TRIP SAI GON ANGKOR WAT 14 DAYS 13 NIGHTS

Summary : Here the cycling in Vietnam and cycling in Angkor Wat. The trip will start in Ho Chi Minh the biggest city in Vietnam and finish in Angkor Wat ,Cambodia. We cycle approximately  825 km along the concrete road ,country road ,tarmac road some day ,deeper and closer the Local living life.local ferry crossing and cruising to visit the biggest floating market in the Mekong river . Then We cross inland crossing point into Cambodia,The kingdom of Wonder.The border crossing at Ha Tien is quite and easy to cross. here is your opportunity to visit the Capital of Cambodia, PhnomPenh ,the bustling city and the Angkor ruins complex on the back road.

Do this cycling trip will help you to understand and experience the real local living life in Vietnam ,Cambodia and especially you will have a chance to learn more about the Angkor Wat. The starting point can be in Angkor Wat suit to some who traveling in Cambodia first.

Day 1: HO CHI MINH- WELCOM TO VIETNAM

Vietnam  Adventure Cycling guide will be at the airport to pick you up and transfer to the hotel for checking in.free and leisure . In the afternoon ,we will spend a bit time for bike fiting 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 Ho Chi Minh.

Activities:
• no biking.
• Meals:  Dinner

Day 2: 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:
•   40 km biking.
•   Meals: breakfast ,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: 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 4: TRA VINH- CAN THO

After breakfast at the hotel, we start our cycling day from the hotel to khmer museum to learn more about the culture and khmer people in Mekong. You bike along narrow country lanes, easy dirt tracks and trails. This is biking at its most glorious-via the tiny concrete road deeper to middle of the rice fields, witness colorful life along the riverside, pedal pass picturesque delta homes, pause to chat with welcoming villagers, clack across innumerable wooden bridges. Cross narrow canals on a local sampan, afterthat we cycling in the  fruite orchard island  after we take ferry get on the island and get off the island . There will be plenty of time to explore side tracks and trails so we will get on the Van and transfer to Can Tho city ,the capital of southwest of vietnam. Overnight in local hotel in Can Tho

Activities:
• 80km biking.
• Meals: breakfast ,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: CAN THO - LONG XUYEN

After a very early breakfast, you will take a boat trip to the famous Cairang floating market before riding on a narrow paved road market to Phong dien. The route weaves through morning market bustle along the banks of the very busy river. Absorb the sights of endless cottage industries, timber merchants, coconut shredders, small docks loading/unloading rice, and tiny vibrant markets. You will continue by bike on the narrow Concrete to the bird sanctuary, and a few km more along a tiny road leading upstream towards to the main road. The ride ends with a short transfer to hotel in Long Xuyen

Activities:
•   90km biking.
• Meals: breakfast ,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: 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:
• 50km biking.
• Meals: breakfast ,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 7:CHAU DOC- HATIEN

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 cycling to Ha Tien.
Activities:
• 50-70 km biking.
• Meals: breakfast ,  Lunch, Dinner.

Day 8: HA TIEN- KAMPOT(Farewell Vietnam, Hello Cambodia)

This morning you bid farewell to Vietnam as you cycle the short distance to the border crossing with Cambodia. Your introduction to Cambodia will be cycling along quiet coastal dirt roads passing through salt flats and small villages. Your first port of call will be the coastal resort of  Kep which is now undergoing a revival after years of neglect. You will have lunch here and perhaps try the tasty seafood the area is renown for. After lunch you spin the final 35km to Kampot. The town has an undeniable charm, being a sleepy, quaint place with a relaxed ambience and friendly locals, the streets are quiet and there is a lot of French colonial and Chinese influenced architecture still surviving, and it all that wasn’t enough there is a wonderful riverfront where you will experience possibly the most beautiful sunset in Cambodia as the sun slips down behind the nearby mountains…
Activities:
•    65km biking.
• Meals: Breafast,  Lunch, Dinner

Day9: KAMPOT -TAKEO

As you leave Kampot you cycle through some inspiring limestone karst scenery, picturesque villages including some ethnic Cham settlements, and endless rice fields. Takeo does not have a lot to boast about being a small provincial capital made up of many local government department buildings. However, around the market area there are some old colonial villas in differing states, and the waterfront promenade makes for a pleasant late afternoon sunset stroll. A real taste of small-town Cambodia well off the tourist trail!
Activities:
•    85km biking.
• Meals: Breafast,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 10:TAKEO-PHNOMPENH

After breakfast this morning you have the opportunity to visit a local orphanage managed by ‘New Futures’. Here you will learn more about the great educational work they are doing in the surrounding poor villages, and how Asia Adventures is working together with them through its 'Pedal2Empower' cycle donation project. As you leave Takeo you spin north passing through more endless rice paddies. After some time you turn off the main road to visit Tonle Bati, a riverside location where you have time to explore the small, yet picturesque Angkorian temples of Ta Prohm and Yeay Peau. You will then avoid the ‘main’ road as much as possible and upon reaching the outskirts of Phnom Penh you will stop-off at the 'Killing Fields'. This is where Khmer Rouge prisoners were forcibly marched from the Toul Sleng prison in the city centre and then executed; it is now a memorial site located in a beautiful tranquil setting. After some contemplation you can either negotiate the rush-hour traffic into the heart of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital city, or opt for taking the support vehicle.
Activities:
• 85km biking.
• Meals: Breafast,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 11: PHNOMPENH- CITY TOUR

On your first morning in charming Phnom Penh you will may be pleased to discover that today it is someone else’s turn to do the pedalling as you are treated to a fun cyclo tour, a traditional mode of transport. Your first stop will be the terracotta red National Museum which offers a charming setting for a comprehensive collection of Khmer artefacts. After this you will visit the nearby Royal Palace, on the banks of the mighty Mekong river. Inside the Palace walls you will be treated to the Throne Hall, the Chan Chaya Pavilion, and the King’s residential quarters. You will then move onto the neighbouring Silver Pagoda, so named as it is claimed its floor is made up of over 4,000 silver tiles! After lunch it is back in the cyclos as you are pedalled through the streets of Phnom Penh to the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum (also known as S21), ironically a former school, located in a quiet Phnom Penh suburb, this was the infamous Khmer Rouge prison / torture centre. You will then visit the Russian Market an excellent place for picking up souvenirs.
Activities:
•    cyclo tour
• Meals: Breafast,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 12: PHNOMPENH- SIEMREAP

A short transfer to high speed boat station for getting on board to Siemreap. This boat trip takes 6 hours from Phnompenh. Today you will have an opportunity to own a collection of photos which is about ordinary life style of locals living on Tonle Sap. In rainy season, Tonle Sap Lake reaches 10,000 square Km and it\'s got only 6,000 square Km in dry season. Arrive in siemreap port get on the bike and cycling to the hotel in  the afternoon. Overnight in siemreap

Activities:
• 85km biking.
• Meals: Breafast,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 12: Exploring the Magnificent Angkor Temples by Bike

After breakfast at the hotel, The Cycling will start with a bit busy road before we heading to village cycling on shady bumpy road and follow the single trail inside the jungle to see the real life of the local people living around the temple , and the cycling trail will take you to the Angkor Thom( Bayon Temle), the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. sightseeing at the temple before get on the bike hit the road to another famous Temple, Ta Phrom, embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers. Spend an hour on visiting Ta Phrom. It was built in 12th century by the famous King Jayavarvan VII indicated to his mother.
Continue Cycling through small circuit passing Ta Keo temple before reaching to Angkor Wat, the temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world,  The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture.It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors
Activities:
•    40km biking.
• Meals: Breafast,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 13: SIEM REAP- Banteay Srei Temple

Start the cycling trip to Banteay Srei In the early morning. Bike on beautiful rural road as you can see real countryside of Cambodia including; rice field, typical villages and pagoda. Arrive in Banteay Srei before lunch. Visit Banteay Srei temple known as women citadel (built in 967 A.D dedicated to Brahma). With the pink sandstone walls and the best carving of all, Banteay Srei has attracted many tourists when coming to Siem Reap. Continue biking to visit Kbal Spean, the River of Thousands Lingas. On the way back to Siem Reap city, make a stop to visit Landmine Museum of Mr Akira. Mr Ra is dedicated his life to clear the landmines in countryside of the country. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Activities:
•    80km biking.
• Meals: Breafast,  Lunch, Dinner

Day 14: Siem Reap – Departure back home

Free until the time transfer to the airport for departure. End of trip