7-8 Day Da Nang Hanoi Big Bike Tour [CB500x]

We spend the morning driving through Hoa Ninh farmlands in the Da Nang countryside. These lead to a beautiful lake surrounded by rolling hills. There is some mild offroading in this section and we may take a pause to swim in the lake if we wish so.

We then head toward the Hai Van Pass, a famous pass in Vietnam, where we stop at the peak for lunch. This location presents some ruins which function as an observatory for the pass and great for pictures. There is an optional offroading loop around the Hai Van Pass.

We then head toward Hue City, the old imperial capital of Vietnam. We will drive through farmlands once more and stop by an imperial bridge before reaching the city. At the end of the day, we visit two royal tombs, impressive in size and beauty.

We spend part of the morning visiting the Imperial City which is a fortress in the center of the city. We will have an early lunch on the way out of the city to head west toward the Laos border and the famous Ho Chi Minh Trail. The ride takes us through small villages away from any urbanization. Once reaching the Ho Chi Minh Trail we will enjoy open and perfect meandering roads. We visit the Khe San combat base towards the end the day, this is the site of the bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War.

On this day we venture on perhaps the most stunning road of mountain views in all of Vietnam. This location hosts a remote national park and a perfect single lane paved road. Any driver would easily fall in love with this phenomenal strip of riding.

We can spend an entire day visiting some of the famous caves in Phong Nha National park. To name a few, The Paradise cave, Phong Nha cave, and the Dark cave.

We depart from Phong Nha to continue along the Ho Chi Minh trail. The road will open into fast, flat, and straight highways. We take a detour through Ho Chi Minh native village before heading into the backroad farmland’s territory. We finish the day in Hoang Mai to properly relax in a nice hotel with a swimming pool.

Departing from Hoang Mai for highway riding, perhaps a bit mundane but worth it, as we end up in the spectacular Ninh Binh. We can spend hours getting lost in the “Halong Bay on Land” dubbed as such for its limestone hills in between lakes and dirt roads. Authentic and ancient villages adorn the place with colorful houses and narrow roads along rivers. Overall, plenty of viewpoints and attractions. There is also an optional boat ride!

The final day brings us into historical Hanoi stopping at a lake for lunch.

We head north west toward the rice paddy area of Pu Luong. We drive on a single track mountain road across stunning scenery that will take your breath away. In Pu Luong we stay in a house on stilts, share and learn about the local culture.

We head toward Mai Chau which is an up and coming tourist destination with a nice authentic market under stilt houses. We stop there for lunch. As an option we may visit the Mai Chau cave which consists of many hundreds of steps up a hill. The final drive to Hanoi is a simple one from Mai Chau, it is a very comfortable ride to access a large city and a final drive before saying our farewells.