The Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is crisscrossed by a network of smaller rivers, canals, and islands. It’s a home to floating markets and villages surrounded by rice paddies. This tour brings you to visit the busiest floating market – Cai Be, witness the daily activities, wander into the small villages to visit the orchards and fruit plantation, enjoy the traditional southern Vietnamese folk music, overnight homestay with local farmers, cycle in the island paths, and bring home nice pictures of the Mekong delta…

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh – Cai Be floating market

6:00 AM – 6:30 AM gather at Viet Dream Travel (184 Le Lai Street, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) or pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Depart for Cai Be by car/van via Trung Luong Expressway, overlooking the flat rice fields.

Arrive at Cai Be around 9:00 AM; you will be transferred by motor boat to visit the Cai Be floating market, where many local people live and trade fruit and other commodities on board their vessels. Then you will visit a small family business to see how coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn are made. Wandering through small villages to visit the orchard and fruit plantation, accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music.

Afterwards, rowing through a series of small canals to experience the charm of the Upper Mekong Delta. Arrive in Tan Phong Island, the green pearl, where you can enjoy yourself in nature. Lunch is served by fresh river food in the heart of the garden, it’s time for you to learn how to prepare Vietnamese dishes with a local chef. After that, you have free time to relax in the hammocks or cycle around the village path through orchards and a bonsai garden, meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta, before boarding back to Cai Be.

Homestay check-in. Enjoy dinner and experience a homestay.

Day 2: Cai Be floating market – Ho Chi Minh

After breakfast, you will visit Mr. Ba Đức ancient house. It’s one of several houses preserved in a harmonious combination of two architectural styles: Vietnamese and French, whose shape is unique to the colonial period.

You can also visit a rice husking mill to see how the local people produce rice. The Mekong Delta is popular for its own unique charm. In Cai Be, a lot of materials are still hand-crafted, such as “Cham La”, the coconut leaves used to weave the roofs of homes. If you want to see how bricks are made, you’ll find answers to your questions here. Lunch will be served with local cuisine, then you will go back to HCMC by a van/bus. End your trip around 17 PM.

Tour Price Includes:

  • Bus with AC transfer round trip
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fee
  • Bikes
  • Cooking Class
  • Meals as mentioned (1 Breakfast and 2 lunches if you choose hotel option, OR 2 breakfast, 2 lunch and 1 dinner at homestay if you choose homestay option)
  • 02 water bottles/person/2 days.
  • Accommodation in Homestay or Hotel

Tour Price Excludes:

  • Drinks and meals were not mentioned in the tour price.
  • Single supplement (If you are a single person or you request a single room).
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses & tips
  • Other services not mentioned in the tour price

Note:

Pick up and drop off at hotels located at: Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao, De Tham, Le Thanh Ton, Ly Tu Trong, Dong Khoi, Nguyen Hue, Truong Dinh, Bui Thi Xuan, Thai Van Lung, Thi Sach. Plz take note that: For the centrally located hotels in Ben Thanh Ward where we can not pick up and transfer because of the traffic rules, please contact us for support or come to our office for your trip. In more detail, we are not allowed to pick up at Nguyen Trai Street or Nguyen Thi Nghia Street.

Children Policy:

• Children will be counted from age 4 – 11 years old.

• Children under 4 years old: Free of charge for 1st child.

• A maximum of 2 children accompanied by 2 adults.

Cancellation policy for full charged Tours:

• Less than 48 hours before the departure time of your trip or in the event of a no-show from the beginning of your trip, for whatever reason, you will lose your deposit/full payment.