From Dmz To Hoi An Via Ho Chi Minh Trail By Motorbike
Adventuring tourists can have a chance to explore hidden charms of motorbike tour in central Vietnam. Riding a motorbike passes through roads along Ho Chi Minh trail to enjoy colorful life of minority people as well as green forest. This is one of the interesting ways for you to get more experiences about the local life of Ta Oi, Van Kieu, Co Tu minority people and so on at hill tribe villages with beautiful sceneries. Let take the trip with Eco Nature Travel team to get experience about the real life in Central Vietnam!
Destination: Hue – Quang Tri – Khe Sanh – A Luoi – Prao – Da Nang – Hoi An.
Duration: 3 days / 2 nights
Itinerary in brief:
Day 1: Hue – DMZ – Khe Sanh. Overnight in Khe Sanh (L D)
Day 2: Khe Sanh – A Luoi – Prao. Homestay at B’Hong Village (B L D)
Day 3: Prao – Da Nang – Hoi An Ancient Town (B)
From Dmz To Hoi An Via Ho Chi Minh Trail By Motorbike / 3 days
Day 1: Hue – DMZ – Khe Sanh (L D)
Am: Our guide welcome you at hotel in Hue city and make acquainted to motorbike. You will try to ride it before riding motorbike tour in central Vietnam to leave Hue for Quang Tri province for visiting. Firsts of all, you will visit Hien Luong Bridge, which crosses the Ben Hai River at the middle of the DMZ and marks the former border between North and South Vietnam from 1954 to 1972 where exist Museum, Ben Hai river, the 17th Parallel. Vinh Moc tunnels – a network of tunnels built by villagers seeking shelter from bombings during the Vietnam War, and here is the place where an entire village lived for two and a half years. Visiting these tunnels, you can see and admire the specialty of Vietnamese people in the war, in this complex grew to including wells, kitchens, and rooms for each family and spaces for healthcare. Visiting this site, you can see and admire its specialty by your own eyes. Riding back Dong Ha Town and have lunch at local restaurant.
Pm: This afternoon you go on riding to Highway No 9 to Khe Sanh Combat Base – one of the most famous sieges of American Vietnamese War, and was the site of a United State base that fell under attack in early 1968. You see the old airfield of red dirt stills remain. Enter to the museum of Ta Con airport to see the things in nature of the fierce war, and how hard Quang Tri people fight against the enemy! Only step your foot to the DMZ area you can have deeply sight of the hot pot in the war as well as admire the hero of local people. Have dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Quang Tri.
Inclusion: Motorbike, Gas, English Guide, Entrance Fees, Lunch, Dinner, Hotel & Mineral Water
Day 2: Khe Sanh – A Luoi – Prao (B L D)
Am: After breakfast, you continue riding motorbike to leave Khe Sanh and cross through Dakrong Bridge, the starting point of Highway 15, one of the main branches of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which leads south to the A Shau valley and the famous "Hamburger Hill", across over Thanh Han River. Come and meet Ka Tu, Ta Oi, Van Kieu people on the way in their villages to know about their customs and ways of living. Along Ho Chi Minh Trails, you admire imposing forest of Vietnam with green color covering everywhere. A Luoi is in the area of Green Corridor in Central. It ranges to Bach Ma National Park where rare animals and plants have. Arrive A Luoi, have lunch at local restaurant.
Pm: After lunch, you will walk A Luoi local market for more exploration of daily activities of local people. Next, you ride your motorbike around A Luoi town for exploring beauties of this new developing town of Hue province, cross Aroang Village and reach to Prao where you will overnight at BhoHoong Village. On the road, you will stop, take a bath and relax at Waterfall for more refreshment. You will arrive in BhoHoong Village in the late afternoon. Check in home stay. You have a chance to meet minority people to know more of weaving textile… of Co Tu people. The culture, traditions and lifestyles of the Co Tu has remained untouched by time and is truly one of Vietnam’s most authentic hill tribes. Have dinner at stilthouse of delicious local specialties and enjoy traditional music show is performed by Co Tu minority people to learn of cultural and daily activities of this ethnic people. Overnight in stilt house.
Inclusion: Motorbike, Gas, English Guide, Traditional Music, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Stilt House & Mineral Water
Day 3: Prao – Da Nang – Hoi An (B)
Am: In the morning, you walk around the village to enjoy fresh air as well as daily activities of local people. Then you will check out stilt house and continue your journey to Da Nang. On arrival Da Nang, have breakfast at hotel. Then go straight to Hoi An. On the road, you will stop over at Cham Museum in Da Nang where displays the whole culture and collections of Cham people in Vietnam to feel about legend stories of glorious stage of ancient Champa Kingdom and to enjoy its simple and elegant patterns. Moreover, you will have chance to appreciate the up and down of Champa Sculpture in previous centuries by seeing temples and towers which were collected from Quang Binh to Binh Thuan, and visit Marble mountains which was named after the ancient oriental philosophy including 5 elements creating universe: metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Reaching here, you will see the systems of caves and tunnels which were used as a very important base for Vietnam Revolutionary. On arrival Hoi An Ancient town, check in your hotel. The rest of time you are free to explore Hoi An ancient town. Saygoodbye to you.
Inclusion: Motorbike, Gas, English guide, Breakfast, Entrance fee & Mineral water
Price: USD/Person
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Size of group |
1 per |
2 pers |
4 pers |
6 pers |
8 pers |
Single supplement |
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Cost |
318 |
268 |
206 |
182 |
175 |
10 |
Excluded: Insurance, Optional tours, other drinks & personal expenses, Tips are welcome!
Accommodation: Hotel in A Luoi very basic but clean
What to bring: Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses & hat, towels, toiletries, sun-block, insect repellent, flashlight, proper footwear, sleeping bag, camera, raincoat, cable locks for luggage, personal first aid kit & medicines.
Notes:
- This tour depends on the weather condition to have a flexible and reasonable one
- Motorbike trip requires great flexibilities on itinerary, timing, etc. We use the standard motorbikes like “Honda 125cc”
- All meals during the trip are Vietnamese food at local restaurant
- Booking Terms & Conditions: Tour itinerary and tour prices are subject to change without notice




