IDYLLIC MEKONG DELTA TOUR – 2 DAYS
Best places to visit: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho
2 days
Daily Tour
20 people
English, Cezch
2- Day Idyllic Mekong Delta Tour from Saigon takes you to visit the ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam. The delta is carpeted in a dizzying variety of greens. It’s a water world that moves to the rhythms of the mighty Mekong, where boats, rivers, canals and streams that criss-cross the landscape like arteries.
Itinerary :
Day 1: IDYLLIC MEKONG DELTA TOUR: HCM – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (L)
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. 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: IDYLLIC MEKONG DELTA TOUR : Phong Dien – Cai Rang (B)
Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river ( Bassac River), then proceed to visit Cai Rang floating market (& Phong Dien is optional), which are the liveliest in the whole religion.
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 o¬ne stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. On the way back to HCM city by bus the last stop is to see how incense sticks are made (optional visit to Mangrove forest which was a former Viet Cong base used by the guerillas during the War can be arranged on request).
*Included : A/c transfer, English speaking guide, boat trips, 01 first lunch, 01 breakfast, fruit, honey tea & all entrance fees, 01 extra dinner ( applied for homestay ), 01 night A/C accommodation at 01 star hotel ( basing on twin/dbl sharing ), 01 mineral water/pax/day.
*Excluded : Travel insurance, drinks, other meals not mentioned, personal costs
* Note : Pick up around Dist 1 – Ho Chi Minh City
