Vietnam has many beautiful roads, with misty mountain passes in the North, rugged rice-field trails in the South and brilliant coastal highways stretching along the Central region. Vietnam is considered an ideal destination for motorbike exploration. Below is a ranking of the 7 most beautiful roads in Vietnam voted by the famous travel website Lonely Planet.
1. Hai Van Pass (Da Nang - Thua Thien-Hue)
Distance: 20 km
Hai Van Pass is 20 km from Da Nang city and 80 km from Hue city, a natural boundary connecting the two provinces. This place was once voted by Travel + Leisure magazine as one of the top 10 most beautiful roads in the world. Hai Van Pass is also overwhelming when it is ranked 4/10 most checked-in roads in the world (more than 52,000 photos hashtagged on Instagram).
Hai Van is also considered one of the most dangerous roads in Vietnam. Coming here, visitors will have feelings that cannot be found anywhere else. When starting at the foot of the pass, it is an extremely exciting feeling. Going slowly, visitors will feel a little nervous and worried when entering the winding, dangerous road. However, when reaching the top of the pass, visitors will be extremely amazed by the majesty of the natural scenery.
2. Ha Giang route
Distance: about 350 km
Tourists from all over the world call the Ha Giang route "Ha Giang Loop". This is an interesting loop route with dangerous roads that challenge the driver's skills, and overlapping cat-ear rocks. Some activities that you should not miss on this journey are kayaking on the Nho Que River, checking in at the top of Ma Pi Leng Pass, trekking through the forest, exploring caves as well as exploring the indigenous culture.
3. Cao Bang - Ban Gioc route
Distance: 80 km
On the journey to conquer the Cao Bang - Ban Gioc waterfall route, visitors will cross the 3.5 km long Ma Phuc pass with 7 winding bends. Although the road is quite dangerous, the surrounding landscape really impresses visitors with the view down to the beautiful terraced fields. On the journey, visitors should not miss famous destinations such as Ban Gioc waterfall, Nguom Ngao cave, Lenin stream...
4. Da Lat - Nha Trang route
Distance: 134 km
Dubbed as the road connecting "sea and flowers", the road from Da Lat to Nha Trang, also known as Khanh Le Pass, takes visitors from the cool highlands to the sunny and windy coastal land. The road passes through many rugged hills, high cliffs, deep ravines up to 300 m and passes through Bidoup Nui Ba National Park - the place with the most diverse biological resources in Vietnam. This road takes about three hours to conquer and visitors should choose to go during the day to ensure safety.
5. Ho Chi Minh - My Tho route
Distance: 70 km
Temporarily leaving the hustle and bustle of the city named after Uncle Ho, visitors can follow the 70 km long route to My Tho City (Tien Giang). The most special thing on this route is not the majestic and splendid landscape but the simple, quiet and peaceful beauty of the rural fields. On the way back to the river region of the West, visitors should not miss enjoying the unique dishes and exploring the customs and rustic beauty of this land.
6. Con Dao route
Distance: 25 km
Con Dao possesses a wild road that fascinates travelers. Starting from Dam Trau beach, a place in the top 25 most beautiful beaches in the world, visitors will enjoy the pristine seascape, not much affected by humans. The destination is Ben Dam seaport - where you can participate in many outdoor activities such as rowing, swimming, diving, surfing...
7. Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi Expressway
Distance: about 1880 km
Although the means of transportation from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi today are very convenient and fast such as airplanes, trains, cars. But if you have time to experience long-distance travel, two weeks wandering on this route is also a good idea for tourists, a great opportunity to explore the beauty of Vietnam through each region. When the journey ends, tourists will have a feeling no different from a trip across Vietnam by motorbike.
