The Original Planned Route

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Initially I ( Stuart ) had planned to do this trip solo and I had allowed 25 days of leisurely cycling with an additional rest day in the City of Hue on day 11. Without any unforeseen issues this would mean I would arrive into Ho Chi Minh City on Monday 3rd of December with my flight back home the following day.

The Entire Route - 2,002km

After spending one Month talking Alex into joining me he finally said yes provided he could get the time off from his new job as a fire fighter, this proved a little difficult because he only had a set holiday period and he needed to be back into work on Monday 3rd of December, so the leisurely cycling trip through Vietnam has now turned into a bit of a cannon ball run!, however, its still manageable and will mean combining a couple of shorter days into one longer day resulting in us arriving in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday 1st December with Alex's flight back the following day. We also may be able to improve further by combining further days if possible but Alex needs to be back at the airport bags & bike packed for his flight home on the afternoon of Sunday 2nd December, fingers crossed.

Route Day by Day 

Day 1: Hanoi to Cho Ben                          (74km)
Day 2: Cho Ben to Cam Thuy                   (86km)
Day 3: Cam Thuy to Yen Cat                     (72km)
Day 4: Yen Cat to Tan Ky                          (91km)
Day 5: Tan Ky to Pho Chau                       (90km)
Day 6: Pho Chau to Huong Khe                 (54km)
Day 7: Huong Khe to Quy Dat                  (70km)
Day 8: Quy Dat to Dong Hoi                    (114km)
Day 9: Dong Hoi to Cam Lo                     (106km)
Day 10: Cam Lo to Hue                              (78km)
Day 11: Rest Day: Hue
Day 12: Hue to A Luoi                                (73km)
Day 13: A Luoi to P'Rao                           (105km)
Day 14: P'Rao to Thanh My                        (51km)Day 14 & 15 will need to be combined
Day 15: Thanh My to Kham Duc                (57km)
Day 16: Kham Duc to Plei Can                 (104km)
Day 17: Plei Can to Kon Tum                     (60km)
Day 18: Kon Tum to Pleiku                         (49km)
Day 19: Pleiku to Ea Drang                       (100km)
Day 20: Ea Drang to Buon Me Thuot          (76km)
Day 21: Buon Me Thuot to Lien Son           (49km)
Day 22: Lien Son to Lam Ha                      (100km)
Day 23: Lam Ha to Bao Loc                       (103km)
Day 24: Bao Loc to Gia Kiem                     (110km)
Day 25: Gia Kiem to Ho Chi Minh City       (78km)

Total                                                            2,002km

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