Cycle Vietnam to Cambodia 2021
Challenge level: 3 out of 5
Challenge level: 3 out of 5
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| 17 November - 28 November 2021 | Sold Out | |
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| 27 November - 8 December 2021 | On Sale | |
| Duration | 12 days |
Due to phenomenal demand, we're delighted to launch a second date for Cycle Vietnam to Cambodia 2021!
Join us from the 27th November - 8th December 2021 for one of our most popular challenges in history!
Discover two incredible countries while raising funds for your favourite charity on this awesome 450km cycle from Ho Chi Minh City to the world-famous Angkor Wat.
We’ll ride a stunning route through the beautiful Mekong Delta, alongside rivers lined with banana plants and palms, past tranquil orchards and villages, to an epic finish exploring the ancient temples of Angkor on our bikes.
Along the way, we even get to stop at a local school, visit the Floating Market on the Mekong River and pay our respects to the victims of the Khmer Rouge at the Killing Fields near Phnom Penh.
This challenge is an incredibly special opportunity to immerse yourself in the fascinating cultures of both Vietnam and Cambodia, two countries which have gone through dramatic changes over the past fifty years, shaken by war, genocide and tourism.
Cycling is the best way to experience these gorgeous countries and with the chance to raise funds for a charity of your choice, get fit and make new friends, Wat’s there not to love?
Giving back to the planet
As a company dedicated to practicing responsible tourism, we're delighted to assure you that we've designed this amazing itinerary especially to give back to the places we visit.
Not only have we picked fantastic suppliers local to the area; we're also off-setting the carbon of the ground operations for this challenge; so rest assured that we are minimising the impact of your cycle!
COVID-19 - keeping you safe
As we hope you know, the health and safety of our participants is always - and has always been - our highest priority.
Our team of experts here at DC has created a brilliant 14-step initiative, to minimise the risk of coronavirus and maximise your safety. Please click here to see our ground-breaking plan and rest assured that you're safe booking with us.
Worried about fundraising? Don’t be.
Cycle Vietnam to Cambodia 2021 is an Open Challenge, which means you choose how you fund your adventure.
You can self-fund and pay the challenge costs yourself without the pressure of a minimum sponsorship target; or you can choose sponsorship and commit to raising a minimum amount for a charity, hospice or animal sanctuary of your choice. It's your chance to do something amazing for the cause closest to your heart; whether you choose to support your local hospice or a national charity. It's completely up to you.
Places are limited for our massively popular Cycle Vietnam to Cambodia challenges and they sell out very quickly every year, so please register today to avoid disappointment.
Pay a non-refundable registration fee and the challenge costs yourself; then choose to fundraise or donate as much as you can for your chosen charity.
£1,900
Pay The Balance
Pay a non-refundable registration fee and then commit to fundraising the minimum sponsorship target for a charity, hospice or sanctuary of your choice.
£3,800
Minimum Sponsorship Target
As we hope you know, the health and safety of our participants is always - and has always been - our highest priority.
Our team of experts here at Dream Challenges has created a brilliant 14-step initiative, to minimise the risk of coronavirus and maximise your safety. Please click here to see our ground-breaking plan and rest assured that you're safe booking with us.
With even the government unsure how exactly the coronavirus situation will eventuate, we can't make any guarantees; but we can promise you that we will always put your health and security first and will always be just and flexible in any decisions we have to make, regarding postponements and transfers.
If the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises against travel to Vietnam and/or Cambodia in 2021, the tour will either be postponed until a safer time or cancelled.
In this situation, we will email all participants registered for the challenge with options you can take, such as transferring to the postponed date or another challenge.
All tour operators and holiday insurance providers, including us, take our guidance from Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice. Dream Challenges is also proud to be a member of ATOL and ABTOT, which means your money is always protected.
Absolutely! As part of our amazing 14-step initiative to minimise the risk of coronavirus and maximise your safety on all our challenges we're delighted to have found a fantastic travel insurance policy, which covers you for COVID-19.
You can see the insurance policy here or click here to check out the full 14 actions we're taking to keep you safe.
Please don't be! The majority of people will sign up for Cycle Vietnam to Cambodia 2021 on their own. Once you've signed up for the challenge, we'll send you a link to a private Facebook group for everyone registered for the date you've registered for. Please feel free to use this space to swap questions, advice and updates with your fellow cyclists on your training and fundraising.
You may also want to reach out to the fellow participants in this group to see if there's anyone in your local area you can meet up to train and fundraise with.
Absolutely not! One of the amazing things about the challenge is that people of all ages will come together to do something very special. Everyone who is at least 18 years old by the challenge date is more than welcome to join this awesome cycle.
Your non-refundable registration fee of £299 per person is used to administer the challenge and secure your seats with the airline.
Your challenge costs of £1,900 (ie. 50% of the fundraising target if you choose the Sponsorship option) cover:
*Please note, your lunch on Day 2 and your lunch and dinner on Day 10 are not included in your challenge costs, to allow for maximum flexibility on your free days.
A cycling helmet is essential. Cycling shorts are also recommended and everyone will need their own water bottles or a camel back-type hydration system.
Apart from that, no specialist equipment is required. We will supply you with a list of everything you will need to take before you go. Cyclists will have the use of 18 or 21-gear bikes and we recommend you bring the saddle or gel cover you are used to riding on, so you feel right at home on your bike.
We'll also send all participants a free Travel Safety Kit ahead of the challenge and it's essential you bring this with you to minimise both your own and your fellow participants' risk of COVID-19.
Your Travel Safety Kit will include hand sanitiser, anti-bac wipes and face masks for each day of the challenge. Please note, you do not have to wear face masks while cycling.
In addition to paying your registration fee (£299) and either paying your challenge costs or raising the minimum sponsorship target, you'll need to budget for your:
We will stay in comfortable hotels on a twin-sharing basis throughout this fabulous challenge.
If you choose the Sponsorship option for your challenge and don't reach your fundraising target, you can either top up the additional funds yourself or simply forfeit your place on the challenge and lose your registration fee.
Yes of course! If you wish to extend your stay, please let us know at least 14 weeks before our departure date and we can arrange this for you.
The easiest way to get in touch is by emailing us at events@dream-challenges.com or calling us on 01590 646410 (9am - 5pm Monday - Friday)
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance covering health, accident, loss and repatriation.
We have a recommended policy that also covers you for COVID-19 and will send you the details when you register. You can, however, take out your own insurance providing it covers you for a charity cycle ride in Vietnam and Cambodia.
British passport holders require a tourist visa for Cambodia. We will send you information and an application form to apply for your visa (currently £40 for British Citizens but subject to change).
The Dream Challenges team are here to help you achieve your challenge and will support you all the way. We are on hand from the minute you sign up to answer any questions that you may have about your training or the challenge itself.
Once you have registered, we will send you a realistic training programme to help you get fit for the challenge. The programme builds up gradually as the event gets closer.
During the trek, we'll have two qualified doctors accompanying the group from the get go and at all times throughout the challenge, along with a team of experienced challenge guides and porters.
As we're not medically trained, we're afraid we can't offer you advice on this. We recommend you contact your GP or your local travel clinic, who will have the latest travel health advice.
We also recommend you visit the NHS Fit for Travel website here, to keep up to date with current travel health news and advice on staying healthy abroad.
NHS Fit for Travel website: https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home
As we hope you know, the health and safety of our participants is always - and has always been - our highest priority.
Our team of experts here at DC has created a brilliant 14-step initiative, to minimise the risk of coronavirus and reassure you that you're safe booking with us.
All participants will be sent free Travel Safety Kits with face masks, hand sanitiser and anti-bac wipes.
We're also enhancing our health and safety audits, including COVID-19 training for all event staff.
Sticking to the government and NHS advice, we'll keep two-metres apart wherever possible and depending on group size, cycle in staggered waves to allow for greater social distancing.
Our accommodation and eating establishments will be required to pass COVID-19 hygiene and cleanliness checks as part of our health and safety protocols and have included COVID-19 mitigation as part of our challenge-specific route and risk assessments.
That's just to name a few of the inspired actions we're taking. Please check out our full 14-step initiative here and rest assured that we've got your back.