Southern Vietnam · Day tour
Mekong Cycling & Cooking
The delta at bicycle pace: village lanes and paddy fields around Long An, a dragon fruit garden, a cooking class, then the river.
- Length
- Full day
- Approx. 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Pick-up
- Ho Chi Minh City
- From your hotel
- Guide
- English-speaking
- Group or private
What you see
The day in short
Everything below is covered by the programme. The order can move with the traffic and the weather; the list does not.
Where it goes: Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta
Highlights
- Village roads and rice paddies around Long An, covered by bicycle instead of by bus
- A red-core dragon fruit garden, when the season allows it
- A cooking class for bánh xèo and chả giò, eaten afterwards as lunch
- A cruise on the Mekong, a coconut candy workshop and a bee farm
- Honey tea, tropical fruit and southern Vietnamese music
- A hand-rowed sampan through the small canals, and Vinh Trang Pagoda
Hour by hour
The running order
Approx. 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM. These are the timings operations work to; your guide confirms the pick-up the evening before.
Want it privately?07:30 AM
Pick-up at your District 1 hotel and out towards Ben Luc and Long An.
Morning
Rice paddy fields and the village roads between them, by bicycle.
Morning
A red-core dragon fruit garden, when the season allows.
Late morning
A Vietnamese cooking class: bánh xèo and chả giò.
Midday
Onto the Mekong, then a coconut candy workshop and a bee farm.
Afternoon
Honey tea, tropical fruit and southern Vietnamese folk music.
Afternoon
A hand-rowed sampan through the small canals, then Vinh Trang Pagoda.
05:30 PM
Back in Ho Chi Minh City.
What's included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in District 1
- English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees
- Bicycle hire
- The cooking class
- Lunch
- A 500 ml bottle of water per person
What's not
- Personal expenses
- VAT
Before you book
- The dragon fruit garden is seasonal and is dropped from the day when there is nothing to see.
- Children aged 10 and over pay the full rate, 9 and under pay 75 percent, and under 3 travel free.
- Tell us about allergies or dietary needs when you book and the restaurants on the route are briefed.
The route
- 1Ho Chi Minh City
- 2Ben Luc, Long An
- 3My Tho
- 4Vinh Trang Pagoda
Map is schematic and not to scale for travel times.
Our own camera roll
From this day
Good to know
Questions
How hard is the cycling?
Flat, slow and on quiet lanes rather than roads. If you can ride a bicycle at all you will be fine, and the support van is never far away.
Can I do the cooking class if I am vegetarian?
Yes. Tell us when you book and the kitchen will set you up with vegetarian versions of the same dishes.
Can this run as a private tour?
Yes. Every excursion here can run privately with your own guide and vehicle instead of joining a group. Tell us how many of you there are and we will quote it.
Can we combine this with other days?
Yes — most guests string two or three of these together, or add them either side of a multi-day journey. Send us your dates and we will lay them out in a sensible order.
Book the Mekong Cycling & Cooking
Give us your dates, your hotel and how many of you there are. We confirm availability the same day and pick you up from the door.