Riverside village with colorful wooden boats and houses along the Mekong Delta, with a cable-stayed bridge in the background.

Mekong Delta Cycling from Saigon to Can Tho

Three days of flat, easy cycling through rice fields, orchards, and river towns.

This tour follows quiet lanes and canal paths across the Mekong Delta, from dragon-fruit farms near My Tho to the floating market at Cai Rang. Riding is easy and paced to suit you, with a support van never far away. Along the way you meet noodle makers, brick-kiln workers, and farming families going about their day.

Tour highlights

  • Cycle past rice paddies and dragon-fruit farms outside My Tho
  • Watch rice noodles made by hand in a My Phong workshop
  • Ride country lanes between Cai Lay and Cai Be at your own pace
  • Cross into Can Tho by bicycle over the suspension bridge
  • Drift among boats at Cai Rang floating market at sunrise
  • Pedal shaded canal paths through village orchards

Itinerary

Every part can be changed to suit your group.

  1. Day 1 Saigon to Cai Be by bicycle

    About an hour's drive brings you to Long An, where the Delta begins. From there you cycle roughly 25 km through rice paddies and dragon-fruit farms toward My Tho, your guide pointing out the cactus-like fruit trees along the way. A short village track leads to a rice-noodle workshop in My Phong, run by methods the local Chinese community has used since 1679. After lunch in My Tho, you transfer to Cai Lay to collect fresh bicycles and ride about two hours on quiet lanes past fruit gardens, bean fields, and small markets before settling into Cai Be for the night.

    A vendor poles a wooden boat laden with bunches of green bananas through a waterway lined with lush vegetation.
  2. Day 2 Canals and brick kilns to Can Tho

    A gentle half-hour ride under tree cover brings you to the Vinh Long ferry crossing, then a longer stretch of cycling continues toward Can Tho. The route shifts with conditions and interest, often passing brick-kiln villages with their terracotta roofs, rice fields, and riverside hamlets. After lunch you can choose a short van transfer or keep cycling through the canals to Dong Thanh Khmer pagoda. Late afternoon brings you into Can Tho itself, either along the waterfront or across the suspension bridge by bicycle.

    A vendor in a conical hat stands in a wooden boat on a narrow waterway lined with lush vegetation in the Mekong Delta.
  3. Day 3 Cai Rang market and the ride back

    An early boat takes you out to Cai Rang, one of the last true floating markets in Asia, where traders sell produce straight from their boats. From there you move on to quieter canals and stop at a rice mill or vermicelli workshop before a two-hour ride under jungle canopy through small canal-side villages. After lunch you transfer back to Saigon, though riders who want more time in the saddle can ask their guide for a final stretch through orchards or rice fields.

    A wooden boat laden with fresh produce including pineapples, watermelons, cucumbers, and root vegetables at a floating

What is included

Included

  • Bicycles and support van throughout
  • English-speaking guide
  • Meals as noted: L, D on Day 1; B, L, D on Day 2; B, L on Day 3
  • Boat trips including Cai Rang floating market cruise
  • Accommodation for 2 nights (guesthouse or hotel, homestay option available)

Not included

  • International or domestic flights
  • Visa fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses and drinks
  • Tips for guide and driver

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