My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho - Phong Dien - Cai Rang floating market - Chau Doc
(3 Days/2 Nights)
Day 1: Saigon - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (L,D) 7.30 AM, travel by bus to My Tho – 9:00 AM, board a wooden motor boat to Unicorn Island. On this boat along the river’s bank, you’ll be passing through natural creeks, quiet villages and watch rural people going to work. You will see an interesting fishermen's port, stilt houses (half on land, half on water). One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a large orchard that has many different types of tasty tropical fruits for your enjoyments.
- Another boat stop is for the Turtle Island 1 hr from the previous one. Here, on a small row boat, you’ll see interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around. From there, we’ll take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a tasteful cup of authentic honey teafolk music while checking out the that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam.
After that we’ll take you to a village where you can smell the flavor of coconut candies being made many yards away. This is a great chance to witness how village people make candy and handcrafted items from coconuts. You might learn that those people can amazingly make dozens of useful products out of coconut trees. As your journey ends, you will return to My Tho by motorized boat and then travel to Can Tho . Overnight in Can Tho.
Day 2: Can Tho - Phong Dien - Cai Rang floating market - Chau Doc (B,L) After breakfast, boarding a motor boat for a long distance trip to discover the area's largest marketplace...on water! Then cruising through small channels to visit a rice noodle making village, a large rice mill, and more fruit gardens. Experience the “monkey Bridge "in the Delta. Visiting another floating marketplace and its surroundings before breaking for lunch and bus to Chau Doc via Long Xuyen to visit crocodile farm. Arriving Chau Doc. Visit the famous and the sacred Sam mountain for its panoramic view over the vast plains into Cambodia. Overnight in Chau Doc.
Day 3: Chau Doc – Saigon (B) After breakfast. By local ferry, travel downs the canals and backwaters of the main Mekong Channel to a Cham tribal village. Take rowing boat through the village and visit a catfish farm. After that return to Saigon.
The prices: 115$
Tour included: + Transportation: Air conditioner tourist bus, boat trips in Mekong delta, bicycle. + English speaking tour guide + Meals as indicated: 03 lunches , 02 dinners (standard tour without 02 dinners), 02 breakfasts + Entrance fee + 03 water bottles /3 days + Accommodation in Can Tho city & Chau Doc city Standard: Xuan Mai Hotel + Floating Hotel Superior: Ninh Kieu ** + Ben Da Nui Sam ** Deluxe: Ninh Kieu *** or SaiGon Can Tho *** + Ha Long *** VIP: Ninh Kieu 2 **** or Golf Hotel **** + Victoria Chau Doc Resort ****
Excluded: + Drinking + Tips and Personal Expense. + Pick up from other streets in District 1: US$ 3.00/person.
* Note: With Joining group tour, we will free pick-up (not drop off) at De Tham St, Bui Vien St, Pham Ngu Lao St, Le Lai St, Le Loi St, Le Duan St, Le Thanh Ton St, Dong Khoi St, Dist 1, HCMC, Vietnam. + Drop off from other streets in District 1: US$ 3.00/person.
* Children rates: