Dong Ha countryside biking tour

Dong Ha countryside biking tour (DMZ Quang Tri countryside biking tour)

When you travel to Dong Ha city and Quang Tri province, what kind of tour would you be thinking about? It should be a DMZ tour, right? However, Dong Ha - the capital city of Quang Tri province has more to offer besides DMZ tours. It is COUNTRYSIDE BIKING TOUR.

Inspired by our true love for our homeland, we - Dong Ha-born natives have designed this EXCLUSIVE tour for those who want to travel to the DMZ city of Dong Ha and DMZ area - 'the land of fire' to experience our hometown by a different and unique way.

Dong Ha countryside biking tour (DMZ Quang Tri countryside biking tour)

As one of the untouched feature of Quang Tri province's tourism is nature. Thus, in this tour, we'd like to make nature the most important part of this tour. Once doing this tour, you will experience first hand the beautiful nature of this land. Moreover, you can also get to learn about the Vietnam war and get to appreciate the independence that the Vietnamese have it with blood, sweat and tears. A contrast between a war-then and peace-now is what we want you to experience while doing this tour AND honoring peace is what we want to convey to you after finishing this tour. To sum up, just give peace a chance or make PEACE not WAR.

Dong Ha countryside biking tour (DMZ Quang Tri countryside biking tour)

What to expect:

Pedal on off-the-beaten-track backroad of Dong Ha and Cam Lo through rice paddy field, tapioca farm, acacia plantation, rubber plantation, local family tombs, rural rustic scenery

Experience the dove shed first hand

Interact with local people and untouched community away from commercial tourist hot-spot

Having lunch with BBQ meat

To conclude, the utmost significance of this tour is learning about the WAR in order to value the PEACE.

What is the WAR here? They are war remnants, bunker, cemetery, tanks, aircrafts.

And what is peace here? They are the quiet peaceful tranquil atmosphere of the countryside where many fightings took place and the DOVE - a symbol of peace.

Dong Ha countryside biking tour (DMZ Quang Tri countryside biking tour)

Itinerary (9:00 am - 3:00 pm)

9:00 meet and greet, having a cup of coffee for a wake-up.

Our ride begins with exploring a US Marine helicopter hangar built around 1965, used to be part of Dong Ha combat base. Continue to see remnants of Dong Ha old train station, bunker and wach tower. Here you see a M48 Patton tank left over from the war. At this old-tower site, Cuban leader Fidel Castro came in 1973 to show his support for Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (PRG). Next stop is Dong Ha river port - an important port for the transport of supplies from Cua Viet base(Camp Kistler) to Dong Ha combat base and onto many firebases along Highway 9 like Rockpile, Camp Carroll, Ca Lu, Khe Sanh, Lang Vei. Dong Ha port was also used by NVA for transporting supplies from the North to Dong Ha onward to Ho Chi Minh trail to the battlefields in the South. We can have a quick look at Dong Ha market to see what got selling in the morning. Keep pedalling to Quang Tri museum to see some weapons from Vietnam war including Surface to Air Missle (SAM), anti-aircraft artillery, trucks used by NVA and NLF, US tanks and aircrafts, bombs. Dropping by Fidel Castro Park built in 2018 to see why this park was named after him. Under Fidel Castro body statue is his famous quote during his visit to this land in 1973 ''For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to devote her blood". This Park is an embodiment of brotherhood and friendship between Vietnam and Cuba. Our journey will continue with a visit to Highway 9 National Cemetery where almost 11.000 Vietnamese fallen soldiers rest in peace.

After finishing all of the attractions, we will cycle to the countryside of Cam Lo district through beautiful rice fields, burial mounds, tapioca farm, acacia and rubber plantation to a tranquil, peaceful, quiet farmland where many animals are being farmed (cows, chickens, ducks, ... and especially DOVE - a symbol of peace). You'll be indulged into an open air feast of great food and drinks, especially the BBQ meat. Forget about daily life stresses to enjoy the time passing by slowly at the countryside before biking back to finishing point at VINA DMZ TRAVEL office, 37 Nguyen Tri Phuong st, Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province. Tour ends.

Dong Ha countryside biking tour (DMZ Quang Tri countryside biking tour)

Duration: 6 hours

Distance: approx 20 km (12.5 miles)

Price: US$ 60/pax (2 paxs required)

What's included:

Bikes, helmets, water, snack, BBQ lunch, guide, entrance fees

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