Day 1
Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho
Pick up at your hotel in
Ho Chi Minh city. Depart for
My Tho .Take a boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river bank. Proceed to
Tortoise island for lunch. Then a boat ride to
An and enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of water coconut trees along natural canals. Then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "
Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by the locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho and check in on arrival. Dinner on guest’s account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in
Can Tho. (Family home stay can be arranged on request.)
Option 1 : Stay in a hotel in Can Tho
Check into your hotel on arrival at Can Tho. Free to explore the city on your own in the afternoon. You can also visit a village, meet the local people, have dinner with them and enjoy their music. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Cantho.
Option 2 : Homestay ( D )
Transfer by motor boat to a small village in
Cai Rang district. Check into your riverside cottage. In the afternoon, go cycling or trekking around the village to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta people. Join a family as they prepare dinner, then share the meal with them. Enjoy an evening of traditional folk music with your neighbors. Overnight in your riverside cottage
DAY 2
Cai Rang - Phong Dien
After breakfast, taking very early morning boat trip (05:30 usually recommended) to visit the Cai Rang floating market which is wholesale market of fruit and vegetable at its busiest at this time of the day. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit a rice noodle making village. Experience the “Monkey Bridge” in the Delta. Head towards Phong Dien for the smaller, quieter floating market.
Break for lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Note: This program is available as a group or private tour option. The itinerary can be flexible enough to adapt to time on private tour.
"
Visit our Mekong Delta tour - 2 days for more information!"
