Quận 1 Trip Overview
This is a two-hour bicycle ride on peaceful country lanes and quiet roads that pass through local villages and along canals, perhaps watching farmers harvesting peanuts, visiting a coconut candy factory, a puffed rice factory, stopping at a market to buy fruit, etc..
We will embark on a morning boat trip to explore the bustling Cai Rang’s floating market, where hundreds of local people trade on the river.
Our final ride is from MyTho or LongAn on a small route lined with expansive rice fields on your way back to Saigon.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Quận 1, Vietnam
Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Bike & Mountain Bike Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
This is a two-hour bicycle ride on peaceful country lanes and quiet roads that pass through local villages and along canals, perhaps watching farmers harvesting peanuts, visiting a coconut candy factory, a puffed rice factory, stopping at a market to buy fruit, etc..
We will embark on a morning boat trip to explore the bustling Cai Rang’s floating market, where hundreds of local people trade on the river.
Our final ride is from MyTho or LongAn on a small route lined with expansive rice fields on your way back to Saigon.
Itinerary
Day 1: Sai Gon to Cai Be, Vinh Long and to Can Tho (Lunch)
Stop At: Cai Be Floating Market, Cai Be Vietnam
07:30 am our shuttle will take you out of town on an approx. 2hrs drive to Cai Lay where you collect your bicycles and enjoy a leisurely, two-hour bicycle ride on peaceful country lanes and quiet roads that pass through local villages and along canals, perhaps watching farmers harvesting peanuts, visiting a coconut candy factory, a puffed rice factory, stopping at a market to buy fruit, etc.. We will have a great photo opportunity at Cai Be Catholic Church, built in 1929-1932, with íts unique steeple atop.
We board our boat for a cruise over the mighty Mekong river (~ 1.5km wide), past waterfront villages and the Cai Be floating market, pausing for lunch of local specialties on Binh Hoa Phuoc island. After lunch, we start a short cycling on small paths under the green canopy alongside water, mostly shared with just pedestrians, other local cyclists and scooters, to explore the orchards and daily life of farmers. We keep on to Cantho for overnight.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel 3 star in CanTho. Can upgrade to Victoria CanTho ****
Day 2: Can Tho to Sai Gon. (Breakfast, lunch)
Stop At: Cai Rang Floating Market, 46 Hai Ba Trung Near Cai Rang Bridge, Can Tho 900000 Vietnam
Start our mekong delta cycling tour again by boat. After breakfast, we embark on a morning boat trip to explore the bustling Cai Rang’s floating market, where hundreds of local people trade on the river, before heading up a quiet canal for more cruising along winding waterways .We then pedal for two hours along back country roads along the river bank. The scenery is peaceful and dotted with bananas trees and fruit orchards and you can also visit other local markets along the way to watch how the local merchandisers do business.
Following lunch, return to Saigon by our private van, end our mekong delta cycling tour 2 days. However, you might want mount your bikes again and savor a final ride from MyTho or LongAn on a small route lined with expansive rice fields on your way back to Saigon. Please discuss with our guide for extra cycling route. It’s a chance to stop and walk to the rice field, find out more about rice industry.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
