Mekong Delta Discovery 3 days 2 nights
Day 01: Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Can Tho Around 7:30 Am, pick up from your hotel. You will be looking at the rice fields along the road and see the Vam Co Dong and Tan An. Go to My Tho, you come to the Vinh Trang pagoda , which was built by Mr. and Mrs. Bui Cong Dat in the 19th century. Vinh Trang Pagoda is the largest ancient pagoda in Dong Thap province. The pagoda was built according to unique Asian – European architecture and is famous for its large Buddha statues. Next, you board a boat along the Tien River to visit the fish rafts floating on the river. The boat takes you across Rach Mieu Bridge, a bridge connecting the two provinces of Vinh Long and Dong Thap. On arrival Thoi Son islet (also known as Unicorn islet) stops ashore to visit the honey bee farming facility and enjoy fragrant honey tea. Next, you walk and learn about the lives of local people, explore fruit gardens, enjoy seasonal fruits, and listen to Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử – A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity). Then you will experience the feeling of hand-rowing a sampan and cruising through a small creek with beautiful overhanging coconut trees. Lunch will be served at the restaurant on Phoenix islet, after that, you have free time to relax in hammocks, cycle around the village, or visit the deep fish farm and enjoy the feeling of “Crocodile Fishing”. Around 15:00, board a motorboat and head back to Vinh Long, depart to Can Tho, and overnight at the hotel here. Day 2: Can Tho – Chau Doc – Tra Su Sanctuary Have an early breakfast at the hotel, then head to a wharf to board a motorboat for sightseeing the Cai Rang Floating Market, which is the biggest and most colorful floating market in the Mekong Delta region, where hundreds of boats, ships packed with fruits, vegetables, plants, and foods…line along the river and are ready for trading. On the way back, stop by to visit Sam Mountain, the Cave pagoda (if time permits). Day 3: Chau Doc – Ho Chi Minh City After breakfast, take a nice boat trip through the floating village to visit a catfish farm to see how the Mekong Delta people raise fish in their floating houses. Visit the Cham minority with their traditional weaving village, followed by a local Islamic Mosque to go to Ho Chi Minh City – End the Mekong Delta Discovery 3 days. Things to prepare: Tour Price Includes: Tour Price Excludes: Children Policy: • Children will be counted from ages 4 to 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:
After the Cai Rang market, we continue cruising through small creeks to a local orchard and enjoy tropical seasonal fruits. Break for lunch. Proceed to Chau Doc and continue the tour to visit Tra Su Melaleuca forest. Visitors will be transferred by a rowing boat between Duckweed Green, where they can enjoy the fresh air and tranquility, and the Melaleuca forest tea master, inhabited by many species of waterfowl and rare wildlife.
