6 Days Vietnam Motorbike Tour from Saigon to Mekong Delta

Overview

• Terrain: mix of tarmac, gravels, curves, muddy, rocky, and off-road
• Bike: rental bike
• Meals: all breakfasts

Day 1: Saigon to Chau Doc

Early morning, you start your motorbike tour from your hotel in Saigon and head to Chau Doc. On the way, you will have a chance to experience the busy traffic of Vietnam and enjoy a beautiful countryside. Arrive in Chau Doc in the evening. Overnight at a hotel in Chau Doc. The first day will be a long day of riding with a total of approximately eight hours.

Day 2: Chau Doc to Can Tho

Enjoy an hour of motorboat trip to a floating village and Cham village, and visit a mosque and sarong workshop. Check out of the hotel and cross a lower river to Chau Giang district. Ride on a dirt track to Cho Moi, past Hoa Hao Buddhist holy pagoda, and keep pedaling to Cho Moi for lunch.

From this town, you take a little ferry to the island to see the monastery, which was built 120 years ago by the French. This is the first monastery building site in Indochina, established in 1874. Then, heading to Can Tho. Arrival in Can Tho in the late afternoon. Overnight at hotel in Can Tho. You will ride for five hours.

Day 3: Boat trip to Cai Rang Floating Market - Can Tho to Ben Tre

At 06:30, wake up early for a simple breakfast with Vietnamese milky coffee. Take a boat trip to Cai Rang Floating Market, one of the busiest fruit market in Southeast Asia. You will have a long-distance cruise and walk on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they start their daily routine. Then, back to the hotel for checking out.

Then you will ride back to Can Tho city for a short visit to Can Tho central market and Binh Thuy ancient house whose design is a combination of Vietnam and France with interesting involved stories but also a garden with various flowers and fruits, including a wide range of orchids and a record cactus. Heading to Ben Tre with stops for rest. Lunch en route. Arrive in Ben Tre in the late afternoon. Overnight at a homestay in Ben Tre. The third day will involve a five-hour ride.

Day 4: Ben Tre to Vung Tau

After a simple breakfast with a host, then check out and say goodbye to the host. Take a rowing boat trip on small waterways. Experience the true life of the delta region as you visit the fruit orchards, coconut groves, bee-keeping farm, and enjoy honey tea, seasonal fruit, fresh coconut candy, and southern Vietnamese folk music. Disembark at the harbor, then continue hitting the road to Vung Tau. Arrive in Vung Tau in the late afternoon. Check in at a hotel and overnight in Vung Tau. You will ride for approximately seven hours on the fourth day.

Day 5: Vung Tau to Mui Ne

Breakfast at your hotel and check out. Back on your “steel horses” and visit the Minh Dam historical mountain and Long Phuoc tunnels. Then, ride the motorcycle to Phuoc Hai hamlet. You will be impressed by the beautiful scenery, especially the sections of road straddled by mountains and beaches. Picnic lunch en-route.

Riding along a coastal paved road, passing quiet pine forest of Loc An, and arrive at Binh Chau Hot Spring, take a mud bath and relax on the hot spring lake. In the afternoon, you will leave hot spring to Mui Ne. Later in the afternoon, arrive at the beautiful beach. Overnight at Mui Ne. On the fifth day, you will ride for about seven hours.

Day 6: Mui Ne to Saigon (or stay over there)

In the morning, have a breakfast and check out. Then back on the motorbike and ride 35 kilometers forward to famous Mui Ne Cape. On the way, pay a visit at the Fairy stream, then pause to discover the fishing village of Mui Ne and further on is the enormous red sand dunes. Continue your trip and enjoy the motor ride with a stop to discover how fishermen doing the daily work such as net fishing, selling fish, and mending the fishing net.

The last stop is at Bau Sen, a vast sand dune which has inspired numerous photographers for many years. You will arrive in Mui Ne around 14:00. The rest of the day is your own at leisure. The guide will say goodbye to you in here or you will be going back to Saigon. On the last day, you will have a short ride of only two hours.

Beginner

• can ride for 2-3 hours
• minimal riding experience
• assistance required
• comfortable with curves and leans
• basic experience with unsurfaced roads
• short distance ascents and descents

Intermediate

• can ride for 3-4 hours
• average riding experience
• little assistance required
• comfortable with extreme curves and leans
• average experience with unsurfaced roads
• steep ascents and descents

Advanced

• can ride for 5-6 hours
• extensive riding experience
• assistance on demand (if required)
• experienced with riding a variety of motorcycles
• comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions

• Motorboat trip to a floating village and Cham village
• Take a little ferry to an island in Cho Moi to see a monastery
• Boating trip to Cai Rang Floating Market
• Rowing boat trip in Ben Tre
• Mud bathing and relaxing at Binh Chau Hot Spring

This tour will start and end in Saigon. Along the way, you will visit Chau Doc, Can Tho, Ben Tre, Vung Tau, and Mui Ne.

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Coffee and fruits will be provided to you while on tour.

• 5 nights accommodation
• Coffee and fruits on the road
• Daily breakfast
• English speaking guide
• Entrance and sightseeing fees
• Gasoline on tour
• Helmet
• Homestay permission
• Motorbike(s) (Honda Bonus 125cc or Yamaha Nouvo 125cc)

• Airfare
• Dinners and lunches
• Personal expenses
• Tips
• Travel insurance
• Visa

• A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.