Mekong Delta to Phnom Penh Biking Tour

Mekong Delta to Phnom Penh Biking Tour Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival at Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon

On your first day in Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, you will meet the 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 followed by a welcome dinner with the team. Please note that the accommodation for this night is not included, but can be booked in advance.
Overnight Location: Not included
Distance: None
Meals: Dinner

Day 2 Bike To Tra Vinh via Ben Tre

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, you’ll hop on and start your 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 you’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 you progress, you will continue on routes that are generally flat and paved, but there will be some opportunity to challenge yourselves on narrow sections through the coconut plantations.

You’ll end up in Tra Vinh City, where you will relax before enjoying a community dinner and an evening of exploration.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Tra Vinh
Distance: 70km
Meals: Lunch, dinner

Day 3 Tra Vinh to Can Tho

Whereas the first day of the journey was spent in the Coconut Kingdom, today you will see rice paddies take prominence in your landscape views. In the morning, you 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, you 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, you’ll van transfer to Can Tho city, where you 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!
Overnight Location: Hotel in Can Tho
Distance: 80km
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Day 4 Can Tho to Rach Gia

Today’s excursion will be divided into two parts: the morning on water and the afternoon on land. Departing Can Tho, you will take a boat to explore the famous Cai Rang floating market and more of the Mekong Delta’s canal system.

After the Mekong Delta boat tour, you will head off along the river on paved and isolated roads where you 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 you passed through on day 3. As you ride through this area, you might be 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.

Riders get the choice to either cycle or van transfer the remaining distance to Rach Gia City.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Rach Gia
Distance: 80km
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5 Rach Gia to Chau Doc

After another filling and delicious local breakfast, you will transfer 60 minutes via your private shuttle to the seat of the Southern Kingdom of Vietnam as it was recognized 2000 years ago. You’ll visit a museum in the area to learn more about the history.

You’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.

You’ll arrive at Tra Su in the early afternoon, when the majority of the tourists have departed. There, you’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 25 km segment to your overnight location in Chau Doc City.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Chau Doc
Distance: 80km
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6 Chau Doc to Phnom Penh by Speed Boat

Today, your legs will get a well-deserved rest after you board a comfortable speed boat heading to Cambodia at 6:45 am. 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 the team before boarding.

For those who have opted to continue the adventure and 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.
Overnight Location: None
Distance: None
Meals: Breakfast