Motorbike driving places in the South of Vietnam attracts young people because it is a form of adventure tourism, many strong feelings. In addition, packbacking travelers also have the conditions to learn, experience the new land, new customs, new interesting people in their own land as well as countries around the world. So, let’s check out some destinations that you might consider when discovering the south of Vietnam with a below detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Saigon City Riding
Being the economic and cultural center of the southern region, Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City always has great attraction for domestic and foreign tourists. Throughout the historic wind waves, up to today, Saigon is gradually dressing up the shirt of the most modern city in the country but also kept the traces of the past, all the portraits of Saigon is both dynamic and classic. Come to the Far East Pearl, you spend a day to enjoy all the most beautiful features of Saigon, it will certainly be an unforgettable day.
In Saigon there are many churches of different religions and architectural styles. Among Saigon’s most famous poets, the Notre Dame Cathedral on Nguyen Du Street, the Protestant Church in Tran Hung Dao, the Church of St. Jeanne d’Arc . Plan a round of temples as Giac Lam – the oldest temple, Vinh Nghiem – the tallest and most elaborate stone pagoda in Vietnam, Hoang Phap Temple – famous for its summer retreat for Teen; Relics – the temple has the highest bell tower in Vietnam.
There are 9 museums in Saigon such as the Museum of Southern Women, Ton Duc Thang Museum, Ho Chi Minh Museum, War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Vietnam, the Armed Forces Museum of the South East, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Geological Museum. You can choose some of them and check them out.
If you have not had a chance to discover the ancient features of the ancient Gia Dinh land, the visit of the French architecture has nearly 100 years of Saigon as the city theater (1900), Continental Hotel with more than 130 years of age, Le Quy Don High School (1874), Labor Culture Palace, Zoological Garden.
Motorbike driving to the market is not for you to shop around but to visit, learn architecture, texture, the birth of the market and its meaning in the lives of people.
Built to serve all customers, so you just need a few hundred thousand you can step into the famous shopping centers such as Saigon Square, the specialty outlet sales for yourself and your loved ones the most fashionable costumes available with affordable prices.
Day 2: Saigon – Cu Chi – Saigon
Cu Chi tunnels are located in Cu Chi district near Ben Cat town in Ho Chi Minh city. So you will not spend too much time on this route.
Here we share some main road for you to refer and choose for your motorbike driving trip.
Line 1: Cross National Highway 22 and Nguyen Thi Ranh. The distance from Saigon to Cu Chi is about 46.6 km long. Choosing a motorbike from Saigon to Cu Chi will take about an hour with an average speed of 60km / h.
Line 2: Via DT15 / TL15. The road from Saigon to Cu Chi by this motorcycle is about 53.7 km long. If you ride with an average speed of 60km / h, it will take about 1h30 minutes
Line 3: Via TL744. The road to Saigon Cu Chi by motorcycle this route takes about 1h45 minutes for a distance of 57.4km.
When motorbike driving to Cu Chi you can learn how old Vietnamese guerrillas built, inhabited and fought in the tunnels, viewed the precious documentary films about the war, on how the Vietnamese military had won modern advanced weapons. with national will and discover the Cu Chi Tunnels – a defensive system located in the ground, located in Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City. The work began in 1940 during the resistance war against France. Although deep in the ground, many facilities such as medical stations, working rooms, housing … are still built, to serve people in shelter in the war. Currently, the tunnels are attractive tourist attractions to visit and learn about a period of history of Vietnam.
In addition, you also have the opportunity to shoot at the shooting course in the tunnel . After leaving the tunnels, you enjoy boiled potato with sesame salt – the specialties of the old resistance Cu Chi.
Day 3: Saigon – My Tho – Can Tho
Packbacking travelers have the opportunity to admire immense river, scenic wilderness, vast rice fields, delicious flavor of cuisine and four-season fruit has created an unforgettable individual that you can not ignore when setting foot in the west.
If Ho Chi Minh City is considered the most developed place in the country, My Tho city is considered as the capital of Tien Giang province. Coming to My Tho, you will feel the characteristics of the South West with canals, floating markets … Because the distance to Ho Chi Minh City is not far so the trade exchange, socio-economic development, Tourism between these two provinces is promoted. From Sai Gon to My Tho takes about 1,5h to 2h for 70km. There are 2 ways for you to go to My Tho:
Line 1: You come from Ho Chi Minh City and then move to Binh Chanh. After reaching Binh Thuan flyover, turn into National Highway 1A and go straight to Ben Luc Bridge. From here, you will go straight through Tan An Bridge, Long An Province and continue to go to An Giang Province. Go to the city of My Tho for another 16km. In general, this road is quite long but in return you will enjoy the scenery is very new and interesting.
Line 2: You can go there by the highway. Same as the first route, but when coming to Binh Thuan flyover you turn straight into Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong expressway. Then, you go straight 50km (until you can not go straight anymore) you turn right, go about 5km more will reach My Tho. Compared to the first route, the boulevard is quite easy to navigate, but you should pay attention to the lane and speed on the freeway.
Motorbike driving My Tho, you will be immersed in peaceful living space of the West with the fruit orchard , the coconut, the green canvas ripples wave will make you forget the pressure, fatigue in life and harmony in peaceful but also colorful life.
Motobike driving to Tien Giang, besides My Tho, there are many other notable destinations. If your destination is not My Tho, or you want to visit other places in Tien Giang. Especially, when you come to My Tho you do not forget to enjoy noodles that are considered specialties of this area . With the taste of the southwestern region and the warmth of the people here, will definitely be a memorable experience for you.
The distance from Can Tho city to My Tho city has a total length of 109km through highway 1A.
With a mild climate, pleasant with the green forests of a color, tourists can choose to come to Can Tho in any season of the year. However, summer is the most ideal time, because here at this time guests will enjoy many delicious fruits in the garden. Can Tho’s specialties are local dishes such as Le Lai fried cakes, Phong Dien cakes, fish noodles in Khai Hoan Mon, Cau Ke ( breakfast, rice noodle, rice noodles, …. All of these are the specialties of Can Tho that visitors can’t go anywhere to find the taste as this land.
Motorbike driving in Can Tho without going to Cai Rang floating market is indeed a shortcoming. The market is one of the crowded and crowded places and is a popular destination for many visitors. Besides Travelers can visit Binh Thuy Ancient House, Bang Lang Stork Garden
In addition to the choice of motels, hotels, if you are a traveler who wants to explore and want to save, visitors can choose their own stop at the homestay garden of the Can Tho area from 420,000 to 1,000. 000 VND per night.
Day 4: Can Tho – Ben Tre
The distance from Can Tho to Ben Tre has a total length of about 110km with a travel time of about 3h30p if riding a motorbike. There’re 2 routes for you to consider :
From the city of Can Tho you go the direction of National Highway 1A through Can Tho Bridge, then turn right into the National Highway 54. Then you turn right into the road TL911. After crossing the road with NH 60, you take this road through Co Chien Bridge go straight to Ben Tre province.
The second route is slightly longer at 120km. From Can Tho city you follow the direction of Highway 91C. After going to Long Phu 1 thermal power plant, you go straight to NH 60 direction to Ben Tre city.
Ben Tre is a province in the Mekong Delta, known as the homeland of the Dong Khoi Revolution and a land of the Coconut. Ben Tre is located at the end of the Mekong River, so Ben Tre has many canals and coconut groves. In addition to coconuts, Ben Tre also has many orchards scattered in many districts, most of which are concentrated in Cho Lach and Chau Thanh districts.
Day 5: Ben Tre – An Giang
When motorbike dring to An Giang, you can visit Sam mountain, Ba Chua Xu Temple, , Chau Doc floating market, stop by jungle, Khmer temple and eat cow sausage. In the afternoon , you can catch the sunset and overnight on Cam Mountain.
After a day out with a tight schedule, a relaxing evening in the mountains is an interesting option. Evening in the mountains are cold like Da Lat, what is more interesting is sitting on the warm fire to enjoy the vegetables hot pot dishes in Cam mountain, eat seven mountain dip cooked charcoal grilled. Finish the day with an relaxed asmosphere and make the trip to An Giang memorable.
Day 6: An Giang – Saigon
After a long motorbike driving trip, you can come back Sai Gon through Highway 1A and enjoy a farewell party.
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