Mekong Delta Tour: Highlight of Mekong Delta

HIGHLIGHT OF MEKONG DELTA – 2 DAYS

Summary:

Go to Mekong Delta, you will have opportunity to visit a truly unspoiled and newly undiscovered destination in the Mekong Delta. Experience Mekong Delta life in the coconut town where unique handicrafts are made of coconut and enjoy cool river breeze and lush tropical islands and exploring a vast network of islands and waterways and cruising by private sampan (traditional boat) through the canals, visiting floating markets, fruit orchards and rural villages.

Destination Included: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta – My Tho – Can Tho – Cai Rang Floating Market

Journey Highlights:
– Discovering Mekong Delta outside of Saigon
– Cycle in the village path for exploring daily life of local people
– Enjoy traditional southern Vietnamese folk music.
– Visiting Cai Rang Floating Market

SUGGESTED ITINERARY

Day 1 : Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta – My Tho – Can Tho

08:00 am: Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden.

Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the water coconut trees along natural canals. Have a short cycling tour (applied for private tour/if time permitted) 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 fruit plantations and villages. Then transfer you to Can tho. Arrive in Can Tho, check in hotel. Free time.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Can Tho

Day 2 : Can Tho – Cai Rang Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh City

Early in the morning, Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river ( Bassac River), then proceed to visit Cai Răng floating market which are the liveliest in the whole religion. You will experience the flurry of vendor trading their wares as boats teeming with fruit, vegetables and household goods bly the wanter.

Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only one stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. After having lunch, have time for relaxing and transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City. Drop you at your hotel. Your journey with The Time Journeys is now complete…

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Time check out 12:00

Have a nice journey!
The time journeys can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.

The Mekong Delta is carpeted in a dizzying variety of greens. The life in this region is very unique and different from other places in Vietnam. The water moves to the rhythms of the mighty Mekong where boats, houses and markets float upon the innumerable rivers, canals and streams that criss-cross the landscape like arteries.

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Includes & Excludes

The price includes

• Hotel accommodation sharing double/ twin room with daily breakfast.
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
• Tours and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicles.
• English speaking local guide
• All entrance fees as indicated in itinerary.
• Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
• Cold water and towel during tours

The price excludes