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Hanoi to Hue on the Ho Chi Minh

Hanoi to Hue on the Ho Chi Minh

Hanoi to Hue on the Ho Chi Minh Overview

A classic road cycling holiday from Hanoi in the north to Hue in central Vietnam

Follow the northern section of the Ho Chi Minh Highway from Hanoi in the north down to Hue, the former 'Imperial Capital', on this road cycling holiday in Vietnam. The Ho Chi Minh Highway runs north to south through the mountainous spine of Vietnam. Constructed since the year 2000 as an alternative to Vietnam’s coastal Highway 1, this is a generally well-made 2-lane road that sees very little traffic. Although this new road has no direct relation to the well-known Ho Chi Minh Trail (which was a tenuous and interlinking set of tracks and trails used as a supply line during the Vietnam War) the routes naturally coincide in places. The section of the road that we ride in north and central Vietnam will take us through pretty farmland, jungle-clad valleys and jagged limestone peaks. We’ll cycle alongside shining rivers and visit a fascinating mix of traditional towns and villages which are home to people of several different ethnic groups, including Hmong, Dao and Thai. Running parallel to the border with Laos and through the Truong Son Mountains, the Ho Chi Minh Highway will take us into some pretty remote and often spectacular regions of Vietnam. Of course, some of the sites that we see will date from the recent war, but the essence of this cycling holiday is much more about experiencing Vietnam at its most authentic. From rice fields and stilt houses to the cave system at Phong Nha and from the site of the Khe Sanh Combat Base, close to the border with Laos, to Vietnam’s Imperial City in Hue, this is a road cycling holiday with a great deal to offer.
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