This challenge entails cycling 500kms past plantations, across
waterways and through villages deep in the heart of the lush Mekong
Delta in Vietnam, to the dry lands and contrasting sights of ancient
Cambodia.
You will pass temples and countless colourful pagodas, havens of
calm and tranquillity - not to mention bustling markets! Your route
takes you off the beaten track into the Mekong proper.
Few locals will have seen foreigners cycling past, and their
interest and hospitality will spur even the most tired cyclist to keep
on pedalling.
Your end destination is the town of Siem Reap from where you can
explore the ancient city of Angkor. Built from 879-1191AD by the Khmer
civilization, Angkor represents one of humankind's most astonishing
architectural achievements and in 1992 was designated a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.