Mui Ne to Da Lat Motorbike Tour: 2 Days, Central Highlands

Two days on the back of a motorbike through working villages and highland farms

A 2-day motorbike tour from Mui Ne to Da Lat (or reverse) through the Central Highlands, riding mountain and village roads with a private English-speaking driver. You stay overnight at a homestay, visit working farms and minority villages, taste local coffee and food, and stop whenever you want to photograph. All entrance tickets, helmet and rain gear are included. Children from age 6 are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Ride from Mui Ne to Di Linh Town

• Pick up at hotel lobby 8:30am
• Visit white sand dunes with story
• Visit red sand dunes with story
• Explore fishing villages with story
• See dragon fruit farms and rice fields
• Visit coffee and pepper plantations
• Visit Gia Bac minority villages
• Visit tea plantation
• Arrive Di Linh Town and stay overnight

Day 2: Ride from Di Linh to Da Lat

• Breakfast in Di Linh
• Visit noodle making village
• Visit PongGour waterfall
• Visit brick making factory
• Visit Elephant waterfall
• Visit Linh An Temple
• Visit silkworm factory
• Visit handicraft villages
• Visit cricket farm and rice wine village
• Visit Me Linh coffee village and taste coffee
• Visit Van Thanh flower villages
• End tour at preferred location in Da Lat

The experience

How do you see a place the way the people who live there actually do? This tour answers it by putting you on the back of a motorbike for 270km across the Central Highlands, not on a highway, but through the roads the locals use. Day one runs 130km from Mui Ne toward Di Linh, crossing white and red sand dunes, fishing villages, dragon fruit and coffee plantations, pepper fields, and Gia Bac minority villages. You stop at each one. The driver explains what you're seeing and why it matters. By evening you reach Di Linh and stay overnight at a homestay instead of a hotel.

Day two covers 140km through forest and coastal roads into Da Lat. You'll see a noodle-making village, Pong Gour and Elephant waterfalls, a brick factory, a silkworm operation, handicraft workshops, a cricket farm and rice wine village, and Me Linh coffee village where you taste the coffee. The itinerary lists these stops, but the operator notes that 90 percent of the ride itself is the point. You're moving through village and mountain roads, not sitting still at viewpoints. You end wherever you choose in Da Lat.

The tour is private: just you (or your group) and one driver on one bike per person. The driver speaks English and has run this route long enough to know the stories behind each stop. Helmets, rain coats and all entrance fees are covered. Lunch isn't included, so you eat where locals eat. The overnight stay is at a homestay: the operator calls it romantic, which likely means simple and genuine rather than luxurious.

What’s included

• Private motorbike tour with an English-speaking driver.
• one night accommodation at a homestay.
• all entrance tickets to the stops along the route.
• helmet and rain coat.
• local coffee tasting at Me Linh coffee village.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:30

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (18 to 50 years) · Senior (51 to 85 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 12 years) · Under 6: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 2 pickup points.

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 during pregnancy

Operated by Easy Rider Mr.Viet

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to move through the highlands at the pace of the people who live there, stopping whenever something catches your eye. The trade-off is that you're on a motorbike for most of two days, which suits travelers comfortable with that pace and distance.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (6 to 12 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's the difference between the white sand dunes and the red sand dunes in Mui Ne?

The white sand dunes are one stop and the red sand dunes are another. The driver explains the story behind each one as you visit them on day one.

Do I ride my own motorbike or ride as a passenger?

You ride as a passenger on the back of the motorbike with an English-speaking driver who handles the bike for the entire tour.

What kind of food will I eat on this tour?

You'll taste various local dishes and local coffee during stops, and stay overnight at a homestay where you eat with the family. Lunch on both days isn't included in the tour price, so you choose where to eat along the route.

Is this tour available in the reverse direction, starting from Da Lat?

Yes, you can do the tour in either direction: Mui Ne to Da Lat or Da Lat to Mui Ne, depending on where you're staying.