HOCHIMINH – MEKONG DELTA – CANTHO – CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – CHAU DOC – HOCHIMINH CITY
DAY 1 – HOCHIMINH CITY/ MEKONG DELTA – CAN THO
Included meals: Lunch
This morning, we will depart for My Tho in Mekong Delta. Visit to the flood plains of the Mekong Delta, “the mystic serpent with nine tails.” To Vietnamese, the river is Cuu Long, “The River of Nine Dragons,” referring to the number of mouths as the river empties into the sea.
Take a boat trip along Mekong River by motor-boat. During a boat cruise along Mekong River you will have a chance to see fish cages, floating house and the activities on the River. The boat take you to Xep canal, where is the place you totally escape from the busy town. The boat cruise in the coconut trees canal takes you to a small islet. We disembark and have a walk around the village. Stop at a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea, honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music, performance by the villagers.
Continue walking on the village’s road and have a horse cart trip along village road. Get off for a rowing boat in the small canal to the motor-boat and then head to the restaurant on the other islet.
Continue going to Can Tho. Check in hotel and free time at your leisure. Accommodation in Can Tho
DAY 2 – CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – CHAU DOC
Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
This morning board our boat for a visit to the fascinating floating market at Cai Rang. See local farmers trading their produce on the water as they have done for centuries. Continue on to a fruit orchard where you can sample the tropical fruits grown in this region and try some local tea. In the afternoon, we drive deeper to Chau Doc. On arrival, visit Sam Mountain for sunset, with its breathtaking views over rice paddies to the Cambodian border.
Check in hotel and leisure. Overnight in Chau Doc.
DAY 3 – CHAU DOC/ GO TO THE PIER TO TAKE SPEEDBOAT TO PHNOM PENH/ (OR VISITING AND GOING BACK TO HOCHIMINH CITY)
Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
This morning, we are transferred to the pier to take a boat trip at 07.00 am to Phnom Penh.
Or if you will back to Hochiminh City, our full day will be as below:
After breakfast, get on small boats to visit the fish cultivating floating village at Chau Doc T – conjunction, Cham Village where you can learn about the cultural and spiritual life of the Cham living in harmony with the King, Khmer, Hoa in An Giang province. Lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant.
After that, you will get on the car and drive back to Ho Chi Minh and finish our tour at your hotel in Saigon