Vietnam720: Adam from MuiNeBeach.net went on a 2 weeks Vietnam central highlands road trip and shares with us his experiences here. Enjoy the photos he brought back and see the rewards for taking the road less traveled in Vietnam. This is Part 1 of his 4 parts post.

Adam: Below are the highlights from my 2-week solo motorbike road trip from Phan Thiet to Dalat to Lak Lake, to Buon Ma Thuat, with a diversion to Yuk Don National Park, then on to Plei Ku, Kon Tum, and east to Quang  Ngai, then finally a train ride to Phan Thiet.

I’m told I drove nearly 1000km (620 miles), and traveled through 6 provinces (Binh Thuan, Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Quang Ngai), and the territories of 9 different ethnic minorities (Cham, Rag Lai, K’ho, Ede, Ja Rai, M’Nong, Bahnar, Sedang and H’Re, not to mention the dominant Kinh or ethnic Vietnamese). This doesn’t include the ride back by train.

Rag Lai village in the mountain foothills on the north end of Binh Thuan Province.

Vietnam Central Highlands Road Trip

 

Rag Lai men herding cattle.

Vietnam Central Highlands Road Trip

 

Pineapple grove outside Dalat.

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Forgotten hilltop French Cemetery outside Dalat.

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K’ho mountaintop village southwest of Dalat.

Vietnam Central Highlands Road Trip

 

K’ho woman selling a rich variety of hand-made textiles at Elephant Waterfall near Dalat.

Vietnam Central Highlands Road Trip