As soon as we stepped off our bus upon arrival in Dalat, Vietnam, a man named Rene approached us. Blah, blah, blah, is usually what I hear from these salespeople.
But Rene was different. He is a founding member of the “Easy Rider” motorcycle group. A group of 30 bikers started giving guided motorcycle tours of the Dalat region (and beyond if want more) 18 years ago. The group has expanded to about 80 riders, but Rene was an original. From the reviews, we heard it was an experience that was a must in Dalat.
We signed on. Pick up at 8:30 am and a whole day on the back of the bike. The list of places was extensive and words will be cumbersome. Let the pictures tell the story:
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- Strawberry fields
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- View of Dalat
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- View of Dalat
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- View of Dalat
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- Coffee plantation explanation
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- Elephant Falls
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- Brooke & Michael at the Crazy House
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- Dragon Pagoda
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- Brooke @ Dragon Pagoda
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- Tet Offensive
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- Remnants of Tet Offensive
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- Strawberry fields
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- View over Dalat
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- Agriculture of Dalat
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- Dalat
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- Gerberas
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- Gerbera and rose farm
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- Coffee
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- Avocado
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- Bamboo circle-making
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- Mangoes
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- Silk worms… Eww.
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- Silk factory
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- Silk making
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- Elephant Falls
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- Waterfall jungle
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- Lunch – a Vietnamese feast!
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- Mushrooms
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- Rene and Brooke – after the rain
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- Broom making
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- Cashew fruit
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- Cashew nuts… Who knew?
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- Rice wine making
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- Makers of rice wine
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- Coffee barons’ home
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- Rose farm
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- Roses bound for Ho Chi Minh City
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- Rose farm
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- Crazy House
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- Kangaroo Room @ the Crazy House
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- Brooke, Hip, Rene, and Michael
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- Incomplete list of activities
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- Linh An Pagoda
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- Mudflaps
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- Mushrooms
Glad you got to Vietnam. I miss it.— Grant
Great photos guys. I can imagine all the remnants of the American War making things a little strange, but from what I hear people roll with it. One English guy I met said a Vietnamese guy was trying to sell him ‘100% true U.S. dog tags.’ The English guy said he was afraid to ask how they got them.
Hi! I loved the tour…they say a picture is worth a thousand words and U 2 wrote lots in this entry. It would be hard to choose a best photo; however, I really liked the one of U 2 at Elephant Falls. It amazes me how a place can be so hot and yet green & not be WV. (Please excuse my lack of world travel knowledge 🙂