About this trip
Thirteen days of cycling through southern Vietnam and Cambodia, covering old Saigon, the Mekong Delta and the temples of Angkor. Days on the bike are broken up with a stretch by boat along the Mekong, giving your legs a rest while you take in river life at a slower pace.
This is a moderate ride rather than a race, with quiet backroads through paddy fields and villages where locals wave as you pass. You get proper city time too, in both Saigon and Phnom Penh, for markets, food and history before the pace changes again at the end.
The trip finishes with three full days around Angkor Wat, including cycling through the jungle trails to reach the temples themselves.
What you'll do
- Explore Old Saigon's markets, history and street food
- Cycle past paddy fields and through rural villages
- Swap the bike for a boat to travel the Mekong Delta
- Experience Phnom Penh's city contrasts
- Cycle jungle trails into the Angkor temple complex
- Three full days to explore Angkor Wat
- Moderate pace, mixing daily cycling with a boat leg and city time
- Suits riders who want cultural depth alongside the physical challenge
Worth it if you want authentic daily immersion over adrenaline; think twice if you need constant 'wow' moments or dislike early starts.
- Unscripted village moments—school kids waving, shops opening, harvests happening—beat the obvious tourist sites.
- Guides Bing and Toni made the trip; Mr Chum's S21 and Killing Fields tours genuinely moving and thoughtful.
- Heavy historical sites (S21, Killing Fields) are the real emotional core, not cycling itself or temples.
- One reviewer noted no single 'wow moment'—this is slow immersion, not peak-bagging or adrenaline.
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Departing in Oct is cheapest — from £1,810, about 21% below the priciest month (Mar).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Ho Chi Minh City · 24 Oct – 25 Oct
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