Fantastic Mekong Delta Cycling Tour

This five-day trip takes you cycling through the Mekong Delta, south of Ho Chi Minh City, where rice fields, canals and river villages set the pace of daily life. You ride at an easy pace, with a private guide shaping the route around you rather than a fixed group schedule.

Much of the appeal is in the detours: hopping a ferry across a river branch to reach a village you couldn't get to otherwise, or pulling up alongside a floating market to watch the trade in fruit, vegetables and flowers from the water. You'll also visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, the wartime network that's one of the region's best-known sites.

It suits anyone who wants a slower, close-up look at the countryside rather than a checklist of sights, with private accommodation and a guide adjusting things to how you want to travel.

What you'll do

• Cycle through rice fields and canal-side villages in the Mekong Delta
• Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels wartime site
• Cross rivers by local ferry to reach villages off the main routes
• Ride out to a floating market and sample produce sold from the boats
• Travel with a private guide who can adapt the pace and route to you