Itinerary:
Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia – Brief Itinerary:
DAY 1: SAIGON MOTORCYCLE TOUR PASSING MY THO TO CAI BE (-/L/D)
DAY 2 : CAI BE MOTORCYCLE TOUR PASSING VINH LONG TO CAN THO (B/L/D)
DAY 3 : CAN THO MOTORCYCLE TOUR PASSING CAI RANG TO SAIGON (B/L/-)
DAY 4: HO CHI MINH CITY MOTORBIKING TO BAO LOC – LAM DONG – DA LAT (B/L/D)
DAY 5 : DA LAT MOTORBIKING TO MUI NE CAPE (B/L/D)
DAY 6 : MUI NE CAPE WITH SAND DUNE TOUR – MOTORBIKING TO PHAN THIET (B/L/D)
DAY 7 : PHAN THIET MOTORBIKING TO SAIGON (B/L/-)
Day 8: Sai Gon – Bavet (Moc Bai) – border crossing to Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Day 9: Phnom Penh – Kampong Thom
Day 10: Kampong Thom – Preah Khan
Day 11: Preah Khan – Siem Reap
Day 12: Siem Reap Tours
Day 13: Siem Reap – Koh Ker – Chhaeb
Day 14: Chhaeb – Tbeng Meanchey – Siem Reap
DAY 1: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: SAIGON MOTORCYCLE TOUR PASSING MY THO TO CAI BE (-/L/D)
7.30 AM – Depart from Saigon to Tan An Town by motors through the peaceful villages. The scene changes from bustling streets with buildings and noise to peaceful rice paddles with cottages and small houses on the way – in the open air of “steel horses”.
Stop for a rest in My Tho. Lunch in local restaurant. Keep riding to Cai Be along the sides of Tien River to enjoy the tranquil rice fields, orchards, water buffalos, ducks are swimming in the same rivers. Arrive at Cai Be in the late afternoon. You, with your motorbikes, will take a boat to the Vietnamese Tradional Ancient House, which is one of the nicest and oldest in the South of Vietnam remained intact over hundred years old and after so many turbulent occurrences in the war time.
Enjoy a welcome dinner will be prepared by friendly local host with warmness to get your energy back.
Homestay in Cai Be.
Activities:
180 km motors riding (5 hours)
30 minutes transfer by boat
Culture Exchange at homestay
DAY 2 : Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: CAI BE MOTORCYCLE TOUR PASSING VINH LONG TO CAN THO (B/L/D)
After early breakfast with Vietnam bean coffee, start your day with the motor rides on the island. It is a great chance for you to meet the local villagers, farmers. A short cruise on Tien River to visit the most unique floating market of Southern Vietnam.
Disembark in Vinh Long pier in late morning; we head for Cantho on your motors with stops on the way to experience the daily life in the Mekong Delta region.
Overnight in Cantho.
Activities:
90 km motors riding (2.5 hours)
2.5 hrs boat trip
DAY 3 : Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: CAN THO MOTORCYCLE TOUR PASSING CAI RANG TO SAIGON (B/L/-)
6.30AM – Ride to Ninh Kieu Pier to take a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market, one of the busiest fruit market in Southeast Asia. We have a long distance cruise & walk on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine. Back to Hotel for breakfast. Then we will have short visit to Can Tho central market and Binh Thuy ancient house whose design is a combination of Vietnam and France with interesting involved stories but also a garden with various flowers and fruits, including a wide range of orchids and a record cactus.
Motorcycle heading back to Saigon by 1A highway on your “steel horses” with stops for rest. Lunch en route. Arrive your hotel in Saigon in late afternoon.
Activities:
215 km motors riding (6.5 hours)
2.5 hrs boat trip
DAY 4: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: HO CHI MINH CITY MOTORBIKING TO BAO LOC – LAM DONG – DA LAT (B/L/D)
The journey northwards begins as we depart Ho Chi Minh and pass through the many tea and coffee plantations to the hill station of Da Lat, sometimes known as the “City of Eternal Spring”. The drive is long but views are fantastic all along the way. Once arriving in Da Lat we can soak up the cool climate as much as we want by spending our time to wander around and catch our first glimpse of this town.
The influence of the French is evident in local culture and architecture since Da Lat was founded as a hill retreat for the colonials to escape the oppressive heat in the coastal plains and the chaos of Saigon. This charming town is set around a lake and surrounded by forests, waterfalls and rolling countryside.
O/N in Da Lat.
Activities:
250 km motors riding (6.5 hours)
Offroad Biking over the mountains & jungles
DAY 5 : Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: DA LAT MOTORBIKING TO MUI NE CAPE (B/L/D)
Today we enjoy a drive through the charming pine hill to the summer residence of Vietnam’s last Emperor Bao Dai. He was forced to abdicate in 1945, shortly after the end of the World War II. This mansion displays a lovely collection of Vietnam treasures. We follow it with a trip to the sacred Lam Ty Ni Pagoda and the Hang Nga Guesthouse. This construction is well known as the Crazy House because of its bizarre architecture.
The lively central market and the old rail station are also visited before we travel by roads passing through the undulating terrains to the picturesque coastal town of Mui Ne. En route we stop at Ca Na beach to see friendly fishermen using fishing nets to catch fish or communicate with the locals to understand more about their life
Check-in at hotel in Mui Ne and then free time to view the Sunset on the sea.
O/N in Mui Ne
Activities:
230 km motors riding (5 hours)
Beach Relaxation
DAY 6 : Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: MOTORBIKING TO PHAN THIET (B/L/D)
Morning, breakfast & check out. Back on our motorbike and ride 35kms forwards to famous Phan Thiet. On the way, pay a visit at the Fairy stream, then pause to discover the fishing village of Mui Ne and further on is the enormous red sand dunes. Continue your trip and enjoy the motor ride with stop to discover how fishermen doing the daily work: net fishing, selling fish, mending fishing net.
Last stop is at Bau Sen – a vast sand dune which has inspired numerous photographers for many years. We arrive in Phan Thiet around 2.00PM. The rest of day is your own at leisure. This day is also a chance for you to try wind-surfing on beautiful beaches at Phan Thiet (optional)
Overnight in Phan Thiet.
Activities:
40 km riding in Phan Thiet (Mui Ne Cape)
Swimming at Phan Thiet Beach
DAY 7 : Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: PHAN THIET MOTORBIKING TO SAIGON (B/L/-)
Morning, breakfast & check out then you will be at leisure on the beach for a while. After that, we will ride to visit to Duc Thanh School – the first school built in Central Vietnam where the national Hero “Ho Chi Minh” used to be a teacher there, then visit Chua Ong Pagoda. A stop to explore the central market before continues drive to Van Thuy Tu – a temple where fishermen in Phan Thiet believe and worship their God of the Sea.
We then have a lunch at a local restaurant before riding back to Saigon.
Activities:
230 Km of riding (5 hours)
Swimming & sight seeing
Day 8: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: Sai Gon – Bavet (Moc Bai) – border crossing to Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Breakfast at hotel, we embark our tour to Cambodia border to continue our trip in Cambodia. Upon arrival at Bavet (Moc Bai) border, you will meet with our Dirt Bike Tour Guide and dirt bike are provided and adjusted accordingly. Checking the motorbikes and ride to Phnom Penh, a capital city of Cambodia. After the civil war ended more than 15 years ago, Cambodia has become an emerging city filled with modern buildings and distant memories. Then to hotel for check in.
Overnight in Phnom Penh hotel.
Summary:
Distance: 168 km.
Accommodation: hotel in Phnom Penh
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 9: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: Phnom Penh – Kampong Thom
After breakfast at the hotel, we will ride dirt bike from the hotel along road 6 where we transfer to the hotel for lunch. In the afternoon we explore the Pre-Angkorian complex of Sambor Prei Kuk Ariel by bus. We have dinner later at the hotel where you’ll spend the night. Overnight in Kampong Thom.
Summary:
Distance: 168 km.
Accommodation: hotel in Kampong Thom
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 10: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: Kampong Thom – Preah Khan
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Preah Khan temple located in Kampong Svay district. Preah Khan was once served as the capital when the King moved the capital there for a short period of time before the next King moved back. Overnight in Ta Seng village located near Preah Khan temple.
Summary:
Distance: 150 km.
Accommodation: Homestay in Preah Khan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 11: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: Preah Khan – Siem Reap
After breakfast, we will ride dirt bike to Siem Reap via Stoung district in Kampong Thom province. Overnight in Siem Reap Hotel.
Summary:
Distance: 130 km.
Accommodation: hotel in Siem reap
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 12: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: Siem Reap Tours
Breakfast at the hotel. Today, we explore the temples in Angkor Complex by vehicle not bike motorbike on the back road. After getting our Angor pass at the check point, we visit the junlge temple of Ta Phrom, Kravan, Srah Srang, Banteay Kdei, Takeo, Chao Say Tevoda, Tommanon. We ride on the single trails to visit the former capital of Ankor Thom including Bayon, Baphoun, Phimean Akas, Terrace of Elephants, Terrace of Leaper King. Afternoon, we extensively visit Angkor Wat, the 7th Wonder of the World and sunset view. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Summary:
Transfer: AC vehicle
Accommodation: hotel in Siem reap
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 13: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: Siem Reap – Koh Ker – Chhaeb
In the morning after having breakfast we will proceed by checking out from the hotel then ride to Koh Ker was the capital city of the Khmer Empire during hardly two decades (928-944) during the reign of Jayavarman IV. Two kings reigned in Koh Ker; Jayavarman IV, who probably already lived there since 921, and his son Harshavarman II who stayed on the throne only 3 years, from 941 to 944. Rajandravarman II, Harshavarman’s II son, moved back the capital to Yashodharapura (Angkor) after his accession.
The main ruins at Koh Ker consist of an impressive seven-storey sandstone pyramid (Prasat Thom). The second biggest structure of Koh Ker is PrasatKrahom (red temple) built with red bricks and lost in the jungle. The surrounding land was irrigated by the Rahal Baray, similar to, but smaller than, the ones at Angkor. It is believed that over 80 ruins lie in this area. Then follow by driving to Chhaeb, the district located in Preah Vihear Province for overnight in Homestay.
Summary:
Distance: 240 km.
Accommodation: Homestay in Preah Vihear.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 14: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: Chhaeb – Tbeng Meanchey – Siem Reap
After breakfast. Depart to Siem Reap via Kampong Thom. Arrive in Siem reap late afternoon, you have free time to enjoy your last night in Siem reap and relax after a long motorbiking adventure. Overnight in Siem reap.
Ride distance: Approx 210km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap.
Day 15: Southern Vietnam motorbike tour to Cambodia: Siem reap departure
Free time to get more sights and sound of Sieam reap or buy you sovernirs before transfer to airport to catch your flight back to your home country. End of our services.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Not Available
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Inclusions:
Accommodation at standard hotels
Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
Helmet(s)
Driving gears
Gasoline on tour
English speaking guide
Meals as indicated in the itinerary
Entrance fees & Sightseeing fees
Exclusions:
Travel insurance
Visa
Air-ticket
Tips
Personal expenses