Day 1 - HCM - Cai Be - Vinh Long – Ride 50km - L/D
You will be picked up from your hotel at 7:30 am and transferred 75 minutes by bus to the Mekong city of My Tho. Founded in 1680, My Tho City has remained an important regional city due to its historical and cultural site, and prime river and agricultural location.
After your transfer, you will have time to enjoy a light breakfast and refreshments, while the Mr. Biker staff ensures your bikes are all adjusted for your comfort on the ride. To start your ride the guide will lead you through the winding fruit farms in the area. These include exotic fruits such as star apple, sapodilla, and mangos, if you keep an eye out, you might even have the opportunity to buy the fruit fresh from farm stalls.
As you ride on down the concrete canal paths, the vegetation becomes denser and the smaller tributaries merge into larger branches of the Mekong River. As a rest stop, you will be able to visit a local Vietnamese market selling locally grown produce.
After a traditional local lunch in a village restaurant, you will go by boat to your home for the night, An Binh Island. On the island, you will have an afternoon free to walk around and explore this charming garden island at your leisure. With beautiful river views, the Island homestay is the perfect place to relax after a day of exploration and adventure.
Day 2 - Vinh Long - Tra Vinh – Ride 45km - B/L/D
After breakfast, at 8 am we will take a short boat trip to meet our driver for a one-hour transfer to the Mekong coconut town, Ben Tre. Ben Tre is famous for its coconut candy workshops, where you may be able to see the production of the candy and buy the tasty Mekong treat.
Today's route will take you past colorful riverside scenes, where you will be able to watch day-to-day Mekong life. Riding through typical Mekong villages, you will pass many charming houses and smiling faces. At the end of this segment, you will board a ferry and cross the wide Co Chien River. The Co Chien river runs for 82 km, through several Mekong provinces, while on the ferry you will be able to sit back, relax and enjoy the refreshing river breeze.
A delicious Mekong-style lunch will be served at a local restaurant before cycling through a peaceful and beautiful water coconut plantation. At the end of the day's ride, you will arrive at a ferry crossing. The ferry crosses over one of the main branches of the Mekong River, to Tra Vinh town. Tra Vinh is famed for its many Khmer temples, this is due to the large population of Khmer Krom people, in the town. In Tra Vinh, you will be able to freshen up and spend the evening enjoying the local nightlife and local delicacies.
Day 3 - Tra Vinh - Can Tho – Ride 50km - B/L
The ride will depart the hotel at 7:30 am, for an exploration of the rich history, culture, and architecture of the Khmer people, one of Vietnam’s 54 Ethnic Minority groups.
After your cultural exploration, you will ride down small country lanes, past villages, and small farms. After lunch in the rural Cau Ke district, you will take a short transfer to your accommodation in Can Tho. Can Tho, known as ‘the western capital’ of Vietnam, is world famous for its night markets, floating markets, rice paper production, and temples. The city is right at the heart of the Mekong Delta, an area known as the ‘rice basket of Vietnam’, which produces more than half of Vietnam's rice.
Day 4 - Can Tho - Return to HCM – Ride 30km - B/L
After an early breakfast, more adventure awaits! Departing Can Tho, we will take an hour boat ride to explore the famous Cai Rang floating market. The floating market is a very colorful and lively place. You will be amazed to see how many small boats are anchored and the number of products sold.
After visiting the market you will hop on to the bikes and head off along the river.
The paved but isolated country roads host great views of more of the region’s colorful fruit orchards, often overhanging the paths.
Your Mekong adventure will come to an end at lunchtime and after a well-deserved lunch, you will transfer back to Saigon about 3hrs drive.