Cycle Tour of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Day 1: SaiGon - MyTho - BenTre - TraVinh (L,D)

Depart to LongAn where we start riding through rice fields and dragon fruit orchards. Lunch break in MyTho town. We pass RachMieu ferry and keep on country road to QueSon, feeling lost on winding road under the green coconut canopy - the coconut palms that make BenTre famous. On arrival in BenTre town, we cross HamLuong ferry and cycling 14km to Mocay and onto local ferry. We cruise over branches of mekong river to TraVinh. Short ride 5km to enter the town. A wonderful day with picturesque ferry crossings over Mekong River branches and islands. O/N in TraVinh.

Day 2: TraVinh - CanTho. (B,L,)

Up early for jogging around this town, enjoy fresh air with many old trees in town. Warm up by 8km to BaOm pond, see old trees and Khmer pagoda nearby the pond. First stage 18k cycling to TieuCan. We'll discover more beautiful Theravada pagodas and encounter the Khmer monks in their pagoda. At TraOn small town by the mekong river, we take a ferry crossing and keep on 18km to BinhMinh, crossing ferry to Cantho for overnight.

Day 3: CanTho - RachGia (B,L,)

An early start for a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market, then we have a longer cruise on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine. Then we cycle on local route along canal to ViThanh. Lunch break en route. In the afternoon we cycle to GoQuao and ferry crossing on to RachGia. O/N in RachGia.

Day 4: RachGia - HaTien (B,L,)

Ride a long the west coast to this vibrant border town. We turn off main road for 16km ride to HonChong beach area, see ChuaHang cave and the Father & Son islet. Keep on to HaTien town. A little limestone mountain, mangrove swamp, beaches and rice fields that make HaTien have special scenery. O/N in HaTien.

Day 5: HaTien - ChauDoc (B,L,)

Cycle along VinhTe border canal to TriTon, we stop over for short visit to BaChuc ossuary  well known as killing field in Vietnam, followed by a ride up the sacred Sam Mountain with its panoramic view over the vast plains of the Mekong Delta and far into Cambodia. O/N in ChauDoc.

Day 6: ChauDoc - CaoLanh - CaiBe (B,L,)

Rising early for a boat ride through an amazing riverside market and through floating villages with tons of fish farmed in cages underneath water. We have more ferries and local road to ThuanGiang and ChoMoi before heading onto Cao Lanh. Riding through the rural area of DongThap province which is known as "the big rice basket" of Mekong Delta. We pass many immense rice fields along canals & rivers, keep riding to CaiBe for the night. O/N homestay in CaiBe.

Day 7: CaiBe - SaiGon (B,L)

Morning boat cruise to explore the local floating market. Short riding around Caibe town. Lunch & shower. Afternoon transfer to SaiGon. End of tour.