Caravan to explore Kwai Bridge

      33 motorbike riders of three clubs, ACE Motor Saigon, Motor Nha Trang and HOG (Harley), are preparing to start a motor caravan, the first of its kind in Vietnam, organised by Viking Travel Company in collaboration with Thailand’s TAT Tourism Company, from Vietnam to Thailand.
“The trip has been well-prepared by the Tourism Ministry of Thailand. Two police motorcycles will escort the group throughout the trip. The motorbike caravan is allowed to drive in highway at over 100 km.p.h speed, and are not required to stop at red lights. They are, however, regulated to drive in the left side and use their horns only in emergency”, said Pichai, Director of TAT in HCMC.
“Receptions will be held in Pattaya, Kwai and Bangkok respectively. After exploring hidden places from west to east, drivers will share driving experiences and enjoy mixing with each other”, said Tran Xuan Hung, Director of Viking Company.
From Bavet, the group will go to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, then to Kor Kong. In Thailand, the group will meet members of the three biggest motor clubs of Thailand, including Pattaya, Kanchanaburi and Bangkok.
Interestingly, the tour will pass Kwai Bridge, a well-known bridge to the world which was introduced in a novel of Pierre Boulle and the movie, “Bridge over the river Kwai”, by David Lean.
“The group will be in Kanchanaburi on April 28th and visit Kwai Bridge, the one that helped the movies win 7 Oscar Awards. The spot attracts more than 10 million visitors to Kanchanaburi each year”, said Tran Xuan Hung.
Talking about caravan tours, Hung said that the most impressive one was the one in Lunar New Year 2008 to Malaysia. Within 10 days, participants finished a more than 5,000km long tour from Vietnam to Cambodia then to southern Thailand and finally to Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia.
In the future, Viking Company will launch further, similar tours. The next ones will be at the end of June to explore the Himalayas, and then a pilgrim to Kailash, the Holy Land of Buddhism in India.