This cycling adventure takes you through the heart of the Mekong Delta, starting in Ho Chi Minh City and finishing with a speedboat ride to Phnom Penh. After an orientation in Saigon, you’ll begin your journey in Ben Tre, cycling through lush coconut plantations, crossing small canals, and visiting a coconut by-product factory before continuing to Tra Vinh.
From Tra Vinh, the route leads past Ba Om Pond and through endless rice paddies before arriving in Can Tho, home to the famous Cai Rang floating market. After a morning exploring the market by boat, you’ll cycle quiet riverside roads, passing fruit gardens and open rice fields on the way to Long Xuyen, with a stop at Bang Lang Stork Sanctuary.
The journey continues to Chau Doc via Tra Su National Reserve, where you’ll experience serene boat rides through shaded canals. The tour concludes with an early morning speedboat to Phnom Penh, offering a scenic and relaxing finish to your adventure. This unforgettable ride showcases the beauty, culture, and history of southern Vietnam, making it the perfect way to experience the Mekong Delta on two wheels.
Itinerary
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 Phnom Penh.
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.
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.
Riders will traverse numerous small canal bridges and admire the lush greenery of the area while riding beneath the shade of coconut trees. This view of the area’s agriculture will lead to a coconut by product factory, where we’ll take a short tour.
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.
Cycling Distance: 80km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Ninh Kieu Riverside
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!
Cycling Distance: 50km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Hoa Binh Long Xuyen Hotel
The excursion today 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.
Cycling Distance: 60-80km
Meals Provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Chau Pho Hotel
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.
OPTION: TRANSFER FROM CHAU DOC TO SAIGON
No Cycling
Meals Provided: Breakfast
Today, your legs will get a well-deserved rest after you board a comfortable speed boat heading to Cambodia at 6:45am. You will also have the option to be driven back to Saigon at this point instead of continuing on to Cambodia.
You will say goodbye to our team before boarding.
For those who choose to explore Cambodia, the boat ride will take about 4 hours and 30 minutes, during which time you will be able to enjoy some snacks. Visa at the border will be arranged by the crew. Please prepare a passport photo with a white background and 35 USD in undamaged cash for the border.
You will have the rest of the day to explore the capital and take a well-deserved break.
