Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Vietnam: Cycling, Hiking and Kayaking from Hanoi to Saigon
12 days north to south by bike, on foot and by kayak: two nights in Mai Chau, Ninh Binh, a night on Lan Ha Bay, the Hai Van Pass by bike, Hoi An and two nights in the Mekong Delta.
12 days · Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City · up to 12 guests
Karst hills and flooded fields at Ninh Hai, near Ninh Binh, where we ride and climb to Mua Cave. Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fields_in_Ninh_H%E1%BA%A3i,_near_Ninh_B%C3%ACnh,_Vietnam,_20240203_1204_5661.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 12 days, 11 nights
- Start and end
- Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Active
Seven riding days of about 20 to 30 km each on mostly flat lanes, plus the Hai Van Pass (about 10 km of climbing to close to 500 m); a 6 km hike with about 300 m of climbing at Mai Chau; about 500 steps at Mua Cave; and two kayak outings of 1 to 2 hours. A support vehicle follows every ride, e-bikes can be booked ahead, and every ride, climb and paddle has a way to sit it out.
- Meals included
- 11 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 6 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 495 (estimated price)
- Season
- Best February to April
Highlights
Why this trip
- Freewheeling down from the Thung Khe pass into the Mai Chau valley, then two nights in a stilt-house lodge
- A bike loop of White Thai villages and a late-light hike above the Mai Chau rice fields
- The Tam Coc lanes by bike and the Ngo Dong river by rowing boat after the day crowds
- Mua Cave at first light, then kayaking from the boat into the lagoons of Lan Ha Bay
- The Imperial City in Hue as it opens, then the Hai Van Pass by bike with the van alongside
- A countryside ride and cooking lunch at Tra Que, and Hoi An's Old Town at dawn
- Two nights in the Mekong Delta at Ben Tre, riding canal lanes and orchard islands
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 495 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Hanoi
Noi Bai International Airport to the Old Quarter
- Dinner
- Stay in Hanoi
Your trip starts at Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), north of the city, where we meet you and drive you to a central hotel near the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake.
Evening
Rest after the long flight; nothing is planned until the early evening. At about 6 pm you meet your See Sight Tours guide and the rest of the group for a short briefing on the days ahead: how the riding works, what the support vehicle carries, how e-bikes are booked and what to bring on the boat. Then we walk through the Old Quarter to a street food dinner together, with bun cha, crisp spring rolls and fresh herbs at low tables, and your guide shows you how to cross a street full of scooters calmly. Bike sizes and saddle heights are taken tonight so each bike is set up before the first ride. If your flight lands too late for dinner, we meet you at breakfast instead.
Included
- Pick-up at Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
- Welcome briefing and bike fitting notes
- Street food dinner in the Old Quarter with your guide
Free time: Afternoon free to rest before the welcome dinner
Temple of Literature, then ride into Mai Chau
Hanoi to the Thung Khe pass by van, then by bike down into the Mai Chau valley
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Mai Chau
- Drive about 2.5 h
We start at the Temple of Literature as it opens, before the tour coaches. It was founded in 1070 to honour Confucius and later held the Imperial Academy, and its courtyards of old trees and stone stelae are quiet at this hour. Then we drive south-west out of Hanoi, about two and a half hours through Hoa Binh, climbing to the Thung Khe pass at the edge of the hills. Here the bikes come off the support vehicle and you ride the last stretch of about 20 km, mostly downhill and then flat, into the Mai Chau valley, with the rice fields opening out below.
Afternoon
Lunch is in the valley. In the late afternoon we walk through Lac or Pom Coong, villages of the White Thai people, whose wooden houses stand on stilts above the fields. We stay two nights in a stilt-house lodge; the standard we require is a private room with its own bathroom, hot water and mosquito nets, not a shared floor, and we confirm the lodge when your dates are set.
Evening
Dinner is cooked at the lodge.
Included
- Temple of Literature at opening
- Cycle from the Thung Khe pass into the Mai Chau valley, about 20 km
- Walk through a White Thai village
- Two nights in a stilt-house lodge (private rooms with own bathroom required, confirmed with your dates)
Easier option: Ride only the flat last 10 km on the valley floor, or stay in the support vehicle.
Activity: Riding: about 20 km, mostly downhill and flat on paved road; the support vehicle follows.
The Mai Chau valley by bike and on foot
A loop of the valley floor and the villages, then a walk into the hills
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Mai Chau
A full day in one valley, with no packing.
Morning
We set off on the bikes after breakfast while the air is still cool, on a loop of about 30 km along quiet lanes and dikes between the rice fields, through White Thai villages where looms sit under the stilt houses and families dry rice and maize in the yards. The terrain is flat, with a few short rises, and we stop often: at a village to watch weaving, at a stream, and for coffee.
Afternoon
Lunch is back at the lodge. After a rest through the heat of the day, those who want to walk take a guided hike of about 6 km on farm tracks and village paths up the valley side, for the view back over the fields in the late light; the walk has a steady climb of about 300 m. Anyone who would rather rest can stay at the lodge, read on the veranda or borrow a bike for a slow ride on their own.
Evening
Dinner is at the lodge again.
Included
- Guided bike loop of the Mai Chau valley, about 30 km
- Guided afternoon hike on the valley side, about 6 km
Easier option: Ride the shorter 15 km loop on the flattest lanes, and skip the hike.
More active option: Add an extra 15 km out-and-back to the end of the valley with your guide.
Free time: Afternoon free at the lodge for anyone not hiking
Activity: Riding: about 30 km on flat lanes and dikes with short rises. Hiking: about 6 km with about 300 m of climbing on farm tracks.
Mai Chau to Ninh Binh, by bike and sampan
Mai Chau to Ninh Binh by van, then the lanes of Tam Coc by bike and the Ngo Dong river by rowing boat
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Ninh Binh
- Drive about 3 h
Morning
We leave Mai Chau after breakfast and drive about three hours east, through limestone hills and sugar cane country, to Ninh Binh, with a stop for coffee on the way. Ninh Binh is the inland karst country south of Hanoi, and its Trang An landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Afternoon
Lunch is in Tam Coc. In the afternoon we ride about 20 km on flat lanes between the rice fields and the karst towers, to Bich Dong, a pagoda built into a cliff in three levels, and through small villages where farmers still work the fields with water buffalo. In the late afternoon, when the midday boats have gone, we board small rowing boats on the Ngo Dong river at Tam Coc. The rowers, often local women, row with their feet, and the boats pass through three caves cut through the limestone.
Evening
The evening is free in Tam Coc, a small village with plenty of places to eat.
Included
- Bike ride through the Tam Coc lanes to Bich Dong Pagoda, about 20 km
- Tam Coc rowing boat on the Ngo Dong river, late afternoon
Easier option: Ride in the support vehicle to Bich Dong and join the boat.
Free time: Evening free in Tam Coc
Activity: Riding: about 20 km on flat paved lanes.
Mua Cave at first light, then Lan Ha Bay
Ninh Binh to the Lan Ha Bay pier by van, then a night on the boat
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Lan Ha Bay
- Drive about 3 h
Morning
An early start for anyone who wants it: Mua Cave is a short walk from Tam Coc, and at first light the climb of about 500 stone steps to the dragon on the ridge is cool and almost empty, with the view over the Tam Coc river loops and the rice fields below. Back for breakfast, then we drive about three hours east to the coast and on to the pier for Lan Ha Bay, south of Ha Long Bay and part of the same UNESCO World Heritage Site since the listing was extended to the Cat Ba archipelago in 2023.
Afternoon
We board the boat around midday, and lunch is served as we sail out among the karst islands. In the afternoon we take kayaks from the boat into the quieter lagoons and around the foot of the cliffs, at an easy pace with your guide, and swim when the water is warm.
Evening
The boat anchors among the islands for the night, and dinner is on board.
Included
- Mua Cave at first light (optional, early)
- Overnight boat in Lan Ha Bay in a private cabin with its own bathroom
- Kayaking from the boat with your guide, weather permitting
Easier option: Skip the Mua Cave climb and sleep in; stay on the boat deck instead of kayaking.
Activity: Mua Cave: about 500 steep stone steps. Kayaking: about 1 to 2 hours in double kayaks on sheltered water; kayaking depends on the weather and sea state.
A morning paddle, then fly to Hue
Lan Ha Bay to Noi Bai International Airport by van, then a flight to Hue
- Breakfast
- Stay in Hue
- Drive about 3 h
Morning
The bay is at its calmest early, so anyone who wants to paddle again takes a kayak out before breakfast while the light comes up behind the islands. Brunch is on board as the boat sails back to the pier, which we reach in the late morning. From there it is about three hours by road to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, with a coffee and snack stop on the way, and a flight of a little over an hour south to Hue, the old imperial capital on the Perfume River.
Evening
This is the longest travel day of the trip, and it is the trade for skipping the overnight sleeper train most north-to-south trips use: you sleep in a hotel bed tonight, not a shared berth. Your guide flies with you. We reach the hotel in Hue in the evening, and dinner is your choice, either near the hotel or on the river walk, where small places serve bun bo Hue, the city's spicy beef noodle soup.
Included
- Early kayak from the boat (optional)
- Domestic flight from Hanoi (HAN) to Hue (HUI)
- Transfer to your hotel in Hue
Free time: Evening free in Hue
Activity: Kayaking before breakfast is optional and depends on the sea.
Hue, then the Hai Van Pass by bike to Hoi An
Hue to Lang Co by van, over the Hai Van Pass by bike, then on to Hoi An
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Hoi An
- Drive about 2.5 h
We are at the Imperial City as it opens, while the courtyards are cool and nearly empty. Hue was the capital of the Nguyen emperors from 1802 to 1945, and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site; your guide explains what was lost in the fighting of 1968 and what has been rebuilt since. On the way out of town we walk through Dong Ba Market, Hue's main market on the river.
Afternoon
Then we drive about an hour and a half south to Lang Co, a fishing village between a lagoon and a long beach, for lunch. In the afternoon, the climb: the Hai Van Pass rises to close to 500 m where a spur of the mountains runs into the sea, about 10 km of steady climbing from the Lang Co side, then a long descent towards the Bay of Da Nang. The support vehicle stays with the riders the whole way. Cloud often sits on the pass, so your guide times the ride on the day.
Evening
We reach Hoi An by early evening.
Included
- Hue Imperial City at opening
- Walk through Dong Ba Market
- Lunch in Lang Co
- Cycle over the Hai Van Pass, about 25 km with the support vehicle
Easier option: Ride up in the van and cycle only the descent, or stay in the van over the pass.
More active option: Ride the full climb from sea level at Lang Co and continue along the bay towards Da Nang.
Activity: Riding: about 25 km with about 10 km of climbing on a 5 to 8 percent road to close to 500 m. Anyone can join the van at any point.
Hoi An countryside ride
A loop through rice fields and Tra Que vegetable village, then the Old Town in the evening
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Hoi An
A gentle day after the pass.
Morning
We ride out of Hoi An after breakfast on a loop of about 25 km on flat lanes through rice fields, past water buffalo and family graves in the paddies, to Tra Que, a village known for its herbs and greens.
Afternoon
A farmer shows you how the beds are worked and fertilised with river weed, then we cook and eat lunch together with a family in the village. We ride back along quiet lanes towards the coast and into town by early afternoon, and the rest of the afternoon is free: rest, swim, or have clothes made at one of the town's tailors.
Evening
In the evening your guide walks you into the Old Town, a trading port from the 15th to the 19th century and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, when the lanterns are lit along the Thu Bon River and small boats carry candles out onto the water. Dinner tonight is your choice in town.
Included
- Guided countryside bike loop, about 25 km
- Tra Que village visit with a cooking lunch
- Evening walk in Hoi An Old Town with your guide, Old Town entry included
Easier option: Ride in the support vehicle to Tra Que and back.
Free time: Afternoon free; dinner on your own in the Old Town
Activity: Riding: about 25 km on flat lanes.
Hoi An at dawn, then fly to Saigon
Hoi An to Da Nang International Airport, then a flight to Ho Chi Minh City
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Ho Chi Minh City
- Drive about 45 min
Set an alarm for this one. At about 6 am the Old Town is almost empty, and the Japanese Covered Bridge, built at the end of the 16th century and reopened in 2024 after a long restoration, and the yellow merchant houses take the early light. Your guide walks the lanes with anyone who wants to come, before the shops open.
Morning
After breakfast we drive about 45 minutes to Da Nang International Airport and fly south, about an hour and a half, to Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by most of the people who live there.
Afternoon
In the afternoon, after check-in, we walk the old centre with your guide: the Independence Palace, where a tank broke through the gates on 30 April 1975, the French-era City Hall on Nguyen Hue, and the Central Post Office under its iron roof.
Evening
In the evening we go out together for a street food dinner in one of the city's busy food streets.
Included
- Dawn walk in Hoi An Old Town (optional, early)
- Domestic flight from Da Nang (DAD) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
- Independence Palace and a walk through the old centre
- Street food dinner with your guide
Easier option: Sleep in and meet the group at breakfast.
Activity: Walking: about 3 to 4 km in the afternoon heat, with stops in the shade.
Into the Mekong Delta at Ben Tre
Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre by van, then the canals by bike and sampan
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Ben Tre
- Drive about 2 h
We leave Saigon at about 7:30 am, ahead of the worst traffic, and drive about two hours south-west across the Mekong to Ben Tre, a province of islands, rivers and coconut palms where the river splits into its branches on the way to the sea. Here the delta becomes the trip, not a day trip. The bikes come off the vehicle and we ride about 20 km on narrow concrete lanes, often only a bike's width, between orchards, coconut groves and small canals, crossing on little bridges and stopping at family workshops where coconut is turned into sweets, rope and mats.
Afternoon
Lunch is in a family's garden, with Mekong dishes rolled at the table with herbs and rice paper. In the afternoon a local rows us in a sampan along a canal shaded by water coconut palms, the quietest part of the day.
Evening
We stay two nights in Ben Tre, so the evening is free to rest.
Included
- Guided bike ride through the Ben Tre canal lanes, about 20 km
- Sampan along a water coconut canal
- Lunch in a family garden
Easier option: Ride half the distance and join the support vehicle, or walk the first village lanes.
Free time: Evening free in Ben Tre
Activity: Riding: about 20 km on flat, narrow concrete lanes; some bridges need you to walk the bike.
Ben Tre: orchards, river and a farewell dinner
A ride through the orchard islands and a boat on the river, back to Ben Tre
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Ben Tre
- By ferry
Morning
The light is soft and the lanes are cool early, so we ride straight after breakfast. Today's loop is about 30 km through the orchard villages, where pomelo, rambutan and durian are grown in raised beds between small canals and nurseries raise fruit trees and ornamental plants for the rest of the country. We cross the wide river by local ferry, as the people who live here do, and stop for coffee and fruit with a farming family.
Afternoon
A boat brings us back along the river to Ben Tre by late morning, and lunch is together.
Evening
The afternoon is free, with no packing, so you can rest, take a slow ride on your own or walk the riverside in the evening. Tonight is the farewell dinner, with the group and your guide, after eleven days from Hanoi in the north to the delta in the far south.
Included
- Guided orchard bike loop, about 30 km, with a local ferry crossing
- Boat back along the river to Ben Tre
- Farewell dinner
Easier option: Ride a shorter 15 km loop and take the boat back with the group.
More active option: Add an extra 15 km on the river dike roads with your guide before lunch.
Free time: Afternoon free
Activity: Riding: about 30 km on flat lanes and dikes.
Back to Saigon and home
Ben Tre to Tan Son Nhat International Airport or central Ho Chi Minh City
- Breakfast
- Drive about 2 h
Morning
The last morning is slow. Breakfast at the hotel, and for anyone who wants one more ride, your guide leads a short loop of about 10 km along the river before the heat; everyone else packs at leisure. Late morning we drive about two hours back to Ho Chi Minh City, and you choose the drop-off: Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) or a hotel in the centre if you are staying on.
Afternoon
We usually reach the airport in the early afternoon, so please book a flight leaving after about 3 pm. If you are staying longer, the Cu Chi Tunnels, the War Remnants Museum and Ben Thanh Market are good ways to spend another day, and we can book extra nights in Saigon at the group hotel. Your guide sees you to the airport or the hotel and checks your onward plans before saying goodbye.
Included
- Short morning ride along the river (optional), about 10 km
- Drop-off at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) or a central Ho Chi Minh City hotel
Activity: Book a flight leaving after about 3 pm.
- Hanoi1 night
- Mai Chau2 nights
- Ninh Binh1 night
- Lan Ha Bay1 night
- Hue1 night
- Hoi An2 nights
- Ho Chi Minh City1 night
- Ben Tre2 nights
- Ho Chi Minh Cityend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: February to April is the driest, most comfortable time for riding the whole length of the country; the north can be grey and misty in February and March, which keeps the riding cool. Saigon and the delta are hot all year and hottest in April and May. Hue and Hoi An carry most of their rain, and the risk of typhoons, from September to December, so autumn departures run only with a wet-weather plan for the Hai Van ride.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Travellers who want to see Vietnam from a bike saddle and on foot rather than from a coach window
- Confident casual riders who enjoy 20 to 30 km a day with a van behind them
- Couples and friends of mixed fitness, since every hard day has an easy option and e-bikes can be booked
- Solo travellers who want a fair single supplement and a private room, with the stilt-house lodge chosen to offer one
- Anyone who wants Hanoi to Saigon without the overnight sleeper train
Not for you if you want
- Serious road cyclists after long, fast daily distances or a full ride the length of the country
- Anyone not comfortable riding a bicycle at all, or in light local traffic
- Travellers set on Sapa or the far north, which this route does not reach
- Those who want a beach stay or long lazy mornings
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
11 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Hanoi1 night
- Mai Chau2 nights
- Ninh Binh1 night
- Lan Ha Bay1 night
- Hue1 night
- Hoi An2 nights
- Ho Chi Minh City1 night
- Ben Tre2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 11 nights: 1 in Hanoi, 2 in a stilt-house lodge in Mai Chau, 1 in Ninh Binh, 1 on a boat in Lan Ha Bay, 1 in Hue, 2 in Hoi An, 1 in Ho Chi Minh City and 2 in Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta
- Hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with air-conditioning and private bathrooms; we name each hotel when we confirm your dates
- At Mai Chau, a stilt-house lodge where we require private rooms with their own bathroom and hot water; we confirm the lodge when your dates are set
- A private cabin with its own bathroom on the boat
Transport
- Pick-up at Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) and drop-off at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) or a central Saigon hotel
- Our own vehicle and driver in each region, which follows every ride as a support vehicle
- Quality bikes and helmets for every riding day; e-bikes on request where available
- Domestic flights from Hanoi to Hue and from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City
- The Lan Ha Bay boat and kayaks, the Tam Coc rowing boat, the Ben Tre sampan, river boat and local ferry
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group from day 1 to day 12, riding or in the support vehicle, and on the flights
- Local bike leaders and site guides where a region or site requires them
Activities
- Hanoi: Temple of Literature at opening and an Old Quarter street food dinner
- Mai Chau: the ride from the Thung Khe pass, a White Thai village walk, a valley bike loop and a guided hike
- Ninh Binh: Tam Coc and Bich Dong by bike, the Tam Coc rowing boat and Mua Cave
- Lan Ha Bay: overnight boat with kayaking, weather permitting
- Hue: Imperial City and Dong Ba Market
- The Hai Van Pass by bike from Lang Co
- Hoi An: countryside ride, Tra Que cooking lunch, Old Town entry and evening and dawn walks
- Ho Chi Minh City: Independence Palace and the old centre
- The Mekong Delta at Ben Tre: two days of riding, a sampan, a river boat and a local ferry
- All entrance fees for included sights
Meals
- 11 breakfasts, one of them a brunch on the boat on day 6
- 8 lunches, including lunch on the boat and the Tra Que cooking lunch
- 6 dinners: a welcome street food dinner in Hanoi, two at the Mai Chau lodge, one on the boat, a Saigon street food dinner and a farewell dinner
Not included
- International flights to Hanoi and from Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam visa
- Travel insurance (it must cover cycling and kayaking)
- Meals not listed above
- Drinks
- Tips for guides, drivers, boat crews and bike leaders
- Optional activities, such as the Cu Chi Tunnels
- E-bike hire supplement, if any, where e-bikes are booked
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 495 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.
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Questions
What does the trip include?
11 nights (3-star-plus hotels, a stilt-house lodge chosen for private rooms and bathrooms and a boat cabin), airport transfers, our own vehicle as a support vehicle, bikes and helmets, kayaks, two domestic flights, a See Sight Tours guide throughout, every sight in the day plan with entrance fees, and 11 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 6 dinners.
How fit do I need to be for this cycling trip?
You need to ride a bike confidently and be comfortable with 20 to 30 km a day on mostly flat lanes. The Hai Van Pass has about 10 km of climbing, the Mai Chau hike about 300 m. The support vehicle follows every ride, so you can hop in at any point, and e-bikes can be booked ahead.
Can I book an e-bike?
Yes, on request when you book. E-bikes are available in most of the regions we ride, subject to availability on your dates, and we confirm each one with your trip. Any e-bike supplement is shown before you confirm. On days without an e-bike, the support vehicle is always there.
What is the stilt-house stay at Mai Chau like?
Two nights in a stilt-house lodge in the Mai Chau valley. The standard we require is a private room with its own bathroom, hot water and mosquito nets, not a shared floor mattress in a family home, and we confirm the lodge that meets it when your dates are set. Dinner both nights is cooked at the lodge.
Is there an overnight sleeper train?
No. We fly from Hanoi to Hue and from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City, and the night between Ninh Binh and Hue is on a boat in Lan Ha Bay, not in a shared train berth. The flights are included in the price.
How big is the group and who leads it?
The small group runs with 7 to 12 guests. A See Sight Tours guide stays with you from Hanoi to Saigon, riding with the group or driving alongside in the support vehicle, with local bike leaders and site guides where a region requires them.
I am travelling solo. What is the single supplement?
A room of your own is CAD 495 more, shown before you book, and it applies to every night, including Mai Chau and the boat. If you would rather share a room, say so when you request to book; whether a share can be arranged is something we confirm at booking, not a promise.
When is the best time to go?
February to April, when the weather is mostly dry and mild from Hanoi to the Mekong Delta and the riding is cool in the north. October and November work too, with a wet-weather plan for Hue and the Hai Van Pass. We avoid the week of Tet, the Lunar New Year.
Do I need a visa for Vietnam?
Most visitors do, Canadians included. Vietnam issues e-visas online before you travel, and rules change, so check the official requirements for your passport before you book flights. Your travel insurance should also cover cycling and kayaking.
How does booking work?
Choose a style and a start date and send a request to book. We confirm your trip, with the hotels, within 24 hours, and no payment is taken until then. The small group starts from CAD 2,895 per person sharing, taxes included.
Can we go on our own dates?
Yes. The private style is your party only, on a date you choose, from CAD 5,210 per person sharing. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote the same hotels, flights, boat and guided riding days.
Are there shopping stops?
No. Every stop is chosen for what you see or do there, not for a commission. The workshops in the Mekong Delta are family businesses we visit on the ride, and buying anything is up to you.
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