Easy Rider Hue - Hoi An - Nha Trang 12D11N

EASY RIDER HUE TO NHA TRANG

OVERVIEW:
Go further off the beaten track by motorbike with the famous Easy Riders. As you make your way through southern Vietnam’s highlands from the charming Imperial  of Hue to the beach city of Nhatrang, you will get a sense of the real Vietnam beyond the tourist trail. Feel the wind on your face as you pass by beautiful scenery, experience the local hill tribe culture and their customs. Explore the Ho Chi Minh Trail, famous for its logistic support system during the Vietnamese War and feel the freedom as you capture yet another bend on the road. Going with the Easy Riders secures you a safe journey with riders, who know their roads and drive safely. It gives you the comfort to enjoy the scenery pass by with knowledgeable guide telling you all the inside stories. This is your gateway to explore Vietnam way beyond the ordinary.

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES:    
    Go by motorbike way off the beaten tracks in the Vietnamese countryside
    Visit the countryside, waterfalls, tea and coffee plantations, fishing villages and see the local life
    Make your transportation an exploration as you connect through the southern highlands from Hoi An to Dalat
    Guarantees you a safe and comfortable ride with experienced drivers

PARITICIPANTS:    
Up to 8 travelers may book this trip. A minimum of two travelers is required for this trip to depart.
Type of Transportation:    Motorbike
Type of Accommodation:    standard hotel
Physical Rate:    3/5
Special Information:    
o    This tour is not recommended for children below 16 years of age
o    The itinerary is dependent on the season and the conditions on the day
o    The stops may be adapted accordingly
o    In general, there may be more or less stops and attractions added and your driver will provide plenty of information and stories.
Locations Visited: Hue,Hoi An, Kham Duc, Kon Tum, Pleiku, Buon Me Thuot, Lak Lake, Dalat, Nhatrang
Start City: Hue
End City: Nhatrang

DAY 1: HANOI TO HUE( 710 KM by train/soft seat)
14h30 taxi transfer to Hanoi Train Station.
15h30 get on the train.
Accommodation : N/A
Inclusion: transfer hotel to Hanoi Train Station

DAY 2: ARRIVE IN HUE/ FREE AND EASY
05h40 am our guide will pick you up from train station and take to the hotel have breakfast. Leave your lagguage at the hotel.
Discover Hue by your own.
14:00 Check in
Free and Easy
Accommodation:  4star hotel
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 3: DEPART FROM HUE TO HOIAN (135KM)
09:00 A.M . Our guide pick up at your hotel ride to Hoian . On the way we will the first stop was a small fishing village outside Hue where we watched Vietnamese daily life unfolds. Many families call the tiny fishing boats home and spend their days hard at work on the water. One of the highlights of our stop was spying a farmer with his water buffalo in the fields nearby: Vung Voi Waterfall – Elephant falls
10:30 A.M. Vung Voi waterfall – Fishing villages. The Elephant ( Vung Voi ) springs make an excellent break in your journey from Hue to Hoi An , Drive into the spring takes you through vibrant jungle .
12:00 AM .Lang Co Beach . With its 10 km in length. Lang Co beach bordered a section of the 1 A National Hightway , Lang Co beach was a beautiful introduction to the Vietnam beach scene and we loved dipping our toes in the ocean .Nearby Hai Van Pass . The was the best beach in Vietnam . Relax , Have lunch time
13:00 P.M . Heading to the Hai Van Pass (Vietnamese for ‘Ocean Cloud Pass’, the name just says it all), a 21km stretch of perfect, curving coastal road, framed by huge mountains on one side and the South China Sea on the other, is surely one of the best highways in the world. We’d conquered the majority of the Hai Van Pass, the views only seemed to get more stunning as we drove down the ranges into the coastal city of Da Nang, and my belief that Vietnam might just be the most beautiful country on Earth were reaffirmed all the more.
14:00 P.M . Da Nang city . Cross a famous Dragon brigde after that riding along My Khe Beach
14:30 P.M .Marble Mountain: Five elements mountain is a cluster of 5 marble and limestone hills located in Ngu Hanh Son ward, South of Da Nang( trekking, visit caves and pagodas on mountain)
About: 16h00 – 17:00. Hoian arrive.
Accommodation : 3*** Hotel
Inclusion: Transfer, english speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 4: CAM THANH COCONUT JUNGLE & MY SON SANCTUARY/HOIAN DISCOVERY
09:00 am: The local guide picks you up at your hotel lobby and transfers to Cam Thanh fishing village.
Arrive in Cam Thanh village you will have a chance to meet local fishermen and experience the daily life. Continue the journey to explore Cam Thanh village by basket boat. Come to the Cam Thanh water coconut forest, you will listen to introduction the history there.Join local fishermen on the river and enjoy the hands-on experience of round net and cast net fishing.
o    Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat and join in a basket boat race.
o    Explore the now peaceful coconut waterways of a past war.
o    Go catch the crabs
o    Return fisherman’s house for a welcome drink.
o    Enjoy Lunch
1:00 pm: Keep your moving to Hoi An and depart to My Son Sanctuary – The World Cultural Heritage.
2:30 pm: Arrive at My Son Sanctuaryand &  discover the site by walking throughout the landscape, learning histories with our guide, and enjoying the Champa’s traditional performances.
4:30 pm: transfer to the wharf for taking a boat trip to Hoi An with a nice and cool breeze on boarding, beautiful sunset river scenery on the biggest river in Vietnam Central named Thu Bon River. Get your camera ready for the amazing moment of local people’s activities along the river
6:00 pm:  drop you at your hotel.
Accommodation : 3*** Hotel
Inclusion: Transfer, english speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 5: DEPART FROM HOIAN TO KHAM DUC (161KM)
Pack your curiosity and adventurous spirit, you’re in for the ride of your lifetime!
Your guide and motorbike will come to your hotel in Hoi An, and pick you up at around 08:30 in the morning. Before you are an adventurous day with open roads and stops along the way. During the coming week, drive along the coast and through the forest path without much traffic, nor tourists. You will go through some of the most beautiful countryside scenery and even join the local people’s lifestyle.

Today’s journey will take you past rice fields, to the Cham Tower and to visit the Cao Dai temple. See how rice paper, bricks and incense are made. Stop at a pineapple farm and taste fresh pineapples. Following Ho Chi Minh Trail you will visit the most beautiful Highland scenery, panorama view of the mountain and join in the local people’s life-style. Stop over at a minority village to discover the local's culture and customs. Enjoy a waterfall and explore the local market of a mountain town before you check in to your accommodation for the night.
Accommodation : Standar Hotel
Inclusion: Transfer, english speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 6: DEPART FROM KHAM DUC TO KON TUM. LEARN ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR. (170KM)
Jump on the motorbike for another day on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Visit the well-known Phoenix Airport, Charlie Hill and the Dakto battle field (affected by the Agent Orange) to know more about the war between Northern and Southern of Vietnam. Stop over at the corner where the three Indochina countries of Lao, Vietnam, and Cambodia meet.

See T'Trieng Minority Village and try crossing Monkey Bridge before you find your accommodation for the night.
Accommodation: Overnight at a hotel in Kon Tum
Inclusion: Transfer, english speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 7: DEPART FROM KON TUM TO PLEIKU. MEET THE LOCAL AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR TRADITIONS AND CULTURE
Travel to Kon Tum where you visit Kon Tum prison (since 1930), visit the French wooden Church and the Kon Tum orphanage. Stopover in Kon-Ktu village to see their traditional Rong houses. Learn about their customers, traditions and culture through their daily life. Head to a lake, which used to be a volcanic craters that stopped working a million years ago - a great place to take good photos. Then head to the green fields of the Bana and Gia-Rai people, see the local pagoda and listen to their traditional music.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel in Pleiku
Inclusion: Transfer, english speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 8: DEPART FROM PLEIKE TO BUON ME THUOT
(Go via the Ho Chi Minh Trail and understand local life during this time. Visit local farms and plantations)
Continue your drive on the old Ho Chi Minh Trail to learn the history of the Vietnamese people during the French colony and the vivid war. Understand the daily life of the highlanders who lived along these roads and the impact it had on them. Not least, see how the local beloved rice noodles are made. Visit a cassava farm, rubber plantations, cashew and black pepper plantation. Along the way, you will learn about the daily life for the rural highlanders and the ethnic minorities.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel in Buon Me Thuot
Inclusion: Transfer, english speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 9: DEPART FROM BUON ME THUOT TO LAK LAKE. MOUNTAIN TREK, FOLLOW THE  HO CHI MINH TRAIL AND SWIM IN WATERFALLS.
Another day with great excursions awaits you. Pass by rice fields and local life, past the locals doing their daily deeds of farming and fishing. Trek to the top of the Elephant Rock Mountain and go by the Ho Chi Minh Trail to visit the Dray Sap and Dray Nu Falls. Located in a scenic setting, these falls are named after the mist created by its strong cascades. Swim in the Fairy Pool and take a cater massage from the waterfall. Visit the Jun Minority Village and enjoy the breathtaking scenery. Watch the fishermen check and care for their nets and meet the M’nong minorities. Trek to another village before you settle in for the night.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel in Lak Lake
Inclusion: Transfer, english speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 10: DEPART FROM LAK LAKE TO DA LAT. STOP AT PLANTATIONS. GO TO A FLUSHING WATERFALL(B,L,D)
Drive through the forest path without much traffic, nor tourists. You will go through some of the most beautiful countryside scenery and even join the local people’s lifestyle. During the day you will visit flower farms, mushroom farm, tea and coffee plantations. You will experience rice wine cooking and visit a silkworm factory. Pass the pagoda with the happy Buddha and go to the flushing Elephant waterfall where you (if time allows) can do a small trek down to see a cave at the falls. Ride through the jungle before you end in Dalat and your accommodation for the night.
Accommodation: Standard Hotel in Dalat
Inclusion: Transfer, english speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 11: DALAT TO NHA TRANG(140 KM)
We will take a stunning 140 km winding route, drive downhill from mountain to the coast to the oceanfront town of Nha Trang. The highlights of this Easy rider Tour before leaving the peace and friendly city (Da Lat) are:
- Crazy house – crazy ideal, crazy architecture, but very humanities
- The flower and vegetable farm
- Coffee plantations ( It’s a good time to enjoy a cup of coffee at a local coffee shop)
- French railway station – oldest train station in Vietnam and Indochina as well
- Linh Phuoc pagoda ( Also known as the Bottle/Dragon Pagoda)
Then, head to the Khanh Le pass where you'll ride your motorbike through a winding route as spectacular landscapes of primary forests unfold before your eyes, to go down to Nha Trang. Do not forget to prepare a good camera to take the great photos!
We'll stop for lunch at a local restaurant before reaching Nha Trang, a beautiful coastal city where the tour ends at around 5:00 pm. You can visit ethnic minority villages along the way we drive: K`ho's village – one of the popular ethnic people group in Lam Dong province or Raclay's village.
Accommodation : Standar Hotel in Nha Trang
Inclusion: Transfer, eanglish speaking tour guide, full-day meals, entrance fees, permit.

DAY 12:
Nha Trang Discovery by your own.