EXPLORE MIGHTY MEKONG DELTA 2DAYS 1NIGHT

Day 1: HCM City – Can Tho

We depart at 8:00 AM and head south to the river town of Cai Be, a rural district of Tien Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Arriving at around 10:30am, we board our motorized boat to journey through Cai Be floating market. Here, we will experience how life functions on the delta, as we view the intricacies of commerce – how merchants purchase products from local farmers. During our cruise the town’s secluded canals, we will stop at some local factories to see locals making pop rice cakes, rice paper cakes, coconut candies and products from coconut trees. We also enjoy sampan ride and pedal down narrow natural waterways. Stopping at a local home to try seasonal fruits (such as longan, pineapple, watermelon, rambutan, papaya, jackfruit etc…). Continue walking through the village to get back to our boat which is waiting to bring us to another local house for lunch served with many Vietnamese’s delicious dishes.We board the boat again to keep on to the quay in Vinh Long province. We will transfer by car to CanTho, the 4th largest city in Vietnam and the largest city in the Mekong Delta.There is a scenic beauty of CanTho suspension bridge over “Hau” / TonleBassacriver stretching northwest to Cambodia. Before checking in the hotel, we visit BinhThuy ancient house, built in 1870 with French style architecture but still remained traditional features of Southern style. Overnight in Can Tho.

Inclusion: Transfer, guide, entrance fee, local boat, lunch, seasonal fruit and hotel.

 

Day 2: Can Tho – Chau Doc

An early start at 6:30 AM for a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market, the largest wholesale market in the Mekong Delta. It starts at 5:00am and runs until midday. Then we have a long distance cruise to PhongDien& walk on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine. There are options to visit both markets in different time, please discuss with your guide and find out what is best for you. We keep on to ChauDoc town with a lunch break in Long Xuyen.

Late afternoon, we hike up to the sacred Sam Mountain with its panoramic view over the vast plains into Cambodia. Our guide will tell you the history of VinhTe canal which connected HaTien to ChauDoc. This canal brings fresh water from the Bassacriver into the immense delta area, so it plays an important role as a border canal between Vietnam and Cambodia. Descending down Sam mountain, we will see the famous Lady Chua Xu Temple (1820) and Thoai Ngoc Hau tomb. Thoai Ngoc Hau was a Vietnamese military administrator of the Nguyễn dynasty who conducted the digging of ThoaiHa (1818) and VinhTe canal (1819).Overnight in ChauDoc.

Inclusion: Transfer, guide, breakfast, entrance fee, local boat and hotel.

Day 3: Can Tho – HCM City

Up early for a cruise through the floating village with tons and tons of fish farmed underneath hundreds of shelters. Continue the boat cruise to Da Phuoc, a Muslim Cham village across the river on Con Tien island from Chau Doc’s center. Here, discover the village with its famous Mubarak Mosque and watch the locals go about their traditional weaving.

We keep moving to Cambodia border area, visit Tra Su mangrove forest, an ideal ecotourism site. The second boat trip through Tra Su nature reserve will show you a unique natural habitat conservation site of the wetland ecosystem in the Mekong delta. Tra Su is home of 140 species of plants and 70 of birds, cajeput trees are green all year round. We get back to ChauDoc for lunch break on your own.

In the afternoon, we drive through the immense rice fields area of DongThap and Long An province to HCM City, still a chance for you to stop, walk into the field and learn the rice cultivation. Head back HCM City around 5:30 PM. The tour finished.

Inclusion: Transfer, guide, breakfast, entrance fee and local boat.

 

COSTS: US$230/person, group from 4 people

Costs are $ US NET, 3% surcharge if pay by credit card. Other surcharges might be applied such as Tet holidays.

Inclusion: See inclusive items listed after each day.

Exclusion: Insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details, tips are welcome!

 

ORGANISATION:

Tour guide: English speaking guide

Hotel: We use standard 3star hotel, twin shared room. Upgrade is available on request.

Meals: Vietnamese food. If you have any allergies, special requests or if you are on a special diet please let us know. We will arrange it for you in advance.

PREPARATION OF THE CUSTOMER:

Seasonal preparation: Best time to travel is from September to April of next year

What to bring: Passport, Sun block, sunglasses & hat, insect repellent, camera. Before your departure, please make sure you read ourwhat to bring & tips and other important notes for trekking, cycling trips and summer travel in Vietnam.

 

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