Da Lat Easy Rider Tour: Coffee, Waterfalls & Village

Ride through Da Lat's countryside to waterfalls, coffee farms and local villages on the back of a motorbike.

A full-day Easy Rider motorbike tour from Da Lat takes you through mountain roads to Elephant Waterfalls, Pongour Waterfall, a traditional coffee plantation, silk factory and an authentic minority village. You ride as a passenger behind a live guide who speaks English or Vietnamese, stops to learn how locals make rice liquor and coffee, and see how silk is produced. The tour includes all protective gear, helmets, insurance and petrol.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Da Lat countryside and waterfalls

• Visit Tuyen Lam lake
• See Elephant Waterfalls
• See Pongour Waterfall
• Learn rice liquor making and taste crickets
• Explore coffee plantation and Weasel coffee
• Visit silk factory
• Stop to observe local daily activities

The experience

The tour starts from your Da Lat accommodation and heads out on mountain roads toward Tuyen Lam Lake, a freshwater lake over 350 hectares with pine-covered hills and turquoise water. From there you ride to Elephant Waterfalls and Pongour Waterfall, one of the biggest in the South of Vietnam. Along the way you stop at a traditional coffee plantation to learn about the growing process and taste the region's special weasel coffee, then visit a silk factory to see how the fabric is made by hand. At each stop, your guide explains what you're seeing and answers questions.

The route includes many smaller stops where you watch daily activities of local people and understand the rhythm of the countryside. You'll learn how rice liquor is made and taste crickets prepared the traditional way. A visit to an authentic minority village rounds out the day, giving you a sense of how people live outside the tourist areas. The full-day pace means you cover a lot of ground, but the motorbike does the work. You're a passenger the whole time.

Protective gear, helmets and insurance are all provided. Your guide handles the bike and the route. You just need to hold on and watch the landscape change. Children from age 6 are welcome. If your accommodation is more than 5 kilometers from the tour's meeting point, there's a 5-dollar surcharge for pickup.

What’s included

• Live guide in English or Vietnamese.
• protective gear and helmets.
• insurance and petrol.
• hotel pickup from your Da Lat accommodation (within 5 kilometers).

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:00

Book up to8h before

AgesAdult (18 to 70 years) · Child (6 to 17 years) · Under 6: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Vietnamese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

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Is this one for you?The full-day length means you see a lot (waterfalls, farms, factories and villages), but it also fills most of your day in Da Lat, so plan accordingly if you want time in the city itself. Riding as a passenger works for anyone age 6 and up, though it's not recommended if you have spinal injuries or cardiovascular concerns.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Vietnamese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 17 years). Children under 6 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Pongour Waterfall like when you get there?

Pongour Waterfall is one of the biggest waterfalls in the South of Vietnam and one of the largest in Da Lat province. You stop there to see it in person during the ride.

What do you actually do at the coffee plantation?

At the traditional coffee plantation, you learn about how coffee grows and the process of turning it into the drink. You also taste the region's special weasel coffee, which is made from beans that have passed through the digestive system of palm civets.

How long does the full-day tour take?

The tour runs between 4 and 8 hours depending on the stops and how long you spend at each site. Your guide can adjust the pace based on your interest.

Do I need any experience to ride as a passenger?

No experience is needed. You ride as a passenger behind your guide, who handles the motorbike and the mountain roads. Protective gear and helmets are provided, and the tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels.

What happens at the minority village?

You visit an authentic minority village to meet friendly locals and see how people live in the countryside away from the main tourist areas. It's one of the stops where your guide helps you understand daily life in the region.