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Mekong Delta, Vietnam, 2009/04/04 - Lotussia Travel has launched a new biking tour in the Mekong Delta area, Vietnam, offering the company guests an opportunity to discover further the local daily life in the heart of the Mekong Delta region - LotussiaTravel.com.
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The Mekong Delta is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The most renowned places in the Mekong Delta are My Tho and Cai Be near Ho Chi Minh City, then, more to the heart of the region, Vinh Long, Sa Dec, and Can Tho, from whence it is possible to reach the remotest confines of the delta, South towards the mangroves and the South China Sea, North towards Chau Doc, or West towards the island of Phu Quoc.
The tour, which range from 57km to 87km, take riders through a series of small paths, luscious green fields and tropical fruit orchards with the resort’s own fleet of quality mountain bikes. Highlights include canal crossings on local boats, handicraft and rice paper making villages and the famous town of Sa Dec.
For a more cultural experience, the Long Xuyen-Chau Doc route will take guests through small provincial towns to see ethnic Cham villages as well as Muslim mosques near the Cambodian border, renowned for an eclectic mix of Cham, Khmer, Chinese and Vietnamese cultures.
For more information about the tour either ring them, email them, visit lotussiatravel.com or why not do it the old-fashioned way and pop into the office.
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