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Biking 4 days/3 nights, Saigon - TraVinh - CanTho - RachGia - PhuQuoc Island
Biking Saigon to PhuQuoc Island. Cycling Ho Chi Minh to Rach Gia. This peaceful tropical paradise floats in the warm turquoise waters in the Gulf of Thailand, 50 km from the Vietnamese mainland and a 50 min flight from Ho Chi Minh City. Visitors can experience the culture of Vietnam at the local market in the morning, relax on a remote and section of Phu Quoc's stunning beach in the afternoon, enjoy delicious dinner and drinks at one of the restaurants, and enjoy accommodation at a variety of hotels and resorts on this superb island getaway. Open year-round, the peak season is from November to March. Phu Quoc is becoming well known for stunning beaches, an untouched natural environment, an easy going and relaxed atmosphere, friendly locals, and fantastic scuba diving and snorkeling. Most of Phu Quoc Island is a protected National Park and marine environment. Phu Quoc will give you a memorable experience, with plenty of exciting activities and places to visit to keep you and the family entertained during your stay. Vietnam Bike Tours
| Tour code | VBA: 4C-MKC | Road surfaces |
paths, dirty trails and back roads |
| Tour length |
04 days/ 3nights |
Cycling distance |
170-200 km |
| No. of cycling days |
03 |
Group size |
Minimum: 02 - Maximum: 08 |
| Tour meets |
in Saigon, HCMC. |
Tour Ends |
in Phu Quoc Island, Mekong Delta. |
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Day 1: Sai Gon - Tra Vinh (L/D) (25-45 km)
Transfer by van/bus for 2 hours on the freeway to Mo Cay, Ben Tre province, where we will cycle through coconut gardens to remote villages. Stop for coffee break where you can take a walk around to experience locals in their daily activities. Then continue to cycle on nice concrete roads to Huong My village where we will have a picnic lunch. After lunch, we cycle on red-dirt roads through the homeland of coconuts to a local boat station and cross the Co Chien river. After 30 minutes on the boat, we cycle another 7 km to the city of Tra Vinh. Overnight in Town.
Day 2: Tra Vinh – Can Tho (B/LD/) (50-80 km)
Tra Vinh is considered the homeland to Khmer and there are numerous Khmer temples in the province. The population of Khmer is around 35%. In the morning, we ride to the Ba Om Lake ("Ao Ba Om") and the temple of Ba Om. Your guide will tell you about in interesting story regarding Khmer men and the lady Ba Om. Continue riding to the rural villages of Khmer, ride on concrete roads through rice fields, stop to visit local Khmer families and take some photos of Buddhist Theravada temple. Have lunch at Cau Ke town. In the afternoon, get back on your bike and ride to Tra On; then, keep riding on back roads to Binh Minh. Then, transfer by van/bus to Can Tho city.
Day 3: Can Tho- Rach Gia (B/L/) (45-90 km)
Have breakfast at hotel and check out. Take a boat ride to Cai Rang floating market. Disembark from your boat for another land market where you could find all kinds of farm products here. Ride to Phong Dien, ride past its unique floating market, with many little boats and row boats exchanging goods every day. Then follow a dirt track through country villages to Vi Thanh city. Enjoy lunch in town, continue riding to Giong Rieng and transfer to Rach Gia in late afternoon.
Day 4: Rach Gia-Phu Quoc Island by high speeds boat (B)
Have breakfast at the hotel, a short transfer to the boat station, take the 8:00 am high speed boat to Phu Quoc Island. End of services.
Services included : Not included: ♦ Transport by A/C mini van, bus, and truck carry bikes ♦ Travel insurance ♦ New Trek & Giant MTB with 24 speeds, helmets, spare parts, aid kits, tool kits ♦ Other personal expenses ♦ Entrance fees, boat ride, high speed boat to Phu Quoc Island ♦ B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner as mentioned in the tour itinerary ♦ For daily cycling only: Water,snacks, fresh fruits, wet towels ♦ 3 nights, double occupancy, twin share ♦ Experienced English speaking bike guides ♦ Pick up at hotels
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Coffe break after 30 km ride
In Rach Gia
Dirty track in Tra Vinh
Crossing a canal in Ben Tre
Waiting for a ferry to cross Co Chien River
Cai Rang floating market
Dropping a bike on roadside to do trekking to a village
Taking photo of a group
Countryside of Vi Thanh
Fishing village in Rach Gia
boat factory in Giong Rieng
Fishing on river in Rach Gia
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Stay in 2 - 3 star hotels
480 USD per person (2 persons) | Stay in 3 - 4 star hotels
495 USD per person (2 persons) |
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Good Morning Miss Hue,
We are in Cambodia for the next 5 days and then our adventure in SE Asia is over. We thoroughly enjoyed our cycling part of the trip with Backroads. We were delighted to get off the busy roads and away from the motorcycles and horns and pollution. The paths we biked were so interesting. The village people and farmers were exceptionally friendly calling out "hello" at every opportunity. The experience totally changed my opinion of the wonderful Vietnamese people. Our guide, Bobby, was exceptional. He worked hard at explaining the sights and answering all our questions. He had a great sense of humour. Our driver was great as well. Although he did not speak english he was always courteous and ready to help. We enjoyed our hotels on the the second and third night. The hotel Cuu Long (I think that was the name) on the first night was very rundown. It was clean but very tired. The meals Bobby set up for us were great. He worked hard to give us a feel for the real Viet Nam. The only part that we would improve upon is a little more cycling, especially on the third day. Bobby explained that there were no back roads to take and he was quite right that the main road would not be fun to cycle. We are avid cyclists and would have prefered to cycle closer to 60 Km a day rather than ride in the van. We will certainly recommend Backroads on Trip Advisor when we return to Canada.
Thank you for all your assistance, especially to Van the Man for retrieving our passports and sending them on the bus to Can Tho. We offered to pay Bobby for that service but he refused. It was much appreciated.
Sincerely. 12 April 2012
Dear Miss Hue,
Thank you very much for your email. We enjoyed our trip with VietnamBackroads very much. Thai was an excellent tour guide who provided us with a lot of practical information and interesting facts on living in Vietnam and in the Mekong-Delta. He was very friendly and took really care of us. Our driver was also very friendly and helpful. The restaurants and cafes on our trip were good. We enjoyed the local food and the local culture very much. There are only two small points of criticism: The hotel we stayed during the first night, in Tra Vinh, was unfortunately in a quite run down state. The walls in our room where wet and mouldy and the bathroom was really not comfortable. Maybe you want to reschedule the trips a little in order to get a better hotel. Finally, I wanted to point out that our tour was advertised as a 4-day trip, however, we were dropped off at the hotel already at Saturday afternoon around 2.30 pm with nothing to do but wait until our speedboat went off the next morning. This was a bit a waste of time since we didn't know what places of interest there are in Rach Gia. So maybe you should either plan a longer biking on the last day or set up some alternative program such as sightseeing. Please understand these critics in constructive way. Overall, we are very happy to have chosen Vietnam Backroads and can fully recommend you to other people. Thank you very much.
with best regards, 13 April 2012
I took my 13 year old daughter on the trip, and she is not confident cyclist. Van took wonderful care of her, and after the first hour, I was not worried at all. The guides could not have been kinder or more helpful, answering our questions and telling us about the history and culture of Vietnam. It was a fantastic experience. 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 Feb 2012. Video Clip
Thanks Van Biking to Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
The restaurants were fantastic! Great food and refreshment. The guides were so nice and funny, they make everything very easy. We will recommend your tour to friends. The routes were amazing. Everything was fasunating. I love my ride. 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 Feb 2012.
Thanks you so much for the trip. Thanks Tan.
This was a fantastic trip professional organized accommodating and fun. We strongly recommend this to anyone considering a bike trip. Thank you for the amazing time! 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 Feb 2012. Missing Mekong Delta & Phu Quoc Island
Nghi was a wonderful guide.
We would like to thank you for a great trip. When we think abount our holiday in Vietnam, the cycling trip through the Mekong Delta was one of the best memories! Route was very good and very nice landscapes. The small boats crossing the canals, and small bridges, were very good. Again, thank you for a very nice trip. We felt very comfortable and safe on the entire trip. video clips 17 April 2011
The cycle tour my girlfriend and I went on was undoubtedly the highlight of our trip to Vietnam. We had 4 amazing days and got to see. There are many beautiful places and to meet so many of the wonderful People in and around their homes. Van was a wonderful host and knows the paths of the delta like no one else, which means you're immediately off the beaten track and in amongst the locals. See Video Clip 04 April 2010