Arrive Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to our hotel. After our bike fitting the rest of the day is at leisure to rest or explore the sights and sounds of this fantastic city. We will meet for dinner and a briefing in the evening.

After breakfast we transfer for a couple of hours out of Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho – the gateway to the Mekong Delta. Today’s ride will lead us right into the heart of the rural Mekong. We pedal along narrow paths and lanes, past banana plantations and fields of sugar cane, through the lush green landscape of the Delta until we reach Tra Vinh – a small town off the tourist trail, with a large population of ethnic Khmer.

Cycling distance – approx. 62km / 5 – 6 hours

Following breakfast at our hotel, we push on with our cycling adventure – the roads are peaceful, narrow and very pretty all the way to Can Tho. Along the way we cross numerous rivers and streams via bridges and local ferries. There is plenty to see on our journey, including colourful Khmer temples and the pond of Ba Om, where we’ll hear the story of how it was dug and subsequently got its name according to local legend. We cycle along riverbank paths and through busy villages until we join the main road to Can Tho. Can Tho is a popular town on the banks of the Mekong with a night market and waterfront bars and restaurants.

Cycling distance – approx. 90km / 9 hours

After a very early breakfast, we catch the boat to Cai Rang floating market to see the local farmers selling their produce from their boats on the busy river. Once we’re back on dry land we cycle along narrow roads weaving through the morning market hustle and bustle on the banks of the river, whilst absorbing the sights of endless cottage industries, timber merchants and coconut shredders. Once we finish cycling for the day we will transfer for approximately one and a half hours to the border town of Chau Doc, where we spend our last night in Vietnam.

Cycling distance – approx. 75km / 7 – 8 hours

Today we will say goodbye to our Vietnamese crew and bikes, as we continue our journey by boat up the Mekong and then the Bassac River to Phnom Penh. We stop off en route to officially exit Vietnam and then again to obtain our visas into Cambodia. We arrive in the Cambodian capital for lunch. In the afternoon we may have time to visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum or one of the killing fields of Cambodia at Choeung Ek – sad but important reminders of this beautiful country’s troubled past.

Following breakfast we transfer across the Japanese bridge and start cycling alongside the Mekong River on a mixture of tarmac and dirt roads on one of the most scenic rides in the country. We meet and see many friendly locals as we pass through orchards and villages. After lunch we set off on good tarmac roads as the route takes us west once again until we meet up with the main national road. We continue on to our finishing point of today’s cycling – Totoeng Village. We then transfer to Kampong Thom.

Cycling distance – approx. 70 – 90km / 6 – 8 hours

This morning’s transfer is approximately one and half hours to an ancient bridge at Kampong Kdei, one of the best examples of the remaining 800 year old bridges in Cambodia. From the bridge we transfer another 31km to Damdek village where our bikes are waiting for us to start our ride. We have lunch along the way and then will continue cycling directly to our hotel in the colonial city of Siem Reap – a fantastic town with markets, bars and restaurants to suit everyone!

Cycling distance – approx. 66km / 3.5 – 5 hours

Following breakfast, we cycle on to the finish line at the famous Angkor Wat. After lunch we explore the incredible city of Angkor – the overgrown Ta Prohm, embraced by tree roots and gigantic creepers, the tranquil Bayon with its multitude of serene stone faces, the impressive 350m long Terrace of the Elephants and the magnificent pièce de résistance, Angkor Wat! After exploring this fascinating world heritage site, we celebrate our achievements in Siem Reap.

Enjoy a free morning in Siem Reap before we catch our flight back to the UK.

We arrive in the UK, and make our onward journeys home.

Please note, this is a complex itinerary and subject to change.