 Days / 3 Nights
* BRIEF ITINERARY:

Day 1: Hoi An Motorcycle Tours to Prao - Homestay at Co Tu Hilltribe's Village

Day 2: Prao Motorcycle Tours to Khe Sanh via A Luoi

Day 3: Khe Sanh Motorcycle Tours along Highway 9 to Hue via Vinh Moc tunnels

Day 4: Hue Motorcycle Tours to Hoi An via Da Nang

* Highlights of the tour:
* Ethnic minority villages
* Hai Van pass
* Local cuisine
* Old-growth rainforest
* Mountain waterfalls
* Ho Chi Minh Trail
* Hamburger Hill
* Khe Sanh combat base
* Khe Sanh museum
* Crossing the 17th parallel
* Historic Vinh Moc tunnels
* World Heritage sites
* Optional Abseiling

Day 1 : Offroad Motorbike Tours from Hoi An to Hue via DMZ: Hoi An Motorcycle Tours to Prao - Homestay at Co Tu Hilltribe's Village
We drive to the remote mountain village of Prao, stopping at historic Cham towers and monuments from the French Indochina war along the way. After refreshments, we ascend into the highlands through Co Tu minority towns, stop for a picnic lunch and swim in the idylic mountain streams. We dine at a top local restaurant - a great experience by itself.

(Accommodation: Guesthouse)
(Meals: Lunch, Dinner)


Day 2: Offroad Motorbike Tours from Hoi An to Hue via DMZ: Prao Motorcycle Tours to Khe Sanh via A Luoi
Day two starts early with breakfast before embarking on a new section of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. We ride through pristine rainforest along the Lao border and over spectacular mountain passes, then stop for picnic lunch in a spectacular 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, and follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail to Khe Sanh. We visit the Khe Sanh combat base and memorial and museum.
(Accommodation: Hotel)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)


Day 3 : Offroad Motorbike Tours from Hoi An to Hue via DMZ: Khe Sanh Motorcycle Tours along Highway 9 to Hue via Vinh Moc tunnels
Driving along Highway 9, we pass famous American war sites like the Rock Pile and Camp Carol, before crossing the former border between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. We arrive at the Vinh Moc tunnels, where an entire village went underground in the 1960s to survive the bombing. After exploring the tunnels, we head to a local beach where you can cool off with a swim.
After lunch we drive along the coastline and arrive in Hue late afternoon.
(Accommodation: Hotel)
(Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)


Day 4 : Offroad Motorbike Tours from Hoi An to Hue via DMZ: Hue Motorcycle Tours to Hoi An via Da Nang
You can visit the Hue Citadel in the morning, before riding out off Hue. We follow a distinctive coastal route and stop for a delicious seafood lunch at a local beach.
We swim here before continuing onto Hai Van Pass, the highest point on Highway 1. We ride on big open windy roads where traffic is rare and along some of the most scenic landscape in Vietnam. We stop at famous China Beach for a cold drink before arriving in Hoi An.
(Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch)


Optional Abseiling at Marble Mountain on day 1:
We walk up Marble Mountain into the rappelling area, which takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
The first rappel is a short walk from the practice area and enjoys a fantastic view of the ocean. This 22 meter line has great exposure, fantastic scenery and makes you feel like you are much higher than you actually are.
Then we do our final rappel; a monster 50 meter drop into a gaping hole so deep and dark that you can’t see the bottom. This fantastic cave rappel drops right out of the jungle down into a temple chamber. Get ready for a full on Tomb Raider experience!

END OF THE TRIP

* Rider rating:
Inexperienced riders to sit on the back
Moderately experienced to drive yourself
Experienced riders


* Tour rating:
easy day (first & second day)
long day (second & third day)
all paved road


* Please note:
Tour departs with minimum of 2 people.
We do not offer a pillion discount for tours departing with only 2 people.

* Tour includes:
- Experienced English-speaking guide
- Minsk motorbike or semi-automatic scooter
- 3rd party insurance for motorbikes
- Fuel
- 3 x Breakfast, 4 x Lunch, 3 x Dinner
- Snacks
- 3 night accommodation
- Entry fees and ferry crossings
- International safety standard helmet
- Drinking water and soft drinks
- Saddle bags, gloves & rain ponchos, if needed
- Long sleeve shirt


* Tour excludes:
- Alcohol
- Personal & motorbike insurance (for motorcycle accident)
- Personal expenses/tips
- Damages to motorcycle

Please visit our website links for the tour in details:
For all Indochina Motorbike Tours to ride Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, please visit our website:
For all Vietnam Motorbike Tours, please visit our website:
For All Vietnam Central Motorbike Tours, please visit our website:

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VIETNAM CENTRAL MOTORBIKE & MOTORCYCLE TOUR TO HUE, QUANG BINH, QUANG TRI FROM HOI AN

VIETNAM CENTRAL MOTORBIKE TOUR TO HUE, QUANG BINH, QUANG TRI FROM HOI AN

Hoi An - Hue - Phong Nha - Khe Sanh - A Luoi - Prao - Hoi An
Awake to the sounds of rural Vietnam. This central Vietnam motorbike tour offers a day free to explore Phong Nha national park beside historic sites in Khe Sanh, Hue or on Ho Chi Minh trail ..

*BRIEF ITINERARY:

DAY 1: Hoi An Motorcycle Tours to Hue  (Along the coast)

DAY 2: Hue Motorcycle Tours to Phong Nha Cave (Tunnels and trails)

DAY 3: Phong Nha adventure Tours with Kayaking, Trekking

DAY 4: Phong Nha Motorcycle Tours to Khe Sanh (Ho Chi Minh Trail)

DAY 5: Khe Sanh Motorcycle Tours to Prao via A Luoi (Hill tribe country)

DAY 6: Prao Motorcycle Tours to Hoi An

* Highlights of the tour:

* Ethnic minority villages
* Hai Van pass
* Local cuisine
* Old-growth rainforest
* Mountain waterfalls
* Ho Chi Minh Trail
* Hamburger Hill
* Khe Sanh combat base
* Khe Sanh museum
* Crossing the 17th parallel
* Historic Vinh Moc tunnels
* World Heritage sites
* Phong Nha National Park

Day 1: VIETNAM CENTRAL MOTORBIKE TOURS OF WONDERS: Hoi An Motorcycle Tours to Hue  (Along the coast)
We drive the coast road along China Beach, stopping for drinks the beach before heading up and over the Hai Van Pass, the highest point on Highway 1. We ride on big open windy roads where traffic is rare, enjoying some of the most scenic landscapes in VHUE MOTORBIKE TOURietnam. We stop at Lang Co beach for a seafood lunch and continue along the coast through small fishing communities before arriving in the historic capital of Hue. Dinner is a unique experience dining on the famous specialties of Hue cuisine.
(Accommodation: Hotel***)
(Meals: Lunch, Dinner)


Day 2 : VIETNAM CENTRAL MOTORBIKE TOURS OF WONDERS: Hue Motorcycle Tours to Phong Nha Cave (Tunnels and trails)
After an early start, we take small country roads up the coast. Crossing the former border between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel, we arrive at the Vinh Moc tunnels, where an entire village went underground in the 1960s to survive the bombing. After exploring the tunnels, we head to a local beach where you can cool off with a swim followed by lunch. We then head away from the coast on the eastern branch of the Ho Chi Minh Highway to Phong Nha-Khe Bang national park.
Tonight’s accommodation is in a newly built family-run farm-stay retreat where you can talk freely to the locals about their wartime experiences.
(Accommodation: Farm stay retreat***)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 3 : VIETNAM CENTRAL MOTORBIKE TOURS OF WONDERS: Phong Nha adventure Tours with Kayaking, Trekking
Awake to the sounds of rural Vietnam. With a day free to explore Phong Nha national park,we take a morning boat ride into the magnificent Phong Nha limestone cave, the second-longest wet limestone caves in the world, followed by a local lunch and an afternoon of tubing, kayaking or trekking through this amazing old-growth rainforest.
(Accommodation: Farm stay retreat ***)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4 :VIETNAM CENTRAL MOTORBIKE TOURS OF WONDERS: Phong Nha Motorcycle Tours to Khe Sanh (Ho Chi Minh Trail)
Today’s ride is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Obtaining special military permission, we are able to drive the remote A LUOI MOTORBIKE TOURwestern branch of the Ho Chi Minh Highway through majestic limestone karst and spectacular old-growth jungle. Be amazed at the tenacity of the Vietnamese people during the US war, as this road follows the original HCM Trail through some of the most rugged terrain on Earth.
Arriving in Khe Sanh, we visit the site of the former marine combat base, capping off an amazing day of riding and history.
(Accommodation: Hotel***)
(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)


Day 5 - VIETNAM CENTRAL MOTORBIKE TOURS OF WONDERS: Khe Sanh Motorcycle Tours to Prao via A Luoi (Hill tribe country)
Leaving Khe Sanh early, we cross the Cuban-built Da Krong bridge, where the stilt houses of hill tribes still line the road. After climbing up to the A Shau valley, where Colin Powell was injured by a punji stick during the war. After a picnic lunch at the foothills of Hamburger Hill, we continue along one of the more remote stretches of the HCM Highway to the ethnic minority town of Prao. A local dinner is an experience in itself.
(Accommodation: Small hotel/guesthouse)
(Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 6 - VIETNAM CENTRAL MOTORBIKE TOURS OF WONDERS: Prao Motorcycle Tours to Hoi An
We take a small road out of Prao, passing ethnic tribes and stopping to swim and explore the villages as we descend from the mountains.
Once in the delta, we follow our famous country laneway route into Hoi An, completing our six-day loop of central Vietnam.
(Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch)

Optional Abseiling at Marble Mountain on day 6:

We walk up Marble Mountain into the rappelling area, which takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
The first rappel is a short walk from the practice area and enjoys a fantastic view of the ocean. This 22 meter line has great exposure, fantastic scenery and makes you feel like you are much higher than you actually are.
Then we do our final rappel; a monster 50 meter drop into a gaping hole so deep and dark that you can’t see the bottom. This fantastic cave rappel drops right out of the jungle down into a temple chamber. Get ready for a full on Tomb Raider experience!

* Rider rating:
Inexperienced riders to sit on the back
Moderately experienced to drive yourself
Experienced riders

* Tour rating:
easy day (last day)
long days
all paved road

* Please note:
Tour departs with minimum of 2 people.
We do not offer a pillion discount for tours departing with only 2 people.


* Tour includes:
- Experienced English-speaking guide
- Minsk motorbike or semi-automatic scooter
- 3rd party insurance for motorbikes
- Fuel
- 4 x Breakfast, 5 x Lunch, 4 x Dinner
- Snacks
- 4 night accommodation
- Entry fees and ferry crossings
- International safety standard helmet
- Drinking water and soft drinks
- Saddle bags, gloves & rain ponchos, if needed
- Long sleeve shirt


* Tour excludes:
- Alcohol
- Personal & motorbike insurance (for motorcycle accident)
- Personal expenses/tips
- Damages to motorcycle

Please visit our website links for the tour in details:
For all Indochina Motorbike Tours to ride Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, please visit our website:
For all Vietnam Motorbike Tours, please visit our website:
For All Vietnam Central Motorbike Tours, please visit our website:

You can contact us via email for any customized tours, all quotations and enquiries:



Monday, July 28, 2014

Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Motorcycle Tour

Toughest Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tour

Hanoi – Ba Be Lake – Meo Vac – Dong Van – Ha Giang – Sapa – Than Uyen – Mu Cang Chai – Phu Yen – Mai Chau – Moc Chau

Within 8 days, this Northern Vietnam offroad motorbike tour from Hanoi offers you full chance to taste Ha Giang, Ba Be National Park, Ba Be lake, Mai Chau valley and Sa pa – they are the most attractive destinations in North of Vietnam. You will have great album of stunning landscape of mountainous region and colorful hill tribes after 8 day riding motorbike in northern Vietnam. This is one of the most favourite  in our Vietnam Motorbike Tours Collection.

* BRIEF ITINERARY:

Day 1:  Hanoi  Motorbike Tours to Ba Be Lake: 240 km

Day 2:  Babe Lake  Motorcycle Tours to  Meo Vac:   170 km

Day 3: Meo Vac Motorbike Tours to Ha Giang:   180 Km

Day 4: Ha Giang Motorcycle Tours to Sa Pa:   220km

Day 5:  Sapa Motorbike tours to Than Uyen:   110 km

Day 6: Than Uyen Motorcycle Tours to Mu Cang Chai and Phu Yen:    220 km

Day 7: Phu Yen Motorbike Tours to Mai Chau Valley    150 km

Day 8: Mai Chau Motorbike Tours back to Hanoi. – 150km
Day 1:  Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tours: Hanoi Motorbike Tours to Ba Be Lake (240 km)
This great motorcycle tour to the north of Vietnam starts at around 8 AM. We try the best to avoid busy city road in the morning until Cho Chu town (in Thai Nguyen province) where we have lunch. After lunch, we surely have enjoyable motorcycle ride to Ba Be because the roads have less traffic and give you a lot of grand mountain view. At about 4 PM. We arrive Pac Ngoi – a beautiful village of Tay people which located peacefully at Ba Be lake’s side. Diner and stay with the Tay’s family.

Ba Bể Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Ba Bể – Ba means “Three”, Bể is from the Tay language word pé, meaning “lake”) is the largest natural lake in Vietnam. It is located in Nam Mẫu commune, Bắc Kạn district, Bắc Kạn Province in the northeastern region of the country. Having been formed approximately 200 million years ago, the lake is surrounded by limestone cliffs, which in turn are covered by primary forests. The lake comprises three zones named Pé Lầm, Pé Lù, and Pé Lèng. Three rivers, named Năng, Tả Han, and Nam Cường, are the main inflows of the lake. The Năng river enters the lake through a large waterfall called Đầu Đẳng. In the lake there are also three islands, named Án Mã, Khẩu Cúm, and Po Gia Mải (literally “Widow’s Island”).
Ba Bể Lake is a featured geographical science and is a biodiversity reservoir. It is a part of the Ba Be National Park.
It is home of a range of animals and plants.
Day 2: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tours: Babe Lake  Motorcycle Tours to Meo Vac  (170 km)
Saying good bye to  the family, we’ll ride motorbike on the back-roads through some rustic villages and the jungle. Then we motorbike across some streams. This promise to be a great day for off-road Vietnam motorbike touring. We will stop in Bao Lac town for lunch and then continue the beautiful motorcycle tour Northern Vietnam to Meo Vac by taking a scenic route climbs over many Passes where we can enjoy beautiful mountain ranges and the Nho Que river.  Arrive at Meo Vac by 5.00PM. Dinner in town, Hotel stay.

Meo Vac Town is located in the heart of the Dong Van Rock Plateau, which was recognized as part of the Global Geo-Park Network in 2009, the Dong Van old quarter is home to age old and unique architecture near Ha Giang Province’s border with China. Therefore, the Motorbike tour to Ha Giang, Dong Van is always the best choice of the motorcyclists.
Day 3: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tours: Meo Vac Motorbike Tours Ha Giang   (180 Km)
Today’s ride promises to be the highlight of this motorcycle trip in north Vietnam as we will visit one of the most remote land in Motorbike Tour Around Northern Vietnam – 8 DaysVietnam where we can see many ethnic groups with their unique cultures and imposing mountains such as : Pi Leng Pass – one of the 4 longest and most beautiful passes in North Vietnam, the Rock Plateau, the Vuong palace in Dong Van, The “Heaven Gate” in Quan Ba. This is for sure the best motorbike ride in Vietnam with many interesting and amazing things in every meter of the road.  Arrive Ha Giang in the late afternoon.
Dinner and stay with the other Tay’s family or stay in hotel in Ha Giang city

Ha Giang, 300 km away from Hanoi, located at the highest latitude in Vietnam. It is surrounded by Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai. It shares a border with China in the north. Many ethnic minorities, including the Dao, H’mong, Tay, and Nung, live in Ha Giang province Vietnam.
Day 4: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tours: Ha Giang Motorbike Tours to Sa Pa   (220km)
Today we head straight towards the North-western mountain where the main Fanxipan Mountain range dominates the road until Sapa. The road is very smooth with a good view of green mountain, rice fields between lovely villages of the hill tribes. After a short break in Lao Cai to see Chinese border, we will have very beautiful motorbike ride up to Sapa. This motorbike ride is up and up till 1.600 meters above sea level. It offers a great  view of mountain with terrace fields and it must be one of the best motorbike ride in North Vietnam.
Arrive in Sapa at around 5: 00 pm, overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Day 5: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tours: Sapa Motorbike Tours Than Uyen   (110 km)
You are free to explore Sapa until 1.30PM, check out hotel and we continue the route to Than Uyen, we will make a splendid climb up from Sapa to the top of the highest road pass in Vietnam (Tram Ton Pass). Crossing into Lai Chau Province at over 2000m above sea level. This is a short motorbike ride but could be the most enjoyable motorbike tour from Sa pa. The ride offers you amazing view of the Hoang Lien mountain ranges for miles and miles. We arrive in Than Uyen by 5.00PM.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.
Day 6: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tours: Than Uyen Motorbike Tours to Mu Cang Chai -  Phu Yen (220 km)
We keep riding up and down into a forested and high mountain region populated by H’mong peoples, We will hike up a very high mountain pass before descending into a mountainous tea-growing region. Soon after we follow a long the valley floor covered in a sea of rice surrounded by Hmong and Thai’s villages all the way to Phu Yen. Especially, after lunch in Mu Cang Chai – a famous land for terrace fields so the ride through Mu Cang Chai is another highlight of this Motorcycle tours North Vietnam.
Arrive Phu Yen town at 5:00Pm. Overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tours: Phu Yen Motorcycle Tours to Mai Chau Valley    (150 km)
It is a short motorbike tour to Mai Chau valley, but it’s also a enjoyable motorbike ride! It offers some different views from the days before with different hill tribes. Right after Phu Yen town, we will have great ride along the Da River lake on the winding road between the river lake and mountains. it is likely a motorcycle tour on the coastline in the central Vietnam.  After crossing the Da river by a ferry, we will motorcycle up and up to Moc Chau plateau where we stop for lunch, then after lunch, we’ll make a turn to the quiet mountain road named Hua Tat – it’s built by the French during the war time and nowadays, it is like a forgotten so the short ride to Mai Chau is also the best part of the Northern Vietnam Motorbike Tour.
Arrive Mai Chau at 4:30 PM. Stay in Poom-coong village of the Thai people – Home stay.
Day 8: Northern Vietnam Offroad Motorbike Tours: Mai Chau Motorcycle Tours back to Hanoi  (150km)
Getting up late, feel the peaceful life of the local by walking around the valley and then start the motorbike ride back to Hanoi at around 10 AM. After 2 beautiful mountain passes – Thung Khe and Doc Cun we will have lunch and then join the high way back to Hanoi. We will be back to the hotel before rush hours in order to end the 8 Day motorbike tour in north Vietnam safely.

If you need further details on our updated quotes for such a tour, kindly email us at sales@indochinamotorbiketours.com or dnqtravel@gmail.com directly

* Inclusion:
+ Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
+ Helmet(s)
+ Driving gears
+ Gasoline on tour
+ English or French speaking guide
+ Mechanic (only for group from 6 passengers)
+ Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary (based on twin or/and triple shared)
+ Homestay permission
+ Meals as indicated in the itinerary
+ Entrance fees & Sightseeing fees
+ Fruits and Coffee on tour


* Exclusion:
+ Travel insurance
+ Visa
+ Air-ticket
+ Tips
+ Personal expenses

Note: We provide support truck (120$ per day) for emergency and for your safe riding in Vietnam - Most of other tour operators do not offer that. Contact us if you think it's necessary.
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