Viamigo

Most Vietnam bike tours stay on or close to the homogeneous coastal plains and Highway 1 and spend a lot of time in vans. It is the easy and fast way to run a bicycle tour but it is also a major truck and bus laden thoroughfare from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. With some exceptions, most of the jewels and gems of Vietnam are away from Highway 1. It is our exploration of the secondary roads, and their diversity, that makes our program special and a very enriching experience. Ibike’s Vietnam bicycle tour will help you discover the depth, beauty and complexity of the heartwarmingly friendly country. Its rich heritage has been somewhat overshadowed in western minds by its brief turbulent history of the mid 20th Century, but rest assured, the geography, ecology and people of Vietnam have thousands of years of rich history and extraordinary culture refinement. It is not a homogeneous country: The ethnic in the Central highland, include both Mon-Khmer (Bahnar, Hre) and Malayo-Polyneseians (Cham, Jarai, and E'de) communities. In the North there are Sino-Tibetan, Tai-Kadai, Mon-Khmer and Hmong-Mein ethnic groups. Many religions peacefully coexist in Vietnam: The main faiths are Buddhism and Catholicism, along with Hindus, Muslims, and followers of traditional religions and the indigenous Cao Dai religion, which glorifies Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Victor Hugo, and others. The combination of religious diversity and long history has produced a wealth of pagodas, churches, tombs, towers, temples and other physical culture to visit and marvel at. Ibike’s Vietnam program visits local markets, cultural site and helps you enjoy the extraordinary friendliness of the people and inspirational beauty of the country. There is much to be awed by.