HUE
- HOI AN - MY SON 3 DAYS CYCLING TOUR
DAY 1: HUE HERITAGE CYCLING TOUR (--/L/--)
Distance and journey time:
Cycling distance up to: 30 km
Morning: Take a nice dragon boat trip on Perfume River
to visit Thien Mu Pagoda. after that you will take a bike ride to The Citadel Complex of Hue, which was
built up and operated by Nguyen Dynasty from 1805 to 1945, is now among the
most important relics of the Hue ancient Capital – the World Cultural
Heritage.
then start biking to the villages on the
green shaded roads, passing by the communal houses along the rivers, canals and
through the rice fields to the first stop Thanh Thuy Chanh village with Thanh Toan Bridge, agricultural museum.
Taking a walk around the village to see how the local life is and most
remarkably the local market.
Have lunch at Thanh Toan Eco restaurant.
After visiting Thanh Toan, we continue biking
to Khai Dinh Tomb – A memorial of
the 12th king of Nguyen Dynasty. Unlike Hue’s other tombs, the
grandiose concrete structure, built between 1920 and 1931, is a synthesis of
Vietnamese and European elements. Even the stony faces of the mandarin honor
guards are endowed with a mixture of both features. your bike will be pick up
by truck and you are transfered by car back to your hotel.
DAY 2: HUE - HOI AN: ONE DAY LANG CO COASTAL RIDE (--/L/--)
Distance and journey time:
Cycling distance up to: 80 km
Am Pick up
your hotel , After a short transfer out of Hue city, start to bike the coastal
road from Thuan An to Phuoc Tuong Pass. Ride past rice fields, fishing
villages, and a colorful quiet city. The quiet city or “Ghost city”, as it is
called by locals, is the ancient burial-ground of Hue. Keep riding on uphill to
Phuoc Tuong Pass, and stop for lunch at Lang Co beach. Warm up before we pedal
uphill to the top of Hai Van Pass. In the Late afternoon, take a short transfer
to Hoi An and overnight in Hoi An. your guide, mechanic & driver will see you
off at your hotel and next cycing day
with another local guide.
DAY 3: BACK-ROAD CYCLE TO MY
SON (--/L/--)
Distance and journey time:
Cycling distance up to: 55 km
Back Road Cycle To My Son starts with a short local ferry ride across
the Thu Bon river to Cam Kim Island where we cycle through the quiet back roads
and stop for a break at a local café to sample the famous Vietnamese sweet
coffee. We continue cycling along the little used route to enjoy the beautiful
scenery and sample local life. At My Son we visit the amazing temples of the
Cham people to learn more about this Holy Land where the Cham
people worshipped Shiva, the God of war. After a lunch of My Quang
noodles at a local restaurant, you are transported back to Hoi An by minibus.