Itinerary: Hanoi – Halong – Hoa Lu - Thanh Hoa - Vinh - Dong Hoi – Phong Nha – Dong Hoi - Hue - A Luoi - Giang - Hoi An - Kham Duc - Kontum - Pleiku – Buon Ma Thuot - Da Lat - Bao Loc - HCMC

(TRAVPR.COM) VIETNAM - March 6th, 2014 - Travel Style: Ho Chi Minh Trail Cycling Tours

Duration: 27days/26Nights

Itinerary: Hanoi – Halong – Hoa Lu - Thanh Hoa - Vinh - Dong Hoi – Phong Nha – Dong Hoi - Hue - A Luoi - Giang - Hoi An - Kham Duc - Kontum - Pleiku – Buon Ma Thuot - Da Lat - Bao Loc - HCMC

The Ho Chi Minh trail was a logistical system that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) through the neighboring kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia. The system provided support, in the form of manpower and materiel, to the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, or derogatively, Vietcong, and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), or North Vietnamese Army, during the Vietnam War (1955–1975).|

The trail was not a single route, but rather a complex maze of truck routes, paths for foot and bicycle traffic, and river transportation systems. The name, taken from North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh. Now day Ho Chi Minh Road or Ho Chi Minh Highway (Vietnamese language: Đường Hồ Chí Minh) is a highway in Vietnam. It runs from the north to the south of Vietnam, west of National Road 1A. The highway was named after Hồ Chí Minh. The route roughly coincides with the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War.

It is a two-lane highway and is planned for 8-lane highway and will connect Cao Bang Province by the Sino-Vietnamese border to Ca Mau Province with the total length of 3,167 km. As of 2007, this road runs from Hoa Lac in Ha Tay Province to Ngoc Hoi in Kon Tum Province with a total length of 1,234.5 km. ( from Wikipidia )

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