Can Tho: Countryside biking tour with guide & local farms

Summary

Biking through Can Tho’s villages, fruit farms, and peaceful canals

You’ll ride quiet backroads near Can Tho with a local guide at first, then explore on your own past cacao and dragon fruit farms, meeting locals along the way. Taste fresh fruit, visit a tranquil Zen monastery, and soak up village life at your own pace—moments you’ll remember long after you’ve left Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

What’s the experience like?

The first thing I noticed was the sound — not traffic or engines, but this soft splash from a canal as we rolled our bikes off the van. The air felt thick with green smells, like wet leaves and something sweet I couldn’t name. Our guide, Minh, grinned and handed me a helmet that looked like it’d seen some stories. “We go slow here,” he said. “No rush.” So we didn’t.

We started out together along these narrow paths that wound between banana trees and little houses painted in faded blues and yellows. Minh stopped us at a cacao farm where the owner cracked open a pod right in front of us — the pulp inside was sticky and tart, nothing like chocolate yet. He let us taste it (I made a face; Minh laughed). Later we passed a dragon fruit farm; the pink fruits looked almost fake against all that green. Somewhere around there Minh waved goodbye — “You know the way now!” — and suddenly it was just us pedaling under low branches, dodging chickens.

I liked having that freedom for most of the day trip Can Tho countryside biking trail — no one telling us when to stop or hurry up. We found a huge banyan tree with roots like ropes hanging down, and I sat on its roots for a while just listening to someone nearby singing quietly as they worked in their garden. At one point my friend tried to ask directions in Vietnamese; the old man just smiled and pointed with his whole arm.

The Zen monastery was quieter than I expected — incense smoke curling up into sunlight through wooden beams. I still think about how peaceful it felt there after all that pedaling. By the time we got back to town (maybe 10km total?), my legs were tired but in that good way where you feel like you actually saw something real. Not everything went perfectly — my chain slipped once, we got a bit lost — but honestly that’s what made it stick with me.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Can Tho Biking Trail

• Pick up and route introduction
• Cycle to Cacao farm
• Visit Dragon fruit farm
• Explore Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery
• See Malayan Banyan tree
• Experience local Vietnamese life
• Enjoy fruit and homemade chocolate drink
• Drop off

Top questions

How long is the Can Tho biking tour?

The cycling route is about 10km in total.

Is there a guide for the whole tour?

A local guide joins for part of the trail; you explore most of it independently.

What farms do we visit on this day trip?

You’ll visit both a cacao farm (with explanation) and a dragon fruit farm.

Are bikes provided on this Can Tho countryside tour?

Yes, good quality bicycles are included for all participants.

Is this biking tour suitable for families with kids?

Yes, young kids can use infant seats on adult bikes; older kids get smaller bikes.

What else is included besides bikes?

Your day includes pickup and drop-off, fruit tasting, homemade chocolate drink, and an introduction to the route.

Can service animals join this bike tour?

Yes, service animals are allowed on this experience.

What’s included

Your day includes pickup and drop-off in Can Tho city, use of good quality bicycles (with infant seats if needed), guidance from a local expert for part of the trail plus route introduction so you can explore independently after, visits to cacao and dragon fruit farms with tastings including homemade chocolate drink—and plenty of time to enjoy village life before heading back.