11 DAYS, MEKONG DELTA BIKING EXPOSURE
Itineraries: 11 days/10 nights
Tour Departure: From Saigon
DAY 1: ARRIVAL HCM CITY
DAY 2: SAIGON - MYTHO -BENTRE (B,L,D 90km,cycling~60km)
DAY 3: BENTRE - TRAVINH (B,L,D 70km,cycling~50km)
DAY 4: TRAVINH - CANTHO (B,L,D 60km,cycling~50km)
DAY 5: CANTHO - RACHGIA (B,L,D 116km,cycling~80km)
DAY 6: RACHGIA - HONTREM (B,L,D 90km,cycling~90km)
DAY 7: HONTREM -HATIEN (B,L,D 40km,cycling~40km)
DAY 8: HATIEN -CHAUDOC (B,L,D 95km,cycling~70km)
DAY 9: CHAUDOC -LONGXUYEN (B,L,D)
DAY 10: CAOLANH -HCM CITY (B,L 220km,cycling~50km)
DAY 11: DEPARTURE (B)
ITINERARY IN DETAILS:
DAY 1: ARRIVAL HCM CITY
Meet and greet upon arrival to HCM city airport. Transfer to the hotel for check in. At leisure.
Overnight in HCM city
DAY 2: SAIGON - MYTHO -BENTRE (B,L,D 90km,cycling~60km)
After breakfast, we leave Ho Chi Minh City for Mekong delta toward 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 performed by local people.
DAY 3: BENTRE - TRAVINH (B,L,D 70km,cycling~50km)
Morning embark on 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 hotel in Travinh.
DAY 4: TRAVINH - CANTHO (B,L,D 60km,cycling~50km)
Today we cycle to discover some of the most beautiful Theravada pagodas of TraVinh.
Ferry crossing, continue along the small inter-provincial road to Can tho with opportunity to get
exposure with local people and sample their life style and culture.. Over night in CanTho. (B,L)
DAY 5: CANTHO - RACHGIA (B,L,D 116km,cycling~80km)
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. Overnight in RachGia.
DAY 6: RACHGIA - HONTREM (B,L,D 90km,cycling~90km)
Ride along the coastline heading west to the vibrant border town of Ha Tien.
assing a few mangrove swamps, beaches and rice fields. Overnight in Hon Trem - Ha Tien.
DAY 7: HONTREM -HATIEN (B,L,D 40km,cycling~40km)
This morning 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.
DAY 8: HATIEN -CHAUDOC (B,L,D 95km,cycling~70km)
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. Overnight in ChauDoc.
DAY 9: CHAUDOC -LONGXUYEN (B,L,D)
Rising early for a boat ride through floating fish farms to a small Khmer village.
Lunch, then continue ourway to Long Xuyen. Over night in Long Xuyen town
DAY 10: CAOLANH -HCM CITY (B,L 220km,cycling~50km)
Morning cycle along Mekong river to Cao Lanh, Lunch
Retun to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 11: DEPARTURE (B)
At leisure.
Transfer to airport for the departure flight