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Mekong Delta Cycle

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3 days (Ho Chi Minh City)

Destinations visited: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, World

Grading:

Adventure touring level

Grading Definitions

Discovery & Cruising

These are our least demanding trips. These journeys of discovery and cruises involve little or no extended activity and are suitable for people with a basic level of fitness and good health. The itinerary may take place in remote areas (with basic facilities) and may involve long travel days on various types of transport. Sightseeing may be conducted on foot and all participants should be capable of carrying their own luggage from vehicle to hotel rooms. These adventures do not go above 2500m and rarely involve camping.
Suggested preparation: Once or twice a week, we recommend you walk on undulating terrain for an hour, for at least 2 -3 months prior to departure.

Adventure Touring

Suggested preparation: Two or three times a week, we recommend you walk on undulating terrain for an hour or more, for at least 3 months prior to departure.

Introductory

These trips involve trekking or walking, cycling, rafting or sea kayaking for up to five or six hours a day at a slow but steady pace and should never be misinterpreted to mean they are easy trips. These trips do not spend time at altitudes above 4000m and are usually a week in duration. You will need a reasonable level of fitness and good health.
Suggested preparation: 30 minutes of aerobic type exercise, (either cycling or jogging) three times a week for three months leading up to your trek. For trekking, hill walking with a daypack in variable weather conditions is also recommended. For a cycling adventure, road cycling twice a week for three months prior to departure is recommended.

Introductory to Moderate

These trips involve a combination of what is described in our INTRODUCTORY and MODERATE levels. The emphasis is on introductory activity with several moderate stages

Moderate

These adventures involve trekking, cycling, rafting or sea kayaking for up to 6 or 7 hours a day at a steady pace. These trips may spend successive days at altitudes not generally exceeding 5,500m and are usually between 10 and 15 days in duration. You will need a good level of fitness and be in good health.
Suggested preparation: 45 minutes of aerobic type exercise, three to five times a week for the three months leading up to your trek. Hill walking with a pack in variable weather conditions or road cycling is also recommended depending upon the activity you plan to undertake.

Moderate to Challenging

These adventures involve trekking, cycling, rafting or sea kayaking for up to 6 or 7 hours a day at a steady pace. These trips may spend successive days at altitudes not generally exceeding 5,500m and are usually between 10 and 15 days in duration. You will need a good level of fitness and be in good health. Suggested preparation: 45 minutes of aerobic type exercise, three to five times a week for the three months leading up to your trek. Hill walking with a pack in variable weather conditions or road cycling is also recommended depending upon the activity you plan to undertake.

Challenging

These adventures involve trekking, cycling or rafting in remote areas in variable weather conditions for up to 8 to 10 hours a day (possibly more subject to weather conditions and altitude). This may include spending successive days at altitudes not generally exceeding 6000m. These trips may often be over three weeks in duration. You will need an excellent level of fitness, be prepared to carry a daypack weighing up to 8kgs (and in some cases a full pack) and be completely comfortable in adverse weather conditions.
Suggested preparation: One hour of aerobic type exercise, four to five times a week for three to six months prior to departure. Hill walking with a pack in variable weather conditions or on/off road cycling is also recommended.

Entry Mtn/Exploratory Treks

These adventures are classed as expeditions. They involve either extreme trekking and or basic mountaineering. Expect remote and poorly defined trails in variable weather conditions for up to 12 hours a day (possibly more subject to weather conditions and altitude). This may include a number of demanding high pass crossings and evacuation may be difficult from remote areas. Suitable for first time mountaineers wishing to take the step from trekking into the realm of mountaineering. Prior experience trekking at altitude is preferable but not essential and you should be comfortable in adverse weather conditions. Prior technical mountaineering experience is not necessary. Terrain will involve low angle snow slopes. Ropes may be used during treks for glacier travel and steeper sections of ice and snow. When mountaineering, basic mountaineering instruction is given by our mountaineering guides.
Suggested preparation: For grade 8-10 mountaineering expeditions you will need to be very fit and healthy. A minimum of 1 hour of aerobic exercise per session, four to five times a week is essential. Running and cycling in hilly areas is particularly beneficial as are multi day walks on the weekends. This is the ideal time to try out your boots and other gear to make sure you are prepared and ready for your expedition. If you are considering Intermediate or advanced level trips, you will need to discuss your preparation leading up to the trip with our expert staff.

Intermediate Mtn Expedition

Participants should be competent and self sufficient in the outdoors and have experience in multi day trekking at altitude. Prior experience on an entry level mountaineering expedition is highly recommended. The terrain will involve low to moderate angle snow slopes and traveling on crevassed glaciers. Experience using ice axe and crampons is preferred but not essential.
Suggested preparation: For grade 8-10 mountaineering expeditions you will need to be very fit and healthy. A minimum of 1 hour of aerobic exercise per session, four to five times a week is essential. Running and cycling in hilly areas is particularly beneficial as are multi day walks on the weekends. This is the ideal time to try out your boots and other gear to make sure you are prepared and ready for your expedition. If you are considering Intermediate or advanced level trips, you will need to discuss your preparation leading up to the trip with our expert staff.

Advanced Mtn Expedition

These are our most challenging expeditions. Clients must have prior mountaineering experience. Most are participatory expeditions & involve load carrying, setting up of camps, cooking and campcraft. Altitude is generally greater than 6500m. Some of these expeditions also involve “technical” climbing and are for experienced alpine climbers / mountaineers only. Technical expeditions involve steep climbing at high altitude (including rock climbing). Participation on one of these expeditions is subject to acceptance by one of our high altitude mountaineering guides.
Suggested preparation: For grade 8-10 mountaineering expeditions you will need to be very fit and healthy. A minimum of 1 hour of aerobic exercise per session, four to five times a week is essential. Running and cycling in hilly areas is particularly beneficial as are multi day walks on the weekends. This is the ideal time to try out your boots and other gear to make sure you are prepared and ready for your expedition. If you are considering Intermediate or advanced level trips, you will need to discuss your preparation leading up to the trip with our expert staff.

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Explore the fertile heartland of Vietnam at handlebar level

The Mekong Delta is the southernmost region of Vietnam. Often referred to as the rice bowl of the country it currently produces three crops of rice per year. The fertile Mekong Delta is also famous for its tropical fruits and flowers. The Delta area is the end of a 4500 km journey the Mekong River makes, travelling through six countries. The Mekong’s Vietnamese name is Cuu Long, meaning Nine Dragons, so called because of the nine branches of the river that flow into the sea. The delta region has 12 provinces and has been a place of thriving agriculture and industry since the 1800s when the Nguyen lords reclaimed the area from marshland, building a network of canals. A diverse range of people including Khmer, Chinese and Chams as well as Vietnamese today populates the area today. We explore the fertile Mekong Delta by bicycle and witness it’s wonders at a pace ideal for soaking up its many splendours and meeting the local peoples.

Highlights

Cycle along trails in the Mekong Delta
Use ferries to cross tributaries of the Mekong River
Visit a Cao Dai temple
Cycle to Tra Vinh, a Khmer village within Vietnam

Itinerary

Day 1 Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho

In the morning you will be collected from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. We drive out of Ho Chi Minh City to avoid cycling through the heavily congested streets of this thriving metropolis. Once we are safely out of the suburbs and in the we commence our cycling. Along the way to our destination of My Tho we stop to visit a colourful Cao Dai temple. The Cao Dai sect is unique to Vietnam and is a hybrid of the world’s main religions. At My Loi we transfer by ferry to cross one of the many tributaries of the Mekong River. Cycling enables us to stop along the way for photo opportunities or to explore areas not usually accessible if travelling by coach or rail. We continue cycling through a particularly picturesque part of the Delta known as Go Cong. From here it is a further 25km to the town of My Tho where we will stay for the night. Approx cycling distance; 65km

Day 2 My Tho to Tra Vinh

Today we combine cycling with ferry rides to get to the fascinating destination of Tra Vinh. From My Tho we cycle the short distance to a ferry crossing, which takes us to Ben Tre Province. Once off the ferry we cycle for approximately 12km along typical country roads to another ferry and then a further 25km. After a final ferry journey we arrive in Tra Vinh. From here we have time to explore this most remarkable of areas. Tra Vinh is home to over 300,000 ethnic Khmer who maintain their cultural integrity, including their practice of Theravada Buddhism. Here we can see authentic Khmer pagodas including the Ong Met Pagoda as well as the colorful and ornate Chinese Ong Pagoda. Approx cycling distance; 40kms

Day 3 Tra Vinh to Ho Chi Minh City, trip concludes

After breakfast we continue from Tra Vinh and cycle through a beautiful landscape of rice paddies, lush green fields, waterways and fruit orchards. En-route we pass through several small Delta towns before arriving at Vinh Long where we load our bikes back on to the support vehicle for the return journey to Ho Chi Minh City. Our trip concludes on arrival in Ho Chi Minh City. Approx cycling distance 30kms

Additional Information

Inclusions

2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners
expert bilingual guide
medical kit
comfortable well located hotels
ferry transfers as listed
21 speed steel framed bicycles
private air conditioned vehicles
sightseeing as listed in itinerary

Summary

3 days cycling
2 nights hotel

Trip Main Activities

Cycling

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Accommodation Summary

Equipment Required

Specialist gear required include a helmet, cycling clothing and a day pack (a comprehensive gear list is provided in the pre-departure information provided on booking).

What You Carry

In your daypack you will need to carry a rainjacket, water bottle, camera gear, valuables and personal items such as sunscreen, lip-eze etc.

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vinaday 1 1 -1 recommends this, May 11, 2012

It's good experiences for all tourists ... you can discover the tourists' experiences at http://vinaday.com/the-tourist-story/

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if you have a chance travel to Hue let try cycling in Hue

thomsonlee2410 1 1 -1 recommends this, March 26, 2012

NEW DELUXE GROUP TOUR
Daily Departure
Cycling distance: ~35km

Join us on our Eco friendly and cutting edge tour. Asiana Travel Mate offers Deluxe Group Tours that focus on cycling. Visit Hues’ monument complexes and enjoy our great outdoor activities. It’s not just about cycling as you can enjoy Xich Lo ride and cruise on our delightful Perfume River whilst enjoying our boat ride. We will then visit Thien Mu pagoda, before other fabulous places and royal tombs. Hue Deluxe Group Tour offers an excellent way to see Hue city in style of Greener Travel.

Detailed Itinerary:
8:00am you will be picked by our Xich Lo team, and transfer to Toa Kham Boat Station, we will then take a Dragon Boat Trip on the romantically named Perfume River and visit Hue’s best-known religious site, the Thien Mu Pagoda.
Another 10 minutes by boat and we will disembark and cycle for 30 minutes to Emperor Tu Duc’s Tomb, one of the most beautifully designed complexes among the tombs of the Nguyen dynasty. Then visit some traditional Incense village where you may try to make some incense by yourselves. This will be followed by a lunch at a well known Vietnamese restaurant Thien Tam where you can enjoy the Best Vegetarian food of Hue and watch our artist finish an amazing painting in just 5 minutes.
After lunch, continue cycling to Khai Dinh Tomb along the river with fabulous countryside roads. These are the most interesting and unique cycling roads in Hue city. After visiting Khai Dinh Tomb we cycle back to the city, but not before stopping to visit Mrs. Thuy – She is a very gifted local lady who makes conical hats, the most famous gift of Hue people. The tour will end at our center around 5PM. You can either make your own way to your hotel by taxi or walking.

PRICE PER PERSON IN USD: $26

Inclusion:
• Dragon Boat Trip
• Bicycle
• English speaking guide
• Mineral water – 2 bottles of 0,5l/day & wet tissue
• Lunch
• Entrance fees
• Fresh fruits or snacks
Exclusion:
• Personal expenses
• Tips and gratuities
• Travel Insurance

HAVE A GREAT TRIP!

For booking contact us at
Asiana Travel Mate Offices in Laos, Cambodia or Vietnam
Tel: +84 543 94 22 33
Email: hue-office@asianatravelmate.com
Web: www.asianatravelmate.com

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