07/09/2019
3- DAYS MEKONG DELTA TOUR
(WITH OPTIONAL EXIT TO PHNOM PENH)
Date: Daily group tour
Time: start 8.00
Route: HCM – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho – Chau Doc– HCMC/ Cambodia
Itinerary:
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho
Leave Ho Chi Minh city and enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields (seasonally). On arrival at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet and have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh - a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre and enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of water coconut trees along natural canals. Then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by the locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight at the hotel (family homestay with dinner can be arranged on request). Free time to visit the bustling Can Tho market.
Day 2: Cai Rang Floating Market - Tra Su Sanctuary – Chau Doc
Taking very early morning boat trip (5:30am usually recommended) to visit the Cai Rang floating market which is wholesale market of fruit and vegetable at its busiest at this time of the day. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit a rice noodle making village. Experience the “Monkey Bridge” in the Delta. Break for lunch (personal price). Proceed to Chau Doc and continue the tour to visit Tra Su, getting to the wild birds Sanctuary, cruising smoothly with small boats to discover the arrays of splendid canals deep into the forest, watching storks, cranes and other tropical birds. On the way back stop by to visit Sam Mountain, the Cave pagoda (if time permitted).
Back to the Town, hotel check in. Overnight in Chau Doc.
Day 3: Chau Doc – Ho Chi Minh City/ Phnom Penh, Cambodia
INCLUSIONS:
• Group size : 20 - 30 pax
• Transportation by air-conditioned bus
• English-speaking guide
• Mekong Delta boat trip
• All entrance fees
• 2 breakfasts at hotel Accommodation at 2-star hotels (based on 2 people sharing a twin or double room)
• Mineral water (1 bottle per person/day)
• Express boat ticket between Chau Doc and Phnom Penh (with air-con ) start 7.30 – arrive 13.30 ( Drop off at Sisowath Wharf )
EXCLUSIONS:
• Travel insurance
• Food & Beverage not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses
• Homestay option on request
• Single supplement
• Tips & tax
• Lunch at local restarant
NOTE:
• Pick- up & Transfer option: included pick up and transfer to the centrally located hotel/accommodation in Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
• Time pick up is 7:30-7:45 AM, customer must be present at the lobby on that time. (the time of pick up depends on your accommodation’s exact position)
Please choose the meet up option for the hotel outside the Dist 1 or the centrally located hotels in Dist 1 where we cannot pick up and transfer
