SUGGESTED 20 TOP GEAR DAY TOUR

Inclusions:  "Top Gear" Tour Price Includes: Internal Vietnam domestic flight from Hue to Hanoi, twin share hotel & resort accommodation, tour leader, motor bikes plus all maintenance, experienced local guide, motor bike mechanic, daily breakfast, airport & hotel transfers and permits, plus all sightseeing tours and entrances in Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Cu Chi Tunnels, Dalat, Nha Trang bay cruise ( includes snorkelling equipment ), Buon Ma Thuot ( includes elephant ride ), Pleiku, Qui Nhon, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi and Halong Bay cruise.

 


Tours run every month January to December
 
OUR  TOP GEAR TOUR X 10, REAL ROADS, REAL VIETNAM AND REAL ADVENTURE,   ALL OUR PRIVATE TOURS CAN BE CHANGED TO SUIT YOU PLANS

OVER THE 20 DAYS YOUR HAVE 2 DIFFERENT GUIDES MISS DUYEN FOR CITY TOURING IN HCMC AND HANOI,  MR LAM FOR FOR MOTORBIKE TOURING.

Day 1: hcm - cu chi tunnel
-2 hours by A/C bus to get to Cu Chi tunnel . See documentary film, and then go into the tunnel to discover the secret of this heritage. visit amazing complex of the underground tunnels (over 200km long network) used during the American War,
-war remnants museum

Day 2: hcm - mekong delta:
Discover the Mekong Delta by  by motorized boat, rowing boat . . . Cruise along small canal. Visit stilling houses. , stopping at a coconut candy workshop (taste candy). Next stop at the Unicorn Island in the orchard garden: visit a honey- bee farm (try honey with tea or rice wine). Relax by listening to traditional music. Have Vietnamese lunch on the Island. Trekking along the village, meet the local people. Return MY THO by boat, visitors then continue to Can Tho by bus. Overnight at the hotel in Can Tho

Day 3: can tho-hcm
Explore the Delta bustling Cai Rang floating market. See one of the most endearing sights “monkey bright”. Visit a rive husking mill and a rice noodles making shop.. Boat stop in Can Tho, have time for lunch. Then take the bus comeback . On the way comeback to SaiGon bus stop at the BonSai garden in My Tho

Day 4: hcm fly to nha trang
-easy day, explore local markets before take flight to nha trang
-arrive nt,check in nice hotel, head out plenty of cool bars, and beautiful beaches, meet with your Motorbike  Guide, Collect bikes, go over maps.

Day 5: nha trang city tour:
-visit Cham temple
-Take morning ride on the amazing coast roads and visit fishing villages explore Nha Trangs local back roads
-ride down long beach,free time,swimming,relaxing,having fresh seafood on beach.

Next morning early start 8-am riding to Dalat , each day your ride around 180klm, which is a full day but plenty of stops, as you like,  average road speed in Vietnam is 60kms, the roads we cover are more back roads which offer the best road touring in Vietnam, passing lots of small villages , amazing countryside, beautiful green jungle it truly amazing adventure, as with all our private tours we can make changes to suit along the way. often places we stop are just for a quick look unless you want to stay longer, your main motorbike guide is Mr lam , he the best guide and will show you sites most tourist never see.  as per the list below are the main villages and towns we stay, covering Central Highlands and Hcm Trail Rd . all these places are very interesting including Vietnam war history. 
  

Day 6: nha trang to dalat
Day 7: dalat to laklake
Day 8: lak to buon me thuot
Day 9: buon me thuot to kontum
Day 10: kontum to khamduc
Day 11: kham duc to hoian
Day 12: hoian
Day 13: hoi an to hue
Day 14: hue half day city tour and fly to hanoi
 
Visit the tallest flag pole of Vietnam (37m-hight), Ngo Mon gate where Bao Dai ended Nguyen dynasty, Thai Hoa palace ( Palace of Supreme Harmony), Hall of the Mandarins, Forbidden Purple city…
- check out hotel to airport,take flight to hanoi

Day 15: hanoi city tour
  visit:-Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace (out side),
          -Ethnology Museum
          -Thang Long Water Puppy Theatre
          - shopping at night market

Day 16: halong bay
  car pick up and transfer to halong
 
  12:00 Arrival at Hailong café in Halong city
 
  13:30 Lunch is served served as your cruise begins  toward Bai  Tu Long Bay
  Pass by  the area where the scenes of  the  famous   film  “Indochina” were shot
  See  the  famous  islets along  the way  such as Teapot  islet, Marker  Islet, Fire
  islet, Dove  Islet; continue cruising towards Ha Long Bay
  See  famous  islets such as Men’ s head  Islet,  Tortoise  Islet, Heaven Gate area
  Explore the Cave of Surprise.
 
  Swim at the  Titov beach or Soi Sim beach or another beach.
 
  18:00 Cruise to Ho Dong Tien or Trong cave for anchorage (weather permitting
 
  19:00 Dinner is served in the restaurant
 
  21:00 Squid fishing program with staff (weather permitting)
 
  Overnight aboard Hailong

Day 17: Halong bay back to hanoi
  7:30 Having breakfast while the boat is cruising towards Luon cave
  8:15 Transfer to a small boat to visit Luon cave
  8:45 Back to your boat and continues cruising
           Pass by Hoa Cuong Island, Finger island, Dog island, Ga Choi island
  10:45 Lunch is served in the restaurant as your cruise continues
  11:45 Parking at Hailong wharf

Day 18: Hanoi - sapa
  The train arrives in Lao Cai at about 6.00 am

Then take a morning drive up the spectacular Sapa pass, which is 1300 m high, 37 km long. .The bus ride uphill takes a little over an hour giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces.
  Arrive Sapa in the morning; we have some free time to wander around, exploring this beautiful multi-ethnic town.

Catcat is a village of the Black H’mong  ethnic group located in the Muong Hoa valley just below SaPa. You will see daily life much as it has been lived since the H’mong arrived neighboring China hundreds of years ago, tending their crops and making the clothing. This lengthy process involves separating the fibers of the hemp stem, weaving them on small, primitive looms, embroidering the decorations that will adorn their collar. Visit Black H’mong people family and discover life style of ethnic minority,  and then walk down to the waterfall and  the old Hydro- Power station built at the early 20th century, all located in scenic valley at the foot of Fanxipang mountain. Overnight in the hotel in Sapa

Day 19 -20: Sapa-Lao cai(overnight train to hanoi)
  After breakfast you check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip. Your day starts with walk downhill toward Muong Hoa valley , through expansive terraced rice fields to Lao Chai .
  - Enjoy overall pictures of the village among terraces. Visit H’mong people living in the wooden and bamboo houses.
  -We have a picnic lunch along the way After lunch in Lao Chai village you will walk to Ta Van village where the Giay minority living. Go along the Muong Hoa river and then you will take bus back to Sapa. Afternoon, back to Lao Cai for overnight train to Hanoi . Overnight on the train
  back hanoi on morning of day 21st