Vietnam Easy Rider Saigon - Hanoi à vélo 16 jours

After breakfast, you will be picked up at hotel at 08:00 then transfer to Cai Be.

On arrival, we will be warmly welcomed by our local guide and invited some fresh fruits before embarking on a boat to visit the floating market of rice in An Cu commune, Cai Be district – where is the rice trade largest exporter Southwest region of Vietnam.

The next destinations are the ancient village of Dong Hoa Hiep commune and Cai Be floating market. Leaving the floating market, we are transferring to Tan Phong islet and visit Hai Yen bee Farm with many activities here: visit big flower garden where bees produce honey, enjoy fresh honey tea and understand more about bees life, visit Linhzhi mushroom area, try to pull fish hooves, experience the monkey bridges.

We have another chance to visit the orchard of Ms. Hang and enjoy the fruits in the garden picked by yourselves and listen to Vietnamese folk music named "Tai Tu Music".

A rowing boat takes you along small canal before boating to Mekong Eco-lodge for checking in. Lunch will be served at the restaurant.

In the late afternoon, you participate in locals’ daily activity of “ditch fishing hook”. What a great experience that you can catch fish of Mekong for your dinner! After finishing the activity, taking shower then help our local chefs of homestay to prepare dishes for dinner. Enjoy dinner and stay overnight at Tan Phong homestay.

Wake up early in the morning to enjoy the fresh air and listen to the sound of chicken, birds and other countryside’s sound, stroll around the village and see the local farmer get busy with their morning work.

Back to our homestay and have breakfast before cycling around Tan Phong Island to visit traditional handicraft workshops and participate activities with local people: making rice paper, knit banana hammock, roof making from nipa leaves, and water hyacinth products, make jackfruit leaf cake and visit local school.

We then cycle back to the homestay, check out, say goodbye to our friendly host, and get on ferry to the Harbour where driver is waiting for us to transfer us directly to the airport to catch flight to Da Nang. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant on the way back to Ho Chi Minh City. Rest of day is free at leisure

We use our motorbikes to tour around Ho Chi Minh City so that we can see as much as possible while getting the local Vietnam experience. First up – we ride you to historical crossroad where in 1963 a monk burnt himself to protest again the south government anti- Buddhism policy. Listen to story and learn more about the country history. Then a leisurely cruise through Backstreets and small alleys take us to the biggest flower market in the city, and the biggest motorbike market in Vietnam follow up by fruit market and even cloth market. We’ll take a rest for a while at a local coffee shop to learn how to make Vietnamese coffee with ice and condense milk. After a coffee kick our trip continue with a visit to Thien Hau Pagoda one of the oldest and most colorful pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City.  A drive over the bridge connect 2 districts would give us a contrast of city life. Enjoy the cool breeze along the river ride before we come to a local restaurant for lunch. On the way back to hotel we stop at Reunification palace (outside) and Central post office to give you a complete overview of this dynamic and amazing city.

After tour, you will come back to hotel. Free time until driver pick up at lobby then transfer to Tan Son Nhat Int airport for the flight to Nha Trang. Upon arrival, driver pick up at airport then transfer to hotel. Rest of day is free at leisure.

9:00 am: Tour guide picks up at your hotel (Nha Trang) and depart to the start point for rafting. The start point is about 40 km from Nha Trang city, namely Khanh Vinh district, where resided by most ethnic minority people (the Ragley).

10:30 am: start rafting downstream to the lunch point. Visit the local orchard along the way (optional). The river along this area is protected by the local people as they use the river water for cooking and daily activities. Guests can wallow in cool water with views of mountains, trees and birds. (Takes about 1 hour to get to the point lunch) Before lunch, (depend on the timing & season) we have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of fruits such as grapefruit, oranges, rambutan, durian, mango plum, jackfruit, dragon fruit ... (seasonal). Lunch lasts about 1.5 to 2 hours)

2:00 pm: Continue to raft downstream to the end point.

3:00 pm: Pick-up your group and return to your hotel in the City.

Around 4:00 pm: Arrive at the hotel

Around 8.30 am: Tour guide picks up at hotel & leave for Am Chua Temple - the starting point.

9:00 am: Arrive at Am Chua temple, stroll around for 30 minutes.

9:30 am: Start biking through the immense rice field of Diên Điền) and keep up biking along Cai river.

11:30 am: Visit Vinh Ngoc Ancient House for BBQ lunch, enjoy fresh fruit, tea.

1:10 pm: Resume for Biking along Cai River visit Wooden bridge, trade villages (making clay stoves & mats) on the way.

2:30 pm: Return to hotel by support van.

3:00 pm: Arrive at the hotel in Nha Trang.

Full day at leisure at your hotel or by the beach.

Free time until driver picks up at lobby and transfer to Nha Trang airport for the flight to Da Nang.

Upon arrival, driver picks up and transfer to hotel in Hoi An. Check in hotel and spend the rest of the day on your own.

This excursion by vehicle is a great way to spend the day and one of the “must do” activities when visiting Hoi An and Central Vietnam. Most people are aware of the fantastic temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and these temples at My Son date from the same remarkable time in history when the great temples were built. The My Son remnants are considered the largest and most holy temple complex of the Champa Kingdom in the south central coastal area. The complex is comparable to other great structures which bear the hallmarks of Indian civilization in the Southeast Asian region. This excursion includes a snack at the temple, and a leisurely approach is taken. You won’t be grouped together with a bus full of other tourists, and one can take their time in fully exploring the temples and area around them.

Enjoy a free day in the world heritage listed Hoi An. You may like to wander the Central Market and the street stalls selling paintings, woodwork, ceramics, lanterns and much more. Hoi An is also famous for its talented tailors who can make beautiful items to order within a few hours. For those still feeling adventurous, why not hire a bicycle and tour the surrounding countryside? Other optional activities include a day trip to My Son Cham (elaborate World Heritage-listed temples that reflect the rich cultural traditions of the Cham civilisation), a cruise along the Thu Bon River and a trip to the nearby Cua Dai Beach. 

Today’s motorbike journey from Hoi An to Hue takes us along the gorgeous and famed Vietnam coastline. Travel through small country lane-ways from Hoi An to Danang, before climbing up Hai Van Pass, where panoramic views of the coast are all around and praised by BBC’s Top Gear as the most beautiful coastal mountain road in the world. We stop at the top for a quick look around before heading down the other side and reach Lang Co. We follow the coastline to Hue, riding through little villages and along the beach to stop often to dip our toes in the sea, chat with fishermen and to take photos. Before we reach Hue we visit the famous “City of Ghosts”, where the dead live in style.

Explore the Imperial City of Hue. The Hue Citadel is situated on the Northern bank of the Perfume River and built by Emperor Gia Long it was designed for the exclusive use of the Emperor and his household. The Citadel is a square 2 km wall encompassing 3 walled enclosures; the Citadel, Kinh Thanh Hue, the Yellow Imperial city, Hoang Thanh and in the centre the Forbidden Purple city Tu Cam Thanh where the Emperor lived. The Hue royal complex has been officially recognized by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Then, the cyclo will take you through the narrow lanes of old Hue, passing homes, shops, hidden cafés, bonsai gardens and parks.

Free time until driver picks up at hotel and transfer to airport for the flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, driver picks up at airport then trasnfer to hotel and check in.

In the afternoon, you will have the city tour by Vespa.

Around 1:00 pm: Meet our guide and drivers at your hotel. We watch and listen to our guide for safe bike riding techniques & things we need to notice while we are riding on our Vespa and where to get on the Vespa the easiest way and how to sit comfortably. Simple signals to use when necessary. Our tour guide will go through our itineraries in details and ask for any special food requirement.

When everyone and everything ready 123 let rock the streets!

We ride to the must see landmarks of Hanoi and the hidden parts of this great city which is full of culture and history.

Walk along the legendary 150 years old train tracks to visit a local neighborhood where people live only 1 meter to the side.

Quench our thirst with some glass of national drink Bia Hoi before taking a short cruise to West lake for the cool breeze

We continue by Zigzagging through the narrow alleys to the Huu Tiep Lake. where an air-craft was shot down in 1972 and till lying in the lake in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. On our trip we will visit a local family and have a chance to talk to the owner who is a war veteran about his interesting stories of our country from his childhood to modern Vietnam and its legacy as well as learn more about Vietnamese culture and customs.

For lunch we eat in local eateries and family run business to support local community and to enjoy the authentic dishes where locals love to hang out with their friends. Special Egg coffee cafe dated back since 1946.

After breakfast at hotel, driver picks up and transfer to Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage of outstanding natural beauty, known in Vietnamese as “Dragon descending to the sea”.

Upon arrival, the boat crew welcome you and check in then enjoy a cruise around Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. You can also behold thousands of limestone islands and grottoes rising from the clear, emerald water.

Following break, depending on each cruise’s itinerary of the day, you’ll join some activities on boat to discover the beauty of the bay such as visit a cave, doing kayaking or enjoy swimming in the sea before getting back to the junk for relaxing and dinner. Overnight on board.

Our tour guide will not escort you on the cruises, and be replaced by crew members who are fluent in English.

Early risers can enjoy a memorable sunrise over the karst formations of Halong Bay. Breakfast will be served shortly thereafter. Enjoy breakfast (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations back towards port. Upon disembarkation, our driver will be waiting to provide transport to Hanoi hotel for check in. Rest of the day at leisure

Free at your leisure in the morning.

You room is available until 12:00. Our driver will transfer you to the airport to take your departure flight. End services. Hope to serve you again!