Vung Tau – My Khe – 10 Day Loop
Route Summary
Duration: 10 days - 2,300 kms
While this is 10 ride days it is, for sure, a two week experience enjoying the best of the South / Central areas. This ride takes in all of the best coastal rides in the country going North and the diversity of the remote mountain areas back South. Two weeks you will never forget!
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Vung Tau - Mui Ne via Coast
Distance: 195 kms
Day one out of Vung Tau is just so much nicer than out of Ho Chi Minh City. We start off along the coast rather than having to battle the city traffic.
(A & B) get you the best way out.
(C & D) take you for a look through an interesting fishing village.
(E) Is a great beach front coffee stop.
We hug the coast though as times move away from it through farmland to our next rest stop.
(F) At 64 metres high and built by the French in 1899 the oldest and highest lighthouse in Vietnam. A good stop to have a walk and check out the area.
(G) Is a point off the best beach stretch and an area known for its sunsets over the water.
As is evident to anyone riding the “esplanade” beach access in MuiNe is very limited. In fact it’s easy to forget you’re in a beach town through much of it at all.
If planning some time here a beachfront resort out of the accommodation options is worth considering particularly if with family.
(H) The town is well positioned as a good stopover though and this hotel is clean, great staff, very reasonably priced and has a good pool though the bar we normally use for a few beers on arrival is street front.
Plenty of great lunch and dinner options a short walk make it a great choice I now use often.
(I) Another great option off the beach at the higher end. Great unique cabins with a natural pool and great restaurant / party area.
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Mui Ne - Sorrento Beach Club
Distance: 170 kms
Although MuiNe has some great hotels and restaurants, for a coastal town its easy to go away disappointed. Almost all beach views are built out right through town.Â
Early on this ride though you realise you don’t have to be far out of town for some lovely and mostly unoccupied coastal beauty. The good news is a wonderful diversity of coastline is yet to come.Â
(A)Â This area has big dunes where you can hire quad bikes or four wheel drives to explore them. Its a lot of fun but barter on price. The fee is at times elevated to the unwary tourist.
(B)Â One of a few small fishing villages you’ll pass for the day.
(C)Â Another great coastal photo stop. There are many over the day so even though its a short ride distance wise its easy to fill the day in exploring.Â
Even when we are forced to endure a short stretch on the main road there is still some camera candy. Watch your speed on the main road. The police are active especially around the power station.
(D & E)Â This capeland area is one of my favourite coastal rides in the country. Use the parking bays to safely take the sights in. Cattle and goats are often roaming this area so you need to stay focused when on the bike.Â
(G)Â The second salt farm area for the day.
(H)Â Our preferred accommodation in this area is one of my favourites in the country. If you can’t have fun here you’re not trying.Â
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Sorrento Beach Club - Whale Island
Distance: 275 kms
The dawn is always out the front over the water and a good place to enjoy it from. An early swim, an early start on the bike or a relaxing breakfast from 7.30am all great options here.
If the weather is right there’s lots to see today and the coast ride at dawn is stunning if you’re up for it.
Some great photo opportunities including a quaint fishing village in a protected bay. I’ve marked numerous on the map but often through here now I’m so into the ride I bypass most. For safety use the well located parking bays. Tour buses frequent the area these days.
(A-D) on the map are great photo stops but plenty on offer.
(E) over the bridge to get you off the highway.
(F) is a great stop. Good food option right on the sand if you missed breakfast. The burgers are exceptional.
(G) is a good little pub run by Andy and Van if it’s getting around lunch time.
(H) you could give a miss if time is stretched but worth the diversion if not. Alternatively some great accommodation down there if you want to pull up short.
(I) I love this peaceful bay and the sister restaurant also pretty good though by road better to it than the rocky path if coming home in the dark after a few beverages:) Great fishing spot if you’re like me and take a pack rod.
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Whale Island - Quy Nhon
Distance: 185 kms
The coast ride today has some pleasant sections with exceptional coastal views but also some unavoidable stretches on the A1 so you need to be mindful of heavy vehicles on those sections. Not a big day distance wise and due to the higher speeds on the highway sections you’ll cover the distance easily so plenty of time to enjoy the stops and lunch. Some of the country’s most picturesque coastline so take your time.Â
(A) don’t miss this. Well worth the short detour and walk out to the lighthouse. Take water, it’s further than you think.
(B) is this very nicely constructed monument on the beach.
(C) is my recommendation for lunch if fresh seafood appeals to you. Many restaurants are on the water and haven’t found a bad one yet.
(D) Plenty of great coastline and farmland to enjoy. At the top ladies selling souvenirs, snacks and drinks. A favourite early ride of mine for a Cafe Sua Da.
(E to F) Vietnam’s longest wooden bridge. I’ve been over it many times but its condition varies. Won’t be for everyone and there will be a small fee at the other end. Easy to go around the road if you opt out.
(G & H) are two of the many hotels and food options attached.
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Quy Nhon - My Khe (Coastal)
Distance: 230 kms
My habit in this beautiful coastal paradise is always up and to the beach at dawn and rarely disappointed. Then off to the coffee and a Banh Mi across the road from the Quy Nhon Sports Bar.
From the bridge and the view back to the city it feels like you’re going to an island but it is connected.
(A) You can spend an hour just exploring around this area alone.
At 230 km this is an easy day but I strongly recommend getting away early. So many coastal nooks to explore.
The map pins (B-F) are some of the many interesting stops over the day.
(G) Is this rugged coastline. Great spot to break the pack rod out.
If on XR’s plenty of beach runs. Easy to get on but at times hard to get off. Most a bit soft for the big bangers.
No shortage of interesting local seafood offerings, cheap as chips.
I’ve pinned a rather nice Quang Ngai accommodation option or across this new bridge to your My Khe Beach destination.
Lots of seafood restaurants along the beach road but as good and cheap at the hotel and the beer is cold.
Sunset over the river and dawn at the beach again. It’s a hard life! 😋
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My Khe - Mang Den
Distance: 150kms
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Mang Den - Buon Ma Thuot
Distance: 325 kms
Mang Den is one of my get up early and enjoy the dawn places. There’s some great walks but around Dak Ke Lake is one of the best if you like playing with cameras.Â
Whilst distance wise this is a big day, time wise with a reasonably early start you’ll do it easy. Most of the day is quite remote with very little traffic and comparatively less photo stops.Â
Early on there’s a village on your left. Turning off the map and exploring out the other side of the village is a lot of fun but with the new awesome road now I usually stick at it these days.Â
After the right turn at the cross road watch for cattle on the road for the first few kilometres. Thereafter you have two hours of motorcycling bliss.
(A & B) Are my preferred coffee and food stops. Around (B) theres plenty of options.
Between (B & C) is mostly farmland but in recent years like many other areas around the country has been littered with wind farms.
There’s an unavoidable stretch on the main road. When on that keep your speed in check. There’s always police presence there.
(D & E) Are very cool coffee stops though which take you on an alternative route to miss most of it.
(F,G & H) Once into town are the town monument, a good value hotel and an interesting afternoon or night spot if with a group of thirsty lads.Â
Buon Ma Thuot, is the capital and economic hub of the Dak Lak Province. With a population of around 440,000 its the largest city in the Central Highlands and prides itself with a coffee culture. The city is tidy and the people for a big city ooze a country town hospitality attitude.Â
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Buon Ma Thuot - Gia Nghia
Distance: 231 kms
This is an area largely overlooked by westerners and tourists in general. Like a lot of the far North West, we get some funny looks here. Like all remote areas though, the country people are so friendly and hospitable.
The higher country in the South is largely overlooked because the South has by far the best coast rides. This in a multi day loop adds to a sensational and very diverse experience.
(A &B)Â These waterfalls are the smaller of the two in this river area. Well worth the 30km diversion in wet season though. You might choose to drop them in the dry season.Â
(C) Don’t miss this waterfall though. Only a short diversion and has coffee and food if you choose to get away early and make it the breakfast stop.Â
(D)Â Plenty of accommodation and restaurants around this the most populated of the four lakes for the day. Elephant rides around this lake area also if interested.Â
(E)Â A hydro dam wall retaining the third of todays lakes. Its around a 12km diversion so if time is your friend especially if you travel with a drone.
(H) The biggest lake by far for today. This natural lake covers over 80 hectares and and is surrounded with an abundance of flora and fauna. A place the nature lover could spend days to explore.
(I) A very unique accommodation with a number of options. My first night here a very memorable night with some great mates many years ago so became a favourite in the area.Â
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Gia Nghia - Cat Tien
Distance: 230 kms
This isn’t a big day distance wise but you can easily take all day getting it done. The river, lake and waterfall views are a stand out day in the South. Â
Your destination, the Cat Tien National Park covers an area of 750 km² in the provinces of Dong Nai, Bình Phuoc and Lam Dong and preserves one of the largest areas of lowland tropical forests left in Vietnam. Easy to spend some time there if natural beauty in peace and quiet appeals as a nice change of pace. Â
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 (A) The first of three waterfalls today. As this photo shows its not much in dry season so could be one to leave out. Worth the short detour in wet season though.Â
(B) Ta Dung National Park previously a Nature Reserve covers 220 km². At its heart a hydro dam that created a massive lakes system with 40 islands and peninsulas in the Dong Nai River system. Don’t miss this short detour for some great view points.Â
A good coffee stop or brunch maybe if you skipped breakfast. Plenty of good local food options in this area.Â
(C)Â A big wide bridge, well located for a break and a photo opportunity with your trusty steed.
(D) Dambri Falls. Its 200k admission per person so not everyone opts in. It’s a nicely set up attraction though with a toboggan ride, cinema, cafes. This gets very busy with locals in holiday times so better to avoid that.
(F)Â A good viewpoint for a breakÂ
(G)Â This sturdy suspension bridge is the best option into your night stop to avoid the main road. There is a river crossing option but you really need to know how to take that on.Â
(H) To one of our preferred accommodation options in the village. There hasn’t been too much on offer here historically but there’s plenty of choice now so worth a hotels search for a bargain.Â
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Cat Tien - Vung Tau
Distance: 190 kms
This is one of the great locations to enjoy the dawn. If the rouge rooster up the river isn’t enough to wake you set an alarm and enjoy the serenity. If you are very lucky the peaceful sound of the bush is broken by the Gibbons singing in the sanctuary across the river.
If coming from further North that’s the mountains done. This ride mostly through farmland is interesting with a few water stops but from here the country flattens out.
The first stretch is out of the village and onto some really nice hotmix to the first way points.Â
(A & B)Â takes you over a dam wall. It’s more solid now than this photo indicates and a great viewpoint over the lake.Â
(C & E) are another two lake areas. Theres some great off map tracks around these if you’re feeling adventurous.
(D) This tourist area is a great swim opportunity on a hot day. At its best in wet season.
(F)Â The Long Tan Cross established in memory of the 18 Australian and 245 Vietnamese soldiers killed In the August 1966 Battle of Long Tan.Â
(G)Â A great coastal photo stop before hitting the peninsula to Vung Tau.Â
(H)Â will take you along the esplanade with views to the newly redeveloped back beach parkland.Â
(I)Â The Twisted Throttle Tavern for some well deserved refreshments.Â
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