SAIGON DMZ HANOI VIA HCM TRAIL

Upon on arrivel time Vietnam Adventure Cycling Tour guide will be at the airport for pick you up and transfer to hotel for checking in. free and leisure . in the afternoon we will spend a bit time for bike fitting before welcome dinner. Our guide will briefing the general information for our journey .overnight in Ho chi minh city. Activities :

• Bike fitting
• Meals: welcome Dinner.
• Accommodation : Orchid Saigon Hotel or similar .

Our journey will start with 2 hours transfer out of the city to Ho tram.the team will be ready and we cycle along the beautiful coastline.the road is smooth but a bit undulating to Lunch stop. After that we will keep following the smooth coastline roads to the finish point then we will transfer for 1 hours to our beautiful resort right on the beach .dinner and overnight in the resort . Activities :

• 90 km cycling
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation : Blue Bay Mui Ne resort or similar

Breakfast at the hotel ,fill in water and get on the bike cycling from the hotel along the cost to see the fishsing village before climing up hill,passing through lush forest and many small Lach villages that sit dwarfed by the amazing landscape of the mountain.reach the highway and get on the van transfer to Dalat . dinner and Overnight in Dalat. Activities :

• 60 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation :TTC Dalat Hotel or similar

After the big breakfast in the hotel we will starting to warm up the muscle by 8 km cycling around the Xuan Huong lake in the middle of Dalat city from the hotel and we start our ride in a pine tree forest with breathtaking views of the natural landscape and deep jungle forest on both sides of the road. The fantastic ride runs along the road until the top of the hill (1630 meter from the sea level) before preparing for a fly down the mountain on wheels with 28 km non-stopped down-hill section to reach the end of the pass and finish this challenge we will have a picnic lunch there. Afterthat we meet-up with our support vehicle to have a transfer to Nha Trang. Arrive Nha Trang around 4.30 PM. Overnight in Nha Trang. Activities :

• 100 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch.
• Accommodation :Star city hotel or similar

A day with a boat trip to island.experience the coast of nha trang aboard a boat as we set out in the morning,for our first stop at the aquarium.We then head out to the Hon Mot island where we have a chance for swimming and snorkeling in the crystal clear water.Our lunch stop is at the fishing village of Lang Chai (From Ocean to plate in 10 minutes) before boarding our boat back to nha trang habor.overnight in Nha trang. Activities :

• No cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation : Star City hotel or similar .

Breakfast at the hotel. We cycle 20km along beautiful coast line road. We do not cycle on Highway No. 1. After coffee break, we cycle from the top of the hill to go through the villages, passing schools. The children like to come out and say hello.We stop for packed lunch to enjoy Vietnamese sanwhich. After lunch, we cycle on another backroad through villages, passing the reunification express railroad.Then visit a brick factory in a small village before we reach Tuy Hao town, Phu Yen province. Dinner and overnight in Tuy Hoa.. Activities:

• 75 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: Sala Tuy hoa beach resort or similar.

today we cycle along the reunification connecting from North to South of vietnam, the roa is tiny but really smooth through the villages and here you will have a chance to do small charity to local people(chăm people, one of 54 ethnic minority group)by simple thing such as sampoo,toothpast,candy,book..and learn more about the local living life.Have luch at the local restaurant before a short transfer to Quy Nhon. Overnight in Quy Nhon city. Activities:

• 70 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: seagull hotel or similar.

A short transfer to the beautifull coastline road,having a cup of vietnamese coffee will not a bad choice before starting to cycle, the road is quited passing the fishing willage .you will see the daily activities of the fishing man,what they do,what they eat,how they live ... and sure you will see alot o smilling on their face.and we keep cycle along the beautful road untill you making the small climming up the Dieu tri pass after that we will get on the bus transfer to the hotel in Quang Ngai city.overningt in Quang Ngai. Activities:

• 85 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: coco land beach resort or similar.

Breakfast & check out then leave Quang Ngai city on bike to My Lai massacre, 14 km far from Quang Ngai. Here we will stop and take a short tour of the site and museum. Then back on bike and take a countryside road to My Khe Beach. Continue along the coastline to Chau O. Have lunch and transfer to Hoi An, one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century. Overnight in Hoi An. Activities:

• 50 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: river beach resort or similar.

Today is a free day to explore on your own around World Heritage Hoi An town. The town is small and easy to walk around or head to the beach about 15 minutes away. Overnight in Hoi An Activities:

• No cycling
• Meals: breakfast
• Accommodation: river beach resort or similar.

Morning, check out & transfer from Hoi An via Cua Dai Beach and along the coastline, passing pretty fishing villages, sand dunes and green casuarinas forests to visit Marble Carving village,We will cycle from there 25km along the my khe beach Then keep riding up to Hai Van (Cloud Sea) Pass and climb 500 meters over 10 km. Reach Lang Co beach for lunch.Afternoon, Transfer to Phuoc Tuong Hill (30 minutes). Ride off the main highway and take a coastal side to Cau Hai lagoon. Stop and take a van to Hue for hotel check-in.Overnight in Hue. Activities:

• 100 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: Saigon Morin hotel or similar.

Leaving the coast behind us,we head inland into rural countryside.Vietnam is very long,thin country,and we traverse it today from the coast almost all the way to its boder with Laos,and then ride north.it along day ,so we drive the first busy section out of Hue.this is an area of beatiful dense jungle hill,and its easy to imagine how supplies coming via HO CHI MINH trail travelled undetectec.this area-around the A Shau valley and A Luoi-saw some firece fighting in the late 1960s.Reach A luoi spending one night in this small village . Activities:

• 90 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation:Hue Crown Aluoi retreat or similar.

our day will start from the hotel right after the breakfast, we cycle and learn more about vietnam war and especially,the most famous is the battle of HAMBURGER hill (1969) which saw many casualties on both sides for an outpost which was controversially abandoned by the victorious US soon after.we visit the site and pay our respects.now riding up north,roughly parrallel to the boder,we cycle through stunningly beautiful countryside.this area heavily napalmed durring the war- an estimate 69 tons of napalm were dropped durring the battle of HAMBURGER hill alone-and it’s astounding how well nature has recovered.the road we take was part of the HO CHI MINH trail this were not one contiuous road,but an extensive network of paths.we come to DAKRONG bridge ,famous for being the “start” of the trail;it was destroys many times but always re-built.despite heavily bombing this area,the supply rout never cut off.we continue to KHE SANH,where we will spend the night.Activities:

• 65 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation:thai Ninh hotel or similar.

Our day starting with a visit to khe sanh cambat base,a US jungle outpost close to the Laos border and scene of a major siege and battle in 1968.there is the small museum here,and you still can see bomb craters in the ground.we have a talk by our guide and hold a small ceremony to pay our respects.we then visit the nearby site of TA CON airfield and LANG vei, scene of another battle in 1968in which besieged and defeat US Special Force survied against the odds and escaped thanks to daring Marines rescue mission.we then ride east,leaving the Lao border behind us,cycling through forest hill,coffee and banana plantation.the De-Millitarize Zone(DMZ) lay along the 17th Parrallel,which marked the divide between North and south Viet Nam.Situated along the DMZ were a string of combatbase,observation posts and airfield,remants of which still remain.we visit site including the Rock pile, Con Thien,Camp Carroll and Dau Mau base ad we ride toward the town of Dong Ha.Overning in Dong Ha. Activities:

• 70 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: Saigon Dong Ha hotel or similar.

Today we also focuses on the DMZ ,but our rout take us north of Dong Ha,crossing the Ben Hai river and 17th parallel.we ride to Vinh Moc tunel,an incredibel complex of tunel that were dug by local people to evade the constant US bombing of this area. The tunel include kitchens,wells and hospital, as well as living quarter for roughly 60 families.the tunel,which are at the depth of 30m,are still very good condition and save their villagers’s live.After visitting them we visit the ride south again,returning over the Hien Luong bridge (aslo know as the peace bridge)where there is a striking memorial to the victims of the war.Jump on the bus and transfer to our beautiful hotel in Phong Nha for overnight. Activities:

• 70 cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: Saigon Phong Nha hotel or similar.

today is the recover day so you all will be free to relax , you all can having beer , swimming massage to losing your muscle after hard working in last few day..or take boat trip to visit Paradise Cave and Mooc Spring. Activities :

• No cycling
• Meals:breakfast.
• Accommodation :Saigon Phong Nha hotel or similar

leaving Phong Nha behind for Huong Khe in the early morning. From Phong Nha the mountains rise and the road winds up, down and along the hillsides. The scenery is spectacular, the road tranquil. Ride up to 80km on Ho Chi Minh Trail then transfer the last few km to Huong khe. Overnight the basice hotel Huong khe. Activities:

• 80 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation :Duc Tai hotel or similar

Another day we will cycle from the hotel along Ho Chi Minh Trai with truly spectacular views and the lush green rice field on the side roads.have lunch and continue to peddle to the junction with the main road and jump on the bus transfer to our beautiful hotel in Vinh city,where we going to spend for a night. Activities:

• 80 km cycling
• Meals: breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: Muong thanh cua dong hotel or similar

the early start from the hotel To Kim Lien Village,visit the famous museum and birthplace of Ho Chi Minh in 1890. This province has a reputation for producing charismatic revolutionary leaders; not only Ho Chi Minh but also Phan Boi Chau – another fervent anti colonialist -was born here. After that continue to hit the road to Tan Ky along the incredible Ho Chi Minh Trail. Overnight in Tan Ky village. Activities :

• 80 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation : Km O Hotel or similar

today is a big day.we will have an early start from the hotel cycling along ho chi minh trail along the rolling hill the road is smooth and no traffice so we can speed up if you want to.have lunch at the local restaurant in Thaihoa contunie your adventure cycling on Ho Chi Minh Trail to the small village call ben sung for overnight. Activities :

• 110 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation :thanh xuan hotel or similar

after breakfast at the hotel we will cycle along the Smoth Ho Chi Minh trail.the road will be a bit challenge before lunch but it will better and better when we get closer to our hotel in Ngoc Lac. dinner and overnight in Ngoc Lac . Activities :

• 80 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation :gold time hotel or similar

we will have gentle ride along the smoth road pasing the pineapple platation get deeper into village some fresh pineapple, chatting with a local people before jump on the bus transfer to tam Coc,, is known as Halong Bay without the ocean. This is one of the most beautiful days of cycling!!!!! The scenery is nothing short of spectacular as we make our way through the myriad of little hills that lie dotted across the countryside. Lunch is at a little country restaurant nestled within these hills. Slightly earlier finish so we can enjoy this amazing little village with all it has to offer. Activities :

• 50 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation :hidden charm ninh binh hotel or similar

Today we will wake up a bit earlier for the sunrise from the top Moutain. Vietnam Adventure Cycling team will be at your hotel to pick you up at 5:00 AM then transfer to Hang Mua cave where you have to climb up 500 step to the top mountain .from here you will see the Panorama of Tam Coc ,Ha Long Bay inland .enjoy the stunning view before get back to our hotel for breakfast . after that we will starting to walk to the boat station for the rowing boat visit and slowly enjoy the peaceful and beauty of Tam Coc .Checking out and ready for our bike along the country road through the beautiful lush green rice field of the red delta to Cuc Phuong National park for overnight .dinner and overnight in the beautiful resort. Activities :

• 60 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation :cuc phuong resort and spa or similar

after the breakfast in the morning we will transfer to National Park , we will spending time to visit the monkey resecue center and pre-historical human cave before reaching the cycling point , we will have the gentle ride today , the road is smooth a bigging and a bit chicken hole and elaphant hole when we turning the to tiny concrete road to get closer to the village with the stunning terraces rice field.you all will wishes to get to your beautiful hotel earlier to enjoy the cold beers right the swming pool with spectaculer lanscape in backgroup. Activities :

• 60 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation : puluong natura bugalow or similar

The beautiful day will start from the hotel cycling through terraces rice field and make a turn and cycle on tamacr challenged your self with the small hill for the breath-talking scenery and you all will be paid off by the downhill the whole way to Mai Chau the small village satdrawn behind the mountaind for lunch afterlunch our cycling will be ending and jump on the bus for 2 hours transfer to hanoi dinner and overnight in Hanoi. Activities :

• 47 km cycling
• Meals:breakfast ,lunch, pare-well Dinner.
• Accommodation : JM Marvel hotel or similar

Free and leisure by your own until the time we have to transfer to the airport for you flight back home . End of the Journey

• no cycling
• Meals:Breakfast.
• Accommodation : no hotel