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Mekong Delta Back Roads: Caibe- TraVinh- Cantho

Destination
Starts in
Ends in
Tour code
VCT: MK-4D-HCM
Levels
Duration
Styles
Price
USD $796.00 796.00
No of cycling days
4
Group size
02 - 12
Average distance per day
40 km
Age to ride
8 years old
Average climbing
Flat plains
MTB hire
$48.00
Total cycling distance
185 km
E-bike hire
$140.00
Accommodation
3 - 4 star hotels
Single supplement
$135.00

We’ll spend our first night of the cycling tour in an authentic homestay on An Binh Island. The following day brings a journey through Ben Tre province, where you’ll experience its iconic coconut plantations and charming rural villages. Along the way, you’ll pass orchards, bonsai nurseries, and Theravada temples—each adding to the rich cultural tapestry of this beautiful region.


As the adventure continues, we’ll visit Khmer villages en route to Can Tho City, offering a deeper glimpse into local life. Before returning to Ho Chi Minh City, you’ll also have the chance to witness the vibrant and colorful Cai Rang floating market, a true highlight of the Mekong Delta experience.

This unique cycling trip to the Mekong Delta offers you the chance to experience an authentic overnight stay with a local family. You’ll immerse yourself in their daily life, gaining insight into their culture and how they organize everything during your visit. Enjoy delicious home-cooked meals prepared over a traditional wood fire—no modern kitchen required. You’ll even have the opportunity to join your host in preparing dinner and savor the flavors of the dishes you helped create.


Your day begins with an 8:00 am pickup and transfer to the outskirts of My Tho, near the Mekong River. From there, you’ll take a ferry to the islands, just as locals do for their everyday routines. Enjoy a relaxed bike ride through the islands, cycling alongside the river, taking in scenic landscapes, and observing farmers at work in their fields. Since there are no bridges connecting the islands, ferry crossings add to the adventure and fun of the journey.


Around noon, you’ll arrive in Cai Be township, where you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at a well-known local restaurant. Afterward, continue your exploration with a boat trip along the picturesque waterways. Visit local workshops, then board a sampan and paddle through a peaceful creek on Tan Phong Island. Later, cross the Mekong River by motorboat to Dong Phu.


Travel through a busy man-made canal that serves as a shortcut across the island, where you’ll see a lively mix of small and large boats moving in both directions. Finally, you’ll be warmly welcomed by your host family and check in to your homestay for the night.

Ut Trinh homestay
Lunch
Dinner
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 km
+0m
-0m
Flat - rural paths

On the second day, we start our ride from home-stay. We ride on a quiet back road through Binh Hoa Phuoc village, stop at some ancient houses, and belonged to the landlords before 1975. we ride past kindergarten and primary schools before we follow the dirt track through rambutan orchards and explore villages on countryside paths at your leisure with your biking guide to Cho Lach. Lunch in the local home in Cai Mon. We continue the journey of cycling in Ben Tre where we a vehicle transfer after lunch. 


This is a unique ride because the scenery is entirely different from the other days on the trip. The countryside landscapes are so beautiful that you cannot ride fast at all. Enjoy the ride through a network of concrete paths wide enough about 2 meters through water palm, coconut plantation, tiny concrete houses and irrigation system along the way to ferry station where we end up today’s ride. Have a short transfer to a hotel in the city.

Bungalow Ven Song
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 - 67 km
+0m
-0m
Flat - rural paths

Tra Vinh is a small town, and it is not a destination for tourists travelling by bus. So it is tranquil at night after 8:30 pm everything seems to be closed and almost sleep. The province is considered the homeland of Khmer. There are numerous Khmer temples not only in the city but also in the rural districts. A special cycle day allows you to learn about cultures, history and explore deeply to traditional villages of Khmer. Stop and visit some thatch houses, experience the ways of Khmer lives and visit some colourful temples on your way to Cau Ke township. 


After we have lunch in town, a fantastic bicycling begins after just half an hour of vehicle transfer to Tra On. We continue the afternoon ride with a ferry crossing to Island. Explore beautiful countryside villages across two islands, pedal along canals, rivers, fruit orchards and rice paddy fields. We get on a support vehicle before 5:00 pm for a short transfer to Can Tho to check in the hotel.

Charmant Suites Can Tho
Breakfast
Lunch
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 - 65 km
+0m
-0m
Flat - rural paths

On the last day of the tour, board a motorboat to see the lively floating market. There are many wholesale boats hung type of products they want to sell to smaller boats. Smaller boats are local dealers that come to buy from wholesale boats and sell them back to land markets or locally. Locals come every morning to buy and sell just about anything you can imagine – freshly harvested fruit and vegetables, noodle soup, broken rice, and coffee can be offered here.  Another little sampan with the long-tailed engine that are grocery boats and floating houses around you. 


After a wander around the market on land, we’ll disembark from the boat and hit the path to explore some of the hidden charms of the Phong Dien countryside (prepare to be amazed again!) We will have lunch before driving back to Ho Chi Minh. Tour Ends!

Breakfast
Lunch
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 km
+0m
-0m
Flat rural paths
Destination
Starts in
Ends in
Tour code
VCT: MK-4D-HCM
Levels
Duration
Styles
Price
USD $796.00 796.00
No of cycling days
4
Group size
02 - 12
Average distance per day
40 km
Age to ride
8 years old
Average climbing
Flat plains
MTB hire
$48.00
Total cycling distance
185 km
E-bike hire
$140.00
Accommodation
3 - 4 star hotels
Single supplement
$135.00

Tour inclusions

  • Private A/C vehicle takes up all cyclists, luggage
  • Truck to carry all bikes, helmets
  • All entrance fees, ferry tickets in countryside
  • B= Daily breakfast, L= 4 Lunches, D= 2 Dinners
  • 3 nights, double room/ twin room
  • Daily cold water, snack, fresh fruits, facial tissues
  • Pick up/ drop off at hotels
  • English speaking guide throughout the tour

Tour exclusions

  • Mountain bike & E-bike hire
  • Personal travel insurance
  • Other personal expenses
  • Single supplement
  • Drinks are not included with any meal

Full Itinerary

This unique cycling trip to the Mekong Delta offers you the chance to experience an authentic overnight stay with a local family. You’ll immerse yourself in their daily life, gaining insight into their culture and how they organize everything during your visit. Enjoy delicious home-cooked meals prepared over a traditional wood fire—no modern kitchen required. You’ll even have the opportunity to join your host in preparing dinner and savor the flavors of the dishes you helped create.


Your day begins with an 8:00 am pickup and transfer to the outskirts of My Tho, near the Mekong River. From there, you’ll take a ferry to the islands, just as locals do for their everyday routines. Enjoy a relaxed bike ride through the islands, cycling alongside the river, taking in scenic landscapes, and observing farmers at work in their fields. Since there are no bridges connecting the islands, ferry crossings add to the adventure and fun of the journey.


Around noon, you’ll arrive in Cai Be township, where you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at a well-known local restaurant. Afterward, continue your exploration with a boat trip along the picturesque waterways. Visit local workshops, then board a sampan and paddle through a peaceful creek on Tan Phong Island. Later, cross the Mekong River by motorboat to Dong Phu.


Travel through a busy man-made canal that serves as a shortcut across the island, where you’ll see a lively mix of small and large boats moving in both directions. Finally, you’ll be warmly welcomed by your host family and check in to your homestay for the night.

Ut Trinh homestay
Lunch
Dinner
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 km
+0m
-0m
Flat - rural paths

On the second day, we start our ride from home-stay. We ride on a quiet back road through Binh Hoa Phuoc village, stop at some ancient houses, and belonged to the landlords before 1975. we ride past kindergarten and primary schools before we follow the dirt track through rambutan orchards and explore villages on countryside paths at your leisure with your biking guide to Cho Lach. Lunch in the local home in Cai Mon. We continue the journey of cycling in Ben Tre where we a vehicle transfer after lunch. 


This is a unique ride because the scenery is entirely different from the other days on the trip. The countryside landscapes are so beautiful that you cannot ride fast at all. Enjoy the ride through a network of concrete paths wide enough about 2 meters through water palm, coconut plantation, tiny concrete houses and irrigation system along the way to ferry station where we end up today’s ride. Have a short transfer to a hotel in the city.

Bungalow Ven Song
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 - 67 km
+0m
-0m
Flat - rural paths

Tra Vinh is a small town, and it is not a destination for tourists travelling by bus. So it is tranquil at night after 8:30 pm everything seems to be closed and almost sleep. The province is considered the homeland of Khmer. There are numerous Khmer temples not only in the city but also in the rural districts. A special cycle day allows you to learn about cultures, history and explore deeply to traditional villages of Khmer. Stop and visit some thatch houses, experience the ways of Khmer lives and visit some colourful temples on your way to Cau Ke township. 


After we have lunch in town, a fantastic bicycling begins after just half an hour of vehicle transfer to Tra On. We continue the afternoon ride with a ferry crossing to Island. Explore beautiful countryside villages across two islands, pedal along canals, rivers, fruit orchards and rice paddy fields. We get on a support vehicle before 5:00 pm for a short transfer to Can Tho to check in the hotel.

Charmant Suites Can Tho
Breakfast
Lunch
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 - 65 km
+0m
-0m
Flat - rural paths

On the last day of the tour, board a motorboat to see the lively floating market. There are many wholesale boats hung type of products they want to sell to smaller boats. Smaller boats are local dealers that come to buy from wholesale boats and sell them back to land markets or locally. Locals come every morning to buy and sell just about anything you can imagine – freshly harvested fruit and vegetables, noodle soup, broken rice, and coffee can be offered here.  Another little sampan with the long-tailed engine that are grocery boats and floating houses around you. 


After a wander around the market on land, we’ll disembark from the boat and hit the path to explore some of the hidden charms of the Phong Dien countryside (prepare to be amazed again!) We will have lunch before driving back to Ho Chi Minh. Tour Ends!

Breakfast
Lunch
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 km
+0m
-0m
Flat rural paths

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