Fantastic Mekong Delta Cycling Tour 5 Days

Departure at: 7:30 AM

Welcome to our fantastic adventure cycling tour in Mekong Delta! Our journey begins in Saigon, where our cycling guide(s) will greet you and drive you to the outskirts of the city for the first leg of our tour. We will embark on a beautiful cycling loop through the rubber jungle to prepare for our visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels. 

Cu Chi Tunnels are a network of underground tunnels that were used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. We will explore these tunnels and learn about the history of the war, the life of the local people, and how the tunnels were used to fight off the enemy. 

After the visit, we will enjoy a local lunch on a lovely Saigon riverside followed by a siesta on our comfortable A/C van before continuing our journey to Ben Tre. If time permits, we will take a detour down to the Mekong River to witness the stunning views before checking into our 5-star hotel in downtown Ben Tre for a peaceful and restful evening. Overnight at Ben Tre riverside Resort! 

✅ Inclusions: Fully support van/bus, Biking guide(s), Mt. bike with helmet, Ben Tre Riverside Resort (or similar standard), lunch, dinner, drinking water, snacks, fruit, ferry transfers and entrance fees.

Departure at: 8:00 AM

Ben Tre is a small town and it is not a major tourist destination, so it is relatively quiet at night. After 8:30 pm, most businesses seem to be closed.

In the morning, we will transfer you to Tra Vinh, which is considered the homeland of the Khmer people, and there are numerous Khmer temples throughout the province. We will plan a full day of cycling, which will give you the opportunity to not only learn about the local culture, but also experience cycling through traditional Khmer villages. We will stop and visit some thatch houses, observe the ways of living, and visit some colorful temples on our way cycling through Tieu Can to Cau Ke.

After lunch in town, we will begin a fantastic bicycle ride, starting with a short van/minibus transfer to Vinh Long. We will continue to explore the beautiful countryside villages by cycling along canals, rivers, various fruit orchards, and through rice paddy fields. We will end the cycling and get on a van to Can Tho, where we will check into a 4-star hotel.

✅ Inclusions: Fully support van/bus, Biking guide(s), Mt. bike with helmet, Ninh Kieu Riverside (or similar standard), breakfast, lunch, drinking water, snacks, fruit, ferry transfers and entrance fees.

Departure at: 7:00 AM

Anyone who has been to Can Tho and seen a busy floating market and will never forget it! A boat ride will take you to the floating market before your biking starts. We cycle through Phong Dien’ countryside, the area owns many small natural creeks across many villages. After a fruit stop at Phong Dien, we continue to pedal your bike on track by river, enjoy daily activities of local on rivers; grocery boats advertising plastic household goods, cargo boats selling sands for building, small fast boat bring pigs, ducks to local markets and many small ferries taking passengers to further side. We will stop for lunch in the town of Thoi Lai. Then we continue to hit the paths and ride to Co Do and to Long Xuyen.

In the afternoon, you will cycle deeply into and bicycling on paths along man made canals as you race with local boats, and water taxi, cargo boats and sampan in the Tra Su cajuput forest. If time permits, you will enjoy the great sunset on the Sam Mountain on the western Chau Doc with some amazing pictures. Overnight in Chau Doc at Victoria Nui Sam Lodge! 

✅ Inclusions: Fully support van/bus, Biking guide(s), Mt. bike with helmet, Victoria Nui Sam Lodge (or similar standard), breakfast, lunch, drinking water, snacks, fruit, ferry transfers, entrance fees and boat trip for the floating market.

Departure at: 7:30 AM

Enjoy an hour motorized boat to catfish farms and floating villages before you discover the lowland of Chau Doc border town. You will mingle with children on bikes on rural roads through villages or houses on stilts. Ride on dirt track to Cho Moi, pedal past Hoa Hao where famous for the Local Buddhism holy land and this is a chance to explore the family incense workshops.

The afternoon cycle ride to the Monastery, which was built 120 years ago by the French. The first monastery building site was established in 1874 in Indochina. We will continue to explore many islets and end up at Cao Lanh. Overnight at Sao Mai 3 star hotel.

✅ Inclusions: Fully support van/bus, Biking guide(s), Mt. bike with helmet, Sao Mai Hotel (or similar standard), breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinking water, snacks, fruit, ferry transfers and entrance fees.

Departure at: 7:30 AM

Cao Lanh is a new town after the Vietnam War. Foreigners are rarely being seen in this town because it is not really a nice place for bus tours. But bike routes are so unique. The place we start biking is about a 30 minutes transfer by vehicle from Cao Lanh city. The quiet rural back road by small rivers gives you a fantastic ride with beautiful scenery along the way to Xeo Quyt, former base of Viet Cong. A local guide will lead you the way to see some shelters and a sampan rowing boat taking you into the forest. If time permits, our last ride is about 25 km on a single track, through rice fields, irrigation networks, and fruit orchards. We end up cycling on the high road and have lunch before two and a half hours returning to Saigon around 17h. Overnight at our hotel which will be booked by yourself.

✅ Inclusions: Fully support van/bus, Biking guide(s), Mt. bike with helmet, breakfast, lunch, drinking water, snacks, fruit, ferry transfers, entrance fees.