This cycle tour will take you away from the crowded city through the ornamental countryside, old villages of pottery and brick, flower villages of Sadec and Xeo Quyt forest. The countryside's best-known leisure cycling route, so you can cycle just as much as you wish to. You will have a chance to explore the famous pottery villages in Mang Thit, the rural District of Ving Long, which exists more than 100 years. Travelers and locals could find various famous red pottery along nature creeks, canals, and Mekong Rivers. Each pottery is a family business and mostly runs by locals who live and work in the beautiful countryside of Mang Thit and Long Ho Districts , Vinh Long province.
Private A/C vehicle takes up all cyclists, luggage
Truck to carry all bikes, helmets
All entrance fees, ferry tickets in countryside
2 nights, double room/ twin room
B= Daily breakfast, L= 3 Lunches, D= 2 Dinners
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
Bike info
Trek Bike sizes: S, M, L, XL
Long trip: Mekong Delta to central provices
Shimano groupset M4100: 1 x 10s
Rockshox JUDY fork, 100mm travel
Shimano MT200 hydraulic brakes
Topeak handlebar bags
Soft grips
Giant Fathom E+ 1 Pro. Size: S,M, L, XL
Long trip: Mekong Delta to central provices
Good quality Suntour XCR fork, 120mm travel
Shimano Alivio groupset 1 x 9s,
Yamaha E-Bike Mid-Drive Motor
Topeak handlebar bags
Shimano MT200 hydraulic brakes
Ego movement Swiss hybrid e-bikes Size: S, M, L, XL
Long trip: Mekong Delta to central provices
Shimano MT200 hydraulic brakes
Bafang M500 mid drive motor
Shimano Deore M6000 groupset 1 x 10s
Soft spring post
Handlebar bags
Front Suntour XCR suspension 100mm travel
MTB large platform pedals- sealed bearings
Sealed bearing boost hubset
Support Vehicles
A 16-seater van fits 4 passengers, luggage, and bikes
All bikes are loaded at the rear of the van
All luggage is stored in the 3rd row of seats
2- 4 people are sitting in the front two rows
A 18-seat van carries 6 people, luggage, and bikes
All bikes are loaded at the rear of the van
All luggage is stored in the 4rd row of seats
05 to 06 people are sitting in the front three rows
A 29-seat minibus & 1 truck to carry all bikes
Takes up a group of 08 to 12 pax
All luggage goes underneath
Truck to carry all bikes, helmets, toolkits
A 29-seat minibus + a 16 seat van + 1 truck
A 29-seat minibus shares passengers with the van
A 16-seat van shares passengers with the minibus
Truck to carry all bikes, helmets, and toolkits
Full Itinerary
Day
1:
Ho Chi Minh- My Tho- Cho Lach
25 - 39 km
Cho Lach, Ben Tre is home to ornamentals, bonsai, a nursery of plants and mangoteen orchards. The fertile soils and natural lands are suited to plants other than water rice plants. It is where you stay a night; this township is not a tourist destination. After you are met at your hotel, we begin this journey to the Mekong Delta with 1. a one-hour transfer to Tan Tru, which belongs to Long An province.
We'll commence the morning activities through small hamlets, green rice paddy fields on countryside paths, and we'll ride on beautiful betel tree–lined paths that are called Hang Cau Tan Tru by locals. Share spaces with locals on push bikes on rural paths across the rice paddy fields and small rivers by ferries, with a lunch break in My Tho.
In the afternoon, the easy ride will take you through peaceful villages in Mo Cay, passing lovey nurseries and bonsai gardens and visiting family businesses and workshops before you check in at the Cai Mon/Cho Lach homestay. Dine with your host at the homestay.
Homestay
Lunch
Dinner
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 - 39 km
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Flat - rural paths
Day
2:
Cho Lach- Mang Thit- Sadec
25 - 43 km
After your leisurely breakfast at the homestay, take photos with your host before loading your luggage on the support vehicle. Then, we start cycling from the homestay to the market of Cho Lach. Ride passes the nursery and bonsai plants. You can see the old colonial bridge over the canal from the market. The French built the canal to connect the Mekong River to the Saigon River for water transport. Then we continue cycling to Co Chien River to take a ferry to Mang Thit, Vinh Long. Here we are in the Red Kingdom of Vinh Long, Mekong Delta. Follows the paths along creeks, sometimes through rice paddies. As we reach the Thay Cai canal, we'll break for brick coffee right here, and we'll observe villages and their surroundings. We then continue riding along the country road along the Thay Cai canals, and have many stops along the way to visit pottery mills. We'll transfer to Vinh Long for lunch.
After lunch, a shuttle will take us to Cai Tau for the afternoon ride. It is a pleasant ride, so we take it easy on paths, through small villages along the country road, river branches, and creeks as we discover small islands in the middle of the Mekong River. The day will end in Sadec town. Have a short transfer to hotel.
Van Kim Long Hotel
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Water
Snacks
Fruits
Support vehicles
25 - 43 km
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Flat - rural paths
Day
3:
Sadec- Flower villages- Xeo Quyt forest
23 km
After a relaxed breakfast, we’ll set off on a scenic loop ride to explore Sa Dec Flower Village, where you can learn more about bonsai and ornamental plants. We’ll then visit the Huynh Thuy Le House, a site that has drawn international visitors since 1984, when Marguerite Duras’s Prix Goncourt-winning novel was published. Duras lived in Sadec between 1928 and 1932, and her story later inspired the famous film The Lover.
Afterward, we’ll take some time to explore the old Sadec market before crossing the river by ferry and continuing our ride to Xeo Quyt Forest, once a Viet Cong military base during the Vietnam War. Following the visit, we’ll enjoy lunch and then return to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.
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