Mekong Delta Cycling 9 Days
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre ( Lunch, Dinner )
After our breakfast, we transfer a couple of hours out of Ho Chi Minh City to Tan An – the gateway to the Mekong Delta, where we start our riding through rice fields to My Tho city. Lunch break in MyTho.
After lunch we embark our boat to local orchards, visiting bee farm, coco candy work shop, then cycling to Phu Tuc where we stay over night. Dinner while we enjoy traditional music from locals (Lunch, Dinner)
Distance: 90 km
Cycling distance: 50 – 70 km
Day 2: Ben Tre - Tra Vinh ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Morning start our ride in the country side passing rice fields, rivers we then arrive Tra Vinh town, Late afternoon we have city tour to Kh'mer pagoda and Oc Om bok pond. Over night in hotels (Breakfast, Lunch)
Distance: 70 km
Cycling distance: 50 – 70 km
Day 3: Tra Vinh - Can Tho ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
We'll cycle to discover some of the most beautiful Theravada pagodas of TraVinh. Ferry crossing, continue along the small inter-provincial road to Can tho. O/N in CanTho. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Distance: 70 km
Cycling distance: 60 km
Day 4: Can Tho - Rach Gia ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Early morning boat trip to visit the biggest floating market in Mekong delta, Cairang floating market. We then drive to Vi Thanh and start cycling onto Rach Gia. Picnic lunch en route. O/N in RachGia. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Distance: 116 km
Cycling distance: 70 – 80 km
Day 5: Rach Gia - Hon Trem ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Ride along the coastline heading west to the vibrant border town of Ha Tien. Passing a few mangrove swamps, beaches and rice fields. O/N in Hon Trem - Ha Tien. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Distance: 92 km
Cycling distance: 92 km
Day 6: Hon Trem - Ha Tien ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
This mornig we have a short tour to Hang Pagoda, ( Option for boat trip to island off shore) the free time on the beach. in the afternoon we cycling to Ha Tien town where we visit Ha Tien Cape and Temple of the founder
of Ha Tien Over night in Ha tien town. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Distance: 40 km
Cycling distance: 40 km
Day 7: Ha Tien - Chau Doc ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Ride along VinhTe border canal to TinhBien, we stop over for short visit to Ba Chuc Cave - well known as "killing field", when the Khmer Rouge massacred thousands of Vietnamese in 1979. Continue riding to the foot
of the sacred Sam Mountain with its panoramic view over the vast plains of the Mekong Delta and far into Cambodia. O/N in ChauDoc. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Distance: 96 km
Cycling distance: 70 – 80 km
Day 8: Chau Doc - Cao Lanh - Long Xuyen ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Rising early for a boat ride through floating fish farms to a small Khmer village. Lunch, then cycling
Day 9: Long Xuyen - Ho Chi Minh City ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Start in the morning we cycling to Cao Lanh, Lunch, drive to Ho Chi Minh City. End of the trips. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Distance: 220 km
Cycling distance: 40 – 50 km
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