Cycling Indochina: Vietnam to Cambodia Adventure

ORIENTATION (HO CHI MINH CITY)

No Cycling
Meals Provided: Welcome dinner
Accommodation:  The Odys Boutique Hotel & Spa
Website: https://theodyshotel.com/

On your first day in Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, you will meet the Mr Biker team of guides, mechanics, and drivers who will support you throughout your exciting adventure from Saigon to Cambodia.

A bike fitting is scheduled at 4PM (Mr Biker Trung Son: 24 Street No.6, Trung Son Residence, Binh Chanh District) followed by a welcome dinner with our team. 

HCM - BEN TRE - TRA VINH

Cycling Distance: 70km
Meals Provided: Lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Cuu Long Hotel

In the morning, riders will van transfer to a local cafe in the Mekong Delta where their fitted bikes will be waiting. After a short trip briefing at the cafe, we’ll hop on and start our adventure.

70% of today’s riding will be shaded from the Mekong sun by coconut trees. Riders will traverse numerous small canal bridges and admire the lush greenery of the area. This view of the area’s agriculture will lead to a coconut by product factory.
After lunch, riders will continue their adventure and watch the coconut fields give way to charming delta homes and villages. As we progress, we will continue on routes that are generally flat and paved, but there will be some opportunity to challenge ourselves on narrow sections through the coconut plantations.

We’ll end up in Tra Vinh City, where we will relax before enjoying a community dinner and an evening of exploration. 

TRA VINH - CAN THO

Cycling Distance: 80km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Ninh Kieu Riverside Hotel
Website: https://www.ninhkieuriversidehotel.vn/

Whereas the first day of the journey was spent in the Coconut Kingdom, today we will see rice paddies take prominence in our landscape views.

In the morning, we will cycle a short distance to Ba Om Pond, an 800 years old Khmer architectural beauty, to see its famous seasonal lotus flower. After that, we will spend the rest of the morning cycling through flat lands next to rice paddies and canals. This region is renowned for being the second largest producer of rice in Vietnam.

In the afternoon, we’ll van transfer to Can Tho city, where we will take in the nightlife and rooftop views from restaurants in the city centre. Be sure not to miss out on Can Tho’s well-known night markets!

CAN THO - LONG XUYEN

Cycling Distance: 80km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Hoa Binh Long Xuyen Hotel

The excursion will be divided into two parts; The morning on water and the afternoon on land. Departing Can Tho, we will take a boat to head towards the famous Cai Rang floating market. This segment of our adventures for the day will take about 60 minutes. Arriving at the Cai Rang floating market, we will take time to explore the area and make purchases from the vendors.

After the floating market boat tour, we will head off to cycle along the river on paved and isolated roads where we will be treated to views of the region’s fruit gardens growing alongside the countryside trails. Eventually, the forested riverside trails will give way to the same wide-open rice fields we passed through on day 3. As we ride through this area, we often are the only people within view for kilometres at a time. It is peaceful, tranquil and a great chance to meditate on the value of solitude and community. Last stop would be a visit to Bang Lang Stork Sanctuary.

Riders get the choice to either cycle or van transfer the remaining distance to Long Xuyen City.

LONG XUYEN - CHAU DOC

Cycling Distance: 60- 80km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Chau Pho Hotel
Website: http://chauphohotel.com/

After another filling and delicious local breakfast, we will transfer 60 minutes via our private shuttle to the seat of the Southern Kingdom of Vietnam as it was recognized 2000 years ago. We’ll visit a museum in the area to learn more about the history.
We’ll then set off on the 55 km journey to Tra Su National Reserve and Bird Sanctuary. The farmland along the way floods frequently, so the majority of the ride will be on raised reinforced platforms above the fields.

We’ll arrive at Tra Su in the early afternoon, when the majority of the tourists have departed. There, we’ll have the opportunity to walk along a floating bridge past vibrantly-coloured algae. There will be guided boat tours available through the shaded canals of the reserve.
Lunch will be served after this relaxing experience before getting back on your bikes for a 25km segment to our overnight location in Chau Doc City. However, there is also AC van available for transfer if you like to call it a day.

CHAU DOC - PHNOM PENH BY SPEED BOAT

No Cycling
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Ohana Phnom Penh Palace Hotel 
Website: https://ohanahotelpp.com/  

Today, your legs will get a well-deserved rest after you board a comfortable speed boat heading to Cambodia at 6:45am.
The ride will take about 4 hours and 30 minutes where you will be able to enjoy some snacks. Visa at the border will be arranged by the crew. Please prepare a paper copy of your e-Visa  and 35 USD undamaged cash for the border.

You will have the rest of the day to explore Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city.

PHNOM PENH MORNING CYCLO RIDE AND REST DAY

No Cycling
Meals Provided: Breakfast
Accommodation: Ohana Phnom Penh Palace Hotel 
Website: https://ohanahotelpp.com/

After your breakfast, at 8am, you will start the day by enjoying a cyclo ride along the Boulevard to the Independent Monument. You will be able to see Phnom Penh from the riverside and some stops for pictures of the Riverfront, Royal Palace, and see how the locals do dancing exercises on the roadside.

After your cyclo ride, you can take a free day to sunbathe and relax by the pool, check out the busy city of Phnom Penh, or head out to the historical ‘Killing Fields’ and S-21 museum. This day is yours to do as you please whether more exploration or as little as you want.

We will catch up with you the next morning and take off again from there.

PHNOM PENH - KAMPONG THOM

Cycling Distance: 70km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Kampong Thom Palace

You will have a breakfast at the hotel and then you get to transfer by van to the Mekong boat pier for a boat tour of 45 minutes upstream of the Mekong River to Koh Dach (Mekong Island) to where our riding point is. You will start riding through the villages in the island, stop to visit the villagers doing weaving, making scarfs, Sarong, and other silk products. You will also have an opportunity to visit a local pagoda and local school.

You will cross the river by local ferry to ride further along the riverside before being transferred by van to your charming hotel in the heart of this charming town.

KAMPONG THOM – SIEM REAP

Cycling Distance: 65km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: The Sanctuary Residence (superior room) or a similar standard hotel 

For your last destination before Siem Reap, you will start pedaling from your hotel to the UNESCO
classified Sambor Prei Kuk Temple which consists of a hundred brick Hindu temples scattered through the forest.
From there you will continue to ride through the calm countryside for a total of 65 km on this day. Our driver will await you for a transfer to your destination of Siem Reap.

ANGKOR TEMPLES CYCLING

Cycling Distance: 45km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: The Sanctuary Residence (superior room) or a similar standard hotel

Today will centre around a guided cycling tour of Angkor Wat and all the other temples in the Angkor Temple Complex. The tour will be led by a local cycling guide and will be filled with fascinating information and anecdotes about the site, which is one of the two remaining Wonders of the World.

SIEM REAP VILLAGE CYCLING & TONLE SAP LAKE

Cycling Distance: 45 km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: The Sanctuary Residence (superior room) or a similar standard hotel.

After breakfast, we’ll  ride to Krabei Riel Village, passing the rice fields, Khmer Traditional houses, and pagodas.
After lunch, we’ll continue to ride our bikes to Tone Sap Lake and embark on the local boat upon arrival. We cruise the boat slowly to Mechrey Floating Village, on the Tonle Sap Lake. You will then take the boat back to the pier and choose whether to cycle or take a van to Siem Reap, where we will organise for you a farewell dinner and goodbyes with the local

SIEM REAP – DEPARTURE

No Cycling
Meals Provided: Breakfast

On this last day, you will be able to relax and visit the city by yourself before continuing with your own travels or departure back home. The hotel check-out is at 12:00 if you need to transfer to the airport or to another location.