Home › Road Biking › Six Days cycling from Dalat to Hoi An Six days cycling from Dalat to Hoi An This 6-day adventure takes you by bike from the Central Highland hill station of Dalat to the World Heritage site of Hoi An. This unique journey is a fantastic way to see the country by bike in an ideal climate for biking. The itinerary can be done in reverse as well, for those starting in Hoi An and venturing down from the north. Day 1: Dalat to Lak lake ( 150 kilometers). 7:00 am pick up at your hotel and departure to start the ride (20 minutes outside of Dalat). Fantastic riding section about 17 kilometers downhill to Ta Nung. Flat to rolling hills after this. You can see coffee and vegetable farms, cricket and weasel farms, rice wine making, and a traditional silk center. Elephant falls and Linh An pagoda with “big happy Buddha” on your bike. Transfer by vehicle (or ride part ways) to the top of Phu Son Pass for lunchtime. Bike down Phu Son passes to Lak lake with a jungle forest, minority village, local farms, and a panoramic view of Lak lake in the distance on your way. We stay overnight in a hotel near Lak lake. Day 2: Lak lake to Buon Me Thuot (50 kilometers). After breakfast, we’ll head out to visit one of the old summer retreats of Emperor Bao Dai and Lak lake scenery. Some light trekking is possible from Jun minority village, elephant riding, and taking boat trips remotely to the village on the far side of Lake lake are available here. And then we bike to Buon Me Thuot about 50 km ( mostly fast) for lunch. After lunch and rest, we continue biking to DraySap and Gia Long waterfalls. One of the most beautiful falls in the central highland of Vietnam, swimming is available here. Arrive back to Buon Me Thuot around 5 pm. Everything is free to explore the city. Day 3: Buon Me Thuot to Pleiku ( 200 kilometers). A short transfer ( about 30 minutes) out of Buon Me Thuot before biking. This day is particularly long with 110km of biking through a fairly flat terrain of coffee and rubber tree plantation, transport vehicles are available for those wishing to bike a shorter distance. The road wanders over hills through fantastic sections of pine forest. A super biking day. Picnic-style lunch with being taken on the way. Stay overnight in a hotel in heart of Pleiku town. Day 4: Pleiku to Ngoc Hoi (130 kilometers). Leisurely breakfast at the hotel and later start to the day. Departure by bike from the hotel at around 8:00 or 8:30. Visit a “Sea Lake” on the way. Visit a local minority village ( Ba Na), a scenic suspension bridge (290 m), and a traditional wooden church. Then, continue visiting Russian Tanks and Charlie Hill. Lunch in Kontum. In the afternoon, keep biking about 69km through rollings to the hotel in Ngoc Hoi. The evening is free to explore the town. Day 5: Ngoc Hoi to Phuoc Son (120 kilometers). Breakfast at the hotel and an early departure at 7:00. This is the best riding day of the trip with the fantastic 80-kilometer section of deep jungle forest on both sides of the road. The ride is also very hilly and runs along the border of Ngoc Linh national park and Ngoc Linh Mtn (2400 meters) through the Truong Son mountain range. This is also the day that we travel along the famous Ho Chi Minh Trail. The Ba Na Sedang minorities reside in this jungle area. Lunch along the way at a local restaurant. Vehicle transfer in the afternoon the rest of the way to Phuoc Son with an estimated arrival at 5:00 pm. Dinner will be organized in Phuoc Son with an overnight stay in a comfortable local guesthouse. Day 6: Phuoc Son to Hoi An (130 kilometers). 7:00 am breakfast at the hotel. 8:00 am departure with 60 km biking through more great sections of jungle, nice landscapes, and waterfalls. Picnic-style lunch on the way. After lunch, continue by vehicle to Hoi An World Heritage Site (approx 70km) with an estimated arrival at 3:00 pm. It's included: Guide, car, entrance fee, and accommodation. It's excluded: Food and drinks. Price: 600USD/ PAX. You may also like: "Biking and fishing to the Elephant waterfall"
