•Price:Please contact us : info@vietnamadventurecycling.com
•Countries visited:Vietnam
•Total cycling distance:Approx 160 km
•Destinations:Sai Gon-Tra Vinh-Can Tho
Summary: this trip takes us from Vietnamese Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, through the rice-paddies and waterways of the beautiful Mekong Delta. We pedal on through this friendly country towards one of the most impressive sights in Southeast Asia. We encounter some rolling hills, but the main challenge lies in the long, hot dusty days in the saddle as we cycle through these remote areas.
| TOUR INFORMATION | |
| Tour cost | Please contact us : info@vietnamadventurecycling.com Single room supplement: USD 45 |
| Bike rental | Usd 30 |
| Departure Dates | Guaranteed departures every day with a minimum group of 2 adults. |
| Total Distance | 175 kilometers |
| No., of cycling days | 3 full days |
| Tour meets | Saigon, Ho Chi Minh city |
| Tour End | Saigon, Ho Chi Minh city |
| Road Surface | This tour follows a mixture of well-surfaced roads and the option to go off road onto single track. |
| 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. 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… |
| Accommodation | 3 nights in hotels, double occupancy, twin share. (2 star class or 3 star class) |
| Food | Included (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner). |
| Entrance fees | Included |
| Boat & ferry | Included (boat-trip day3 in Cantho and day5 in Chaudoc) |
| Snacks, fresh fruits, water, wet towels | Provided daily cycling |
| Safety | Our people take the best cares & safety for your trip.The first aid kits are provided, one doctor for group size of 16 paxes 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 | Rainy season from May to end of October, dry season is the rest of the year; we bike all year round while raincoat is standby in the rain season. |
| 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 |
Tour Itinerary: BIKING TRIP FROM SAIGON - BENTRE - TRAVINH - CANTHO
Day 1: Sai Gon - Tra Vinh
After breakfast you will transfer a couple of hours out of Ho Chi Minh City to
Mytho– the gateway of the Mekong delta. Today’s ride will lead you right into the heart of the rural Mekong. The cycling begins after journey across the Tien River at Mytho. The route takes you through narrow roads and lanes, past banana plantations, fields of sugar cane, through the lush green landscape of the delta under the shade of coconut tree, crossing rivers and canals by numerous, ubiquitous, fascinating ferries. A section of biking cuts off road onto gravel and dirt lanes, and weaves around hamlets, across water channels, and through quiet dense vegetation. This makes for superb biking. A final ferry across the gaping expanse of Cochien river leads us to Travinh, a pretty tree lined town with a large population of ethnic Khmer. Overnight in hotel in Travinh
Activities:
• 50km biking
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: 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:
• 50-80km biking
• Meals: breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Can Tho - Sai Gon
We will have an early start by boat to the biggest floating market in the Mekong,Cai Rang Floating Market, One of the most interesting sights in the Delta are the floating markets and associated river life. The boat trip will finish on the An Binh local market so you will know the different betwent the floating and the local market. The cycling will start right after we transfer to to Vinh long city for taking the ferry to An Binh Island .We cycle along the tiny concrete road in the countryside under the shade of fruit orchard to visiting artisans and watch coconut candy making,rice paper making and popcorn/pop rice making.then,we will enjoy luch on the island before continuing board on another boat to get back to mainland.Our van will be there to pick us up and transfer to Ho Chi Minh city.End Of tour .
Activities:
• 45km biking.
• Meals: breakfast , Lunch
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