Tour starts at 8.30 am at our location and ends at around 4 pm at our location in Tan Binh district

Highlights

• Stunning Saigon off-road ride suitable for all rider levels
• Amazing scenic rural
• Delicious local beef dishes

What’s included:

– Saigon Riders English speaking guide.
– Saigon Riders’ motorcycles (Kawasaki KLX 250s or Honda CRF 250L including gasoline).
– Lunch. Saigon Riders can cater for vegetarian requirements – talk to us about any other special dietary needs

What’s excluded:

– Bike damage (e.g. broken levers, heavily bent rims/handlebars/frame, burnt out clutch plates due to improper gear use).
– Insurance, emergency transportation.
– Tips to guide.

Itinerary:

Our guide will see you at our location in Tan Binh district at 8 am. Then let follow your Saigon Riders guide at 8.30 am to head to the Saigon off-road. On the way, you will see how the Saigon locals manage to negotiate their ride to work in the heaving traffic as well as understand the chaotic order of sharing the road. We’ll escape that and take you out through the scenic Saigon country trails and continue on by driving along paths zigzagging through villages.

Along the country trails, there are numerous interesting places on the way that are worth stopping over. These are rice noodle drying fields, farms, plantations… The riding is long and tough, so it’s a good opportunity to take a break in some of these places to explore the locals’ life, productions, and of course to hydrate.

This Saigon dirt bike tour will take you to the picturesque scenic rural on the left bank of Saigon river, a sea of green color everywhere you look to the endless horizon. As usual, we stop anywhere and you can shoot at will.

As we pass by the Cuchi firing range, you will have the opportunity to fire a range of assault rifles or machine guns.

Please note that shooting range costs are outside of the inclusions on this Saigon surrounds by dirt bike tour.

This off-road tour stops at a nearby restaurant where beef is the main highlight. It is a good chance to explore local cuisine such as barbecue steak, crispy rice with five-spiced beef with a variety of mints. What could be better than sitting back, checking out some photos taken in the bike ride while waiting for your steak, and enjoying an icy cold Saigon beer!

A mix of off-road and on-road, a dirt bike ride with family, friends, and colleagues to Saigon country trails and back is a great taste of the muddy tracks and dusty paths in diverse rural settings.

No pain no gain! More adventurous motorbike tours (Vietnam) are waiting for you!

Additional information

• This motorcycle tour requires an adventurous spirit and a strong backside.
• Sturdy outdoor clothing and footwear is recommended.

• Tips for tour guide/driver are highly appreciated

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Saigon Riders will guide you on this 2-day motorbike tour (Vietnam) and provide you with the best dirt bike tour experience. It is suitable for all rider levels and aimed at those who do not have enough time for a long ride but still want to challenge their skills.

Highlights

• Challenging off-road, trails, off the beaten tracks under thick jungle canopies
• Riding through farmlands, plantations
• Local cuisines, overnight stay on the bank of Dong Nai river

Price:
-Group of one: 260 USD/Day
-Group of two: 180 USD/Day/Person
-Group of three: 170 USD/Day/Person
-Group from four: 160 USD/Day/Person

Tour includes:

• Guide, 250cc dirt bikes, gasoline, B&B accommodation (double/twin shared room, extra $40 for the single room), entrance fees, all meals, and water.

Tour excludes:

• Bike damage (e.g. broken levers, heavily bent rims/handlebars/frame, broken or cracked headlight, burnt-out clutch plates due to improper handling……)
• Insurance, emergency transportation, and related costs. Bike transportation by truck in case of heavily damaged, burnt-out clutch plates…
• Alcohol drinks
• Tips to guide.

Get ready? Here is the detailed itinerary:

Following your Saigon off-road tour guide, you’ll leave bustling Ho Chi Minh behind and head to the back roads. On the way, you will see how the Saigon locals manage to negotiate their ride to work in the heaving traffic as well as understand the chaotic order of sharing the road. In this motorbike tour (Vietnam), we’ll escape that and take you out through the scenic countryside and continue by driving along dirt trails zigzagging through villages, and rubber plantations.

Day 1: Saigon to Nam Cat Tien

The route will take us north of Saigon up through Ma Da jungle with all the hidden trails and Dinh Quan district at the lower reaches of the Central Highlands.

Lunch on the way is at a restaurant where dear, wild boar are the main highlight. It is a good chance to explore local cuisines such as barbecue dear, wild boar, and a variety of herby mints. Sit back checking out some photos taken on the morning offroad ride while waiting for your steak and enjoying an icy-cold drink!

After lunch, we’ll cut through the agricultural bounty of this part of Vietnam – cashew, gum trees, and orange plantations before crossing Dong Nai river to our lodge in  Nam Cat Tien. On the way, we’ll take some back roads through remote rural ethnic villages to take in some spectacular and diverse landscapes. A solid day’s ride followed by a good meal and a welcome night’s rest.

Have a look at a short video of this 2 day’s dirt bike tour to Nam Cat Tien park and surrounds

Day 2: Nam Cat Tien to Saigon

The day starts with a quick breakfast on the edge of Cat Tien National Park before we continue our dirt bike tour. It’s a rich lowland tropical forest and biosphere reserve in southern Vietnam which protects a variety of breathtaking flora, birds as well as animals including Asian elephants, sun bears, gaurs, and a variety of smaller mammals. We’ll have to leave visiting Nam Cat Tien for another day and instead concentrate our energies on more important matters which are your goals for today: enjoying the trail riding and managing not to fall off your bike!

The area surrounding Nam Cat Tien provides very challenging muddy and slippery trails in the rainy season. In the dry season, dirt riders also find challenges in conquering the tracks through cashew plantation and stream crossings.  After negotiating these obstacles we’ll continue on past Tri An lake and return to Ho Chi Minh with arrival on Sunday evening.

A mix of off-road and on-road, a dirt bike tour ride with family, friends, and colleagues to Nam Cat Tien and back is a great taste of the muddy tracks and dusty trails in thick jungle and diverse rural settings.

No pain no gain! More adventurous motorbike tours (Vietnam) are waiting for you!

See the route here:

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This Vietnam dirt bike tour hits the countryside roads to get to the central highlands first then continue down to the coastal town of Mui Ne instead of taking the dreary, tiresome main highways. The off roads around and through plantations, reservoir lakes, jungles, and highlands passes will definitely give you a vista into the natural beauty of Vietnam.

Day 1: Saigon – Nam Cat Tien National Park, 182km

Getting out of busy Ho Chi Minh, the first highlight of your 4 day Vietnam dirt bike tour is the off-roads surrounding Nam Cat Tien National Park.

A ferry brings us to the other side of the Dong Nai River for our drive on to and around Tri An lake. This lake is one of the largest lakes in Vietnam and was built for producing hydropower.

We take the back roads through the jungle of Ma Da. Here, we have an opportunity to explore the tunnels of Duong Minh Chau, which were the base of the Viet Cong in the 60s.

Next, you continue your Vietnam the dirt bike tour on smaller roads through the fertile natural reserve before you get on another ferry taking us to nearby Nam Cat Tien National Park. This biodiversity park hosts many rare mammals, birds, reptiles, and flora.

This section may prove to be the toughest of the trip. No worries about photo stops and lunch. We know you are on vacation, so we offer a very relaxed trip with many photo opportunities. Whenever you need to eat or rest, we will arrange it!  Overnight in a lodge next to the park.

Day 2: Nam Cat Tien – Da Lat, 182 kms

On your Vietnam dirt bike tour today, we head to the highlands where tea and coffee plantations dominate the area. The route will take us through some minority villages that rely heavily on growing and harvesting these staples.

Meandering along trails, through and around waterways, the plantations to and from Da Pal lake is a highlight for the dirt bike ride today

We’ll take an overnight stop in Dalat city before tomorrow’s descent to the coast.

Day 3: Downhill to Mui Ne, 160 kms

After breakfast, we take a stunning winding drive down to the coast to the oceanfront town of Mui Ne.

The trip certainly can stop at vegetable and flower farms, coffee plantations to get a look at the changes in land use as we emerge from the lower central highlands. Winding by forested mountains for much of the way. The road hits 1000 meters as we first ascend before traversing the pass for the descent. This Vietnam dirt bike tour also includes some spectacular views along the way down to the coast.  Off-road riding for fun is a must.

We will stop in Mui Ne for a relaxing afternoon on the beach and taking in some of the nightlife of busy Mui Ne.

Day 4: Mui Ne –  Saigon, 250 kms

Waking up in the early morning,  you have more chances to explore the simple life of locals with their fishing net, small wooden boats. It is usually to see the one-man traditional fishing vessel, the coracle.

Then, we take the picturesque coastal road past some salt farms and many dragon fruit plantations. This motorcycle ride will get closer to the sea in Ho Tram and Ba Ria then finally Ho Chi Minh.

This enduro tour, of course, requires an adventurous spirit and a strong backside. Sturdy outdoor clothing and footwear are recommended

For meals, we can cater for vegetarian requirements. Talk to us about any other dietary needs:

Price:

-Group of one: 260 USD/Day

-Group of two: 180 USD/Day/Person

-Group of three: 170 USD/Day/Person

-Group from four: 160 USD/Day/Person

What’s included:

• High quality Japanese 250cc motorbikes with spare parts.
• Guide, gasoline, B&B accommodation (double/twin shared room, extra $40/night for the single room), entrance fees, all meals, and water.

What’s excluded:

• Bike damage (e.g. broken levers, heavily bent rims/handlebars/frame, broken or cracked headlight, burnt out clutch plates due to improper gear use……).
• Insurance or emergency transportation. Bike transportation by truck in case of being heavily damaged.
• Tips to the guide.

Note: this is a self-drive tour, therefore it is the responsibility of the client to ensure that they are compliant with local motorbike license regulations. We can obviously discuss this with you at the time of booking. Also, if you would like to ride pillion, please contact us for more details.

Route of the journey

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Highlights

• Adventurous riding journey
• Must-try local street food
• Old Saigon’s historical antecedents vs. modern Saigon’s lifestyle

What’s included

• Tour guide
• Saigon Riders’ motorcycles
• Entrance fees
• Beer and soft drinks
• Street food and barbecued seafood

What’s excluded:

• Insurance or emergency transportation.
• Tips to guide.

Planned route

Waiting at your hotel, we will pick you up and then we start heading to our very first destination where you can have a splendid panoramic across the cityscape by Saigon River. It cannot be more interesting if you warm up the night with a drink (beer or mocktail or smoothie as you wish) before immersing in the Saigon’s nightlife.

After that, oh hell yeah, it’s time for the first course of the night, which is “Banh hoi thit nuong”. “Banh hoi” is super thin rice noodle which is light, fluffy, and woven into intricate bundles or mats. On the other hand, “thit nuong” is ubiquitous smoky grilled pork which is the hallmark of a lot of street-side barbeques. Banh hoi is served as a layer on a plate and topped with thit nuong. For adventurers who don’t like pork, “bo la lot” (grilled beef rolled in pepper leaves) is your alternative choice.

Banh hoi thit nuong (Soft thin vermicelli with marinated char-grilled pork)

Next, you can have a real adventurous feeling while we ride on zigzag roads through many small business areas to Chinatown. Then, we are off to District 8 to sightsee small stilt houses along the canal to the Saigon River. This area is worth exploring at night. We can stop for a drink and have a closer look at local life along the canal. This old town is a totally contrast to newly built, comfortable, and luxury residences in District 7.

Bo la lot (Grilled beef rolled in pepper leaves)

The last destination of this journey is District 4. Barbecued seafood and exotic street food are waiting for us to enjoy. You have the chance to show off your cooking skills as you can have your food processed right at your table. Sitting on the sidewalk and eating street food, you look like a real Saigonese at this moment.

BBQ Seafood

Now, we believe that your belly is full and your mind is blown away with both historic and modern pictures of Saigon. This tour calls for adventurous taste-buddies and a strong backside. However, you really don’t need to taste all dishes. If you don’t like seafood or any specific kind of street food, please let us know in advance for alternatives.

Additional information

• Sturdy outdoor clothing and comfortable footwear are recommended
• Tips for tour guide/rider are highly appreciated

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A self-driving Mekong delta tour where you will be guided by one of our skillful and knowledgeable teams. You will be amazed from adventures, culture, local people and food in this wonderful 6-day Grand Mekong delta loop. Before departure we’ll go through a mandatory test of our equipment, checking gears, brakes and safety wear etc to ensure we are ready for the travel ahead. After that all we need is some riding skill, a Gopro or smartphone camera and most importantly, a good dose of adrenaline. That’s enough to get us going.

A variation on our popular estuaries of the Mekong delta tour that gives you a more comprehensive look at the whole Mekong delta. A dirt bike tour that takes you not only through the heart of the Mekong allowing you to appreciate how fundamental are the rivers of the delta to the lives of the folk who live here and to see the stunning beauty of U Minh Thuong National Park and the coastal province of Kien Giang.

Mekong, a single word that evokes such tremendous feelings for nearly twenty million Vietnamese living on its delta. For locals, it’s their everything!

The river was called “gift of water” by the famous French adventurer Jacques Cousteau in 1993. Cousteau spent a memorable time going up and downstream to capture and present to the world the Mekong’s rich array of resources and varied civilizations. You can watch Mekong delta via Cousteau to see more of this land existing simultaneously in the present and past.

Our expedition stretches not only along the river like Captain Cousteau before but also across its many estuaries, on two wheels, as close to the water’s edge as possible.

Highlights

• Riding along the narrow tracks and the maze of backroads on the edge of the delta waterways
• The changing varieties of scenery and flora as we travel from the edge to the center of the delta
• Crossing many huge river mouths with all kind of amazing watercraft
• Brackish area and how farms and plantations can adapt to the soil and salted water
• Local customs and cuisines

Price:
-Group of one: 260 USD/Day
-Group of two: 180 USD/Day/Person
-Group of three: 170 USD/Day/Person
-Group from four: 160 USD/Day/Person

Tour includes:

• Guide, 250cc dirt bikes, gasoline, B&B accommodation (double/twin shared room, extra $40 for the single room), entrance fees, all meals, and water.

Tour excludes:

• Bike damage (e.g. broken levers, heavily bent rims/handlebars/frame, broken or cracked headlight, burnt-out clutch plates due to improper handling……)
• Insurance, emergency transportation, and related costs. Bike transportation by truck in case of heavily damaged, burnt-out clutch plates…
• Alcohol drinks
• Tips to guide.

Planned route

Day 1: Saigon to Ben Tre
• Distance: 140 km
• Ferry crossing: 4 times
• Tip of the day: don’t fall in the water and try to get used to your bike

Ben Tre is a big fertile island province carved by several of the main branches of the Mekong river. During the Vietnam War, spontaneous uprisings in Ben Tre spread resistance and conflict to many other areas of South Vietnam. Now it’s the center of a famous coconut, topiary and bonsai industry, and fishing and aquaculture.

Our guide will meet you at 7.30 am and depart to the south of Saigon to the bumpy roads through wooden boatyards, past shrimp farms, and mangrove before crossing the first mouth of the Mekong. More riding through the scenic rural ideal before a late morning river crossing followed by a lunch break in a fishing town.

Like many fishing towns and villages, an array of piers and wooden structures are dotted along the water’s edge. These are the landing places for the many small fishing vessels and the hive of activity is a great chance to take some great photos of local fish trading activities. Later is the time to test your skill by riding on tight trails and across narrow bridges with no handrails.

Overnight stay will be in a guest house in a small town on the main island of Ben Tre province. As we don’t pass through any urban area of substance on the first day, the accommodation is modest and local. If you need a more comfortable upmarket hotel room, don’t hesitate to ask us to rearrange the route for suitable accommodation.

Day 2: Ben Tre to Soc Trang
• Distance: 148 km
• Ferry crossing: 8 times
• Tip of the day: Fill up your belly and mind with caffeine and energy drinks as required and take the time to have small talks with locals on the ferry crossings.

Today we pass through the provinces of Soc Trang and Tra Vinh where Khmer communities have dominated this isolated wetland for centuries before the immigration of the Viet and Chinese. They all contribute prosperity to this land through farming and trading and enrich Vietnam culture through religious ceremonies, festivals, beautiful temples, and monasteries. We will ride through sleepy Khmer hamlets, passing by countless shrimp farms, and witnessing the shrimp harvest. Today will be filled with river crossings by ferries of all size and shape bringing an array of interesting challenges.

Please note that we are the first and the only company providing this type of tour to the Mekong estuaries, expats and foreign tourists are rarely seen all along the way we ride. So take the opportunity to interact with locals on ferries and food and drink stops. It may provide you with one of the most genuine and interesting parts of your visit to Vietnam. A real conversation piece.

Day 3: Soc Trang to Rach Gia via U Minh Thuong National Park
• Distance: 226 km
• Ferry crossing: 4 times
• Tip of the day: Don’t fall in the water and watch out for chooks and pets. Keep your camera battery charged – a long-lens camera is a good option for the visit to U Minh Thuong. Get ready to taste exotic food at the national park.

We start the day with a visit to Mahatup pagoda. It’s a large pagoda with Khmer origins; it’s also known as Bat Pagoda because it is home to a colony of giant fruit bats. We then depart Soc Trang heading to U Minh Thuong National Park. The concrete pad roadway tracing its way through the villages en route has countless narrow bridges making it a great challenge for any rider.

U Minh Thuong NP is one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the country and a wetland of international importance, highlighting an array of mammals, fish, and waterbird life native to the Mekong delta. We’ll take lunch before we cruise a shrimp-tailed boat along the canals to the bird reserve located in the core of the national park, a highlight of this 3^rd day.

After the visit to the NP we continue our overnight stay in Rach Gia.

Day 4: Onward travel to Phu Quoc island or return to Saigon via Chau Doc
• Distance: 130 km
• Tip of the day: You can choose one of two options, which is heading to Phu Quoc Island or returning to Saigon.

Option 1: from Rach Gia to Phu Quoc Island
After taking an early breakfast in your hotel, we will transfer and board the express boat, the Superdong, to Phu Quoc island.

Daily departures at 7:30 am and you will dock at the main pier on the island at 10 am.

Departure from Rach Gia is included in our service.

Option 2: from Rach Gia to Chau Doc
Tips of the day: Be prepared for an emotional visit to Ba Chuc massacre site. A fully charged battery camera is highly recommended and a long-lens camera is a good one for the low-lands and Tra Su.

• Tip of the day: Be prepared for an emotional visit to Ba Chuc massacre site. Once again have your camera fully charged and a long lens camera is a good option for the low lands and Tra Su.

We leave Rach Gia on the back roads, through a vast rice paddy country on the way to Ba Chuc massacre site. It was here in 1978 that units of the regular army of Democratic Kampuchea’s army, the Khmer Rouge, emboldened by their victory in Cambodia, spilled over the border massacring thousands of local villagers, leaving only two survivors. The memorial and pagoda erected at the site is a poignant reminder of those attacks and stands alongside Tuol Sleng, the Killing Fields and My Lai amongst others as haunting testaments of the depravity of that time in southeast Asia.

After Ba Chuc we continue onto Tra Su bird sanctuary, a low land national park made up of mangrove and melaleuca as far as the eye can see. We’ll glide through the interwoven mesh of canals with only the calls of birds and swish of paddles to disturb the quiet. This rich oasis of biodiversity and its quiet beauty is a gem inside a country crammed with over 90 million people. We’ll take lunch of local specialties in the middle of the park before moving on for panoramic sunset views over the Mekong delta floodplains from the summit of Sam Mountain. Overnight in Chau Doc

Day 5: Chau Doc to Can Tho
• Distance: 173 km
• Ferry crossing: 5 times
• Tip of the day: Experience the cultural diversity of Chau Doc and the rich bounty of the upper reaches of the Mekong.

We start the day by a visit to a fishing village and fish farm nearby Chau Doc. It’s all raw and rural but the people here are proud of their product, be it rice or basa fish as its top quality and exported worldwide. From here our motorbike ride takes us through rice paddies, villages consumed with producing straw mats and citrus farms along trails that take us to the largest city in the delta, Can Tho.

After all the riding through the rural reaches of the Mekong, stopping at a large city like Can Tho sounds like a jarring experience contrast, but it’s a little-big city, with all the facilities of a city but a pace that hasn’t changed for a hundred years mirroring the pace of its rural surrounds. After checking into our accommodation for the night, we’ll do what many locals do in the evening and head to the riverside promenade for some relaxation.

Day 6: Can Tho to Saigon
• Distance: 200 km
• Ferry crossing: 4 times
• Tip of the day: The best-floating market experience in the Mekong delta – remember to charge that camera and get up close to the locals.

We continue to explore the waterways with an early morning boat ride to the bustling Cai Rang floating market, the biggest in the Mekong delta. As we weave amongst the anchored boats, we’ll see vendors line up their boats and hang fruit and vegetables on a bamboo pole to advertise the goods they are selling. Moving on from the floating market we will visit an inland market to compare the differences as well as a nearby noodle factory.

After that, it’s time to explore the land with a ride through farming villages and small laneways on the way back to Saigon. We can stop as often as you like and there will be plenty of impromptu breaks to meet up with lots of friendly locals. Something you won’t get from the package coach tour out of Saigon.

Whether continuing your Vietnam holiday with a trip north or flying home, you will leave the Mekong delta with fond memories of the friendly locals, colorful markets, and vibrant scenes discovered on this tour.

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A 3 day tour is to explore the Mekong delta. You will be driving on back roads mostly through villages away from the tourist track and discover the real life of people living along this magic river. Loving Mekong delta is an adventurous journey where you will fall in love with waterways, back roads, culture and heritage in this area.

Highlights

• Floating markets, and floating villages along Mekong river
• Riding along narrow tracks, maze of back roads and waterways
• Local customs and cuisines

Price:
-Group of one: 250 USD/Day
-Group of two: 170 USD/Day/Person
-Group of three: 160 USD/Day/Person
-Group from four: 150 USD/Day/Person

Tour includes

• • Tour guide/driver
  • Saigon Riders’ motorcycles
  • Entrance fees, boat tickets
  • Hotels (double/twin shared)  (extra $40/night for a single room)
  • 3 lunches, 2 dinners (other food choices are also catered, including vegetarian dishes)

Tour excludes:

• Bike damage (e.g. broken levers, heavily bent rims/handlebars/frame, burnt-out clutch plates due to improper gear use)
• Insurance, emergency transportation, related costs
• Tips to guide.

Planned route

Day 1:
• Distance: 210 km
• Accommodation: West hotel or similar (https://canthowesthotel.vn/)

Riding pillion with our drivers to escape from Saigon to the off-road, we delve deep into the Ben Tre province of southern Vietnam and explore the Mekong delta. Driving back roads mostly through villages away from the tourist track and discover the real life of people living along this magic river. We take quiet laneways and dirt paths weaving in and out of villages and fields waving to kids whizzing by on their way to school, saying “Xin Chao” (hello) to women pedaling gracefully in their traditional “ao dai” dresses, and hopping onto small ferries to cross the tributaries alongside elderly vendors carrying groceries on their bikes.

Later we board our private boat and cruise past some interesting places such as old-style brick kiln before stopping at a coconut processing workshop where you learn step by step how the locals waste nothing from the coconut tree in making a variety of products, handicrafts, and candy. Transferring to bicycle we cycle along trails under the green canopy of coconut plantation before stopping for a pleasant lunch of local specialties, including delicious “Elephant Ear fish”. After lunch, we will row a sampan along the tree-lined canals to get a closer look at life.

Day 2:
• Distance: 190 km
• Accommodation: Hung Cuong hotel (www.hungcuonghotel.vn)

We continue to explore the waterways with a morning boat ride to the bustling Cai Rang floating market, one of the biggest in the Mekong delta. As we weave amongst the anchored boats, we’ll see vendors line up their boats and hang fruit or vegetables on a bamboo pole advertising the goods they are selling. Moving on from the floating market we will visit an inland market to compare the differences as well as noodle factory nearby.

After that, it’s time to explore the land with a motorbike ride through farming villages and small laneways on the way to the border town of Chau Doc. This area is inhabited by Vietnamese as well as people from the Khmer and Cham ethnic groups, part of the rich tapestry of ethnic minorities in Vietnam, their customs and traditions enriching the culture and so often seen in their houses, pagodas, mosques. We will also see some of the product that is exported worldwide and that people here are proud of – rice and Basa fish. After lunch, we explore the fishing village and fish farms. The day is completed by panoramic sunset views over the Mekong Delta floodplains from the summit of Sam Mountain.

Day 3:
• Distance: 120 km

We drive to the coastal town of Ha Tien. On the way there we’ll stop at Tra Su bird sanctuary, low land national park with mangrove forest as far as the eye can see, interwoven with canals and many thousands of birds. We’ll also stop at the site of the Ba Chuc massacre which was carried out by the regular army of Democratic Kampuchea’s army, the Khmer Rouge, in 1978. After that, we’ll move onto Ha Tien where you will board a speed boat at noon to Phu Quoc island.

Additional information

• We recommend sturdy outdoor clothing and comfortable footwear
• We highly appreciate tips for Saigon Riders tour guide, drivers

Route of the journey

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Riding away from Saigon, you will have a chance to enjoy the Cangio mangrove forest. A day tour rides you to amazing adventures. Inhaling fresh air, taking a wooden boat, and challenging yourself with crocodiles are fun enough for a day tour. 

Planned route

Our guide and drivers will pick you up at your hotel at 8 am. Riding pillion with our drivers you will escape through the south-west of the city through the “Beverly Hills of Saigon” in District 7.

We take a wooden ferry at 9:15 am across to Can Gio Island, drive the backroads through land containing shrimp farm, swallow houses for farming the bird nests, salt fields, and mangrove forest away from the tourist track to discover the real life of people living in this wetland.

Our stop is Vam Sat biosphere reserve. Here you will take a motorized wooden boat then a sampan, cruise zigzagging the quiet canals to the flying foxes reserve swamp. You will study how to fish for crab, have fun with crocodile fishing and climb up the observation tower to see the panorama of this vast forest wetland.

From May to October every year, thousands of birds come to this Biosphere Reserve to build nests and lay eggs. If you are here in the breeding season, you have the option of rowing a sampan to discover their life.

Lunch is at a local restaurant with dishes and drinks at your request!

We arrive back in Saigon in the late afternoon.

Additional option: $40/person (minimum group size is 2 people). After lunch, we keep driving about 40 km through the forest to the second stop: Monkey island with it’s one thousand long tail monkeys. With help from the staff, you can feed these cute primates and have many nice photos with them. Then we board a canoe and cruise to the former Vietcong base to see how the VC fighters survived and continued their resistance in this extremely difficult environment.

What’s included

• Tour guide and driver
• Saigon Riders’ motorcycles
• Entrance fees, boat trip
• Lunch including drinks (water)

What’s excluded:

• Bike damage (e.g. broken levers, heavily bent rims/handlebars/frame, burnt out clutch plates due to improper gear use).
• Insurance, emergency transportation, related costs
• Tips to guide

Additional information

• Sturdy outdoor clothing and comfortable footwear are recommended
• Tips for tour guide/rider are highly appreciated
• We can cater for vegetarian requirements – talk to us about any other dietary needs

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Highlights

• Adventurous riding journey

• Must-try local street food

• Old Saigon’s historical antecedents vs. modern Saigon’s lifestyle

What’s included

•Tour guide

• Saigon Riders’ motorcycles

• Entrance fees

•Water

What’s excluded:

•  Food and soft drinks, alcoholic drinks on tour. Price is quoted on the menu in the restaurant.

• Insurance, emergency transportation, related costs

• Tips to guide

Planned route

Somewhere in the cacophony of scooter and motor vehicle traffic, not far from the modern downtown, many locals still live a more traditional lifestyle, a witness to the drive toward modernization that is taking place around them. This tour explores the contrasts of living in today’s Sai Gon. It also adds some gastronomic stops so that you can taste the history, variety, and importantly the seductiveness and variety of Vietnamese cuisine. Riding pillion behind our drivers we will take you on a tour of the city that will touch on some of the historical antecedents to modern Sai Gon as well as delving into some of the more everyday traditional lifestyles of the Saigonese.

First, it will be a visit to the heart of the busy wholesale quarter with a visit to Chinatown, known locally as ‘Cho Lon’. Cho Lon is in district 5 and while there we will stop at a church where the first president of South Vietnam and his brother prayed for a few hours before being arrested and assassinated. We will also visit an ancient temple, a wholesale market, and pass by the biggest motorbike spare parts market.

After that, we’ll head to District 8 to explore the low land with its many small stilt houses located along the canal to the Sai Gon river. This area is worth exploring to see the way of life for the many immigrants to this city and to see how they go about acclimatizing to the conditions here. It will amaze you and will be a real contrast to the comfortable life in newly built luxury residences in district 7. We stop on the way for a drink and a closer look at the local life along the canal before we go back to downtown for lunch with dishes from the former imperial capital cuisine. Whilst previously enjoyed mainly by those at the royal court, the cuisine is now enjoyed by all citizens.

Lunch is followed by a visit to the War Remnants Museum, a poignant display of the futility of war.

The regional variances of north and south Vietnamese cuisine will be explored next after a stop in a Chinese pagoda and the home of an admirable family that dug a secret bunker in their house to hide ammunition for suicide attacks on the Presidential palace by Viet Cong during the Tet Offensive in 1968 (except weekend)

The last stop is to taste some Vietnamese a little sweet dessert – a la sidewalk in low plastic chairs and tables.

Whether you are zooming by on motorbike or sipping a cocktail on a rooftop bar, there is much to savour and explore in this bustling city. The traffic is always dense, and as rushed as life always is, there are always locals lounging at street-side cafes, content to admire the passing free – for – all, watching life go by.

This tour requires an adventurous spirit and a strong backside.

Additional information

• Sturdy outdoor clothing and comfortable footwear are recommended
• Tips for tour guide/rider appreciated
• Other food choices are also catered, including vegetarian

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Highlights

• Adventurous riding journey through picturesque Cu Chi countryside
• Delicious local beef dishes
• Amazing underground tunnels

Tour includes:

• Tour guide
• Saigon Riders’ motorcycles
• Entrance fees
• Lunch
• Other food choices are also catered, including vegetarian

Tour excludes:

• Insurance, emergency transportation.
• Tips to guide

Itinerary

Leave bustling Saigon behind and head to the back roads in the northwest of the city by riding pillion behind our drivers. On the way, you will see how the Saigonese manage to go to work by motorbike in this amazing traffic and understand the chaotic order of sharing the road.

Upon getting to the tunnels, you will explore this underground labyrinth of tunnels with our guide taking you to the original size entrance, crawling through the bottle neck, and generally learn about what life and war was like for the Viet Cong who lived in these tunnels. After the tunnels, you will go to the Cuchi firing range where you will have the opportunity to fire a range of assault rifles or machine guns. Please note that Cuchi shooting range costs are outside of the inclusions in this ” One day motorcycle tour, amazing tunnels of Cu Chi”

After Cu Chi the tour stops at a nearby restaurant where beef is the main highlight. It is a good chance to explore local cuisine such as barbecue steak with a variety of mints. What could be better than sitting back, checking out some photos taken in the tunnels, or the bike ride while waiting for your steak and enjoying an icy cold Saigon beer!

This tour requires an adventurous spirit and a strong backside.

Additional information

• Sturdy outdoor clothing and footwear is recommended.
• We appreciate tips for the tour guides, drivers.
• Other food choices are also catered, including vegetarian.

• For an exclusive self-riding tour with Honda CRF 250L or Kawasaki KLX 250 dirt bike, please click here for more details

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