ride a motorcycle through Vietnam and Laos. Explore the original part of Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos

April 27, 2009 - PRLog -- 1.   22th Oct, 09: HO CHI MINH CITY - MUI NE. 200km, ~5h
Transfer to Mui Ne by minivan to avoid the crazy traffic, enjoy swimming in Mui Ne beach. Practice with the bike and ride for the sunset in the dunes.
2.   23th Oct 09: MUI NE
Early morning ride for the sunrise from the sand-dunes and photograph of Mui Ne fishing boat. Relax and enjoy beach activities on your own.
3.   24th Oct 09: MUI NE – NHA TRANG, 220km, ~5h
Ride along the coach with some breaks to visit Cham towers in Phan Rang. Relax in Nha Trang beach or more activities on your own.
4.   25th Oct 09: NHA TRANG – QUY NHON, 220km ~4h
Continue riding along the beautiful coach with some nice stops at Dai Lanh beach and Ca Passes with beautiful scenery, drive to visit Van Canh battle field.
Quy Nhon is known as the most famous traditional marshal-art called Vo Binh Dinh and it’s also known for Cham history culture.
5.   26th Oct 09: QUY NHON – QUANG NGAI
Options for riding; heading up mountain road in Truong Son mountain ranges for challenging ride or just drive along the coach with a break in Sa Huynh beach.
6.   27th Oct 09: QUANG NGAI – HOI AN, 140km, ~4h
Drive to visit My Lai massacre, Van Tuong and Binh Son villages. And then continue riding to Tam Ky for a stop to visit tunnels which were missed since the War ended.
Arrive in Hoi An, free walk to visit the ancient town
7.   28th Oct 09: HOI AN – HUE (Vehicle)
Leave our motorbike in Hoi An for services, our vehicle will pick you up and transfer to Hue with a morning trip to visit My Son Cham towers (the World Culture Heritage), stop in China beach for lunch and visit Cham museum in Da Nang before conquering the Hai Van passes. In the evening, enjoying the traditional folklore song of Hue while taking a night boat trip in Perfume River.
8.   29th Oct 09: HUE – HOI AN (Vehicle)
Hue is the ancient imperial capital of Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam, this city was recognized as the World Culture Heritage  In the morning we visit the Royal Palace, Thien Mu pagoda and King Tombs. In the afternoon enjoy the boat trip in River back to Hue before transfer back to Hoi An.
9.   30th Oct 09: HOI AN – DAK GLEI
Back on the seat of your motorcycle drive toward the Truong Son mountain range on the windy road. Wheeling on the Ho Chi Minh highway to Dak Glei for the night.
10.   31st Oct 09: DAK GLEI – ATTAPEU
Following the Ho Chi Minh highway to Plai Kan and then turn right to the T conjunction border of Vietnam, Lao and Cambodia. Check out Vietnam and enter to Laos, the quiet road after the traffic in Vietnam and the landscape make the 118km distance to Attapeu much shorter than it is.
11.   1st Nov 09: ATTAPEU – DON KHONG (KHONE ISLAND), 180km, ~4h
Drive to by taking the dirt road, through nature forest when arrive at the Highway 13 we keep riding south toward Cambodia border.  Ride to Don Khong for the night.
12.   2nd Nov 09: DON KHONG – KHON PHAPHENG WATERFALL (boating)
Full day enjoy boating, swimming to the Khon Phaoheng waterfall at Laos – Cambodia border, in the afternoon return to Don Khong for a visit to Wat Phu.
13.   3rd Nov 09: KHONE ISLAND – SALAVAN, 200km, ~5h
In the morning, we drive along the Thai border up to Pakse for lunch and then take the dirt road to Sekong.
14.   4th Nov 09: SEKONG – SEPON, 180km, ~5h
We are now back in the Ho Chi Minh trail which there are 5 trails leading to the route No9, this is an importance part the Viet Cong (North Vietnamese Army during the 2nd Indochina War) cross the border to south of the DMZ (Demilitarize Zone) to supply the South Vietnam during the war.
15.   5th Nov 09: SEPON – NONG CHAN, 150km, ~5h
We  will experienced the most important part of the Ho Chi Minh trail also called “Labyrinthine battle array laid on the eight-sign figure's pattern through the jungle”, the Legendary Trail. Ride the motorcycle through the jungle, cross rivers, ride on a bamboo bridge...ready to rock and roll in the heaviest bombed area in the World. You will see many bomb craters and American bomber crashed like the F4 Phantom, Jets, T28...
16.   6th Nov 09: NONG CHAN – LAK XAO
Nong Chan is a small village just 10km from the Vietnam border with a well known of Mu Gia pass, the “Death Gate” during the Second Indochina War. Mu Gia is one of the main exit points from Vietnam to Laos on the Ho Chi Minh Trail where Viet Cong transported food, weapons, army...to supply the South.
17.   7th Nov 09: LAK XAO – THA THOM, 160KM ~4h
Keep rock and roll in Laos by taking the trail instead of Highway 13, this part of Laos is missed since the 2nd Indochina War ended. Driving up to mountain top then down again to the foot, crossing rivers, springs forest.
18.   8th Nov 09: THA THOM – PLAIN OF JARS, 100km, ~3h
Drive on the mountain dirt road to Phonsavan, Check in and leave our luggage in the hotel, after having lunch we will have full time in the afternoon to visit the plain of jars
19.   9th Nov 09: PLAIN OF JARS – LUANG PRABANG, 200km, ~5h
A great day for wheeling your motorcycle on windy high mountain-road No7 and No13 where you will have time to visit local ethnic villages of H’Mong, Thai Dam and Thai Nua
20.   10th Nov 09: LUANG PRABANG
Free day to relax and explore the World Heritage Culture city on your on your own.
21.   11th Nov 09: LUANG PRABANG – NONG KHIEW, 210km, ~5h
Good road leading to visit Pak Ou cave at the T conjunction of Me Kong and Nam Ou river, the continue ONLY motorcycle offroading will meet the road No 1C at Sam Soun, from here we turn left and ride to Nong Khiew.
22.   12th Nov 09: NONG KHIEW – MUANG KHUA
Carry our motorbike on the long tail boat and enjoy a full day boat trip in Nam Ou river, heading up North to Muang Khua with some stops to visit local ethnic villages.
23.   13th Nov 09: MUANG KHUA – DIEN BIEN
Short distance but long journey of motorbiking on dirt road heading to Vietnam border (Sophoun/Tay Trang). Take time to visit ethnic villages on the road side where you will meet many friendly people.
Exist Laos to enter the Northwest Vietnam at Tay Trang (Dien Bien). The rest part from Tay Trang to Dien Bien is 30 km paved road. After lunch in town, you will visit Dien Bien Phu museum, Alliamce Hill (A1), the Command Banker of De Castries...
24.   14th Nov 09: DIEN BIEN – SIN HO
Ride along Laos border to the North direction of China border on the road No12. Ride in the nature, an amazing adventure for the last 40km heading up to Sin Ho in the sunset. Sin Ho is located at 1700m above the sea-level with the main habitant of H’Mong, Dao, King people
25.   15th Nov 09: SIN HO – SAPA – HANOI
The most beautiful landscape, mountain hill-tribe in the Northwest of Vietnam will be seen today: Visit Sin Ho market, the most colorful ethnic dressing in Vietnam, where you will meet many different hill-tribes who walk to the market from surrounding villages. The only way that motorbiking will provide you the best way to discover the area. After lunch we drive to Sapa
26.   16th Nov, 09: SAPA – LAO CAI – HANOI (night train)
Free at leisure in Sapa until 4PM drive to Lao Cai for the night train back to Hanoi.
27.   17th Nov 09: HANOI. Arrive in Hanoi at 6 AM, end trip

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Discount:
10% off for all booking made before and during Tet of Vietnam (Lunar New Year 26th – 29th Jan, 2009)
10% off for all booking made from 1st – 30th Apr, 2009. (Ho Chi Minh City Liberation)
5% off for group from 4 riders.
5% off for all the world motorcycle club member

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