Mekong Delta : Floating Markets, River Life & Local Culture 2D1N

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Duration1 day
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LanguagesChinese, English
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

Discover the best of the Mekong Delta on a 2-day adventure featuring Cai Rang Floating Market, Vinh Trang Pagoda, fruit orchards, sampan rides, traditional villages, local cuisine, and an overnight stay in Can Tho.

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Group Tour

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Private Tour

Pickup included

What's included

  • Transportation by motor boat and rowing boat
  • Dinner on day 1
  • Entrance fees
  • Good quality AC private car.
  • Lunch on Day 1,2
  • English-speaking guide
  • Fresh fruits and honey tea
  • Overnight stay in your chosen accommodation option (hotel/homestay/bungalow)
  • Breakfast on Day 2
  • Hotel pick up and drop off private car
  • Other meals not mentioned in itinerary
  • Tips and personal expenses

What to expect

  1. Ho Chi Minh City
    30m
    DAY 1 : SAI GON – MY THO – BEN TRE – CAN THO ( Lunch – Dinner/Optional )
    Morning : The bus and tour guide will pick you up at hotel near the Ben Thanh market from 7:30 to 8:30 . Then you will start the trip to Mekong Delta ( My Tho – Ben Tre )
  2. My Tho
    2h
    • In My Tho , tourists stop at Mekong Restop . You can buy some snacks and use the restroom here .
    • Then you come to Vinh Trang pagoda built by Mr. and Mrs. Bui Cong Dat in the 19th century. Vinh Trang Pagoda is an architectural and artistic relic that ranks third in all types of pagodas in the southern part of the country. The pagoda was built in harmony with the architecture of both Europe and Asia.
  3. My Tho
    1h
    • Next, visitors will go to My Tho Cruise Port , then board a boat to travel to Tien River, admire the four islets of Long, Lan, Qui, and Phung. Boats run along floating fish rafts for visitors to learn how local people raise fish in the river and see Rach Mieu Bridge.
    • To Thoi Son island (Lan island), you walk on the village road, visit local people's houses and fruit gardens, take souvenir photos and then visit the honey bee farm, enjoy honey lemon tea .
    • Next, you come to the tunes of Don Ca Tai Tu Xu Dua – Southern folk music in Vietnam , eat fruit for free. After that, visitors use rowing boats to weave into the small canal to see the two rows of natural coconut trees and the simple landscape of the garden. Continue walking on the village’s road to coconut candy shop, learn how to make candy, show some handicraft made by coconut tree.
  4. Ben Tre
    30m
    Noon : The tour guide take you to the restaurant to have lunch here. After that you can relax, fish for crocodiles, go to the monkey bridge, have a hammock to rest, or experience cycling on the village road, ...
  5. Can Tho
    1h
    Afternoon ( 14:30 PM ) : Return to My Tho by boat and depart back to Can Tho city. Arriving in Can Tho (2-3 hours driving ) , you check in hotel located in the city center.
  6. Can Tho
    1h
    Bus takes you to Ninh Kieu wharf. You have a cozy dinner on a luxury yacht to explore Western cuisine on Can Tho river and listen to Southern amateur music
    21:30 PM : The yatch docked, Then back to the hotel.
  7. Can Tho
    2h
    DAY 2 : CAN THO – FLOATING MARKET – MY KHANH ECOTOURISM VILLAGE – TRUC LAM MONASTERY – SAI GON ( Breakfast - Lunch )
    Morning ( 7:30 AM ): You have breakfast at the hotel, then the bus will take you to Ninh Kieu wharf, use a boat to cruise on the Can Tho river. Visit Cai Rang floating market, one of the largest floating markets in the Mekong Delta. Visit the craft village of making Hu Tieu.
    • Next, you come to My Khanh tourist village where you visit the fruit garden, My Khanh flower garden, visit an ancient house over 100 years old. Then visit and learn about Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery built according to the cultural architecture of the Ly - Tran dynasties.

    Noon : You have lunch at My Khanh tourists village . Then free to relax .
  8. Can Tho
    1h
    Afternoon : Depart to visit Coffee - Can Tho Purple House film studio (self-sufficient ticket) is becoming a very hot tourist destination in Tay Do land with a unique style with only 1 color purple The details from the house to the campus are full of purple that "cut the heart" of thousands of visitors when coming here. Then returning to Ho Chi Minh city .
  9. Ho Chi Minh City
    3h
    17:30 : Back to HCM city , the bus drop you off at Ben Thanh market or Pham Ngu Lao street . The tour guide say goodbye and see you next time .

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We will pick you up at your hotel

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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