Introduction
Saigon is the center of Ho Chi Minh city and Cu Chi is an urban district to its north-west about 60km. The countryside close to the historic tunnels is also a must for who want to enjoy the cycling cu chi tunnels with the lovely activities with Vietnam By Bike® such as:
- Cycle along the Saigon River which connected to the tunnels system and head to Cambodia Border.
- Beautiful scenery of vegetable, rice, pepper and rubber plantations.
- Learn and taste the best fresh spring-roll with crickets after visiting local insect farm.
- Exciting with experienced cycling guide, Cannondale Mtb Trails 3/4/5, A/C comfortable support van along the cycling cu chi surroundings.
Which services are included ?
- Support A/C van.
- Experienced cycling guide.
- MTB Cannondale trails 3/4/5 with water cage & helmet.
- Lunch at vietnamese restaurant.
- Fresh Spring-roll with fried crickets.
- Water, fruit, snack.
- Public ferries.
- Ticket & entrance fees at tunnels and other sight-seeing.
Which services are excluded ?
- Travel insurance.
- Visa.
- Personal expenses.
Pack Them With You ?
This is a cycling tour for all kind of travelers, from amateur to professional cyclist. Vietnam By Bike® team will tailor your ability exactly. And it will be served all year round, but you should read any request what you can bring with you:
- Necessary: Insect repellent, normal shoes, passport, tiny backpack.
- Unnecessary: Sunglasses, wide brim hat, camera, flip shoes, cyclist clothes, gloves, pro-pedal.
Itinerary
Our team meet you at the lobby’s hotel and transfer to Ben Nay, a quiet point on Saigon Riverside where fitting your bike and stunning first 5km to cross Saigon River to Binh Duong province. Riding into the peaceful villages and pass some memorial sites, through people’s rubber plantations with any short breaks for making picture at dusk, pepper, rice farms – those good chances of chatting with their charm cultures.
On arrival the Tunnels, we will proceed to an underground hut to watch a documentary video and presentation about Cu Chi Tunnels system before having a real hand-on experience of what it took to live underground. Afterward, we continue cycling through the farms of vegetable where the farmers show you how to care the non-chemical fields but keep the plants so fresh – clean & clear, pedaling more to insect farm for a visiting and taste the fresh spring-roll with fried crickets before we drive our van to your accommodation in Saigon to end our great cycling cu chi tunnels day !
