12-Day Vietnam To Cambodia Cycling Holiday

Itinerary

12-Day Vietnam To Cambodia Cycling Holiday: Trip Overview

Tour meets: Saigon, Vietnam
Tour ends: Siem reap, Cambodia
Group size: Minimum 02 - Maximum 16 riders
Minimum age: 16
Number of cycling days: 8 days
Distance per day: 60-100 km per day
Total cycling distance: 515 km
Difficulty: Moderate/Challenging
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1 - ORIENTATION (HO CHI MINH CITY)
No cycling
Meals provided: Welcome dinner
Accommodation: not included

On your first day in Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, you will meet the Mr Biker team of guides, mechanics, and drivers who will support you throughout your exciting adventure from Saigon to Cambodia.
A bike fitting is scheduled at 4PM (Mr Biker Trung Son: 24 Street No.6, Trung Son Residence, Binh Chanh District) followed by a welcome dinner with our team.
DAY 2 - HCM - BEN TRE - TRA VINH
Cycling distance: 70km
Meals provided: Lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Cuu Long Hotel

In the morning, riders will van transfer to a local cafe in the Mekong Delta where their fitted bikes will be waiting. After a short trip briefing at the cafe, we’ll hop on and start our adventure.
70% of today’s riding will be shaded from the Mekong sun by coconut trees. Riders will traverse numerous small canal bridges and admire the lush greenery of the area. This view of the area’s agriculture will lead to a coconut by product factory.
After lunch, riders will continue their adventure and watch the coconut fields give way to charming delta homes and villages. As we progress, we will continue on routes that are generally flat and paved, but there will be some opportunity to challenge ourselves on narrow sections through the coconut plantations.
We’ll end up in Tra Vinh City, where we will relax before enjoying a community dinner and an evening of exploration.
DAY 3 - TRA VINH - CAN THO
Cycling distance: 80km
Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Iris Hotel Can Tho

Whereas the first day of the journey was spent in the Coconut Kingdom, today we will see rice paddies take prominence in our landscape views.
In the morning, we will cycle a short distance to Ba Om Pond, an 800 years old Khmer architectural beauty, to see its famous seasonal lotus flower.
After that, we will spend the rest of the morning cycling through flat lands next to rice paddies and canals. This region is renowned for being the second largest producer of rice in Vietnam.
In the afternoon, we’ll van transfer to Can Tho city, where we will take in the nightlife and rooftop views from restaurants in the city centre. Be sure not to miss out on Can Tho’s well-known night markets!
DAY 4 - CAN THO - RACH GIA
Cycling distance: 80km
Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Hoa Binh Rach Gia Resort

Today’s excursion will be divided into two parts: the morning on water and the afternoon on land. Departing Can Tho, we will take a boat to explore the famous Cai Rang floating market and more of the Mekong Delta’s canal system.
After the Mekong Delta boat tour, we will head off along the river on paved and isolated roads where we will be treated to views of the region’s fruit gardens growing alongside the countryside trails. Eventually, the forested riverside trails will give way to the same wide-open rice fields we passed through on day 3. As we ride through this area, we often are the only people within view for kilometres at a time. It is peaceful, tranquil and a great chance to meditate on the value of solitude and community.
Riders get the choice to either cycle or van transfer the remaining distance to Rach Gia City.
DAY 5 - RACH GIA - CHAU DOC
Cycling distance: 80km
Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Chau Pho Hotel

After another filling and delicious local breakfast, we will transfer 60 minutes via our private shuttle to the seat of the Southern Kingdom of Vietnam as it was recognized 2000 years ago. We’ll visit a museum in the area to learn more about the history.
We’ll then set off on the 55 km journey to Tra Su National Reserve and Bird Sanctuary. The farmland along the way floods frequently, so the majority of the ride will be on raised reinforced platforms above the fields.
We’ll arrive at Tra Su in the early afternoon, when the majority of the tourists have departed. There, we’ll have the opportunity to walk along a floating bridge past vibrantly-coloured algae. There will be guided boat tours available through the shaded canals of the reserve.
Lunch will be served after this relaxing experience before getting back on your bikes for a 25km segment to our overnight location in Chau Doc City.

DAY 6 - CHAU DOC - PHNOM PENH BY SPEED BOAT
No cycling
Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Ohana Hotel (superior room) or a similar standard hotel

Today, your legs will get a well-deserved rest after you board a comfortable speed boat heading to Cambodia at 6:45am. You will also have the option to be driven back to Saigon at this point instead of continuing on to Cambodia.
For those who choose to explore Cambodia, the boat ride will take about 4 hours and 30 minutes, during which time you will be able to enjoy some snacks. Visa at the border will be arranged by the crew. Please prepare a passport photo with a white background and 35 USD in undamaged cash for the border.
Once the boat docks in Phnom Penh’s Mekong port, we’ll disembark and be transported by van to a hotel in the city’s downtown. From that point onwards, you are free to explore Phnom Penh at your own pace.

DAY 7 – PHNOM PENH REST DAY
No Cycling
Meals provided: Breakfast
Accommodation: Ohana Hotel (superior room) or a similar standard hotel

Today, you can take a free day to sunbathe and relax by the pool, check out the busy city of Phnom Penh, or head out to the historical ‘Killing Fields’ and S-21 museum.

DAY 8 - PHNOM PENH - KAMPONG CHAM
Cycling distance: 70km
Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: NBL Asia Hotel or similar

After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the Mekong pier for a 45-minute boat ride upstream to Koh Dach (Mekong Island) to where our bikes will be waiting. We’ll visit a family-run silk weaving business before cycling on two islands in the Mekong River, Koh Oukatey and Koh Dach. The terrain of the islands is mostly flat and covered in lush vegetation as well as beaches. We aim to ride between 70-80km today before being transferred by van to Kampong Cham.
In the evening, you’ll visit the local village on the island of Koh Pen. You’ll visit the village, walk through the local farms, view the Buddhist monastery, and drive back to have dinner in Kampong Cham’s downtown.

DAY 9 – KAMPONG CHAM – STRUNG TRONG – KAMPONG THOM – SIEM REAP
Cycling distance: 65km
Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: The Sanctuary Residence (superior room) or a similar standard hotel

Today, we will cycle deep into the countryside of Cambodia. We will visit Koh Krabie (Mekong Island), and Wat Hanchey (Hanchey Pagoda). The ride will include stops at local farms, rubber plantations, and small temples along the way.
For your last destination before Siem Reap, you will visit Sambor Prey Kuk Temple Complex, which consists of a hundred brick Hindu temples scattered through the forest.
Arrive in Siem Reap in the late afternoon, check in to your hotel, and be treated to dinner at a local restaurant.
DAY 10 – ANGKOR TEMPLES CYCLING
Cycling distance: 45km
Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: The Sanctuary Residence (superior room) or a similar standard hotel

Today will centre around a guided cycling tour of Angkor Wat and all the other temples in the Angkor Temple Complex. The tour will be led by a local cycling guide and will be filled with fascinating information and anecdotes about the site, which is one of the two remaining Wonders of the World.

DAY 11 – SIEM REAP VILLAGE CYCLING & TONLE SAP LAKE KAYAKING
Cycling distance: 45 km
Meals provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: The Sanctuary Residence (superior room) or a similar standard hotel

After breakfast, we’ll cycle to a local market where the bravest among our riders can taste some deep-fried crickets and water bugs. We’ll then ride to Krabei Riel Village, passing the rice fields, Khmer Traditional houses, and pagodas, and finally stopping at one of the local houses to enjoy the Khmer Cooking Class with the villagers.
After lunch, we’ll continue to ride our bikes to Tone Sap Lake and embark on the local boat upon arrival. We cruise the boat slowly to Mechrey Floating Village, where riders will get to kayak through a floating village and a mangrove forest (July-January only) on the Tonle Sap Lake. You will then take the boat back to the pier and choose whether to cycle or take a van to Siem Reap, where we will organise for you a farewell dinner and goodbyes with the local team.

DAY 12 – SIEM REAP – DEPARTURE
No cycling
Meals provided: Breakfast

On this last day, you will be able to relax and visit the city by yourself before continuing with your own travels or departure back home. The hotel check-out is at 12:00 if you need to transfer to the airport or to another location.