The Southern Vietnam Motorcycle Adventures
Crossing into Vietnam from Lao People's Democratic Republic was a lot easier than nosotros expected. We were imagining high bribes to pay as well as endless questions well-nigh what nosotros were doing leaving amongst 2 Vietnamese motorbikes. Turns out they didn’t care. Not fifty-fifty a secondary glance as well as they sent us on our way. Which is lucky, because at nowadays nosotros got to explore some other province on our motorcycle adventures inwards South East Asia!
The roads inwards Vietnam varied from treacherous, muddy, high-traffic highways to deserted mountaintop pavement. Right when nosotros were create to surrender from the terrible route conditions, a novel detour would restore our organized religious belief 10 times over! While nosotros could alone explore a picayune flake of this amazing province this time, nosotros volition live dorsum after inwards the year. For now, our Southern Vietnam motorbike adventures volition tumble out our enthusiasm rising.
Border to Kon Tum – 90km
After the lush greenery on the Lao People's Democratic Republic side of the border, crossing into Vietnam made agency for wider, busier roads as well as the scenery traded the wild vegetation for rolling hills as well as farmland. The roads were good maintained until nosotros made it to Dak To. At that indicate the Ho Chi Minh Road started to instruct nether heavy construction, slowing the speed of move downward considerably. Large trucks as well as buses added to the traffic as well as unfortunately the views gave agency to buildings as well as roadside rubbish.
Road Condition: Fine amongst pot holes when nosotros left the border so downward colina from there. Such a bad route well-nigh 50km from Kon Tum. Road plant everywhere. Lots of dust as well as gravel.
Weather: Overcast as well as Rain
Traffic: Just crazy. Everyone was everywhere because of the route works.
Fuel Station: Plentiful
Kon Tum to Buon Ma Thuot – 230km
Unfortunately this was the most depressing stretch of route nosotros conduct hold always ridden on. Probably at to the lowest degree 40% was a muddy, potholed mess every bit the highway is beingness renovated. We could barely ride 3km on paved tracks earlier nosotros had to tedious correct downward to brand our agency through to a greater extent than roadworks. The traffic was heavy as well as due to the route constantly merging into alone i lane nosotros constantly constitute ourselves beingness pushed off into the verge. We were alone offered fleeting views of the beauty behind the trees as well as buildings but for the bulk of the ride it was ugly. If nosotros had to create this trip i time again nosotros would avoid the Ho Chi Minh Road at all costs.
Road Condition: Terrible. Roadworks, potholes, heavy traffic.
Weather: Overcast
Traffic: Steady
Fuel Station: Kon Tum, every few kilometres.
Buon Ma Thuot to Dalat – 210km
After the nightmare that was the previous 2 days nosotros decided to accept a detour off the HCMC Road towards the French colonial metropolis of Dalat. This alternative completely restored our organized religious belief inwards motorcycling inwards Vietnam! Almost right away nosotros were rewarded amongst beautiful vistas off rolling hills as well as lush farmland. Traditional villages peppered the route as well as the route weather were brilliant. We couldn’t wipe the smiles off our faces every bit nosotros stopped regularly for photograph opportunities. Riding into Dalat nosotros took a dorsum route as well as it took us upwards through some steep roads surrounded past times forest. Our initiative of all glimpse of Dalat was of erstwhile European-style buildings approximately its famous lake. Despite the heavy pelting nosotros had rode into, nosotros had our breath taken away!
Road Condition: Fairly good. Road plant at nowadays as well as then.
Weather: Overcast amongst the biggest tempest hitting us 20km exterior of Dalat
Traffic: Busy
Fuel Station: Boun Ma Thout, plenty of others.
Dalat to Nha Trang – 140km
We had been promised past times a friend that taking the route from Dalat to Nha Trang would live i of the greatest rides nosotros could create inwards SE Asia. After completing it, it is piece of cake to sympathize why. Starting inwards the cool highlands approximately Dalat y'all ride though fragrant pino forests, weaving through small-scale towns until y'all accomplish the start of your descent towards the ocean. You are rewarded amongst views downward the valley betwixt mountains as well as hills. The route the follows the slope of the slopes, winding as well as twisting its agency downward to sea level. Eventually y'all select grip of glimpses of rivers as well as thinner vegetation every bit farmers accept command of the land. Arriving on Highway 1 the traffic increases beyond imagination. Palm trees as well as manicured hedges dotting the median strips give the feeling that y'all conduct hold finally reached the beachside metropolis of Nha Trang.
Road Condition: Good amongst pot holes as well as route plant coming out of Dalat. After that almost perfect. Fun ride.
Weather: Little chilly at the get-go so the Sun came out. Awesome.
Traffic: Steady
Fuel Station: Dalat, a few inwards small-scale towns.
Nha Trang to Bao Loc – 255km
We decided to backtrack on the same route nosotros took from Da Lat, that’s how beautiful it genuinely was. Once nosotros arrived inwards Dalat nosotros took a quieter route towards Bao Loc. We stayed high upwards inwards the mountains enjoying the typical views nosotros had instruct used to inwards the highlands – pino trees, valleys as well as steep inclines. Once nosotros reached the plains the towns became to a greater extent than frequent as well as traffic steadily built up. The scenery remained pleasant all the agency to Bao Loc.
Road Condition: Good i time again amongst the strange pot holes. Road plant coming into Dalat.
Weather: Overcast amongst picayune showers at nowadays as well as then.
Traffic: Steady
Fuel Stations: Nha Trang, Dalat
Bao Loc to Ho Chi Minh City – 200km
We rode through a small-scale hamlet that was the gateway to an amazing mount pass. We experienced heavy pelting as well as fog during this stretch but it added to the mysticism of riding through the mountain. The ride from so on was overnice enough. Not spectacular but notwithstanding enjoyable. Unfortunately nosotros ended upwards on Highway 1 as well as its intimidating shitfight of traffic as well as noise. In betwixt the towns were to a greater extent than rural scenes, which was a overnice agency to interruption upwards the urban sprawl. The lastly 30km into the metropolis took nearly 2 hours due to the heavy traffic. Admittedly after all the hype nosotros had built upwards inwards our minds from stories of nightmare traffic, nosotros constitute it wasn’t every bit bad every bit nosotros expected.
Road Condition: Not every bit good bad amongst a few pot holes. Highway the whole agency amongst some route plant at nowadays as well as then.
Weather: Not good. I mean value nosotros went through vii unlike storms this day.
Traffic: Busy, busy as well as busy. oh hold off did I state busy because it was busy. 🙂
Fuel Stations: Bao Loc, only well-nigh every few kilometres.
Ho Chi Minh City to Chau Doc (and Border) – 280km
More highway riding to go out the metropolis for the initiative of all 80km, so nosotros began to go into the picturesque Mekong Delta. The river breaks upwards into many estuaries where life on the Delta is thriving for the Vietnamese people. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 mix betwixt busy towns as well as repose farmland, but the traffic never actually allow upwards until nosotros got past times Chau Doc. We had to cross the mighty river on a machine ferry at i point, where I got separated from Lesh, never to know if nosotros would meet each other again. We did. The lastly stretch to Kingdom of Cambodia was vacant as well as dark-green as well as built upwards the excitement for our side past times side adventure.
Road Condition: Fairly good, a few potholes at nowadays as well as then. Mainly highway amongst a ferry crossing.
Weather: Clear, no pelting today, Sun was shining, sunscreen on.
Traffic: Pretty repose for Vietnam. It was busy but non chaotic.
Fuel Stations: HCMC, Vinh Long
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