This 8 day adventure package highlights the best hot spots for adventure sports in Southern Vietnam. This trip is truly for the sports enthusiast looking to get into the Vietnam everyone else sees through a tour bus window. Possible activities include, trekking, bird watching, mountain biking, rock climbing, canyoning, kayaking and great sightseeing!!
Day 1 (Mekong Delta) (L)
- Check out of the hotel in Saigon and transfer 2 hours to Cai Lay (Mekong Delta)
- Bike for 2 hours through the amazing Mekong to Cai Be and catch a boat to visit the Cai Be floating market
- Cross the mighty Mekong by boat for a fantastic lunch on an island
- Ride on remote country roads in the afternoon for 2 hours to Can Tho
- Overnight at the Tay Do hotel in Can Tho
Mekong Delta Cycling Route Map
Day 2 (Mekong Delta) (B, L)
- Check out hotel and take a morning boat trip to Cai Rang floating market and travel further up a quiet canal into the less explored areas of the Delta.
- Bike for 2 hours through backcountry roads, enjoying more of the fantastic scenery and meeting some of the locals (many of them are on bikes too!)
- After having lunch make your way back to Saigon in the comfort of an air conditioned bus. Check into hotel in Saigon.
Day 3 (Cat Tien National Park) (B, L, D)
- Pick up in Saigon and head north by vehicle to Cat Tien National Park. About 150 kilometers or a 3.5 hour drive
- Check into the park and have lunch at Cat Tien National Park Restaurant
- Afternoon jungle trek (8 kilometers), or bird watching option. The best bird watching guides in Southern Vietnam work at Cat Tien National Park
- Night spotting by jeep with an opportunity to see nocturnal animals of the park including deer, civet, snakes, and feral cats
Map of Cat Tien National Park
Day 4 (Cat Tien National Park) (B, L, D)
- Morning jungle trek out to Bau Sau (crocodile lake) and back (10 kilometers)
- After lunch in the park, depart by vehicle to Dalat. Breathtaking scenery along the way with coffee and tea plantations, jungle blanketed valleys and pine forested hills (250 km or 4 hr drive)
- Check in to hotel and dinner at one of the great Dalat cafes and back to hotel for a good night's rest before next day's adventure
Day 5 (Dalat) (B, L)
- Customer's choice of any of our 1 day trips. Spend the day Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Trekking, Canyoning or Kayaking, or have a more leisurely tour of the best temples and city sites in the area
- Arrival and check into hotel in Di Linh at approximately 4:00 pm
Day 6 (Dalat) (B, L)
- It's again your choice of any of our 1 day trips. Spend the day Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Trekking, Canyoning or Kayaking, or have a more leisurely tour of the best temples and city sites in the area
Day 7 (2 Day Bike to Mui Ne) (B, L, D)
- Check out of the hotel and start riding straight from Dalat to the west. The ride is fantastic and offers exhilarating descents from Dalat down to the coast 1500 meters below.
- On Day 1, the ride heads west, down through a beautiful section of jungle before a longer section of rolling hills. We stop at Elephant Waterfall for a short break, and then continue through small farms on a great winding section of secondary road. The descent is about 600 meters on this day.
- Biking distance on this day is variable, with most customers riding between 60 and 80 kilometers
- Opportunities to see minority villages, water falls and small farms available.
- Arrival and check in to hotel after short vehicle transfer to Bao Loc at approximately 4:00 pm.
Day 8 (2 Day Bike to Mui Ne) (B, L)
- Check out of the hotel and depart for Mui Ne.
- There is a short vehicle transfer before we start biking, with about 900 meters of descent down to the coast.
- There is about 70 kilometers of biking on this day, customizable of course, with great descents through jungle, remote villages, rice paddies and farms
- Arrival at hotel or bungalow in Mui Ne at approximately 4:00 pm.
2 Day Route Map
| Depart From: |
Your hotel or the airport in HCMC, no later than 9am |
| End At: |
Mui Ne |
| Start Time: |
Between 8:00 and 9:00 am |
| Finish Time: |
Depends on you and the trip you do on the last day |
| Duration: |
8 Days |
| Departure Days |
Daily |
| Activities: |
Sight seeing, animal watching, trekking, mountain biking, kayaking, canyoning, rock climbing. |
| Activity Grade: |
Completely customizable between 4 and 10 |
| Transportation: |
Air conditioned mini bus |
| Meals: |
Fruit snacks, purified drinking water, picnic lunch , hot meals in local restaurants with mostly Vietnamese food (rice, vegetables, meat). Simple but good. Please note one day in advance if you have special dietary |
| What to Bring: |
Hat, sunscreen, repellent, rain coat, camera, good shoes for walking |
| What is included: |
English speaking guide, all necessary forest and tourist permits, first aid kit, vehicle and driver, all activities listed above, hotel accommodation 7 nights, meals specified as B, L, D (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and drinking water throughout the trip |
| What is not included: |
Soft drinks, hard alcohol and beer. Individual international medical insurance (should be purchased before arrival in Vietnam) |
Price 8 days: $728/person - Double occupancy at all hotels
Price 8 days: $803/person - Single occupancy at all hotels
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