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Mekong 4 days cycling
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- Category: Cycling Tours
We will cycle through many provinces: Long An, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Dong Thap and An Giang. The in small road and village cycling trip will be divided into many periods so that we can cross small shady canals and branches of The Mekong River as well as visit green rice fields and lovely fruit farms. Enjoying boat trips on floating market and a rowing boat trip on a bird sanctuary are special points of the trip. Moreover, we will spend one night at a home stay family locating on an island. Only available at Innoviet. Total cycling distance: 185km
Itinerary:
Day 1: Saigon - Tien Giang - Vinh Long
08:00: Start the trip by car to Tien Giang province.
09:30: Start cycling along certain paths to get insight pineapple plantation, man-made canals and rice fields where you will see farmers crop the land with their rice and pineapple. The cycling is mainly on off roads around 5km, which bring you authentic feeling and then we cycle in to the village under the shaded trees.
11:00: Travel by car to Vinh Long. Stop for lunch and relax at a lovely restaurant with lots of delicious traditional cuisines.
14:30: A private car will picks you up at the restaurant and take you back to the home stay family. You will also have to cycle for two hours to get to the home stay on a small island in Vinh Long. Here you will have time to get acquainted with the hosts and take part in a small cooking class. After eating dinner, you can relax on the hammocks.
Cycling distance: 50 km.
Day 2: Vinh Long - Long Xuyen - Chau Doc
06:30: Take a boat trip to visit a local floating market to see how the local people live and earn their living on the boats. Return to the home stay family and enjoy your breakfast.
08:00: Cycle for two and a half hours to explore the island and find out more about the lives of the locals. Then go back to National Highway 1 where a car will pick you up to take you to Long Xuyen.
13:00: Eat lunch at a local restaurant and relax.
14:00: Cycle for two hours from Long Xuyen to Chau Doc, then travel by car to Chau Doc. Here you can enjoy a short trek to the Sam Mountain, a land that is considered sacred by the Vietnamese and view the spectacular sunset.
18:30: Check in at a hotel.
Cycling distance: 40 km.
Day 3: Chau Doc - Tinh Bien - Sa Dec
07:00: Travel by car to Tinh Bien. Cycle around cajuput forest and then keep cycling along the lush rice field of the delta.
13:00: Have lunch in Long Xuyen.
14:30: Cycle for two hours through the mat making village and the boat making village.
17:30: Travel by car to Sadec. Check in to a hotel. Eat dinner and rest.
Cycling distance: 50 km.
Day 4: Sadec - Long An - Sai Gon
07:00: Cycling through the biggest nursery village of Mekong Delta and through mango islands to village and a car will bring us to My Tho.
13:00: Stop for lunch, relax.
14:00: Car will pick us up at the restaurant and take us to Cho Gao. There we continue our cycling trip about 2 hours to Tan An town. Going throw extensive and strange-looking Dragon fruit farms will be a memorable experience. Car brings us to Long An, cycle about 2 hours to Tan An. Then we will be picked up by car and come back to Saigon by 6:30 pm.Cycle to Long An (about 2 h).
17:00: Take a car back to the Innoviet Office at 158 Bui Vien st or your hotel.
18:30: End of the trip.
Cycling distance: 45 km.
Price: from 345USD/per
Inclusion
Transportation: car, bicycle, boat
Helmet
Accommodation: local house
1 dinner, 1 breakfast in the home stay
Small hotel
English speaking guide
Two small bottles of water / passenger / day
Entrance fees
Exclusion
Other meals
Personal expenses
Tips and Gratuities
Insurance
- Cancellations made at least 15 days prior to departure: free of charge.
- Cancellations made within 6-14 days prior to departure: 50% charge.
- Cancellations made after 5 days prior to departure: 100% charge.
What to Bring
- Sun cream,
- Mosquito repellent,
- Hat,
- Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, soap, shampoo etc),
- Passport,
- A small back-pack,
- Shoes or sandals
N.B. You should be clothed and appropriately covered when sleeping overnight in the homestay.
Price: 355 USD/pax (Minimum 2 pax).
The tour is only available for a minimum of two people
