Experience The Real Vietnam
Have you ever visited the Mekong Delta? If you have not then you are missing out on one of the great yet peaceful tours of your life. Southern Vietnam’s top beauty deserves a 3-day trip to enjoy the extraordinary local culture and serene beauty of nature. Filled with different activities, the rice bowl of the country offers important agricultural resources. Book with us a Mekong Delta 3-day trip for an exciting and enchanting small vacation away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Get acquainted with the locals
To enjoy the Mekong Delta 03-day tour there are amazing options of kayaking and biking in our package. 30 to 60 km cycling tour will give the best view of the local area including the friendliest village, banana plantation, coconuts and palms, fruit gardens, and lush landscape. Taking local ferries to cross the canal or river is offered by us to reach the amazing cycling meet where you can paddle through the local passages.
03 days Cycling and Kayaking are both the best way to experience the real life of the locals in the Mekong Delta.
You will have a chance to
Morning, Pick up at your hotel and transfer to Ben Tre province (Mekong Delta) approximately 1, 5 hours.
We start our cycling adventure into the heart of the rural Mekong countryside.
While pedaling along the narrow lanes, passing through a banana plantation, fruit gardens, and coconut palms we will pass through the lush green landscape of the delta providing you with the real experience of the countryside.
We take some local ferries crossing several canals and rivers for an amazing cycling day meeting with locals.
After we’ve thoroughly burned through some calories we will stop and have lunch at a local restaurant with some special Mekong food.
Later we continue cycling to another local ferry where we will cross the Mekong River to ride to Tra Vinh.
In the late afternoon, we check in the hotell and relax or hang around the town. End our day with dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Tra Vinh.
Morning, after having breakfast we start cycling from the hotel to Ao Ba Om pond, this large, square pond surrounded by tall trees is a pleasing place for a stroll. It’s a spiritual site for the Khmers and a picnic and drinking spot for local Vietnamese. It would have once served as a bathing pond for the 10th-century Angkor-era temple that was situated here.
Pay a visit to the oldest Khmer temple in the delta and learn about the local Theravada Buddhist community that has resided in the Mekong Delta since the 10th-century.
Keep riding through Kho’me (Khmer) villages, which today are mostly rice paddies that stretch as far as you can see. Lunch en-route, Afternoon, ENjoy Kayaking through canals/rivers to experience Mekong river life.
Check-in Local homestay on the island.
Enjoy a mini cooking class with the owner. Overnight at local homestay.
Today we wake up early in the morning for a short transfer to Cai Rang, the biggest floating market in the area, where we’ll experience the river life by kayak. You can see up-close the real activities of the locals living on the river for a hundred years.
It’s also a chance to have breakfast or simply enjoy a cup of coffee by the floating market.
Fishing the boat trip, then we will take a long tail boat to cruise deeper into the Mekong countryside to see the daily activities of the locals in the morning.
Finish the boat trip at noon, then we stop at locals’ residence for lunch before transfer back to Ho Chi Minh in the afternoon ending our Mekong countryside trip.
Morning, Pick up at your hotel and transfer to Ben Tre province (Mekong Delta) approximately 1, 5 hours.
We start our cycling adventure into the heart of the rural Mekong countryside.
While pedaling along the narrow lanes, passing through a banana plantation, fruit gardens, and coconut palms we will pass through the lush green landscape of the delta providing you with the real experience of the countryside.
We take some local ferries crossing several canals and rivers for an amazing cycling day meeting with locals.
After we’ve thoroughly burned through some calories we will stop and have lunch at a local restaurant with some special Mekong food.
Later we continue cycling to another local ferry where we will cross the Mekong River to ride to Tra Vinh.
In the late afternoon, we check in the hotell and relax or hang around the town. End our day with dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Tra Vinh.
Morning, after having breakfast we start cycling from the hotel to Ao Ba Om pond, this large, square pond surrounded by tall trees is a pleasing place for a stroll. It’s a spiritual site for the Khmers and a picnic and drinking spot for local Vietnamese. It would have once served as a bathing pond for the 10th-century Angkor-era temple that was situated here.
Pay a visit to the oldest Khmer temple in the delta and learn about the local Theravada Buddhist community that has resided in the Mekong Delta since the 10th-century.
Keep riding through Kho’me (Khmer) villages, which today are mostly rice paddies that stretch as far as you can see. Lunch en-route, Afternoon, ENjoy Kayaking through canals/rivers to experience Mekong river life.
Check-in Local homestay on the island.
Enjoy a mini cooking class with the owner. Overnight at local homestay.
Today we wake up early in the morning for a short transfer to Cai Rang, the biggest floating market in the area, where we’ll experience the river life by kayak. You can see up-close the real activities of the locals living on the river for a hundred years.
It’s also a chance to have breakfast or simply enjoy a cup of coffee by the floating market.
Fishing the boat trip, then we will take a long tail boat to cruise deeper into the Mekong countryside to see the daily activities of the locals in the morning.
Finish the boat trip at noon, then we stop at locals’ residence for lunch before transfer back to Ho Chi Minh in the afternoon ending our Mekong countryside trip.
Most of our accommodation are chosen as local places and home stay to make sure our guests will stay closely with the locals,thus will provide an inside of local life style and their cultures.
We offer New Ford Transis which is comfortable for transportation and always available at your side in case you need to take a break during a ride.
Local leaders at Countryside Adventures who all have strong passion in outdoor activities. Deep knowledge about History, culture and local cuisine. They know well and love their country are the most important to connect and happy to share with you all about whatever topics you may want to know.
We use Giant & Trek mountain bikes all size available at our bike store. Kids bikes are also provided. Please let us know your height on the time of tour booking and we will arrange proper bikes for you.
Our Local boat will fully support during kayaking activities. You can find life vest available on boat. You can relax by getting back to the boat if you feel tired.
We do have both single and double solid kayaks available at our kayak store which are suitable for river exploring.
Please let us know which type of kayak you would refer upon on your booking,then we will arrange a required one for you.
We do provide light breakfast & Lunch for most of our day trip. As we want you to experience local food, therefore, most of our meal break is at super local restaurant with healthy and special local food of the area.
We do provide healthy local snacks and drinks during our outdoor activities. We buy all snacks & drinks along the way to support local community.
Departure: Everyday
Package cost as bellow:
From 02 – 04 persons: US$ 420 per person.
From 05 -10 persons: US$ 390 per person.
Child from 06 to 10 years old:: 75% of prices from the adult.
Further Information for Bike,Boat and Kayak the Mekong 03 Days:
Cycling distance: Starting from 30KM to 50KM ( 18miles to 30 miles)
Road condtions: Countryside roads, quiet villages roads.
Suitable ages: Anyone who love cycling and kayaking.
Bikes: We use MTB Trek/Giant for riding. Please provide us your heights for proper bike arrangement. We also provide baby front/back child seats and Trailer, please inquire us upon of your booking.
Meals: We can arrange vegetarian food, please let us know in advance.
What to wear & bring: Please wear comfortable clothing for outdoor activities( Short, T-shirt, sports shoes or pair of sandals are recommended)
What Local homestay offer: Local homestay offer a private air-conditioned room from single to family room. A mosquito net is provided.
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