| With 11-day motorcycling tour in Ho Chi Minh trail in | | | | place is truly a shrine to the Vietnamese and visited |
| total 18 day trip from Hanoi to Saigon, Active Travel | | | | by few westerners.Travelers continue on the quiet |
| Asia show the exotic land where many American | | | | highway to Dong Loc Intersection which is widely |
| soldiers lost their lives, and those who survived often | | | | regarded in Vietnamese eyes as the beginning of Ho |
| lost their spirit in the past. | | | | Chi Minh Trail. Travelers then pass through remote |
| | | | back country, close to the border, as the scenery |
| Motorcycling tours along Ho Chi Minh Trails | | | | steadily becomes dominated by Karst limestone rock |
| THE LEGENDARY Ho Chi Minh Trail was the supply | | | | formations. Travelers will reach our overnight spot, |
| line used by North Vietnam to link North and South | | | | Huong Khe Town.Next day, travelers will arrive in |
| Vietnam during the American War. Soldiers, | | | | Phong Nha around noon, board a dragon boat to |
| ammunition, and supplies were carried by hand, | | | | explore the famous Nature World Heritage Site of |
| bicycle and truck for hundreds of kilometers through | | | | Phong Nha cave, then riding 30km eastward to the |
| the otherwise impenetrable jungle that covered | | | | costal town of Dong Hoi, an overnight spot.Next |
| Vietnam's mountainous border with Laos. A | | | | day's ride is also on the new, quiet highway. Along |
| testimony to the ingenuity, fortitude and | | | | the way, travelers will have a short stop at Truong |
| commitment of the northern Vietnamese, the trail | | | | Son National Cemetery to pay respect to the soldiers |
| slipped from use at the end of the war and was | | | | who fought and died on the trail during the American |
| taken back by the jungle. | | | | War. After here, travelers head to Dong Ha Town |
| | | | passing Ben Tat Bridge, built by the VC over the Ben |
| Recent road work that follows original sections of | | | | Hai River. |
| the trail has changed this.Besides incredible driving, | | | | Arriving in Dong Ha, travelers will check into the hotel, |
| deep in the Vietnamese countryside, this ride takes in | | | | have lunch and then drive to the mystic Vinh Moc |
| the charming ancient trading town of Hoi An, Khe | | | | Tunnel and the famous DMZ, Doc Mieu fire base and |
| Sanh battle site and DMZ. Travelers also take time to | | | | the historic Hien Luong Bridge in the afternoon.Next |
| stay overnight in a traditional Thai hill tribe and visit to | | | | day, continuing West on Highway 9, travelers will |
| some tribal villages on the way.Start this trip in Hanoi, | | | | climb into the Truong Son foothills. About 16km from |
| travelers have Hanoi city tour to visit Ho Chi Minh | | | | Khe Sanh is the Dakrong Bridges and the road turns |
| Mausoleum, and the "Uncle Ho" house and other | | | | winding and narrow. A bit further, travelers will come |
| famous sight-seeings and a relaxing cyclo tour | | | | to Huang Hoa, once known as Khe Sanh Base, which |
| through the ancient part of Hanoi.Next day, travelers | | | | was established as a forward base by General |
| take a short bus drive the Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum | | | | Westmoreland near Laos to secure Highway 9. About |
| on the outskirts of Hanoi. | | | | 3km from Khe Sanh is Ta Con Airbase.Lunch in Khe |
| After the visit to the museum travelers will jump on | | | | Sanh and then head out across the famous Dakrong |
| our Minsks and spend sometime to get familiar with | | | | River Bridge on Rte. 14 near the town of Ta Rut, |
| the bikes. Crossing two short mountain passes then | | | | travelers will stop for a visit with the Pa Co people |
| descent to the mountain valley settlement of Mai | | | | and a walk through their village.Next day's riding is the |
| Chau, travelers will have dinner and overnight in a stilt | | | | best riding of the whole route. For the first 110 km, |
| house of the Thai people.Next day, travelers then | | | | travelers cross one of the longest and most stunning |
| head South on a beautiful winding road which follow | | | | pass on new and quiet road, through stunning |
| the banks of the Ma River. After some hours riding | | | | scenery of primitive forests backed by the imposing |
| on undulating quiet road, travelers join the new Ho | | | | Truong Son mountain range. There are also two long |
| Chi Minh Highway. This newly carved route leads us | | | | tunnels and very little traffic. The next 68 km from |
| due south, through remote back country, not far | | | | Hien to Thanh My are on good road with some |
| from the Laos border. In the afternoon, travelers cut | | | | gentle climbs. |
| eastward towards the coast and stay overnight in | | | | Travelers will have a relax day in Hoi An town - the |
| the peaceful city of Vinh. | | | | ancient Quarter famed by its important trading ports |
| The next morning, travelers head inland towards the | | | | in Southeast Asia. After one night-staying here, |
| Laos border after 40mins riding travelers can reach | | | | travelers will be transferred to Da Nang and end the |
| the birthplace of Ho Chi Minh in Kim Lien Village. The | | | | interesting trip. |