- The cost:Please contact us : info@vietnamadventurecycling.com
- Countries visited: Vietnam
- Total cycling distance: Approx 700 km
- Destinations: Ho Chi Minh-Cai Be-Tra Vinh-Soc Trang-Ca mau-Rach Gia-Chau Doc-Long Xuyen-Can Tho-Ho Chi Minh
Trip frofile: 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. The Delta area is the end of a 4500 km journey the Mekong River makes, travelling through six countries. The Mekong’s Vietnamese name is Cuu Long, meaning Nine Dragons, so called because of the nine branches of the river that flow into the sea. The delta region has 12 provinces and has been a place of thriving agriculture and industry since the 1800s when the Nguyen lords reclaimed the area from marshland, building a network of canals. A diverse range of people including Khmer, Chinese and Chams as well as Vietnamese today populates the area today.
We explore the fertile Mekong Delta by bicycle and witness it’s wonders at a pace ideal for soaking up its many splendors
I'm sure that choosing this journey, 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
| Tour Cost | Please contact us : info@vietnamadventurecycling.com Single room supplement: USD180 |
| Total Distance | 700+ kilometers |
| Number of cycling days | 08 days |
| Bike Rental | USD 90(Trek or Giant) extra charge |
| Road Surface | Roads in countryside, asphalstic road,concrete road, through the orchard, local market.river bank. |
| 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 3. Maximum 15. |
| 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… |
| 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, one doctor for group size of 16 pax up. |
| 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 5usd/day/person) personal expenses, alcoholic drinks, flight ticket to/from Vietnam, visa to Vietnam...and what is not mentioned as above itinerary |
Trip frofile: 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. The Delta area is the end of a 4500 km journey the Mekong River makes, travelling through six countries. The Mekong’s Vietnamese name is Cuu Long, meaning Nine Dragons, so called because of the nine branches of the river that flow into the sea. The delta region has 12 provinces and has been a place of thriving agriculture and industry since the 1800s when the Nguyen lords reclaimed the area from marshland, building a network of canals. A diverse range of people including Khmer, Chinese and Chams as well as Vietnamese today populates the area today.
We explore the fertile Mekong Delta by bicycle and witness it’s wonders at a pace ideal for soaking up its many splendors
I'm sure that choosing this journey, 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
DAY 1: HO CHI MINH – CAI BE
After breakfast at the hotel,We will do the transfer out of Ho Chi Minh .We will reach the Cailay after 2 hours transfer and we will starting our Adventure Cycling trip.Today the cycling rout will be busy alitle bit at the beginning then we will take the ferry crossing the river(tien river) to the island the rout will be quite.the road is concrete mostly,we cycle through the orchard local maket….ect.. so the cycling will take us to the willage get closer to the local people ,closer to the mekong delta life.we have lunch in the special restaurant in the island,here you will have a chance to try the local wine (longan wine) it realy nice but don’t have to much because we still cycle after the lunch.we will reach the home stay at the end.have diner and overnight in the homstay.
Activities:
• 70 km biking.
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 2: CAI BE- TRA VINH
You could wake up early morning to see children rush to school and morning activies not only in land but also on water. After breakfast then start biking to Cho Lach market for lunch then transfer by van to Ben tre. We have lunch at the local restauran and after that 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 Tra Vinh city.
Activities:
• 90km biking.
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3: TRA VINH- SOC TRANG
Our bike guides will tailor-make bike routes which you will be the first cyclists to cycle on. Explore hamlets on paths and meet extremely friendly farmers on your ways crossing rice paddy. Stopping at some old Khmer Temples and continue biking on back roads into villages with amazing landscape and learning Khmer cultures in countryside. Explore Soc Trang by night!
Activities:
• 70km biking.
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4: SOC TRANG- CA MAU
You will have visit Khmer museum, Clay Pagoda, and Bat Pagoda, before along ride to Bac Lieu. Stop for lunch at the former residence mandarin's son of Bac Lieu , whose parents were the richest people in the Mekong Delta region during the former time of Indochina. Named Tran Trinh Huy, he spent money like water. Transfer to Ca Mau in the late afternoon. Stay overnight in Ca Mau city.
Activities:
• 90km biking.
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5: CA MAU – RACH GIA
It depends on weather condition, We will arrange a bike ride to Upper U - Minh forest, spend 1 1/2 hours by row boat to a mangrove forest: taste wild honey and observe thousand of bats, storks and birds in a big mangrove forest. This is an opportunity for you to have special dishes such as, snake, eel and so on... After lunch, cycle Rach Gia.
Activities:
• 90km biking.
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 6: RACH GIA- CHAU DOC
After breakfast at the hotel we will starting our Adventure cycling trip to Chau Doc city follow the boder line betwent Vietnam and cambodia .you will have chance to understand the different life between two country have lunch at the local restaurent.after that keep cycling until you reach the hotel.overnight in Chau Doc city.
Activities:
• 90km biking.
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7: CHAU DOC- LONG XUYEN
Today our cycling trip will starting with the short stransfer out of the city,it take around 30 minutes.and we reach reach the top of the small hill.we will start cycling from there.we will cycling to the killing fieles in vietnam in 1978 .we will have short time to visit to know what were going on with the local people in the past.then we keep cycling to restaurant for luch.before we cycling continue to long xuyen city.today the road will be asphaltec road but the weather a litle bit warmer than another day.overnight in Long xuyen city.
Activities:
• 90km biking.
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 8: LONG XUYEN – CAN THO
The easy cycling day starting with 30 minute transfer out of the city.We will follow the concrete road along the small canal in the mekong delta in the morning .we will stope for visit the bird centuary before we reach the retaurant for luch.After that we keep cycling untill we reach the hotel.the city we are going stay tonight that is the capital city in the southwest of vietnam so it depend on you.you could get on the bus transfer to the hotel .
Activities:
• 80km biking.
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 9:CAN THO- HO CHI MINH
The lazy day for all of you starting with the boat trip to sightseeing the floating maket name cairang floatting market,one of the big floatting maket in the mekong delta.we will introduce to you the way they do tradding on the water.you will know how the live ,how they do …..ect .. before you going back to the land to see our bus .then the bus will take you going back to Ho Chi Minh city.TOUR END.
Activities:
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch.
