Mekong Delta Family Cycle Tour

Itinerary Details

1. Day 1To Cai Be and Vinh Long

   7:30 am hotel pickup and a 75 minute van transfer to My Tho, a riverside town that serves as a gateway to the Mekong region. You’ll enjoy a coffee break in My Tho while the team perform last-minute bike tuneups. To start your ride, the guide will lead you through the winding tropical fruit farms in the area. As you ride down the flat concrete canal paths, the vegetation will become gradually denser and the smaller tributaries will merge into larger branches of the Mekong River.

   
   Along the route, 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 lush green island, you will have an
   afternoon free to walk around and explore at your leisure.

   • 18.6 - 24.9 miles
   • Ut Trinh Homestay at Vinh Long
   • Lunch and Dinner
2. Day 2Vinh Long to Tra Vinh

   After breakfast, at 8 am you will take a short boat trip to meet the driver for a one-hour van transfer to the Mekong coconut town, Ben Tre, you’ll tour a factory producing the city’s specialty: coconut candy. After the factory tour, you’ll ride along a flat paved route that allows you to view into day-to-day Mekong life. You’ll bike through Mekong villages full of local architectural stylings and cheery
   residents as well as colorful landscapes chock-full of rice paddies and coconut plantations.
   

   
   Finally, you’ll board a ferry and cross the wide Co Chien River. 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 the peaceful and beautiful water coconut farms. Then, you’ll arrive at a ferry crossing and be transported to the Khmer-dominated Tra Vinh town,
   where you’ll shower and spend the evening enjoying the local nightlife and local delicacies.

   • 18.6 - 24.9 miles
   • Nha khach Tra Vinh
   • Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
3. Day 3Tra Vinh to Can Tho

   The van will leave the hotel at 7:30 for an exploration into the Khmer people, who have lots of historical, cultural, and architectural relics in the area. 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, a small but bustling city at
   the heart of the Mekong Delta. Spend the afternoon and evening taking in the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of Can Tho and its nightlife, including the city’s famous night markets.

   • 18.6 - 24.9 miles
   • Ninh Kieu Riverside Hotel
   • Breakfast and Lunch
4. Day 4From Can Tho back to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh)

   After an early breakfast, more adventure awaits! Departing Can Tho, you will take an hour boat ride to explore the famous Cai Rang floating market. After visiting the market you will hop on to the van and head off along the river, back to your
   hotel to relax and check out in due time. You will transfer back to Saigon about 3 hours away and be dropped at the hotel of your choice with a local lunch on the way.

   • Breakfast and Lunch