Mekong Delta Excursion & Daily Tours (#1700)

 

The Mekong Delta, at the south end of Vietnam is a vast and low plain, divided by the “Nine Dragons”, the arms of the mighty Mekong River. The country most fertile soil is formed by alluvions and sediments deposited by the great river. This prosperous region produces close to half the agricultural production of the country, with only 12% of its superficy. It is a world of rice fields, orchards, arroyos, and canals, where water and earth are intrically interlaced, where in many places a boat is the most convenient way of transportation, where many people live on the water, depend on the water for fish and rice, and perform functions such as shopping and eating on the water. The insularity of the Delta has made it a refuge for minority religions such as the curious indigenous Cao Dai religion and the Muslim faith of the descendants of the Cham people.

 

Fruit Orchard and Island Visit – 1 day (Trip code 1701)

08:00 am: pick-up from your hotel in Saigon transferring to My Tho. Enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. Upon arriving My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda. Continue with a cruise along small creek to Mekong River estuary to Con Phung (Phoenix Island) – the province is home of coconut, you can buy handicraft made from coconut trees. Lunch on the island with delicious local dishes.
Enjoy a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre Province. Visit orchards, bee – keeping farm, taste natural honey and honey wine, enjoy tropical fruit, traditional music, see round a distillery, explore the local coconut candy production process, taste candy & coconut pulp.
Take a rowing boat ride along the creeks after trekking through the fruit plantation, village. Transfer back & drop-off at your hotel in Saigon.
Ends of trip!

 

Inclusive

• Transportation in a private car/minibus with airconditioning
• All entrance fees, local boat fees
• English-speaking local guide
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Lunch at local restaurant

Mekong Delta – Cai Be – Vinh Long – 1 day (Trip code 1702a)

08:00am: pick-up from your hotel in Saigon transfer to Vinh Long via National Highway, stopping to take photos in Tan An town overlooking the picturesque flat rice fields.
Upon arriving Cai Be, embark a private boat to cruise around Cai Be to see local life and to see people selling, buying, exchanging goods from their boats. Visit a small family business to see how coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn are made then wander into the small villages to see the orchard and fruit plantation,…
Go to local restaurant for lunch with delicious local dishes. Continue your trip by cycling around the village path with fruit orchards and bonsai garden.
Cycling around the village path with fruit orchards and bonsai garden. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Take a boat along the Mekong River to Vinh Long – a center of tropical fruit, short visit to Vinh Long market.
Take a boat back Cai Be to meet car driver transferring back Saigon. Drop off at your hotel. Ends of trip!

Note: Cai Be floating market, a nice traditional business way in this Mekong Delta, nowaday has been changed alike city center, but you still can see some small supermarket boat, house boat, fruit boat… as a prove of those locals.

 

Inclusive

• Transportation in a private car/minibus with airconditioning
• All entrance fees, boat fees, local bike fee
• English-speaking local guide
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Lunch at local restaurant

 

Fluvial of Mekong Delta – 2 days/1 night (Trip code 1703)

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh Long – Can Tho (Lunch, Dinner)

08.00am: Pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh, transfer to Cai Be by National Highway. A short stop to take photos in Tan An town overlooking the picturesque flat rice fields.
This trip provides a look at a wide variety of the life and scenery of the Delta. Upon arriving Cai Be, a boat takes you to see the local people living  on boat. If lucky, you see people selling, buying, exchanging goods/fruit from their boats. Next, a boat rides on the maze of shady canals visiting the An Binh islands (Vinh Long). We will enjoy the local tropical fruits and see how local people cultivate their orchards, make their living from ceramics, popcorn and rice paper… Take your time for bicycle riding,, roaming through the village and looking at the local handicraft shops. A stop will be landed on Vinh Long market for a nice walk around. Continue driving to Can Tho. Arrive at your hotel by 16:30pm, check-in to hotel and enjoy some leisure time on your own. Overnight in Can Tho.

Note: Cai Be floating market, a nice traditional business way in this Mekong Delta, nowaday has been changed alike city center, but you still can see some small supermarket boat, house boat, fruit boat… as a prove of those locals.

 

Day 2: Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh City (Breakfast)

Cruising along the small and picturesque tributaries by rowing boat, we will see the Cai Rang floating market (the nicest one with heaps of rowing boats). Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who lives along the Mekong canals and you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill and a rice noodles making shop. Break time for lunch at local restaurant, lunch is on your own arrangement. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh via My Tho city,visit crocodile farm on route. Drop off at your hotel. Ends of trip!

 

Inclusive

• Accommodation at specified with daily breakfast
• Transportation in a private car/minibus with airconditioning
• All entrance fees, boat fees, bike fee
• Service of a private English speaking local guide
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Meals: 1 lunch, 1 dinner at local restaurant, 1 breakfast at standard 3* Hau Giang hotel
  (deluxe room, 2 people sharing an A/C double/twin room)

Price valid to 31.12.2024!

Price in USD per person, tour in public holidays subject to an added fee.

Price in USD per person	group of 2 people	group of 3-5 people
Fruit Orchard and Island Visit – 1 day My Tho (#1701) Private tour	124	101
Mekong Delta – Cai Be – Vinh Long – 1 day (#1702a) Private tour	153	136
Fluvial of Mekong Delta – 2 days/1 night (#1703) Private tour Single room with extra fee: USD30–/per room/night	234	205
“Western Region” Capital – 3 days/2 nights (#1704; #1705) Private tour Single room with extra fee: USD30–/per one room night	419	394
Mekong 1 day to My Tho, Ben Tre – Joint (#1701a) Joint small group: 4-12 people Pick-up, drop-off at HCM city center	42
Mekong Delta & Cu Chi tunnels – Joint (#1701b) Joint small group: 4-12 people Pick-up, drop-off at HCM city center	79
Mekong Delta – 2 days 1 night – Joint (#1703a) Joint small group: 4-12 people Fix date of departure, please check the availability 2 people sharing a private room with A/C	140
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Mekong 1 day to My Tho, Ben Tre – Joint Group (#1701a)

Joint small group: 4-12 people
Pick up at hotel in HCMC center:         07.30 – 08.00am
Drop off at hotel in HCM city center:  17.00 (05.00pm)

 

Itinerary: Saigon – My Tho – Thoi Son island – Tan Thach village (with lunch)

Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.
Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.
In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

The trip ends!

Please note: Drop off time is subject to traffic, weather…so the finished time could be later than expected.

 

Inclusive:

A/C bus pick up (centrally located hotel), transfer & sightseeing as per program
Boat trip in the Mekong delta
English speaking guide
All entrance fees
Local lunch

 

Exclusive:

Other meals not mentioned in the program, upgrade room type fee
Gratuities for guide, boatman, driver…
Personal expenses, travel insurance

 

Mekong Delta & Cu Chi tunnels – Joint Group (#1701b)

Joint small group: 4-12 people
Pick up at hotel in HCMC center:         06.45 – 07.00am
Drop off at hotel in HCM city center:  17.00 (05.00pm)

 

Itinerary: Saigon – Cu Chi tunnels – My Tho (with Lunch)

Pick up at your hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. The trip to Cu Chi will take you an approximately one and a half-hour bus drive. Before exploring the tunnels, you will watch an introductory video about how the tunnels were made and how Vietnamese people survived in the harsh conditions of the wartime. Then, spend your time exploring the remaining areas and tunnel system which include special living areas with kitchens and bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for the security purpose during the war. Afterwards, special tea and cassava (guerrillas’ food during the war) will be served. Break time.
Have lunch at the local restaurant.
Continue to visit My Tho city. With boat trip on Tien River, you will be excited by the light breeze from the river and the natural beauty of four beautiful islands such as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise along the riverside.
Cruise through the small canal by sampan, treating yourself to the beauty of the countryside, and taking a short cycling around the village which will certainly be an unforgettable experience when participating in the Mekong Delta tour. Visit the coconut candy workshop, and enjoy seasonal delicious fruits & honey tea. Get a chance to listen to the Southern Vietnamese folk music which is performed by local people.
Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Trip ends.

 

Inclusive:

A/C bus pick up (centrally located hotel), transfer & sightseeing as per program
Boat trip in the Mekong delta
English speaking guide
All entrance fees
Local lunch

 

Exclusive:

Other meals not mentioned in the program, upgrade room type fee
Gratuities for guide, boatman, driver…
Personal expenses, travel insurance

 

Mekong Delta – 2 days 1 night – Joint Group (1703a)

(Explore: My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho, overnight at the Hau Giang hotel/Can Tho) 

Small group size: 4 – 12 people
Pick up at hotel in HCMC center:         07.30 – 08.00am
Drop off at hotel in HCM city center:  17.00 (05.00pm)

 

Day 1: HCMC – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (Lunch, Dinner)

In the morning, we pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and start the trip to My Tho.
Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century.
Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people.
Visit the fruit plantation.
Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.
The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta.
Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip. Proceed to Can Tho city and overnight in Can Tho
Hau Giang hotel or similar, standard room for 2 people.

 

Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang floating market – Ho Chi Minh city (Breakfast, Lunch)

Breakfast at the hotel.
Take a leisure boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River) then visit to Cai Rang floating market which is the liveliest one in the whole of region.
Walking trip to visit the fruit plantation and local noodle factory.
Visit Binh Thuy communal house and Munir Ansay Pagoda – a Khmer pagoda, renowned for its unique structure.

Have lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Please note: Drop off time is subject to traffic, weather…so the finished time could be later than expecting.
Pick up and transfer just for the centrally located hotel/accommodation in Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh city, otherwise you can get a taxi to the meeting point. We are not responsible for your lateness.

 

Inclusive:

A/C bus pick up (centrally located hotel), transfer & sightseeing as per program
Boat trip in the Mekong delta
English speaking guide
All entrance fees
Meals as indicated in the program:
1 breakfast at hotel, 2 lunch and 1 dinner with set menu and Vietnamese cuisine at local restaurant
Accommodation based on twin/double share basic at 3-star standard hotel
Upgrade to a Deluxe room: added fee US8–person
Single room supplement added: USD25–person/room night at Hau Giang 3* basic hotel

 

Exclusive:

Other meals not mentioned in the program, upgrade room type fee
Gratuities for guide, boatman, driver…
Personal expenses, travel insurance

 

“Western Region” Capital – 3 days/2 nights (Trip code 1704)

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh Long – Can Tho (Lunch, Dinner)

08:00-10:30am: Pick up you at the hotel and depart to Mekong, Cai Be, a charming small town with colorful fruit and vegetable gardens, traditional crafts, a French church from 1935 and an impressive traditional house, which can be visited. It is a rural district of Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Along the river, there are docks that handle passengers and goods. Arrival Cai Be dock, enjoy your visit local life on boat, pop rice, coconut candy, rice paper…
Get on boat to Mekong river, enjoy the sampan to the small canals, walking along the island through by tropical garden fruit trees. Continue the trip by boat to An Binh island, you will have free time for lunch then cycling, roaming through the village. After that, take a boat trip to Vinh Long to explore local market. By 16:00, transfer by car to CanTho, overnight at hotel.

Note: Cai Be floating market, a nice traditional business way in this Mekong Delta, nowaday has been changed alike city center, but you still can see some small supermarket boat, house boat, fruit boat… as a prove of those locals.

 

Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang market – Chau Doc (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

07:30 am: Depart to visit Cai Rang floating market. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who lives along the Mekong canals and you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill and a rice noodles making shop. Visit An Binh local market and enjoy the daily activity of local people in the Mekong delta. Back to hotel, take a quick shower then check-out procedure.
Drive to Chau Doc with a stop on the way for visiting Bang Lang bird banctuary (stork garden) or crocodile farm. Arrival at your hotel by 16:00pm, check-in hotel and short relax for shower. Late afternoon arount 17:00pm, climb to Sam mountain to admire the sunset. Back to the hotel and overnight at Chau Doc

 

Day 3: Chau Doc – Cham village – Ho Chi Minh City (Breakfast)

08.00am: Take the boat trip to Cham village with a stop at fish farm. After 2 hours visit, transfer back to hotel for short relax and check-out procedure. Drive along the way back to Sai Gon, stop on route for lunch, lunch is on your own arrangement. On the way back, we will have a stop for local tea break. Arrival Ho Chi Minh city by 17:00pm, drop off at your hotel. Ends of trip!

 

Inclusive:

Transportation in a private car/minibus with airconditioning

Program for 2 days, 3 days included hotel accommodation 3* basic,

standard room (2 people share a room with A/C)

All entrance fees, boat fees, bike fee

Private English-speaking local guide

2 bottles of water per person daily and wet wipe

Meals as indicated

Program for One day: lunch included

Two days: 1 lunch & 1 dinner at local restaurant, 1 breakfast at hotel

Three days: 2 lunches, 2 dinners at local restaurant, 2 breakfast at hotels

Fruit taste

 

Exclusive:

Other meals not mentioned in the program, upgrade room type fee

Gratuities for guide, boatman, driver…

Personal expenses, travel insurance

 

Lower Mekong River to Cambodia – 3 days/2 nights (Trip code 1705)

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh Long – Can Tho (no meals)

08.00am: Pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh, transfer to Cai Be by National Highway. Cai Be, a charming small town with colorful fruit and vegetable gardens, traditional crafts, a French church from 1935 and an impressive traditional house, which can be visited. It is a rural district of Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. A short stop to take photos in Tan An town overlooking the picturesque flat rice fields. This trip provides a look at a wide variety of the life and scenery of the Delta. Upon arriving Cai Be, a boat takes you to see the local life on boat with sellers and buyers bargaining and exchanging their goods from their boats. Next, a boat rides on the maze of shady canals visiting the An Binh islands (Vinh Long). We will enjoy the local tropical fruits and see how local people cultivate their orchards, make their living from ceramics, popcorn and rice paper… Take your time for bicycle riding, roaming through the village and looking at the local handicraft shops. Continue to discover Vinh Long market for a nice walk around. Drive to Can Tho for check-in hotel about 16:30pm. Overnight in Can Tho.

Note: Cai Be floating market, a nice traditional business way in this Mekong Delta, nowaday has been changed alike city center, but you still can see some small supermarket boat, house boat, fruit boat… as a prove of those locals.

 

Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang – Chau Doc (B)

Cruising along the small and picturesque tributaries by rowing boat, we will see the Cai Rang floating market (the nicest one with heaps of rowing boats). Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who lives along the Mekong canals and you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill and a rice noodles making shop. Then continue going to Chau Doc via Long Xuyen, on the way, short stop to visit crocodie farm then short relax for your lunch, lunch on your own arrangement. Check in on arrival. Visit the Sam mountain to enjoy the a breath-taking view on the Vietnamese-Cambodian border with flat rice fields and nice canals, visit caved pagoda. Overnight in Chau Doc.

 

Day 3: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh (B)

Wake up early morning to transfer to Chau Doc harbor and take an express boat to Phnom Phenh, Cambodia.
Ends of trip.

 

Or, you can take this trip if you begin from Phnompenh of Cambodia instead

Day 1: Phnompenh – speedboat to Chau Doc of Vietnam (no meals)

Own arrangement for transferring to Phnompenh jetty for speedboat to Chau Doc of Vietnam.
Boat departs at 12.00. Arrive Chau Doc at 17.00, own arrangement transfer to hotel for check in (there are many ‘xe loi’ here at the very cheap price)
Overnight in Chau Doc

 

Day 2: Chau Doc – Can Tho (B)

This morning, enjoy the breath-taking view on the Vietnamese-Cambodian border from Sam Mountain with flat rice fields, nice canals. This main attraction of Chau Doc which is about seven kilometres north of town. The mountain is not really high, it just seems that way because of the plains of Mekong. This destination is considered a local pilgrimage site because the mountain is home to many shrines and temples and there is a colourful temple at the base, and smaller places of worship on the way up the mountain. However, the most religiously significant is the Ba Chua Xu Temple, which has its own festival held between April and June.
Depart Chau Doc for Can Tho with visit of Thot Not stork sanctuary. Enjoy your time to discover Can Tho city before checking in at hotel. Overnight in Can Tho.

 

Day 3: Can Tho – Cai Rang floating market – Saigon (B)

Cruising along the small and picturesque tributaries by rowing boat, we will see the Cai Rang floating market (the nicest one with heaps of rowing boats). This floating market is open all day but it is busiest from sunrise to about 9am. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who lives along the Mekong canals and you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill and a rice noodles making shop. Drive back Saigon, on route, stop to visit crocodie farm and drop off at your hotel (accommodation here is not included).

 

Inclusive

• Accommodation at specified with daily breakfast
• Transportation in a private car/minibus with airconditioning
• All entrance fees, boat fees, local bike fee
• Service of a private English speaking local guide
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Speedboat ticket Chau Doc – Phnompenh by Hang Chau boat
• No lunch or dinner

 

Cruise the Mekong Delta on Bassac, doing activities on sampan to canals! (Trip code 1706)

1706a: 2 days 1 night upstream (DAILY) from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) with Bassac cruise

 

Day 1: Saigon – Cai Be – Tra On (Lunch, dinner), NO ESCORT GUIDE FROM SAIGON, GUIDE ON BOARD

07.30: Pick up at your hotel in Saigon, drive (no guide) to Cai Be to board the Bassac cruise.
Boarding at Cai Be at noon. Welcome drink, Introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins.
Departure towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river. Lunch while on route. Rest on the deck.
The Bassac slips into the Chợ Lách canal, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the river traffic, between markets and churches, a unique opportunity for a glimpse of the very varied life on the banks as well as on the water.
Visit of a village on the banks of river Mang Thit, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants. Visit of the orchard or rice fields nearby.
Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river.
The Bassac sets anchor just downstream from the little Tra On floating market, for the night.

 

Day 2: Cai Rang – Can Tho – Saigon (Breakfast), GUIDE ON BOARD, NO ESCORT BACK SAIGON

You may get up for breakfast as early as 07:00, as the ship is resuming its cruise the Tra On floating market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho.
Arrival in Cai Rang floating market, check out and transfer onto a local boat to visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens and return to the Ninh Kieu pier.
End of services by mid-morning (about 10.00 hours) on shore at Can Tho
Our car will pick up you at this place and transfer (no guide) back Saigon and drop off your hotel.

 

1706b: 2 days 1 night upstream (DAILY) from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) with Bassac cruise

 

Day 1: Saigon – Can Tho – Mang Thit (Lunch, dinner), NO ESCORT GUIDE FROM SAIGON, GUIDE ON BOARD

07.30: Pick up at your hotel in Saigon, drive (no guide) to Cai Be to board the Bassac cruise.
Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins. Departure downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route.
Turning into Nicolai canal, towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien rivers. Rest on the upper deck in a scenery of rice fields, sugar cane, woods on the near banks.
By mid-afternoon, the Bassac casts anchor for a visit on shore: past the first tree line, quiet discovery of the peaceful life in the delta’s countryside, of rice fields, fruit trees and the welcoming inhabitants.
Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Rest on the deck or around the bar enjoying the sunset.
The crew serves dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river towards her anchorage point for the night.
The Bassac sets anchor for the night on river Mang Thit.

 

Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Be – Saigon (Breakfast), GUIDE ON BOARD, NO ESCORT BACK SAIGON
06:30 Departure towards Cai Be. The passengers take their breakfast while enjoying the scenery on the banks.
The Bassac crosses Co Chien river then branches into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in a scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards.
Arrival near Cai Be, check-out and transfer to a rowing boat for a quiet visit through a small canal if the tide allows.
Rendez-vous with a local boat, which will take you to shore for a visit of Cai Be’s handicraft.

End of services by mid-morning on shore at Cái Bè
Our car will pick up you at this place and transfer (no guide) back Saigon and drop off your hotel.

 

Included:

– Transportation on board & transfer Saigon – Can Tho – Cai Be – Saigon or Saigon – Cai Be – Can Tho – Saigon
– Accommodation  (double/twin sharing basis)
– Three meals
– Vietnamese coffee, tea; mineral water
– Two visits on shore or on a small skiff
– Access to all services on board Access to and from the board on a longboat
– All taxes are included

 

1706c: 3 days 2 nights Cai Be – Can Tho – Cai Be with Bassac cruise

 

Day 1: Saigon – Cai Be (Lunch, Dinner), NO ESCORT GUIDE FROM SAIGON, GUIDE ON BOARD

07.30: Pick up at your hotel in Saigon, drive (no guide) to Cai Be to board the Bassac cruise.Boarding at Cai Be at noon. Welcome drink, Introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins. Departure towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river. Lunch while en route. Rest on the deck. The Bassac slips into the Chợ Lách canal, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the river traffic, between markets and churches, a unique opportunity for a glimpse of the very varied life on the banks as well as on the water.
Visit of a village on the banks of river Mang Thit, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants. Visit of the orchard or rice fields nearby.
Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river.
The Bassac sets anchor just downstream from the little Tra On floating market, for the night.

 

Day 2:  Cai Be – Can Tho (Breakfast, lunch, dinner), GUIDE ON BOARD
You may get up for breakfast as early as 06:30, as the ship is resuming its cruise the Tra On floating market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho.
Arrival in Cai Rang floating market, transfer onto a local boat to visit the floating market, then a noodle factory and return to the Ninh Kieu pier by mid-morning.
Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, departure downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route. Turning into Nicolai canal, towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien rivers. Rest on the upper deck in a scenery of rice fields, sugar cane, woods on the near banks. By mid-afternoon, the Bassac casts anchor for a visit on shore: past the first tree line, quiet discovery of the peaceful life in the delta’s countryside, of rice fields, fruit trees and the welcoming inhabitants. Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Rest on the deck or around the bar enjoying the sunset. The crew serves dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river towards her anchorage point for the night. The Bassac sets anchor for the night on river Mang Thit.

 

Day 3: Can Tho – Cai Be – Saigon (Breakfast), GUIDE ON BOARD, NO ESCORT BACK SAIGON
06:30 Departure towards Cai Be. The passengers take their breakfast while enjoying the scenery on the banks.
The Bassac crosses Co Chien river then branches into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in a scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards. Arrival near Cai Be, check-out and transfer to a rowing boat for a quiet visit through a small canal if the tide allows. Rendez-vous with a local boat, which will take you to shore for a visit of Cai Be’s handicraft.
End of services by mid-morning on shore at Cai Be. Our car and driver will pick up you here and drive to Saigon and drop off at your hotel
(Trip ends)

Please note you will leave the Bassac for good upon boarding the small boat for the last visit, typically about 8:30.
The details of the program and the visits may vary depending on logistics or technical constraints.

 

Included:

– Transportation on board & transfer Saigon – Can Tho – Cai Be – Saigon or Saigon – Cai Be – Can Tho – Saigon
– Accommodation  (double/twin sharing basis)
– Meals as mentioned
– Vietnamese coffee, tea; mineral water
– Two visits on shore or on a small skiff
– Access to all services on board Access to and from the board on a longboat
– All taxes are included