BEST OF · PRIVATE CYCLING TOURS IN VIETNAM
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 9 private cycling tours in Vietnam worth the money, each with its price, its saddle time and the one thing to know before you commit.
Spend 8 to 9 hours exploring the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City by bicycle, boat, and kayak. You’ll visit a family farm near Ben Luc, cook local dishes, eat lunch, see Vinh Trang Pagoda, and hear traditional music. Guides such as Tin Tin and Chow are known for clear English, humor, and attentive care.
Ride 15 km through Hoi An, Tra Que Vegetable Village, and Cam Nam Island from 4 pm with an English-speaking guide such as Khanh or Yen. You’ll receive a bike, water, snacks, and dinner, with tastings at a private home, local restaurant, and riverside food stop. The route suits confident cyclists comfortable near traffic.
“And what an adventure it was!! I was fortunate enough to have a solo tour with the wonderful Yen, who made the tour all that better. From in the middle of Hoi An, to riding through the outskirts of the town - even spotting a buffalo! Yen was inRead more”
Ride about 25 km from Hoi An through village lanes, rice fields, river crossings, and rural homes before visiting My Son Sanctuary. Your English-speaking guide fits your bike, leads the route, provides fruit and local coffee or tea, and brings you back by private van after lunch. Guides have included Hán, Huy, Hoan, Tom, Thani, and Tien.
“Highly recommended doing a bike tour and can't fault these guys. There's more to see and experience when you're on a bicycle. The ride was very scenic and we felt safe the whole time. Went through villages and interacted with locals going Read more”
Ride quiet lanes around Cam Kim Island and Duy Vinh with a private English-speaking guide. Meet families who make incense, rice noodles, reed mats, and wooden furniture, then cross the Thu Bon River by ferry. Hotel pickup, bikes, helmets, coffee, water, and entrance fees are included. A Vietnamese meal is optional.
“Great trip around local villages on quiet tracks taking in the local culture and lovely scenery finishing with a boat trip back to Hoi An.”
See Ho Chi Minh City from the back of a motorbike with a private English-speaking guide. Choose a daytime city ride with one main dish and coffee, or a night route through Tan Dinh Church, the Saigon River, and Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, with local food tastings and hotel pickup.
Leave Ho Chi Minh City for Ben Luc and Family Tiny Garden, where guides such as Chow and Chao lead you through rice fields, fruit orchards, cooking, hand fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. This private day trip offers a quieter Mekong experience, with hotel pickup, lunch, and family-friendly activities included.
Meet your English-speaking guide at Hoi An Post Office at 3 p.m. for a private 10-kilometre bike ride through Cam Thanh and Tra Que, followed by a Thu Bon River cruise and six-dish family-style dinner. Guides such as Ha, Luong, Luc, and Luke have earned praise for friendly, attentive service, though bike condition and dinner location can vary.
“Our guide Ha was THE best! It was fun to see the countryside by bicycle - even as a solo tourist. Ha was conversational and a true professional. The boat ride was nice and the BBQ was a FEAST -- don't make the mistake and eat before!”
Leave Ho Chi Minh City with a private guide such as Chow for a full day in southern Vietnam. Cycle past dragon fruit, peanut, corn, and rice fields in Ben Luc, kayak through small waterways, learn to cook a barbecue lunch, then visit the Ben Dinh Cu Chi Tunnels. Pickup, transport, bikes, kayaks, lunch, and fees are included.
“Chow picked us up on time at our hotel brief itinerary of what would happen in the morning”
Spend five private hours cycling from Hoi An to Thanh Ha pottery village, Tra Que vegetable village, and Cam Thanh fishing village. Your English-speaking guide leads you along quiet village roads, helps you try pottery and farm work, then takes you on a 30-minute coconut boat ride before a five-dish local meal. Guide Vingh is one named guide associated with the experience.
“Our guide Vingh was excellent, super knowledgeable and great to chat to. Going on the bamboo boat was a definite highlight! Overall a great price for a private tour”
