Cycling Tour Ho Chi Minh City to Hoian

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh - Dalat (25-40 kms biking) (B,L,D) (transfer time : 6 hours)

An early morning departure is necessary to get the first riding of the trip completed. Drive straight to Da Lat and cycle fantastic country lanes and back roads in the shadow of Langbian mountain.

The roads will be virtually traffic less, and it is a great way to get the feel of cycling in Vietnam.

Dalat was established as a hill resort at the beginning of th last century by homesick French colonials who were attracted to its cool, spring-like weather, pine forests, water falls and lakes. Many reminders of Dalat’s colonial past can be seen in the hundreds of European style villas, chalets and other buildings still standing around town.

One fine example is the cream-colored art deco villa that was onec the summer home of vietnam’s last emperor, BAO DAI.

Another slightly grander example of Dalat’s colonial architecture is the superbly restored Dalat Palace Hotel overlooking the central Xuan Huong lake.

On the opposite side of Xuan Huong Lake is Vietnam first golf course, originally built for Emperor Bao Dai and recently restored, it is nowone of the top coursesin the region.

Aprt from its colonial heritage Dalat is known in Vietnam for it market gardens growing, everthing from carrots and cauliflowers to avacados and bananas as well as many varieties of flowers.

For Vietnamese Dalat means romance,and with attractions like the valley of love it is the destination for choice for local honeymooners.

A few kms from Dalat, at the base of Mount Langbian is the village of the Lat ethnic minority from whon Dalat takes its name.

The Rugged country around Mount Lang offers some great off road and on road biking opportunities.

From Dalat the fertile plateau of the Central High land stretches northwards for hundreds of kilometers.

It is quite long transfer for the day, 5-6 hours, then cycling back roads from Nam Bang to Me Linh coffee plantation, it is enough to warm up for the first day.

If you have more power, you can ride to the hotel, it is about 20kms , but quite good to warm up for the trip.

Cycling Level: 6

Note: About an accommodation, you will stay in one of the following accommodations

• Dalat Du Parc hotel

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Day 2 Dalat - Nha trang (65-85 kms cycling) (B,L,D) ( transfer time : 1hours)

Today’s the ride is predominantly downhill through pine forests ,villages and tea plantations as we descend nearly 1500m from Dalat to Nha Trang, one of the most famous beach in Vietnam.

You can start riding from your hotel at 7:00AM, if you feel great. It is up and down hills, but every time up hill, it is higher! From hotel to the peak is about 60km, then the route to down hill is 40km, you don’t need even do any pedal. The landscape is just Spectacular , cloud, national forest, valley,great nature, waterfalls…

You also can transfer 25km to starting point, it is your choice, your feeling..you can discuss this ride to our guide.

Cycling Level: 4

Day 3 Nha Trang - Tuy Hoa(60kms cycling) (B,L,D) (transfer time :1,5 hours)

- Morning: Riding from hotel 3km to visit Cham tower, then cycle 16km along coastal of Nha Trang, you can see fishing village, basket boats.meet the Highway 1, transfer on the Van for 1hour to Dai LANH beach where you can do swimming, relax on the hammock, enjoy mango smoothy, take seafood noodle lunch..

- Afternoon: Riding to Tuy Hoa city is 30km, it is quiet route, a bit hot and hilly at the begining.then easy flat at the end.

"Tuy Hoa is northern of Nha Trang, located near the sea, not so famous for regular Westerners, but interesting for bikers to do walking to discover the ‘real Vietnam’…nice to have beer on the walkside too.."

Cycling Level: 3

Note: We will overnight in Sala Tuy Hoa hotel

Day 4 Tuy Hoa-Quy Nhon (60kms cycling) (B,L,D) (transfer time :30 minutes)

Today we will ride inside main land, 40 minutes transfer by van to Chi Thanh market, then unload the bikes, starting your day.

The landscape, scenery, people are different with yesterday, as we are at mountain, there are minority ethnic, in Vietnam we have 54 different groups of people, they speak their own languages at their village, but we all understand and speak Vietnamese when we meet, but we are all born by one Dragon and Mermaid! Please ask your guide about this if you not sure?!

Today route is quite flat and easy, no big hill, a bit hot, but quite interesting, as there are many school kids coming out to make a ‘hi five’, ooh, you may loose your balance..!

We are in rural area, so lunch at a café, picnic..

Cycling Level: 3

Note: About an accommodation, you will stay in one of the following accommodations

• Sea Gull hotel

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Day 5 Quy Nhon-Quang Ngai (60kms cycling) (B,L,D) ( transfer time: 40 minutes)

After breakfast continue the journey along Vietnam’s only coastal road, we can start riding at the hotel to our next biking on quiet country roads.

And today we will ride near the coast, our next town is Quang Ngai, another province, town with foreigner tourists, the real central Vietnam villages, people working on the fields, fishing villages..thatch house, cows, rice fields..bamboo trees..local don’t see many foreigners before..

There are 2 high hill at the end of the ride before we reach the high way 1.

Cycling Level: 3

Note: We will overnight in Cocoland River Beach resort and Spa