• The cost: Please contact us : info@vietnamadventurecycling.com
• Departure Dates: Guaranteed departures everyday with a minimum group of 2 adults.
• Total Distance: 1000+ kilometers
• Countries visited: Vietnam
TRIP PROFILE:
This Vietnam cycling tour starts from Hanoi and end in Saigon, the capital of Vietnam. Down to the sea, ride along the magnificent coastlines along the S shaped of Vietnam, up in the mountain of the Central Highland and pedal northward to the incredible sights of UNESCO Heritages and The Mekong Delta is the southernmost region of Vietnam. Often referred to as the rice bowl of the country it currently produces three crops of rice per year. The fertile Mekong Delta is also famous for its tropical fruits and flowers.This trips is a great combination of adventure on bike to challenge those with great passion on two wheels and discover the variety of natural scenes, local ethnic cultures, history of the war and of course the ultimate relax moments at the beaches of Vietnam where hosts over 3,000 of km coastlines and it was very informative and interesting tour, it will help you understand the life and experiencing daily locals people in the Mekong Delta and can be instead geographic Delta with scenic green rice fields, orchards, vegetable gardens, rivers, canals, and customs, culturally diverse of 4 ethnic groups living together, and be close friendly people.22 days is not a short trip especially for those who are time poor but it's essential to capture different angles of lives in Vietnam through eyes of the cyclists. Not a rush program and this is definitely a trip to discover & have yourselves a bit of challenge on the road. Have a great fun.
Tour information :
TOUR COST | Please contact us : info@vietnamadventurecycling.com Single room supplement: USD 600 |
Bike rental | USD 210(Trek or Giant) extra charge |
Departure Dates | Guaranteed departures everyday with a minimum group of 2 adults. |
Total Distance | 600+ kilometers |
Number of cycling days | 09 days |
Road Surface | Mostly rural, small, coastline in the Vietnam Centre Area (Asphalt roads only in center of cities & transfer on highway only by van) Concrete road ,Trail in the Mekong delat, |
Support | All buses with A/C and experienced Driver, one 16 seats regarding group size of less 6; one 25 seats of less 12 or two 16 seats regarding group size of less 12; and one 25 seats plus a luggage van for group size of up to 24. |
Group Size | Minimum 2. |
Biking guide | Experienced English speaking-biking guides with enthusiastic, friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Biking guides are first aid qualified and can maintain bikes. Their role is to deliver a safe and enjoyable tour to the clients, they manage the group, co-ordinate the driver and support vehicle, buy snacks and fruit along the way, look out for clients needs. They are cultural guides as well as pure biking… |
Accommodation | Hotels range from standard to superior classes 3 star and 4 start hotel, overnight junk boat at Halong Bay,Homestay in Cai Be |
Food | Included (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner). |
Entrance fees | Included |
Boat & ferry | Included |
Snacks, fresh fruits, water | Provided (daily) |
Safety | Our people take the best cares & safety for your trip. The first aid kits are provided. |
Photo taking | You can stop wherever you want for 'Kodak moment'! |
Cycling pace | Are you a beginner or professional biker? we all care with our best efforts to make your trip superb. Enjoy your riding speed from 10km per hour up to as many more as you can. |
Climate | Biking all year-round |
What is not included | Travel insurance,Tip (recommend 5 usd /day/person) personal expenses, alcoholic drinks, flight ticket to/from Vietnam, visa to Vietnam...and what is not mentioned as above itinerary |
DAY 1: HANOI- WELCOME TOVIETNAM
Vietnam Adventure Cycling guide will be at the airport to pick you up and transfer to the hotel for checking in.free to walking around the old quarter of hanoi. We will spend a bit time for bike fitting make sure everything ok with all of you! Welcome dinner and our guide will briefing some basic information about your cycling adventure trip. Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 2: HANOI BY BIKE
You will ride along a bank of Red river, through farms, fruit plantations on the old riverside in the north of Hanoi, visit temples and practice Buddhist way of life . Continue cycling visit rices-noodle making in local family, silk farm... Boat trip crossing rive, continue cycling to Son Tay, picnic lunch box . Pm visit Duong Lam village by bicycle, driving back to Hanoi by mini bus. Dinner and overnight in Hanoi.
Activities:
- 50km biking.
- Meals: breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3:HANOI- HO BINH- MAI CHAU
Breakfast. Early morning transfer to Hoabinh a beautiful valley surrounded by spectacular karst rock formations and picturesque rice paddies. Bikes along a mix of asphalt road through Thai village and across rice paddies to Lac village. Overnight in a traditional house as home stay
Activities:
- 60km biking.
- Meals: breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4: MAI CHAU- CAM THUY- CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK
The cycling day will start right after the breakfast in the peaceful place .dowhill whole way Cuc Phuong. such an easy day along the backroad . We end of cycling in here and driving to Cuc Phuong National park. Overnight in Cuc Phuong Resort..
Activities:
- 75km biking.
- Meals: breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5:CUC PHUONG –HUE BY TRAIN
Enjoy the breakfast at the hotel and then we transfer deeper inside the national park for visitig the monkey rescue center and prehistory man cave.after that the bike will be ready for us the 55km up and down to Tam Coc through rice paddy , the Village satdown behind of the mountain to see how is the local living life in this area . so don’t forget to prepare the camera for stunning view . have lunch and transfer to train stat tion and departure to Hue.overnight on the train.
Activities:
- 55km biking.
- Meal :Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner
DAY 6: ROYAL HUE DISCOVERY .
Morning our Van will pick you up at the train station for the breakfast and then the boat trip on the perfume river to Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the oldest ancient architectural structures for religious worship in Hue will the the beginning of your day. Afte that we will spend 30 minute for bike fitting and the bike trip will be starting from there to the Imperial Citadel a long the village where the people making the incense then we biking to restaurant for lunch.Khai Dinh royal tomb will be next place we will sighseeing.Getting back to hotel Overnight in Hue city.
Activities:
- 25km cycling.
- Visit Thien Mu,Citadel,Khai Dinh tom
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,Diner.
DAY 7: HUE-DANANG-HOI AN
Morning, check out & transfer out of the city along the coastline, Reach the main highway get on the van and transfer to Lang Co beach for lunch. After lunch cycle around 5km for warm up the muscle before we climming up to HAI VAN(Cloud sea) pass 500 meters hight and over 10 km long. After down hill,We will cycle from there 25km along the my khe beach visit Marble Carving village, passing pretty fishing villages, sand dunes and green casuarinas forests to Hoi An city.overnight in Hoi An.
Activities:
- 40km biking.
- Meal :Breakfast, Lunch ,Dinner
DAY 8:HOI AN(freeday)
Today is a free day to explore on your own around World Heritage Hoi An town. The town is small and easy to walk around or head to the beach about 15 minutes away. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 9:HOI AN-QUANG NGAI
Breakfast & check out then leave Hoi An city on bus to Nui thanh, 140 km far from Hoi An. Here we will start our cycling trip along the countryside road to My Khe Beach to Chau O. Continue along the coastline to My Lai massacre .14 km that is the distand we will cycle from there to the hotel.
Overnight in Quang Ngai city.
Activities:
- 50km cycling.
- Short tour in my lai massacre
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,diner
DAY 10: QUANG NGAI-QUI NHON
after breakfast in the hotel we will take a transfer by Van around 2hours get out of the city and we will reach the beautifull cost line road,starting to cycling from there, you making the small climming up the Dieu tri pass for the beginning of the beautifull day, follow that road get throught the fishing willage where you can see the activity of the fishing man .what they do,what they eat,how they live ..... you will see all of that.and we keep cycle along the beautful cost line road until you reach the Qui Nhon city.overningt in Qui Nho city.
Activities:
- 90km cycling.
- Short tour in my lai massacre
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,diner
DAY 11 : QUI NHON- NHA TRANG
Breakfast at the hotel. We transfer to Tuy Hoa Town,Phu Yen province before we cycle. we cycle on the backroad through villages, passing the reunification express railroad.Then visit a brick factory in a small village before we get on the bus transfer to lunch,after that keep cycle from there, we cycle from the top of the hill to go through the villages, passing schools. The children like to come out and say hello to you untill you reach the main hightway(hightway 1) because we do not cycle in the hightway so we will get on the bus do a little bit transfer before we cycle again. 20km along beautiful coast line road will be next to the hotel. Overnight in Nha Trang city.
Activity: 75 km biking
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
DAY 12: NHA TRANG
A day with a boat trip to island.experience the coast of nha trang aboard a boat as we set out in the morning,for our first stop at the aquarium.We then head out to the Hon Mun island where we have a chance for swimming and snorkeling in the crystal clear water.From here we continue to Hon Tam island where you have the choice of relaxing on the beach or for the energetic-there is the choice of water sport.Our lunch stop is at the fishing village of Lang Chai (From Ocean to plate in 10 minutes) before boarding our boat back to nha trang habor.overnight in Nha trang.
Activities:
- Free snorkeling & swimming at Mun Island
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 13:NHA TRANG –DALAT
After the big breakfast in the hotel we will starting to warm up the muscle by 32km cycling on the flat road we start our riding up 28 km in a pine tree forest with breathtaking views of the natural landscape and deep jungle forest on both sides of the road. The fantastic ride runs along the road until the top of the hill (1630 meter from the sea level) and after we finish this challenge we will have a picnic lunch there and keep cycling to the hotel in Dalat.overnight in Dalat.
Activities:
- 50-100km biking.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,Diner
DAY 14:DALAT –HO CHI MINH
In the Morning transfer to HO CHI MINH. On the way, Stop for lunch in Baoloc – a town of tea and coffee in the central region. Ride through plantations and follow the back roads we can see the tea farm and coffee farm. Arrval HO CHI MINH check in hotel . dinner and Overnight in HO CHI MINH city.
Activities:
- 35km biking.
- Visit coffee and tea farm
Meals:breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 15: HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR
Vietnam adventure cycling tour guide pick up at the hotel.The city tour starting with historical sites of downtown Saigon or Ho Chi Minh, the famous place such as reunification palace also know as the president palace and the War Remnants museum. The Xiclo (rickshaw) tours to explore downtown saigon will not be forget here and after that go to the garage for bike fitting.Our guide will have a trip briefing after dinner at the local restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch,Dinner
DAY 16: SAIGON-CAIBE
After breakfast at the hotel then transfer out of Sai gon for Mekong Delta.then we’ll take back roads to Cai be,where we’ll board a boat to An Binh island.we will spend some time to visiting artisans;we will watch coconut candy making,rice paper making and popcorn/pop rice making.then,we will enjoy luch on the island before continuing to our local home stay run by a lovely retire couple ,MR.&MRS BAY.The Bay’s live in a typical mekong vietnamese house,with airy rooms and an outdoor kitchen.the rest of the afternoon you’re free to bike around the home stay. Diner at the home stay.
Activities:
- 30 km biking.
- Meals: breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
DAY 17: CAI BE-TRA VINH
You could wake up early morning to see children rush to school and and morning activies not only in land but also on water. After breakfast then start biking to Mo cai market for lunch then transfer by van to Tan Trung dist. we star biking agian to Travinh The road for cycling is almost single tract under the shade of coconute trees.it is a beautiful country road with local village, taking ferry named Do Ngang crossing the Mekong delta ( Song Tien River ) that is the border of Ben Tre province and Travinh province then add 7 km ride to tra Vinh Town.Over night in Travinh.
Activities:
- 90km biking.
- Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 18: TRA VINH- CAN THO
On the third day,our ride will be very special;much of area is populate by khmer people.the regional architecture is interesting and there are many khmer temples to stop and admire en route.you will have the freedome to cycle as much or as little as you prefer;the road is peaceful narrow and very pretty all the way to Can Tho! We also do the ferry crossing before we reach the Can Tho city.overning in Can Tho.
Activities:
- 80km biking.
- Meals: breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
DAY19: CAN THO- LONG XUYEN
The day starting with the boat trip to sightseeing the Cairang floating market.the trip will finish in a local market so all of you will know how is the different between the local and the floating market.and the cycling trip will be starting from there.Today We will follow the concrete road along the small canal in the mekong delta in the morning we will stop for lunch before we stop for visiting the bird centuary.After that we reach the highway get on the van transfer to Long Xuyen city.overnight in Lon xuyen city.
Activities:
- 75km biking.
- Meals: breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
DAY 20: LONG XUYEN- CHAU DOC
Once more, the scenery is completely different. After a short transfer to Triton, the cycling starts to gently undulate and mountains begin to loom as you ride closer and closer to Chaudoc. The presence of Thotnot trees indicates the growing proximity to Cambodia and the local people speak Vietnamese as their second language. This afternoon you will cycle to the killing fields of Vietnam at Bachuc, where Polpot’s regime massacred over 3,000 Vietnamese in 1978. The route loops round to Chaudoc from Bachuc along the border, or re-trace back to triton (depending on road conditions) and ride the rest of the way to Chaudoc along incredible country roads. Those with energy to spare can climb Sam Mountain for sunset! Dinner and overnight in hotel
Activities:
- 50-90 km biking.
- Meals: breakfast , Lunch, Dinner
DAY 21: CHAU DOC- HO CHI MINH
After having breakfast at the hotel. We leave for the floating houses on upper Mekong river by boat where we can see plenty of catfishes, red snappers… breeding under right their houses. What is an amazing life! Then keep boating to visit the Cham village with about 12.000 people who those are weaving sarongs, hats…by hands as keeping their ancestral tradition. Walk to the mosques that Muslims pray and teach Cham kids in Arabic for a while. Cruising back to the Van for Our Journey back to Ho Chi Minh.
Activities:
- no biking.
- Meals: breakfast , Lunch