Ho Chi Minh to Angkor Wat Cycle
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Highlights
- Experience the bustling streets and markets in Ho Chi Minh City
- Eye-opening wartime history at the Cu Chi tunnels
- Floating markets, villages and waterways of the Mekong River Delta
- Admire the iconic temples of Angkor by bike
- Learn about Cambodia's recent history in Phnom Penh
- Supported cycling through some of Southeast Asia’s most stunning landscapes
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Trip includes
- 11 breakfasts, 10 lunches and 3 dinners
- modern mountain bikes
- airport transfers on day 1 & day 12
- expert bilingual guide
- medical kit
- comfortable well located hotels
- private and support vehicles
- sightseeing as listed in itinerary
- national park & site entry fees
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Xin chao! Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. You are greeted by your driver at Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your transfer to the hotel. Please look for the WORLD EXPEDITIONS welcome sign in the arrivals hall. You will have time to relax at your hotel and ...
This morning we set off on a day of sightseeing, taking a short bus trip to Hoc Mon town where we’ll hop on our bikes and cycle through scenic rice paddies and rubber plantations making our way to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, a twisting network of narrow underground tun...
So as we don't ride on the busy city roads, we start the morning with a car transfer out toward the Mekong Delta region. Once at our starting point, bikes ready, we start our ride on the quiet roads to the Mekong delta. This region is rural, locals are friendly and ri...
After breakfast we saddle up and begin our ride, heading south to a region deep in the Mekong Delta called Tam Binh. Riding at a relaxed pace along the backroads allows us to fully appreciate the tranquility of the area, making stops en route to sip tea with the local...
Rise early this morning to visit the Cai Rang floating market, a market typical of the delta. We return to the hotel for breakfast before riding out along the roads winding up the Hau River, northwest to Long Xuyen - a market town renowned for fish, rice and cashew nu...
We again start our day in the vehicle before switching over to the bikes for our ride to Chau Doc, an important port hub of the region and a likable small town with significant Chinese, Cham and Khmer communities. Chau Doc's cultural diversity, apparent in the mosques...
Today we enjoy a rest day off the bicycles, catching the early morning boat across the Vinh Xuong/ Kaam Samnor border crossing into Cambodia and on to its capital city, Phnom Penh. Note: Cambodian e-visas cannot be processed at the Vinh Xuong/ Kaam Samnor border cross...
After breakfast, we take a private bus north to Siem Reap. We drive through picturesque countryside, and will stop along the way at Sambor Prei Kuk, an impressive collection of 7th century temple ruins that served as the capital of the pre-Angkorian Chenla Kingdom. We...
Today is a full day to explore the most famous temple complex, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Angkor Archaeological Park by bike - the perfect way to experience this awe inspiring place. To beat the crowds we start early at Ta Prohm which unlike many other Angkoria...
After breakfast, you head out to Roluos group, located just outside Siem Reap. The temples date back to the late ninth century and are believed to denote the beginning of the ‘classic period’ in Khmer architecture. Afterwards, we continue to ride on backroads through ...
After breakfast, we ride toward the vast wetlands on the edge of Asia's largest freshwater lake, Tonle Sap. The lake's size and depth increases with the annual monsoon rains by as much as six times and local people have found ingenious ways to live with the ever chang...
The morning is free at leisure in Siem Reap until the airport transfer for your outbound flight. Trip concludes.
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World Expeditions Reviews & Ratings
A fabulous experience! We were thoroughly looked after from booking to finish
Definitely the best way to experience the culture, history, interaction with locals and food in these two fascinating countries. The cycling was very manageable and ...
Overall very enjoyable
Good insights into Vietnamese and Cambodian culture from capable...
We travelled for 12 days by bike in Vietnam and Cambodia - through the Mekong Delta from Saigon and then up to Angkor Wat - with our 13 year old son
We had an amazing time. Some long rides in very hot weather, but our amazing guide managed to gauge things perfectly - stopping for cold sugarcane juice or providing...
Our bike trip through Vietnam and Cambodia was amazing, wonderful, and intense on every dimension -- sensory, culturally, mentally, physically
I truly felt that I was in another world, forcing me to re-think so many preconceptions and assumptions in the face of the realities before me. And being on a bike ...
This trip more than lived up to expectations
The cycling route was flat - thankfully as the weather in February is in the mid 30s centigrade!. The food, the cycling route along small back roads, the friendline...
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What's excluded
- Bike helmet (compulsory)
- Meals not listed in itinerary
- Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
- Personal expenses such as telephone and laundry bills
- Optional excursions
- Additional transport required due to any emergency situation
- Tips & gratuities
- International airfares & departure taxes
- Visa costs
- Travel Insurance (compulsory)
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- 8 day cycle
- 11 nights hotel/guesthouse
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