Itinerary
Highlights:
The ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta is a landscape carpeted in a dizzying variety of green and slashed with mighty waterways. It's a water world where boats, houses, restaurants and even markets float upon the innumerable rivers, canals and streams that flow through the region like arteries. At times you can quite simply lose sight of land.
The area is both riparian and deeply rural, but it's also one of Vietnam's most densely populated regions, with nearly every hectare intensively farmed. Visitors can dwell on southern charm in little-visited riverside cities, sample fruits traded in the colourful floating markets, or feast on home-cooked delicacies before overnighting as a homestay guest. Mangrove forests, sacred Khmer pagodas and off-the-beaten-track attractions round out the picture.
Those seeking tropical hideaways can come ashore on Con dao, a divine forested island fringed with white-sand beaches and crisscrossed with empty dirt roads that simply beg for motorbike exploration.
There are 16 small islands that make up the Con Dao Group off the Southern coast of Vietnam.
It is worth considering Con Dao which could be a great place to relax during yourVietnam holiday.
This is one of the best places in Vietnam to ride a bike, with little traffic, no pollution and good surfaced roads. There's only one main road, connecting the airport in the north to Ben Dam in the south via Con Son town.
There are good coastal cycling routes, such as from Con Son town to Bai Nhat and on to the tiny settlement of Ben Dam. The ups and downs are pretty gentle. Be very careful of the high winds around Mui Ca Map (south of Con Son town); locals have been blown off their bikes during gales.
15 Day Mekong Delta Bicycle Loop plus Con Dao Island is one of brilliant Vietnam Bicycle tours products. we offer for those who are looking for gently cycle on back road, single track trail with medium spaces to experience Vietnam's highlight culture, dally life activities of local people in Mekong Delta. beside, the cyclist have opportunity in exploring crystal sea water with long sandbeaches in Con Dao.
Cycling tours through mekong Delta is the best way to explore magnificent scenic beauty and contamplate quaint village life, vibrant floating markets, swimming in emerald water on crystal sand beach. Tasting fresh seafood in oriental architecture restaurant
Cycling through Mekong Delta is great journey for us to explore the culture, Customes and daily life of three main tribes who have been preserving and developing unique national identity of southern Vietnam
Day 1: Saigon Arrival.
Welcome to : “The Fearl of Far East City - Saigon” - (Ho Chi Minh City). Arrive in the late morning and enjoy an orientation tour through Saigon’s bustling streets en route to the hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure to recover from jet lag and explore the city on your own. In the evening, enjoy the welcome dinner at one of the finest restaurants in town.
Summary:
Activity: Transferring and meeting group
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: The Northern Hotel****
Day 2: Hochiminh – Cuchi Tunnel – Transfer to Cai Be
Pick up at your hotel and transfer with bikes for an hour to the outskirts of Saigon. Cycle on single track trails through a village where farmers of Cu Chi doing their daily life such as, making bamboo baskets, bamboo furniture, and collecting rubber latex. You will also see big rural family rice-paper workshops. This land was not only the hidden area but also fighting and living area of Viet Cong during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1975. Have a picnic lunch after visiting the tunnel, then transfer Cai Be Town. Upon arriving we commence cycling to another local ferry where we will cross the Mekong River to ride to local eco guest house on the island. In the evening, We join with the host to cook some local dishes. Enjoy our dinner.overnight on the island.
Summary:
Cycling distance: 40 – 75 km
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mekong Riverside Resort****
Day 3: Cai Be Cycling - Tra Vinh
Following to breakfast in hotel, we gear up our bike to ferry then cross the Mekong River by ferryboat and then ride to Mo Cay. We spend our time to visit the city, which was considered the homeland of communists during the Vietnam War.Then, we’ll keep cycling through villages on paths and tracks to the Khmer town of Tra Vinh. There, we’ll visit the historical Ba Om Pond and oldest Ang pagoda. cycling through the kingdom of Coconut in Ben Tre. Take a local ferry crossing the Mighty Mekong River,cycle to hotel in Tra Vinh.
Summary:
Cycling distance: 40 – 60 km
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Cuu Long Hotel***
Day 4: Tra Vinh Cycling to Can Tho
Have hearty breakfast in hotel. We start new cycling day by riding through endless rice paddy fields. You have chance to experience why Vietnam is the second export rice after Thailand. Then you will ride past traditional villages of Khmer, most of people here still keep their own traditional way of living style. Thacth houses are still popular used and associated within Khmer communities in Vietnam. Stopping at some colourful Khmer Buddhist temples, right here our bike guides will tell you the big difference between two branches of Buddhism. One is Mahayana and other is called Theravada. Continue your bike adventure in the afternoon with exploring tropical fruit orchards and mingle with crowd on bike on islands of pomelo, longan and orange. The cycling of an afternoon give an opportunity to spend more time on ferry through bendy small river to outskirts of Can Tho city. A 30 minutes transfer will to take to hotel for beers and relax.’
Summary:
Cycling distance: 45 – 82 km
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Ninh Kieu 2 Hotel****
Day 5: Can Tho – Long Xuyen
An early start as you take a boat trip along the Hau River to the Cai Rang floating market, one of the biggest in Vietnam, here you will witness a mass of wooden boats of all sizes converging to sell their wares. Your small boat allows you to weave in-between these waterborne traders getting up close and personal, great for photo opportunities and buying some produce yourself! Afterwards it is back on the bicycles as you pedal amongst vivid greens and friendly faces. You are now heading deeper into the delta and the roads narrow and the traffic becomes lighter. Absorb the sights as you cycle past endless cottage industries, timber merchants, coconut shredders, small docks loading/unloading rice, and tiny vibrant markets. In the afternoon you enjoy a gentle coast through one of the most scenic parts of the delta as you follow the Mekong through traditional villages and past fish farms, over small bridges, a more rural feel… arrival Long xuyen. Over night in Long Xuyen
Summary:
Cycling distance: 45 – 65 km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hoa Binh 1 Hotel****
Day 6: Long Xuyen – Floating Market – Cycling to Chau Doc
Today the scenery is completely contrast with last day. After taking short transfer to Tri Ton, we commene riding on . gently undulate and mountains begin to loom as you ride closer and closer to Chau Doc. The presence of Thot not trees indicates the growing proximity to Cambodia and the local people speak Vietnamese as their second language. This afternoon you will cycle to the killing fields of Vietnam at Ba Chuc, where Polpot’s regime massacred over 3,000 Vietnamese in 1978. The route loops round to Chau Doc from Ba Chuc along the border, or re-track back to Tri Ton (depending on road conditions) and ride the rest of the way to Chau Doc along incredible country roads. Those with energy to spare can climb Sam Mountain for sunset (if the time and the weather is available)! Have dinner and stay overnight in Chau Doc
Summary:
Cycling distance: 45 – 80 km
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Victoria Chau Doc hotel***
Day 7: Chau Doc– Cycling to Ha Tien
Another early start as you board a boat and explore the amazing riverside market with all its bustling activity and smorgasbord of sounds, colours, and smells. The boat continues through fish farm villages where tons and tons of fish are bred in cages beneath floating homes, to an ethnic Cham village with its famous Mubarak Mosque. Here you will also witness women weaving using traditional methods. You then cycle along a pleasant road, passing vibrant green rice fields, crossing many bridges, seeing towering limestone formations in the distance. There is plenty along the way to see, from the contrasting architectural styles of ethnic Khmer homes, to the numerous colourful Khmer pagodas now you are getting closer to Cambodia. By the late afternoon you arrive in Ha Tien which has a forgotten feel but still retains a certain charm with its shuttered terraces, crumbling colonial buildings and mats of seafood drying in the sun…
Summary:
Cycling distance: 40 – 70 km
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Green Island Hotel****
Day 8: Ha Tien – Rach Gia
Having hearty breakfast in hotel, our shuttle bus take us out of city to avoid the busy traffic. Upon arriving of cycling point, we commence our cycling trip from crossing over the To Chau bridge where the sea meets the river on our way into town.
Rach Gia is at the south coast and there are many limestone mountains to see along the way.We’ll be cycling to Hon Chong, a Buddhist pilgrimage site with a sacred pagoda.There, we’ll enjoy lunch at the top of a hill overlooking the sea. Cycling on scenic route, passing many limestone mountains to Rach Gia Town
Summary:
Cycling distance: 40 – 70 km
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:Hoa Binh Rach Gia Resort****
Day 09: Rach Gia - U Minh – Ca Mau
Today is another fascinating cycling day in our trip as we cycle on back road, passing many stunning scenery and quaint villages.
Following to hearty breakfast, we hook up our bike from hotel, cycle on single track and back road through cajuput forest for 15 km. Then we turn off the scenic route along the coast before crossing some ferry to Tac Cau.
We ride past tiny villages that Vietnamese and Chinese and Khmer living along river bank. You can see locals living use boat as main mean transport; cargo boats, water taxi, family high-speed boats with long tailed engine moving from different directions. Have lunch in local Restaurant.
Following to lunch meals, we gear up our bike on smooth path through untouched villages, small jungle. Especially, we cycle the real back roads a long remote rivers; see many stilt houses, timber factories, and mangrove forest.Turn off the paved road lead to Ca Mau city.
Summary:
Cycling distance: 40 – 80 km
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Muong Thanh Luxury****
Day 10: Ca Mau –Bac Lieu
Today is actually great and a long day for us to witness most from real life of local in untouched countryside, especially the way of earning a living.
Countryside of rural Dists in Ca Mau is beautiful. You can see farmers working on farmland with buffaloes and cows. Many shelters along the country back roads are small for ducks, cows buffaloes and we could stop for photo taken. It is because they go fast and also could go on shallow water rivers and canals. We pedal cross salt fields and shrimp farms and mangrove forest before we stop at Ganh Hao for lunch. This afternoon gives a you a chance to experience daily activities in the areas that water way is a regular transport; small and long composit boats with long tailed engines are almost seen here
Summary:
Cycling distance: 40 – 85 km
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: New Palace Hotel****
Day 11: Bac Lieu – Soc Trang
Today is really contrastly sight against yesterday whilst we cylce through tranquil villages and bustling riverside markets before we reach and cycle on quiet back roads closed to ocean
You will enjoy and experience a leisurely way of local life, friendly people in countryside villages until you reach the Vinh Chau town. Having lunch in town.
We continue our trip through gently undulating farmland filled with large shrimp and fish farms and untouched remote villages to Bat Pogada where you can observe hundred bats hanging in Pagoda and on Trees. After visiting Bat pagoda, we hold on our bike to Soc Trang City.
Summary:
Cycling distance: 50 – 80 km
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: New Palace Hotel****
Day 12: Soc Trang – Con Dao
Following to breakfast, our shuttle bus take us to Ferry to catch morning Hydrofoil to Con Dao Island.
After 90 munites relax on high speed boat, we arrive in Cao Dao Island.Meet our support vehicle to transfer hotel for relax.
Summary:
Cycling distance: No
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Con Dao Resort****
Day 13: Con Dao Exploring
Fresh air and wind blowing in from the ocean, it is time for us to enjoy sightseeing the sunrise from horizon. Following to healthy breakfast. we are going to visit Con Dao museum, Phu Hai prison, tiger cage, Hang Duong Cemetery, would empathies partly how resistance war of Vietnamese revolutionaries. We also visit the madam Phi Yen Temple before return resort. Free at the leisure afternoon to go for swimming at Dat Doc Beach or Lo Voi Cape, these are beautiful and isolated beach.
Summary:
Activities; visiting historical relic on Island
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Con Dao Resort****
Day 14: Con Dao - Hochiminh city
Breakfast the resort, free until check out then transfer to Con Dao airport for our flight to Ho Chi Minh
Summary:
Activities: Transferring
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: the Northern Hotel****
Day 15: Hochiminh on ward
Having breakfast in hotel, we depart to Tan San Nhat International Airport to catch flght onward or back to your sweet homes. Our services will be ended. Thanks for joining a life time cycling holidy in Vietnam with us.
Summary:
Activity: Transferring
Accommodation: No
Meals:B/
Note: Hotels are subject to change due to availability. In that case we will choose equivalent rooms
Meals: if you have any specific food requirements ( vegetarian, vegan, food allergies) please inform us in advance so that we can provide notice to our restaurant, tour guide, our partners so that they can server you better. If you are a food lover, Snail Adventure tours can be your culinary guide and provide you opportunity to savor tempting local food and world famous – dishes
Tour included in:
English speaking cycling guide ( other languages upon requests)
Accommodations are based on double/ twin occupancy
Meals details in itineraries ( 14 breakfast, 14 lunches, 14 dinners)
A/C transfer/ and transportation
Van or bus supported during the cycling times.
Truck supported for the group size from 6 and above.
Trek mountain bikes – 4300 with disc brake and helmets
Boat trip in Cai Rang and Chau Doc Floating Market
Sightseeing excursions as outlined itineraries
Bike tour pump, bike tools, spares tubes, spare bikes
Single hydrofoil Ticket from Soc Trang – Con Dao
Single domestic flight from Con Dao – Hochiminh City.
First aid kit
Cold water box, small fresh towel.
Mineral water for drinking
Fruit and snack for cycling days
Tour excluded in:
International airfare
Travel insurance
Items of personal nature
Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks in meals
Mineral water beyond that supplied
Optional excursions
Additional transport required due to any emergency situation
Personal expenses such as telephone, laundry bills.
Visa fee
Departure tax
Tip for team and guide
POLICY OF BOOKING TRIP.
Price of The trip & rate:
Cost are based in USD $ and coverted to Vietnamese Dong ( VND). Therefore all costs are subject to currency fluctuations. If you wish to avoid any currency surchages should there be a change in the exchange rate, you can pay for your trip inadvance of the balance date. Please ask our reservation staff to issue an invoice for your final payment.. Please note invoice are valid for two days then rewiewed. According to exchange rates. Child rate are available.
Tour price and exchange rate are based on tour cost and exchange rate at 2024 and are subject to change. Costs shown are in American Dollar. ( USD) unless otherwise countries in Euro . we have made every effort to ensure itinerary documents accuracy at the time of going to print. However, Our company can not be held any responsible for typographical errors or errors arising from unforseen circumstance.
Health and Fittness
Booking are accepted on the undestanding that all persons travelling are normally in good health and physically equal to the demands of the chosen trip
Accommodation:
Reservations are accepted on the standing that. Whilst each hotel is usually one of the most comfortable available, limitations are imposed by the itinerary to make it inevitable that sometimes the standard of accommodation may vary from place to place. Single room are generally booked for privacy than comfort and are of limited availability
Insurance, Passport, Visa, Health Requirements:
You are responsible to ensure that
You are in possession of a valid passport. It is your responsibility to obtain the necessary visas for entry to the countries you are visiting should they be required:
Adequate insurance to cover personal accident, cancellation, medical ans associated expense. Luggage, money and liability cover is a pre – requisite for the holiday
Booking Conditions:
Deposit and ballance payment
A non –refundable deposit of 30% per person is required at the time you make a reservation. If the booking can not be confirmed your deposit will be refunded in full. The final ballance is due 30 days prior to the commencement of your holiday and is payable by cash or internet banking. Failure to pay by due date could result in cancellation
A non –refundable deposit of 30% per person is required at the time you make a reservation. If the booking can not be confirmed your deposit will be refunded in full. The final ballance is due 30 days prior to the commencement of your holiday and is payable by cash or internet banking. Failure to pay by due date could result in cancellation
Payment by credit card
Cash price are shown as per the price insert. We welcome credit card payment by VISA or MASTERCARD for your convennience but owning to the bank charges we are forced to apply a 3% surcharge to every credit card transaction.
Cash price are shown as per the price insert. We welcome credit card payment by VISA or MASTERCARD for your convennience but owning to the bank charges we are forced to apply a 3% surcharge to every credit card transaction.
Booking Amendments
If you alter your booking after confirmation of your reservation and amendment free fee per booking will be charged to cover administration costs incurred. If you change your reservations after the holiday has commenced. Our company can not accepted any liability for loss, damage and additional expense and no refund will be made.
If you alter your booking after confirmation of your reservation and amendment free fee per booking will be charged to cover administration costs incurred. If you change your reservations after the holiday has commenced. Our company can not accepted any liability for loss, damage and additional expense and no refund will be made.
Cancellation:
If we cancel your booking : if the trip is cancelled due to natural disaster such as flooding, earthquake etc. Or insufficient participants to proceed with a tour, the operator reserves the right to cancel a trip 25 days prior to commencement. A full refund of all monies paid will be refunded. We shall endeavour to provide a suitable alternative where possible.
If you cancel your booking: Notification of cancellation will be made to our company in writing. The date when written confirmation of cancellation is received by Our Company is determine the charges applicable. Loss of money is paid as follows:
If we cancel your booking : if the trip is cancelled due to natural disaster such as flooding, earthquake etc. Or insufficient participants to proceed with a tour, the operator reserves the right to cancel a trip 25 days prior to commencement. A full refund of all monies paid will be refunded. We shall endeavour to provide a suitable alternative where possible.
If you cancel your booking: Notification of cancellation will be made to our company in writing. The date when written confirmation of cancellation is received by Our Company is determine the charges applicable. Loss of money is paid as follows:
Days before Departure
More than 30 days
14 days- 29 day
7 day s – 13 Days
6 days -4 days
3 days |
Charge applicable
Loss of deposit
Forfeit 35% of the tour cost
Forfeit 50% of the tour cost
Forfeit 75% of the tour cost
Forfeit 100% of the tour cost |
Disclaimer/ Responsibility
Snail Adventure tours Co.,Ltd acts as a co – ordinator for all persons taking the tour in making of all arrangements for transportation. Sightseeing and hotel accommodations. Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd does not own, manage, control or operate any supply of services. All coupons receipts and tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by the suppliers and all the services are subject to the law of the countries where the services provided.
Snail Adventure tours Co.,Ltd acts as a co – ordinator for all persons taking the tour in making of all arrangements for transportation. Sightseeing and hotel accommodations. Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd does not own, manage, control or operate any supply of services. All coupons receipts and tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by the suppliers and all the services are subject to the law of the countries where the services provided.
Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd acts as an agent for the owners, contractors, and suppliers of transportation and/ or other related travel provided.
Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd assume no liability for the lost or damage to property or for injury, illness or death or for any damage or claims however so caused aring directly or indirectly from accidents, loss or damage to persons or properity, delays, transport failures, strikes, wars, uprising or acts of Gods over which we have no control, the owners, contractors, ans suppliers have no responsibility if museum/ galleries etc are closed or being renovated during your visit
Complaints
Any complaints should be communicated to the company’ staff as soon as it arises. Failure to notify our company’ staff at the time, providing company with an opportunity to rectify the cause of complaint, may result in the lost of any legal rights in respect of the particular matters.. if the issue is not solved, then the complaint should be made in writing within 28 working days of the end of the tour
Snail Adventure Tours Co.,Ltd assume no liability for the lost or damage to property or for injury, illness or death or for any damage or claims however so caused aring directly or indirectly from accidents, loss or damage to persons or properity, delays, transport failures, strikes, wars, uprising or acts of Gods over which we have no control, the owners, contractors, ans suppliers have no responsibility if museum/ galleries etc are closed or being renovated during your visit
Complaints
Any complaints should be communicated to the company’ staff as soon as it arises. Failure to notify our company’ staff at the time, providing company with an opportunity to rectify the cause of complaint, may result in the lost of any legal rights in respect of the particular matters.. if the issue is not solved, then the complaint should be made in writing within 28 working days of the end of the tour
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