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Meandering the Mekong by Bike - 5 Days / 4 Nights
Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels - Cai Be - Tra Vinh - Cau Ke - Can Tho
- Vinh Long - Ho Chi Minh City
Pedal your bike to discover Vietnamese life along the vast Mekong Delta
that gives you a myriad of orchards, paddy rice fields, tiny villages,
wooden bridges, canals, flowers and local temples and school.
Tour Highlights
· Cycling along the countryside pave through Cu Chi Tunnels, Trang
Bang, Ha Nghia and Duc Hoa to the homestay destination, Cai Be
· Experiencing a little bit rougher bike ride on narrow, dirt,
gravel and clay tracks and trails, and taking a boat trip across the Co
Chien River to the Khmer town of Tra Vinh
· Discovering via cycling the Can Tho, the Mekong's largest town
on the convergence of Van Tho and Hau Giang rivers
· Visiting Phong Dien floating market, grasping the sights of endless
cottage industries, timber merchants, coconut shredders and those tiny
vibrant markets scattered around
Day 1 Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels - Cai Be (25+km) L,D
After breakfast transfer 30km out of Saigon to avoid the teeming traffic.
Cycle backroads to the Cu Chi Tunnels. Lunch at the tunnels next to the
Saigon river. Continue cycling a great tarmac road to Trang Bang, from
there cut across country by bike or bus towards Ha Nghia and Duc Hoa.
Drive the last busy section to Cai Be. Overnight in a wonderful family
run Mekong homestay. Mosquito nets and all bedding provided.
Day 2 Cai Be- Tra Vinh (47km) B,L,D
Cycle along narrow country lanes and easy dirt tracks and trails. There
is chance for exciting riding through tiny villages on gravel and clay
tracks. This is biking at its most glorious-through tiny orchards, witness
colorful life along the riverside, pedal past picturesque delta homes,
pause to chat with welcoming villagers, clack across innumerable wooden
bridges. Cross a narrow canal on a local sampan, before finishing at the
main ferry for a refreshing boat trip across the expansive Co Chien River.
Ride a final few km to the very pretty Khmer town of Tra Vinh. Overnight
in Tra Vinh.
Day 3 Tra Vinh - Cau Ke - Can Tho (80km) B,L,D
A special ride today as much of the area is populated by Khmer people.
The regional architecture is interesting and there are many Khmer temples
to stop and admire en route. Cycle as much or as little as is preferred;
the road is peaceful, narrow and very pretty all the way to Can Tho! Pedal
to Ba Om Pond with its magnificent lotus flowers, and observe local women
having their future predicted in the small temple nearby. En route, visit
a local Buddhist Temple School and learn about the life of the students.
Arrive finally at Can Tho, the Mekong's largest town located at the confluence
of the Can Tho and Hau Giang rivers. Overnight in Can Tho.
Day 4 Can Tho Biking and exploration (30km or more if requested) B,L,D
After enjoying an early morning breakfast weave through teeming early
morning market bustle along the banks of an active riverfront. Ride on
a narrow paved road to Phong Dien floating market. Absorb the sights of
endless cottage industries, timber merchants, coconut shredders, small
docks loading/unloading rice, tiny vibrant markets. Continue by bike on
the narrow lane to explore the hidden backwaters of the delta. Overnight
in Can Tho.
Day 5 - Can Tho - Vinh Long - Ho Chi Minh City B,L
Morning visit to the famous Cai Rang Floating market. Checkout of the
hotel and return to Ho Chi Minh City via a boat trip from Vinh Long cruising
through some of the Mekong's most stunning scenery. Visit rice paper making
industries and other cottage industries en route. Transfer from Cai Be
back to HCM.
"This itinerary may alter due to local conditions, the strength
of the group and other unexpected circumstances. We will do our very best
to adhere to the set itinerary, however we cannot be held responsible
for any last minute changes that might occur. In all such circumstances,
your biking or trekking guide will have the final say."
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Pictures thanks to our agents in Vietnam
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