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Explore The Mekong Delta And Can Tho Floating Market In 2 Days
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Boating, Nature, Culture

  • Duration

    2 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Malay

Description

Discover the beauty of Can Tho ("Western Capital"), famous for its biggest floating markets, rice paper-making villages, bird gardens, night market, street food, and the port of Ninh Kieu. Explore the Unicorn Island, Tan Thach natural canal and Cai Rang Floating Market, witnessing the harmonious integration of the traditional cultural nuances between Khmer and Hoa ethnic minorities.

Highlights
  • Enjoy the boat trip to Unicorn Island
  • Capture the beauty of Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre
  • Learn about bee-keeping in the delta while tasting honey tea
  • See the busiest Cai Rang Floating Market
  • Visit a coconut candy mill to find out how this delicious confectionery is made
  • Day 1: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Can Tho expand_more
    • Meet the tour guide at 08:00 am, who wil pick you up from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and depart for My Tho city.
    • Enjoy the scenic journey along the national highway, bordered by green rice fields stopping to see how the rice is cultivated. Take pictures of the rice farms in the Mekong River Delta. 
    • Arrive at My Tho and take a leisurely boat trip to Unicorn Island.
    • Disembark and go for a gentle stroll through the picturesque orchards and fruit garden. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, and then enjoy a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre.
    • Return to the river for a relaxing rowing boat ride along a small canal, cruising in the shade of the water coconut trees.
    • Learn about bee-keeping in the delta, and sip a refreshing cup of honey tea while listening to traditional Vietnamese folk music.
    • Travel the narrow rural countryside road by horse-drawn cart to visit a coconut candy mill to find out how this delicious confectionery is made and sample the finished product. 
    • Transfer to Can Tho city (100 km away from My Tho).
    • Arrive at Can Tho, check in at the hotel, and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

    Overnight in Can Tho.

  • Day 2: Can Tho Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh expand_more
    • Spend around 15 minutes driving on a small boat after breakfast. 
    • See the busiest Cai Rang Floating Market. Some hundred big and small-sized boats stand nearby together, creating lanes with seasonal goods loaded on board, such as watermelons, pineapples, papayas, etc. To attract buyers from a distance, sellers tie their goods to a pole (a long bamboo stick) to show what they are selling.
    • Stop at a big-sized boat to taste the local fruits, followed by a visit to a local wet market will help tourists learn more about the lifestyle of this Mekong branch. Stop for lunch at the heart of a garden on the way back to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh).
    • Arrive at Ho Chi Minh, and transfer to the hotel.
What's Included
  • English-speaking local (Vietnamese) tour guide (Vietnamese tour guides with proficiency in other languages are available on request.)
  • Private transportation with an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
  • Bottled drinking water on the car/bus
  • All entrance fees
  • Private boat trip on the Mekong
  • 4* hotel accommodation at the hotel as per your request with daily breakfast based on a superior twin or double room/triple room
What's Excluded
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel Insurance
  • Drinks 
Meeting Point

Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 3 USD 199 Per Person
4 To 6 USD 156 Per Person
7 To 10 USD 98 Per Person
Child
1 To 1 USD 45 Per Person

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