Ben Tre & Vinh Long lanes, two days by bike

This is the trip for people who came to the delta to ride, have two days, and want to start from Ho Chi Minh City. The former Ben Tre province is the nearest bike country to the city: Ben Tre town is about 85 km away by road, roughly 1¾ to 2¼ hours depending on how the city lets you out. The second Rach Mieu bridge, open since August 2025, added a four-lane crossing over the Tien River to relieve the original two-lane bridge.

You need to be able to ride two to three hours in the morning with short stops, on a flat surface that is narrow, sometimes broken and shared with mopeds, pedestrians and the occasional dog. You do not need speed. Published notes for these lanes put the real pace around 15 km/h because of the turns, the small bridges and the patched concrete. Ben Tre has been part of Vinh Long province since the 2025 merger, so both days are now in one province even though older road signs still carry the former names.

Grade 2 means up to about 50 km a day on flat ground, where heat rather than terrain is the effort. If 50 km sounds like a lot, remember it is split into two sittings with a long break, and the van is always close.

The lower delta has a different water problem from the upper delta. In the dry season salt water pushes up the river mouths: in the 2025–26 peak, salinity of 4‰ was forecast 30–35 km up the Ham Luong and 35–40 km up the Co Chien. It does not stop the riding, but it shapes the orchards you pass and the water you see in the canals in March and April. In October and November the problem flips: high tides push water onto riverside streets in Vinh Long, which can move our day-two start by an hour.

The number of riders moves this price more than anything else, because guide and vehicle cost the same for two people or eight. The pricing page shows the full breakdown, and how to book sets out the steps from form to confirmation.