Why Vietnam Is the World’s Best Cycling Destination You’ve Never Considered

How a country most travelers overlook for cycling became the gold standard for transformative two-wheeled adventures
When cyclists tell their friends they’re spending two weeks cycling through Vietnam, the response is usually: “Why Vietnam? Why not Italy? Or New Zealand?”
Standing at the summit of Hai Van Pass, with mountains plunging into the South China Sea, answers that question. Vietnam isn’t competing with Tuscany’s hills or the Southern Alps.