VIETNAM CYCLING HOLIDAYS
Itinerary
Start in Ho Chi Minh City and end in Hoi An! With the Bicycle tour Cycling Saigon to Hoi An, you have a 7 days tour package taking you through Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and 6 other destinations in Vietnam. Cycling Saigon to Hoi An includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
Introduction
This amazing bike tour will take you up to Dalat-the Honey moon town and one of best choice for holiday,the ride down hill the beautiful coastal on the way to Hoi An-the World heritage.
- Day 1 Ho Chi Minh - Dalat (18 miles biking)(B,L,D)
An earlymorning 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’scolonial 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 MountLang 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.
Inclusive:
- English speaking guide
- Lunch, dinner
- Water, snacks, fruits
- Support van
Highlights:
- Cycling back roads of DALAT
- Excellent weather
- Highland landscape
- May be a taste of coffee if we have time
Cycling level: 3
Day 2 : Dalat - Nha trang (50miles cycling) (B,L,D)
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 65km, 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.
Inclusive:
- English speaking guide
- Lunch, dinner,
- Water, snacks, fruits
- Support van
Highlights:
- Cycling country roads
- Beautiful scenery
- May be a taste of coffee
Cycling level: 4
Day 3: Nha Trang – Tuy Hoa(30 miles cycling) (B,L,D)
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..
Inclusive:
- English speaking guide
- Bikes, helmets and gears
- ,Lunch, dinner
- Water, snacks, fruits
- Support van
- Boat trip
Highlights:
- Cycling coastal roads
- Beautiful coastal
Day 4: Tuy Hoa - Qui Nhon (40miles cycling) (B,L,D)
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..
Inclusive:
- English speaking guide
- Bikes, helmets and gears
- ,Lunch, dinner
- Hotel: Sea Gull
- Water, snacks, fruits
- Support van
Highlights:
- Cycling country roads
- Beautiful countryside
- May be a taste of coffee
Cycling level: 3
Day 5: QuiNhon - Quang Ngai (35miles cycling) (B,L,D)
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.
Inclusive:
- English speaking guide
- ,Lunch, dinner
- Hotel: cocoland river beach resort and spa
- Water, snacks, fruits
- Support van
Highlights:
- Cycling coastal roads
- Beautiful coastal
- May be a taste of coffee, cocnuts
Cycling level: 3
Overnight in Cocoland River Beach resort and Spa
Day 6: Quang Ngai - Hoi An (45-65) (B,L,D)
Hoi An was one of the orient’s major trading ports in the 16th-17th centuries.After the Thu Bon river linking Hoi An to the sea silted up,ocean going ships were no longer able to sail into town and trade moved 30km up the coast to Tourane(Da nang today).Despite the pass 200 years and the ravages of weather and war,the centre of Hoi An remains much the same as it was in its heyday.A walking tour is the best way to see the wooden –fronted houses that onece belonged to the town’sprosperous merchants,the Japanese-covered Bridge and the wonderful market.Hoi An is one of the best places in Vietnam to shop for souvenirs at bargain prices including silk,handicrafts,antiques and paintings.
Five kilometers from the centre of the town is Cua Dai beach,popular with both locals and visitors alike for its sandy beach,warm sea seafood stalls.Hoi An isknown throughout Vietnam for its excellent seafood and it also boasts its own unique dishes such as Cao Lau,a delicious combination of noodles,port bean sprouts,mint and croutons.
We cycle from Cocoland to My Lay massacre, watch documentary film, walk to the back to see the vestige.
Then countinue to cycle to Sa Ky fishing village, stop for a café, then ride thru small villages where we can see the real Vietnam: cows carry rice, people growing plants, rice paddies…
The morning ride is about 45km, then meet the hight way 1, transfer and heading to Hoian, if you like our guide will arrange another ride from Ha Nam to Hoian at back roads.
Arriving Hoian: walking tour, lunch, check in hotel…tailor a suite. This is a right place to make a nice suite to take home.
Our guide will come back for dinner.
Inclusive:
- English speaking guide
- Breakfast,Lunch, dinner
- Water, snacks, fruits
- Support van
Highlights:
- Cycling country roads
- Beautiful small villages
- May be a taste of coffee
Cycling level: 3
Day 7: Hoi An at leisure (B)
The day is at leisure.alternatively take a bike ride to Thanh Ha pottery villages , this bike loop ride is quite interesting, feel the real Hoian and discover the old time, traditional way to make clay pots, pottery..of Cham people. .
Overnight at Ancient House Resort. Included
INCLUSIVE
- English speaking biking guide for the whole trip
- A/C car for whole trip
- Snacks,water,fruits for the cycling days
- Meals as mentioned in the itineraries
- All sightseeing entrance fees
- Accommodations for whole trip
- Bikes, helemets for the cycling days
- Mechanic to fix bikes
- First aid kits
EXCLUSIVE
- International air tickets to/from Vietnam, tax.
- Visa to Vietnam.please assure to obtain visa before departure
- Extra drink during meals..
- Personal travel insurances
- Personal expenditure(telephone,laundry,shopping..)
