Saigon Cycling To Hue and Hanoi - Halong Bay Tour - A bicycle is the best way to travel from Saigon to Hanoi if you have the right guide to show you the hidden back roads.  Known to many as simply the site of the French and American wars, this is a beautiful country, with many kilometers of stunning beaches, dramatic coastal roads, and spectacular scenery stretching from the North to the South. This trip is never far from a beach and we stay in comfortable hotels to make this one of our most cushy adventure tours. Join us to discover the real Vietnam, by bicycle!

Day 01: Saigon – Dalat (L/D) (30 km)
7:30 Am. Pick up at your hotel in Saigon. Enjoy 2 hours driving to Dong Nai province. Ride through coffee plantation, and pepper on hilly country roads in the surrounding area of Nam Cat Tien park. Have in Madagui and have another stop at Bao Loc, the homeland of coffee and green tea. Enjoy delicious specialty snacks, coffee and tea. Then have a transfer to Dalat.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 30 km cycling
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Dai Loi Hotel

Day 02: Dalat – Nha Trang (B/L/) (80-100 km)
Start to ride from your hotel in Dalat. Ride through majestic mountains and valleys. Have a picnic lunch in Khanh Vinh town. In the afternoon, we ride on backroads through villages to Dien Khanh where we get on a van/bus for a short trip to Nha Trang. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 90 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hanoi Golden Hotel

Day 03: Nha Trang – Quy Nhon (B/L/D) (60 km)
Visit the Po Nagar Cham tower in the city of Nha Trang and have a transfer out of Nha Trang city, pedal on quiet country roads through rice paddies and beautiful village coastal roads. Enjoy lunch on the beach, then continue pedaling on back roads through fishing farms and villages to Tuy Hoa. Transfer 2 hours to Qui Nhon city.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 60 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Quy Nhon Hotel

Day 04: Quy Nhon – Quang Ngai (B/L/D) (80 km)
Transfer 30 minutes from our busy city of Qui Nhon. Begin with cycling through a rice paddy to mountain areas. Cycle past many little villages to ocean roads. Today you will have the opportunity to admire beautiful coastal roads. In the afternoon, cycle uphill through mountains, rice fields, and coconut plantations. Transfer by bus/van in the late afternoon to Quang Ngai.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mytra riverside Hotel

Day 05: Quang Ngai – Hoi An (B/L/) (80 km)
Have breakfast at the hotel and start to ride to My Lai village from the hotel. Have a short visit and talk to locals about the massacre of more than 504 locals in 1968.  Continue riding 35 km on hilly roads before having lunch in town. After lunch, ride on back roads, passing by white dunes.  Cycle on broken track trails along the ocean to fish farms. Then continue biking to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 80 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Venus Hotel

Day 06: Hoi An  – My Son (B/L/) (30 km)
Ride from Hoi An to visit My Son the capital of the Champa Kingdom. Stop to visit Thanh Ha ceramic & pottery factory before riding on rural roads to My Son. Transfer back to Hoi An for lunch in the afternoon. Stay one more night in Hoi An.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 30 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Venus Hotel

Day 07: Hoi An – Hue (B/L/D) (90 km)
Van/bus takes you out of Hoi An, have a little time to warm up your body before pedaling uphill to the peak of Hai Van pass. Then travel by back roads to the ocean ( Thuan An beach ), cycling through fishing villages and an ancient burial-ground of Hue (called a “ghost city” by the locals), to Hue city. Another option, keep biking on little country roads to Hue city.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 90 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hue Asia Hotel

Day 08: Hue Fly  To Hanoi (B/L/) (25 km)
Bus to visit the forbidden city, the capital of Vietnam from the 17th to 20th centuries, continue to the Royal Tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty. Visit the Tu Duc tomb and Khai Dinh tomb before having lunch. Fly to Hanoi in the afternoon. Pick up at the airport to your hotel for check-in. Free nighttime in Hanoi city.

Summary

Cycling Distance: 25 km cycling
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: ATS  Hotel

Day 12: Hanoi city tours (B/L/) (no cycling)
Spend a half-day exploring Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Visit the Temple of Literature, One Pillar Pagoda, the old town of Ha Noi, and the Ho Chi Minh complex. walking around old town and market, shopping and Pho soup for lunch before back to your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi. End of services!

Biking distance: None

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: ATS Hotel