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7-Day Mekong Delta Cycling Trip

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Overview

A flat Delta with lush tropical-fruit gardens, floating houses and crisscross waterways, the Mekong is the perfect place for a cycling tour.

This trip is a little bit different from other short cycling tours in the Mekong, as it is longer and takes you deeper into the countryside to see more interesting things in not only to Can Tho and Tra Vinh with their floating markets and orchards but southwards deeper to visit Chau Doc and Cao Lanh to understand more about the beautiful countrysides as well as the life of the locals by the river.

After 1 week in Vietnam, your Mekong Delta experience will leave you feeling like you have a true understanding of life on the river.
Cycling
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Culture & Arts
Outdoors & Nature

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City

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Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City

Upon arrival at the airport, you'll be welcomed by the local tour guide and transferred to the city centre to drop off luggage and check-in. Later in the afternoon, we start the city tour at the Reunification Palace, then move onto the Central Post Office, we walk down to Nguyen Hue Walking Street and across to the Saigon Opera House before walking to Ben Thanh Market, a symbol of the city.

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    Accommodation

    Liberty Hotel Saigon Parkview3 star

    Note: We will endeavor to book the aforementioned hotels. If, however, we are unable to secure them due to circumstances out of our control, we will replace them with hotels of similar value and standard.
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    Activities

    Independence Palace

    Saigon Central Post Office

    Nguyen Hue

    Ben Thanh Market

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Liberty Hotel Saigon Parkview

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    Destinations

    Ho Chi Minh

Day 2

First Cycling Day to Tra Vinh

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First Cycling Day to Tra Vinh

In the morning, you'll take a two-hour drive to the starting point of your cycle. Here all bikes are ready for your cycling adventure in Mekong Delta. Off-road cycling with well-trained bike guides will give you time to understand the more rural side of Vietnam. The routes that you will take in the afternoon are very unique following narrow paths with kids finished from school. Your guides will also tell you about the education system in Mekong Delta's countryside.

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    Accommodation

    Cuu Long Hotel3 star

    Note: We will endeavor to book the aforementioned hotels. If, however, we are unable to secure them due to circumstances out of our control, we will replace them with hotels of similar value and standard.
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    Activities

    Mekong Delta Cycling

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Ho Chi Minh City to Bến Tre

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    Meals

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Ho Chi Minh

    Ben Tre

    Tra Vinh

Day 3

Cycle from Tra Vinh to Can Tho

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Cycle from Tra Vinh to Can Tho

In the morning, you cycle through ride fields; many narrow paths link village to village from Tra Vinh to Cau Ke. These routes take you past traditional Khmer villages and to stop at colourful Khmer Buddhist temples. Continue your bike adventure in the afternoon to tropical fruit orchards on islands of grapefruit, longan and orange. You'll share a ferry with locals through bendy natural creeks to outskirts of Can Tho city. A further 30-minute transfer will take you to the hotel.

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    Accommodation

    Saigon CanTho3 star

    Note: We will endeavor to book the aforementioned hotels. If, however, we are unable to secure them due to circumstances out of our control, we will replace them with hotels of similar value and standard.
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    Activities

    Cycling from Tra Vinh to Can Tho (50-80 km)

    Free Time in Can ThoOptional Activity

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    Meals

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Tra Vinh

    Cần Thơ

Day 4

Cycling from Can Tho to Chau Doc

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Cycling from Can Tho to Chau Doc

After observing farmers selling and exchanging farm products from boat to boat at the lively floating market of Cai Rang, we carry on our adventure to Chau Doc. The morning cycle takes you through the countryside and past bucolic settlements of irrigation canals. In the afternoon, we cycle past bucolic settlements and vibrant green rice paddies on wonderfully quiet tracks to a stork garden. We'll jump in a van for an hour and a half to Chau Doc via Long Xuyen city.

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    Accommodation

    Truong Phat Hotel

    Note: We will endeavor to book the aforementioned hotels. If, however, we are unable to secure them due to circumstances out of our control, we will replace them with hotels of similar value and standard.
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    Activities

    Cai Rang Floating Market

    Cycling from Can Tho to Châu Dôc (50-90km)

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    Meals

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Cần Thơ

    Thành phố Châu Đốc

Day 5

Chau Doc to Cao Lanh

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Chau Doc to Cao Lanh

Your bike adventure today explores the low-level plains of Dong Thap. Take an hour boat ride to see fish farms and floating villages along the Ba Sac River. Experience cycling through small rural Muslim communities, a population that is largely unknown in Vietnam. Stop at a monastery and share the country road with local scooters to work and kids biking to school. You'll arrive in Cao Lanh late afternoon and have dinner at a local restaurant.

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    Accommodation

    Green Lotus Hotel3 star

    Note: We will endeavor to book the aforementioned hotels. If, however, we are unable to secure them due to circumstances out of our control, we will replace them with hotels of similar value and standard.
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    Activities

    Cycling from Chau Doc to Cao Lanh (50-70km)

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    Transportations

    Boat from Hau river to Hau river

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    Meals

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Thành phố Châu Đốc

    Dong Thap Province

Day 6

Cao Lanh to Xeo Quyt Base

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Cao Lanh to Xeo Quyt Base

After half an hour transfer by van to a more rural area you'll begin your ride, we start cycling on quiet back roads to the Xeo Quyt base. You will take a sampan boat into natural creeks, passing by some houses which were used as bunkers for the Viet Cong during the American-Vietnam War before you return for the last cycle that will take you to a high road. Stop for lunch at a local restaurant on the way driving back to Ho Chi Minh City. You'll be free to explore at night.

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    Accommodation

    Liberty Hotel Saigon Parkview3 star

    Note: We will endeavor to book the aforementioned hotels. If, however, we are unable to secure them due to circumstances out of our control, we will replace them with hotels of similar value and standard.
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    Activities

    Back Roads Cycling

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Green Lotus Hotel to Cao Lãnh

    Boat from Xẻo Quýt to Xẻo Quýt

    Private Driver from Xẻo Quýt to Ho Chi Minh City

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    Dong Thap Province

    Cao Lãnh

    Ho Chi Minh

Day 7

Ho Chi Minh City Departure

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Ho Chi Minh City Departure

This is the final day of your 1 week in Vietnam. Have breakfast at the hotel. Then, if your flight is in the afternoon, you may wish to have a half-day or more for sightseeing and shopping, this can be arranged for you. You'll be transferred to the airport for your departure flight back to your sweet home. End of services!

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Liberty Hotel Saigon Parkview to Tan Son Nhat International Airport

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    Meals

    Breakfast

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    Destinations

    Ho Chi Minh

Included in Price

  • 6 nights accommodation
  • 10 activities
  • 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 dinners
  • Airport transfer
  • Entrance fees
  • Ground transportation
  • Licensed English speaking guides

Not Included in Price

  • Alcohol beverages
  • Domestic flights
  • Entry visas / airport departure tax
  • Gratuities
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Trekking permits
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