Cycling in the Mekong Delta

Itinerary

B(breakfast), L(lunch), D(dinner)

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1. 
   Day 01

   ARRIVAL IN VIETNAM – HOCHIMINH CITY

   On arrival in Hochiminh City we will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel. We will first adjust our cycles to your height and then you can either rest from your journey or wander around central Hochiminh City. Hochiminh City is the vibrant and commercial hub of Vietnam. It is a diverse city of the old and the new with many street food stalls, coffee stops, bars, restaurants and colonial French buildings. Feel free to stop for a cool beer or an iced coffee and watch the world go by.
   Note: check-in at the hotel is at 2pm. Early check in is subject to availability with supplement.
    

2. 
   Day 02

   HO CHI MINH CITY – CAILAY – CAIBE (B/L/D)

   You will be picked up by your bike guide at 7:30 AM from your hotel and take one and a half hour drive to out of Saigon/ Hochiminh City to visit Cai Be floating market (one of the famous floating market in the Mekong Delta!). This is a whole sale market, where tropical fruits and vegetables are sold. iIf you want to know what they sell we can recognize from bamboo poles, they hang what they sell in front of the boats. Stopping in riverside villages and then take a short walk around to see how locals make coconut candy, pop- corn, rice crispy...and lunch stop at local restaurant.

   Afternoon bike ride around Cai Be and along the system of the Upper Mekong River, we will see local riverside market (CaiBe market) on the ways, it is the best local market for tourist to have a look around. Then transfer to your accommodation in Tien Giang for relax and overnight.

   Distance: 25km


   Trail Difficulty: 3/5

3. 
   Day 03

   VINHLONG – BENTRE – TRAVINH (B/L/D)

   We will pass the Rach Mieu Bridge and keep cycling on country roads towards Que Son. The roads are remote winding roads under a green canopy, which are coconut palms that make this region of Ben Tre famous – and it is far from tourists and the bustle of Hochiminh City! On arrival in the town of Ben Tre, we will take a boat trip around the village and have lunch at a local house. In the afternoon, we will shuttle by minivan over the Ham Luong River and use the ferry following which we will keep cycling to Tra Vinh where we stay overnight.
   Distance: 65 km 
   Trail Difficulty: 3/5  
    

4. 
   Day 04

   TRAVINH – CANTHO (B/L/D)

   Our first destination today is Tieu Can, where we will discover the beautiful Theravada Pagodas and encounter the Khmer monks (who are originally from Cambodia). A short cycle ride later, we will visit the fascinating Ang Pagoda. From there, we will cycle about 32km to Cau Ke where we will have lunch.
   We continue our cycle another 21km to Tra On and take a short ferry trip to Luc Si Thanh islet. Once there, we will drive with the van to the Cai Cu harbor and take the ferry to Can Tho, where we will have dinner at a local restaurant and stay overnight.
   Distance: 53 km 
   Trail Difficulty: 3/5  
    

5. 
   Day 05

   CANTHO AT LEISURE (B)

   Breakfast at hotel. 
   Free all day for relax, swim or shopping in the town center. Lunch and dinner at your own arrangement for more flexibility. Overnight in Can Tho.
   Distance: 0km
   Trail difficulty: 0/5 
    

6. 
   Day 06

   CANTHO – LONG XUYEN (B/L/D)

   After a very early breakfast, we ride on a narrow paved road via Cai Rang floating market. Weave through the morning traders, as we pedal along the banks of the very busy river. Taking in another market, we continue on to Phong Dien Village and eventually stop for lunch. There’s a 30 minute transfer to the town of Long Xuyen. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
   Distance: 95km
   Trail difficulty: 3/5 
    

7. 
   Day 07

   LONGXUYEN – TRITON – TRASU – CHAUDOC (B/L/D)

   After a short early morning transfer to Tri Ton, the cycling starts to undulate as we ride closer to Chau Doc. This afternoon we cycle to the killing fields of Vietnam at Ba Chuc, where Pol Pot’s regime massacred over 3,000 Vietnamese in 1978. The route loops around to Chau Doc along the border. Dinner and overnight in hotel for the final night in Vietnam.
   (If we will have some spare time, we can also visit the Tra Su Forest, which has a great variety of birds and animals, of which some are listed in Vietnam’s Red Book.)
   Distance: 110km
   Trail difficulty: 3/5 
    

8. 
   Day 08

   CHAUDOC – HOCHIMINH CITY OR PHNOM PENH (B/L/-)

   Breakfast at hotel, then you will transfer Hochiminh City for departure or continue your trip to Phnom Penh depend on your program. Lunch at local restaurant. End of service!
   Please note! Hotel check-out time is around 12.00.
    

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