Day 1. Arrive Ho Chi Minh
Flight to Singapore & overnight stay.
Bike Fit.
Explore city and local markets. Dinner at local restaurant.
Day 2. Ho Chi Minh to Ben Tre & Tra Vinh. 62Km
Coach transfer, 2 hrs, from Ho Chi Minh city (full of bikes!)
Start at My Tho, gateway to the Mekong Delta. Ferry across Tien Giang River to the start.
Cycle through rural Mekong, banana plantations, sugar cane fields, stopping at a coconut workshop. Dinner in hotel.
Day 3. Tra Vinh to Can Tho, 90Km
Narrow roads, riverbank paths with numerous bridges.
Khmer temples.
Pond of Ba Om, surrounded by ancient trees with roots above ground, 300m by 500m.
Pond digging contest where losers made marriage proposals.
Covered with water lilies & lotus.
45 min coach trip to Can Tho on the Mekong River – waterfront bars & restaurants, night market.
Day 4. Can Tho to Chau Doc, 75Km
Boat trip to floating market, then start of cycle along narrow roads & banks of the river.
Cottage industries, timber merchants, coconut works.
Coach ride to hotel (2 hrs)
END of Vietnam
Day 5. Chau Doc to Phnom Penh.
Entry to Cambodia
2 hour boat trip up the Mekong.
Lunch in Cambodia, then visit to Killing Fields.
Bike fit.
Day 6. Phnom Penh to Kompong Thom. 80Km
3 hours of split transfers.
Transfer across Japanese bridge, cycling along the Mekong; tarmac & dirt roads.
Kang Meas for lunch, then riding to Totoeng Village seeing many locals & villages
Coach transfer to Kompong Thom
Day 7. Angkor. 66Km
Morning coach transfer to Kompong Kdei – 800 year old bridge
Then coach to join bikes at Damdek and ride to Siem Riep
Markets, bars, restaurants.
Day 8. Angkor Wat. 28Km
Mountain bike trails to various temples & city of Angkor
Ta Prohm, embraced by tree roots & creepers.
Bayon with its stone faces; 350m long terrace of Elephants
Siem Riep and show at a local restaurant
End of Tour
Flight back to Singapore
Singapore Sling tour $98!