Hoi An – Khe Sanh
1 Day - 340 Kms
This day distance wise is a bit bigger than usual but very quiet roads so you make good time. If you drop (A) off the map your miss a couple of river crossing but also drop off 30km.
(A) Is a breakfast stop if you get away early just before you turn onto Uncle Ho’s Road.
(B) and (D) are interesting rest stops but easy enough to bypass if you need to keep at it.
(C) A Tunnel through the mountains where I had one of only two encounters with a King Cobra. Not the best snake to upset.
(E) The Khe Sanh Statue in memory of lose involved in the 77 day 1968 siege.
(F) Is a Combat War Museum and really worth visiting. A lot to learn about the offensive between January 21 and July 9, 1968. One of the biggest battles of the Vietnam war.
If you don’t have time when you get in its open at 7am each morning.
(G) The view from some nice little glamping bungalows a few kilometers out of town. Historically not many good options here but better in recent years.
