After 1. hour, transfer from Ho Chi Minh to the south of Saigon, to the gateway to Mekong Delta. You'll be ready for the morning ride on canal paths and narrow countryside lances alongside small villages—bike through agricultural farms, fruit orchards, rice paddy fields and vegetation plantations. Stopping at local markets and home businesses along the way and break for lunch in My Tho City.

The after-ride is more relaxed, and we continue in Ben Tre. Take your time pedalling through peaceful villages, ride through the coconut palms swaying in the breeze, cycle on many small bridges, cross the small rivers, and share space on paths with locals on pushbikes and mopeds. Settle into the hotel where your first night in the Delta.