Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) – My Tho – Can Tho Homestay or Hotel 3 * (Lunch)
Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and depart for My Tho City, enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields, stopping to see how the rice is cultivated an take pictures of the rice farms in the Mekong River Delta. On arrival at My Tho, take a leisurely boat trip to Tortoise Island. Then disembark and go for a gentle stroll through the picturesque orchards and fruit garden. Have lunch then enjoy a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, Return to the water for a relaxing rowing boat ride along a small canal, cruising in the shade of the water coconut trees. Learn about bee-keeping in the delta and sip are freshing cup of honey tea to the accompaniment of traditional Vietnamese folk music. Then travel the narrow rural countryside road by horse cart to visit the coconut candy mill to find out how this delicious confectionery is made and sample the finished product. Then transfer to Can Tho (100km away from My Tho) arrive Can Tho check in the hotel, free at leisure.
Overnight in Can Tho City.
Day 2: Mekong Discover: Can Tho Biggest floating market: Cai Rang Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Lunch)
After breakfast, around 15 minutes driving on a small boat, you will see the busiest Cai Rang Floating Market. Some hundred big sized boats, small sized boats stand nearby together and create lanes with seasonal goods are loaded on boards, such as: water melons, pineapples, papayas…
To attract buyers from distance, sellers tie their goods to a pole (a long bamboo stick) to show what they sell. A stop at a big sized boat for tasting the local fruits and a local wet market will help tourists learn more about the life style of this Mekong branch. On the way back Saigon, stop for a lunch at the heart of the nice garden.
The trip ends at your hotel around 5:00pm.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Private transportation with A/C
- Local English speaking tour guide; other languages are -available on request
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Bottled drinking water on the car/bus
- All entrance fee
- Private boat trip
- Homestay in Can Tho
WHAT’S EXTRA
- Beverage/drinks on meal (if any)
- Personal expenses
- Other expenses not clearly mentioned in the Inclusion part
Price Detail
Group Size |
2pax |
4pax |
6pax |
Cost / per person |
158 |
119 |
95 |
Rate: Our rate is quoted in US dollars per person.
Accommodation
City |
Hotel |
Room Type |
Can Tho |
3 star |
Superior |
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