This is our tour's schedule that is designed to help you experience local daily activities along the Mekong...
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (L)
Day 2: Cai Rang – Ho Chi Minh (B,L)
Routine: My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho
Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta: Mekong Delta is also known as Vietnam's 'rice basket’- a fertile area spreading nearly 50,000 sq km. Here the mighty Mekong river ends by splitting itself into nine major tributaries. The Vietnamese name these nine tributaries “Nine Dragons.” Here’s our schedule that is designed to help you experience local daily activities along the Mekong.
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (L)
07:45, Pick up at meeting point or your hotel & start to Mekong delta tour. On arrive in My Tho, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. Board a wooden motor boat (20 minutes) to Unicorn Island. On this boat along the river’s bank, you’ll be passing through natural creeks, interesting fisherman's port, stilt houses (half on land, half on water).
From there, we’ll take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a tasteful cup of authentic honey tea. After that we walk around quiet villages and watch the life of rural people in Mekong Delta. We are divided into many groups and get on small row boats. During this 15 minutes trip, you’ll witness all kind of interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around.
Have a lunch at noon time. You'll cruise a canal whose 2 long sides are orchards. After that, we cruise to a village where the sweat smell coconut candies are in the air. To satisfy your curiosity, we'll get to a village that has many small shops that make coconut candy and handcrafted items from coconut trees of Mekong Delta. You might learn that those people can amazingly make dozens of useful products out of coconut trees. It is indeed inseparable from the villagers' life.
One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a seasonable orchard that has many different types of tasty tropical fruits for your enjoyments. You can enjoy the fruits for free while checking out the folk music that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam.
Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight in the hotel (family home-stay with dinner can be arranged on request). Free time to visit bustling Can Tho market.
Day 2: Cai Rang – Ho Chi Minh (B,L)
After breakfast, around 6:45 am, we board a boat and travel for about 40 minutes to get to our first spectacular landscape - Cai Rang floating market...
This is the largest of its type in the whole Mekong delta. During this visit, you'll have a chance to board a merchant boat that sells pineapples which come from Can Tho City.
After that, we continue on our riverine route for 5-7 minutes and then on foot for about 5 minutes to reach a noodle and a rice paper factories.
The next stop is a rice processing factory where you'll learn the many steps that transform "rice with a brown cover" to the delicious and beautiful rice grain that we consume daily.
The time now should be around 12 noon. Time for lunch! Let's go back to Can Tho for that.
We end our sightseeing trip at downtown Can Tho. On the way back to Ho Chi Minh by bus, we'll have a stop at an interesting point to rest and also have photographs.. Finish trip in Ho Chi Minh at 19.00 pm.
Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta: Mekong Delta is also known as Vietnam's 'rice basket’- a fertile area spreading nearly 50,000 sq km. Here the mighty Mekong river ends by splitting itself into nine major tributaries. The Vietnamese name these nine tributaries “Nine Dragons.” Here’s our schedule that is designed to help you experience local daily activities along the Mekong.
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (L)
07:45, Pick up at meeting point or your hotel & start to Mekong delta tour. On arrive in My Tho, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. Board a wooden motor boat (20 minutes) to Unicorn Island. On this boat along the river’s bank, you’ll be passing through natural creeks, interesting fisherman's port, stilt houses (half on land, half on water).
From there, we’ll take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a tasteful cup of authentic honey tea. After that we walk around quiet villages and watch the life of rural people in Mekong Delta. We are divided into many groups and get on small row boats. During this 15 minutes trip, you’ll witness all kind of interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around.
Have a lunch at noon time. You'll cruise a canal whose 2 long sides are orchards. After that, we cruise to a village where the sweat smell coconut candies are in the air. To satisfy your curiosity, we'll get to a village that has many small shops that make coconut candy and handcrafted items from coconut trees of Mekong Delta. You might learn that those people can amazingly make dozens of useful products out of coconut trees. It is indeed inseparable from the villagers' life.
One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a seasonable orchard that has many different types of tasty tropical fruits for your enjoyments. You can enjoy the fruits for free while checking out the folk music that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam.
Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight in the hotel (family home-stay with dinner can be arranged on request). Free time to visit bustling Can Tho market.
Day 2: Cai Rang – Ho Chi Minh (B,L)
After breakfast, around 6:45 am, we board a boat and travel for about 40 minutes to get to our first spectacular landscape - Cai Rang floating market...
This is the largest of its type in the whole Mekong delta. During this visit, you'll have a chance to board a merchant boat that sells pineapples which come from Can Tho City.
After that, we continue on our riverine route for 5-7 minutes and then on foot for about 5 minutes to reach a noodle and a rice paper factories.
The next stop is a rice processing factory where you'll learn the many steps that transform "rice with a brown cover" to the delicious and beautiful rice grain that we consume daily.
The time now should be around 12 noon. Time for lunch! Let's go back to Can Tho for that.
We end our sightseeing trip at downtown Can Tho. On the way back to Ho Chi Minh by bus, we'll have a stop at an interesting point to rest and also have photographs.. Finish trip in Ho Chi Minh at 19.00 pm.
Included:
- Air conditioner tourist bus, boat trips in Mekong delta, bicycle
- English speaking guide
- 02 lunches , 01 breakfast
- Accommodation As mentioned above
- 02 water bottles /2 days
- Biking trip
- Entrance fee
- Pick up and drop off at hotels located at: Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao, De Tham, Le Thanh Ton, Ly Tu Trong, Dong Khoi, Nguyen Hue, Truong Dinh, Bui Thi Xuan, Thai Van Lung, Thi Sach (if you booked options: Superior 1, Superior 2, Deluxe 1 and Deluxe 2). Plz take note that: For the centrally located hotels in Dist 1 where we can not pick up and transfer because of the traffic rules, please contact the local supplier for support. In more detail, we are not allowed to pick up at Nguyễn Trãi Street, Nguyễn Thị Nghĩa Street
Excluded:
- Single supplement (If you are a single person or you request a single room)
- Accommodation in Ho Chi Minh city
- Drinking, other Foods, Tips and Personal Expense.
- What not mentioned clearly above
Children policy:
Free of charge for infant (below 3 year old), other expense pay by parents
50% rate of adult for children from 3-7 year old
75% rate of adult for children from 8- under 10 year old
100% adult ticket for children over 10 year old
Two adults bring 2 children, The 2nd child will be charged 100% adult ticket
Note:
Please take note that: For the centrally located hotels in Dist 1 where we ca not pick up and transfer because of the traffic rules, please contact the local supplier for support. In more detail, we are not allowed to pick up at Nguyễn Trãi Street, Nguyễn Thị Nghĩa Street
Mentioned addresses exclusion, please come to 220 De Tham St, District 1, HCMC) at 7:45am
If you decide to make reservation 24 hours before travel date, please inquiry to check availability first
This tour is not available from 31 Jan 2019 to 10 Feb 2019
The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions.
Special request (diet or vegetarian…) should be sent before your departure date.
Surcharge $5/pax for Lunar New Year from 3rd Feb 2019 to 8th Feb 2019, Eve New year from 28th Dec 2018 to 3rd Jan 2019, Sep 2nd 2019, Apr 30 2019, May 1st 2019.
