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| Dong Nai Lake, Bao Loc, Vietnam |
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| Sun Valley Farm, Bao Loc, Vietnam |
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| Chua Tra Temple, Bao Loc, Vietnam |
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| Chua Phuog Hue, Bao Loc, Vietnam |
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| Bao Loc Town by Night, Vietnam |
Day 11 Wednesday Jan 28 2026 (Phan Thiet & Bao Loc, Vietnam) - departed Phan Thiet by MPV van in the morning to Bao Loc, a major tea growing area; after our hotel check-in, we kicked start our Day 1 biking tour to major touristy places around Bao Loc ie Dong Nai Lake, Sun Valley Farm, Chua Tra & Phuong Hue Temple & a solo evening walk to downtown Bao Lov.
Travel itinerary: Phan Thiet > Bao Loc (approx. 112km)
1) Buffet breakfast in Tiffany Hotel, Phan Thiet, Vietnam - a good selection of Vietnamese style food to my delight !
2) After the breakfast, we took a Grab car to Phan Thiet Bus Terminal to board a Phuong Trang MPV van (170K VND = Rm27 = US$6.70) to Bao Loc. Our hotel assisted us by making a telephone reservation to Phuong Trang bus company a day earlier hence we just showed up & paid the ticket price to the driver to board the MPV van departing 10.00 this morning !
3) Countryside scenery passing by rice fields, dragon fruit farms, village towns etc as viewed from the moving MPV van heading from Phan Thiet > Bao Loc (hilly & winding roads)
4) Hotel Accommodation: my 3 days 2 nights stay in Sandals Hotel, Bao Loc; room tariff Rm86 (US$21.20), 2 single beds.
5) Day 1 Bao Loc bike hire (160K VND = Rm25) + petrol 30K VND = Rm4.70) via our hotel for our biking tours to major touristy places in & around Bao Loc after the hotel check-in (13.00)
6) Day 1 Bao Loc bike visit to Phoung Trang Bus Company / Office / Terminal in Bao Loc to inquire on bus tickets departing from Phan Thiet > Da Lat, our next destination; we were advised by the bus reception office that no advance booking of bus tickets required as for this leg of bus journey, there is a bus leaving to Da Lat every 30 minutes, so just show up on the very day & take the first available bus ! Hence we solved our transport issue & moved on focussing our biking visits to major touristy places for our two days in Bao Loc !
7) Day 1 biking tour to Thanh That Temple, Bao Loc - a brief visit !
8) Day 1 biking tour to World Tea Fest 2025 venue in downtown Bao Loc, conveying a message that Bao Loc region is a major producer of Vietnamese tea, not to forget about dragon fruit as well .......
9) Day 1 biking tour to Chua This Se Dugc Cuu Church, Bao Loc.
10) Day 1 Bao Loc biking tour to Dong Nai Lake Park, Bao Loc, Vietnam - a popular public park for recreation & family outing located in the Bao Loc city centre !
11) Day 1 Bao Loc biking tour to Cho Bao Loc (Market) to buy fresh apples & mandarins.
12) Day 1 Bao Loc biking tour to Sun Valley Farm, Bao Loc, Vietnam - a new fun park resort homes in Bao Loc suburban area, renovation in progress so just a brief visit, great view of tea farming from the hillside !
13) Day 1 Bao Loc biking tour to Chua Tra - a local temple overseeing a scenic lake & surrounded by a tea garden.
14) Day 1 Bao Loc biking tour to a local Bazaar Market in downtown Bao Loc - loud music greeting visitors, selling A to Z local household wares, clothing, toys & food etc.
15) Day 1 Bao Loc biking tour to Dong Nai Lakeside - my 2nd visit of the day & a short rest.
16) Day 1 Bao Lov biking tour to Chua Phuog Hue, Bao Loc, Vietnam - a pagoda temple / monstery in downtown Bao Loc.
17) Day 1 Bao Loc biking visit to Giao Xu Bao Loc - a unique design blue Catholic church in downtown Bao Loc.
18) A main street in Downtown Bao Loc, Vietnam & my dinner in a nearby eatery stall, a pork noodle soup (50K VND = Rm7.80).
19) Call it a day & back to Sandals Hotel for a rest before undertaking a solo evening walk to downtown Bao Loc to get a feel of the night life of this off the beaten track country town in south Vietnam !
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