Overview
Instruction
Cycling Mekong Delta is a great way to explore the local culture in Vietnam, and there are plenty of places to see in the region. Here are top highlights for what to see in the biking loops to Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Can Tho, and Chau Doc:
🌾 Ben Tre:
- Coconut groves and coconut candy factories
- Visit local markets such as Ben Tre Market, one of the biggest markets in the province
- Take a boat tour along the Mekong River
🌾 Tra Vinh:
- Khmer pagodas
- Ba Om Pond - a beautiful lotus pond
- Take a bike ride to explore the Tra Vinh countryside
🌾 Can Tho:
- Cai Rang floating market - the largest floating market in the Mekong Delta
- Ninh Kieu wharf - a popular spot to watch the sunset
- Take a bike tour to explore the surrounding countryside
🌾 Chau Doc:
- Visit Chau Giang mosque - the only mosque in the city
- Sam Mountain - for scenic views of the area
- Take a boat tour to explore the floating villages and fish farms in the area
- Tra Su Cajuput Forest - a natural reserve with a diverse range of wildlife and plant species.
Full itinerary
💢 DAY 1: SAIGON - BEN TRE - TRA VINH (L,D)
No longer 1,5 hours transfer to Ben Tre, where we start biking on the paved road to explore the world of fruit orchards. Dragon fruit is the most popular fruit that local farmers grow to improve their income. We bike 25km on this stage with some stops to experience the flavour of fresh fruits, villages with fun kids (you might see them on the way back home from school). Lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant.
In the afternoon, we drive about 1 hour relax in the comfortable van to Ben Tre’s most beautiful village with very easy paths and more than 70% coconut trees in the local farms: we pedal under the shady coconuts, small & narrow lane, many stops for enjoying a fresh coconut water/ fruits, pass many family workshops making coconut chopsticks and any kind of fibers. Take a ferry to cross the Mighty Mekong River with a very short transfer to the center of Tra Vinh Remote Town for overnight at a hotel.
- Fully support van/bus
- Biking guide(s)
- Hotel
- Lunch
- Drinking water, snack, fruit
- Ferry
💢 DAY 2: TRA VINH - VINH LONG - CAN THO (B, L)
We should get up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise at 6am. On the nice weather and clear sky you will have this great moment on the Mekong Riverside. Your breakfast will start at 7:30 with simple foods as bread, jam, milk, fruit and coffee or tea. Time to relax and ready for this biggest cycling 3 day tour. Leaving the guesthouse and saying goodbye to the hostess, from there we stun a hundred orchards of this island, we ride past people’s fruit yards of pomelo, guava, durian, rambutan and stop to chat with farmers. You may also visit a khmer pagoda.
We cycle further to the secrete khmer villages, learn more about their life influenced greatly by the Khmer big culture and many stops for photography in front of the art thatched houses, water coconut leaves. This is a really good experience with colorful temples and flowers along the way to Tieu Can. Then, we transfer and have lunch in Tra Met with a siesta. The afternoon ride is also a fantastic route under a thousand pomelos & 3 ferries, endless rice-fields on Luc Si Thanh & My Hoa. We drive to Can Tho for another night-stay at a hotel.
- Fully support van/bus
- Biking guide(s)
- Hotel
- Lunch
- Drinking water, snack, fruit
- Ferry
💢 DAY 3: CAN THO - LONG XUYEN - CHAU DOC (B, L)
Anyone who has been to Can Tho and seen a busy floating market and will never forget it!.
A boat ride will take you to the floating market before your biking starts. We cycle through Phong Dien’ countryside, the area owns many small natural creeks across many villages. After a fruit stop at Phong Dien, we continue to pedal your bike on track by river, enjoy daily activities of local on rivers; grocery boats advertising plastic household goods, cargo boats selling sands for building, small fast boat bring pigs, ducks to local markets and many small ferries taking passengers to further side. We will stop for lunch in the town of Thoi Lai. Then we continue to hit the paths and ride to Co Do and to Long Xuyen.
In the afternoon, you will cycle deeply into and bicycling on paths along man made canals as you race with local boats, and water taxi, cargo boats and sampan in the Tra Su cajuput forest. If time permits, you will enjoy the great sunset on the Sam Mountain on the western Chau Doc with some amazing pictures. Overnight in Chau Doc at a Hotel.
- Fully support van/bus
- Biking guide(s)
- Hotel
- Lunch
- Drinking water, snack, fruit
- Boat trip to the floating market
- Ferry
💢 DAY 4: CHAU DOC - CHO MOI - SAIGON (B, L)
A large number of people know Mekong Delta is the biggest rice region in Vietnam, but this region is also the largest herbs and mango homelands!
Let's start early today at 7am, we take a short transfer to Binh Thuy hamlet to start cycling through the Cho Moi district which is a spirit of Hoa Hao religion and highlights of herbs, herbal medicine, incense workshops and any typical pagodas you see along the ride.
Following your lunch, you will cycle 10 km under the lush shade of the Mango (you may see and try the mango while harvesting by the local farmers) and we will finally transfer you from Cao Lanh to Saigon in the late afternoon. We’ll totally ride approximately 45 km today!
- Fully support van/bus
- Biking guide(s)
- Lunch
- Drinking water, snack, fruit
- Ferry
Tour Details
Facts
| Total Cycling Distance | 210 km |
| Avg Distance/Day | 55 km |
| Avg Climbing/Day | 50 m |
| location_on | Destinations | Mekong Delta |
| flag | Tour Meets | Saigon |
| flag | Tour Ends | Saigon |
| flight_land | Fly In To | SGN Airport |
| flight_takeoff | Fly Out Of | SGN Airport |
| group | Group Size | 2-10 Riders |
| vertical_align_bottom | Minium Age | 14 |
Experienced Profile
What's Included/Excluded
- check Fully support van/bus: transfer bikes & riders
- check Accommodation: basic hotel (upgrade? please contact us)
- check Biking guide(s): english speaking
- check Meal: 4 breakfast & 4 lunches
- check Mt. bicycle (new trek/Giant) with helmet
- check Boat trip, ferry, fruit, snack, drinking water..
- close Visa
- close Personal expenses
- close Travel insurance
- close Tips
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Daily Departure - Cycling Mekong Delta 6days
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