Mekong river Homestay in Can Tho

Can Tho is a buzzing town with a lively waterfront and a colorful mix of narrow back streets and wide boulevards that make for some rewarding exploration – especially after a few days spent in the wilds. As the political, economic, cultural and transportation centre of the Mekong Delta .In the past, Can Tho was very famous with other name - Tay Do (Capital of the Western Provinces), and remains the rice centre of the south-west. As well as substantial rice and fruit tree resources, Can Tho is a production centre for fresh-water seafood. Can Tho's urban picture is distinct, with a network of canals, trenches and channels, which act as streets rather than inconveniences.

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Can tho – Home stay (Meal: B/L/D)

8:00a.m Pick up at your hotel. Upon arrival at My Tho and then cruising along small creek to Mekong River estuary to Con Phung (Phoenix Island) and have lunch. Take motor boat cruise more along natural creeks and quiet village in Ben Tre Province. Visit orchards garden, bee - keeping farm, taste natural honey and honey wine, enjoy tropical fruits, see round a distillery, explore the local coconut candy production process, taste candy & coconut pulp.
Check in home stay in Can Tho at the late afternoon. Dinner and over night in home stay.

Day 2: Cai Rang – Can Tho – Saigon (Meals: B/L)

A.M Breakfast at home stays. After that start from Ninh Kieu boat dock then cruise along the small and picturesque tributaries to Cai Rang floating market. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who lives along the Mekong canals and you will roam through the village to visit rice husking mill and a rice noodles making shop.
PM: A chance to discover the daily life of Vietnamese people in Mekong Delta. Have lunch at local restaurant then proceed to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City in the evening. Tour end

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Hochiminh - Cai Be - Can Tho 2 days

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh - Cai Be - Can Tho (L, D)
Boarding at Cai Be at noon. Welcome drink, Introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins.
Departure towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river.
Lunch while on route. Rest on the deck, or enjoy the open bar.

Branching into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in a scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards.
Visit of a village on the banks of river Mang Thit, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants. Visit of the orchard or rice fields nearby.
Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Open bar and rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit River.
The Bassac sets anchor just downstream from the little Tra On floating market, for the night.

Day 2: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City (B)
Breakfast is available from 06:30, while the ship cruises the Tra On floating market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho.
Arrival in Cai Rang floating market, check out and transfer onto a local boat to visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens and return to the Ninh Kieu pier.
Arrival at Ninh Kieu, Can Tho, late morning.
End of the services on shore at Can Tho late morning.

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Mekong river 2 days 1 night

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho
Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to Can Tho. Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins. Departure downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route.
Tour near Tra On floating market.
Turning into Nicolai canal, towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien rivers. Rest on the upper deck in a scenery of rice fields, sugar cane, woods on the near banks.
Visit of a village on the banks of river Mang Thit, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants. Visit of the orchard or rice fields of Mekong river.
Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Rest on the deck or around the bar enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river towards her anchorage point for the night.
The Bassac sets anchor for the night on river Mang Thit. Sunset

 

Day 2: Cai Be - Ho Chi Minh City
06:30 Departure towards Cai Be. The passengers take their breakfast while enjoying the scenery on the banks.
The Bassac crosses Co Chien river then branches into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in a scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards.
Arrival in Cai Be, check-out and boarding of a local boat for a tour of Cai Be floating market and handicraft.

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Le Cochinchine Cruise 2 days

Le Cochinchine Cruise was built in traditional style with an elegant and modern beauty. The design of Le Cochinchine makes it be a strong and safe river cruise on Mekong River. Le Cochinchine Cruise brings tourists a wonderful holiday of discovering deeply and authentically the daily life and nature of Mekong Delta. Le Cochinchine offers an elegant, relaxing and fulfilling ways to explore endless water way of Mekong River. The cruise brings us into contact with people in different corner of the Delta . With Le Cochinchine, you will have ample opportunity to see Vietnam in its authenticity and sample local culture and food, in a one unpacking, unforgettable vacation where your "floating hotel" get you insight into Mekong Delta and quaint villages.

DAY 1 : Saigon - Cai Be - Tra On
Floating Market Activities : Visit colonial buildings, old houses, delightful flower gardens, tropical fruit orchards, and local coconut candy and rice paper manufacturers.
11.30 am -12.00 pm: board LE COCHINCHINE boat and enjoy welcome drink.
Transfer to a local boat for an extensive visit of Cai Be floating market, the mazes of waterway, local pop-rice and sweets production.

Visit colonial buildings, old houses, delightful flower gardens and local coconut candy and rice paper manufacturers.
Le Cochinchine continues its cruise to Cochien. Lunch will be served on board.
Embark on a pleasant walk or cycle on the footpaths of the countryside to discover tropical fruit orchards and the local people's activities. Visit a cottage industry, a local farm and sample seasonal fruits.
Have leisurely cruise on the Mekong River while taking in the beautiful scenery and enjoy an aperitif over the sunset.
Enjoy dinner and stay overnight on board.

DAY 2 : Tra On - Can Tho
Floating Market In Cai Be Activities : Visit Cai Rang floating market, experience daily life in Can Tho.
The morning bobbling commotion of Mekong river life comes to life for another lovely day our boat set sails to Can Tho through tributary and canals.

Transfer to Cai Rang: one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong. We go for a walk along the canals and the palm-shaded creek to see local houses and green orchards, ship building yards, rural and water activities in full swing.
Board the ship at noon with a welcome-back drink.
11.00 am. Disembark in Cantho. The cruise concludes.

What's included: 2days cruise with stops and visits as stated with English /French-speaking escort. 1 nights accommodation on board. Meal as mentioned during the cruise Admission fee at visiting points as mentioned in the program. Biking, sampan boat ride, Services of crews during the cruise. Apperitif

What's not included: Visa approval and fees for Vietnam or Cambodia. Travel insurance Ground transfer from hotel in Ho Chi Minh City to pier in Mekong or v.v. Expenditure of personal nature such as drinks, tips, souvenirs, laundry, etc.,

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ONE DAY TOUR IN MEKONG CRUISE

If you have one or two days and wish to get away from the bustle of the city centre, boating along Mekong River is a pleasant way by which you can get in touch with nice people, get closer to Vietnamese local lives in Mekong Delta.
With special designation, from the top bamboo tole-made-ceiling to the wooden floor, Mekong Queen complies with the high standards of government approval on vessel and has the highest workmanship. Life couldn’t be much enjoyable than sitting on board, looking over the floating market and shooting along the river.
A one day excursion will begin after boarding a luxury wooden boat, the Mekong Queen, with a visit of the colorful Cai Be floating market
   
What to see:
-Colorful Cai Be floating market where you can experience all of local
trading activities
-Opportunities to visit local factories and learn how pop rice, pop corn,
rice paper and coconut candies are made
-Nice cruise through Dong Phu canal, Binh Hoa Phuoc and An Binh to Vinh
Long
-Fantastic destination of Sa Dec where you can visit temples and an ancient
house shot in a very famous movie The Lovers.

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Hochiminh city - Cu Chi Tunnel one day

There is no better time for visiting Saigon while it passes through a remarkable and rapid phase of transformation. Above all, experiencing the heartfelt warmth and humor for which the Saigonese are renowned will stay with you long after you’ve departed for home. The alleys walk is designed to enable you to experience the real face of Saigon which will surely catch you by surprise. For over a century, millions of Saigonese have been living and earning their decent life in thousands of alleys which may well be anyone’s mind-blowing experience.

We kick start our day to unveil the highlights of one of Asia’s most vibrant and welcoming cities, Saigon (as it is still popularly known) is a cultural melting pot with something to offer every traveler. There is no better for visiting Saigon while it passes through a remarkable and rapid phase of transformation will fascinate and delight. Above all, experiencing the heartfelt warmth and humour for which the Saigonese are renowned will stay with you long after you’ve departed for home. We’ll introduce you to the enormous variety of exotic local produce at the sprawling Binh Tay Market in Cholon, the city’s bustling Chinatown, and the colorful Thien Hau Pagoda. District 1 remains the heart of Saigon still with its many historic French-built landmarks - the Opera House, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Hotel de Ville to name but a few, the former Presidential Palace, the Central Post Office and the sobering War Remnants Museum. The morning will end with a beautiful Vietnamese authentic lunch at a Vietnam’s possible best Pho (rice-noodle soup with beef or chicken) restaurant, Pho Hoa, before heading to Cuchi Tunnels
A pleasant 60 km drive through many beautiful paddy fields heading northwest of Saigon, you are going to visit a massive underground network located near by the area once called "Iron Triangle" and was the termination of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The tunnels were designed by local guerrillas as a “springboard for attacking Saigon.” The area was used for infiltrating Saigon-intelligence agents, part cadres, and sabotage teams. The Tết Offensive of 1968 was prepared and the necessary troops and supplies assembled in the Củ Chi tunnels. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. The role of the tunnel systems was so important to the Viet Cong in resisting American operations and protracting the war, eventually persuading the weary Americans into withdrawal. Some tunnels have been made larger to accommodate the larger sized western tourists, while low-power lights have been installed in several of them to make traveling through them easier and booby traps have been clearly marked

Inclusion: Modern vehicle, English speaking guide, Entrance fees, Mineral water ( serve on car )
Exclusion: Lunch, Travel insurance, Other expenses are not mentioned in the above.
 

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Saigon - Can Tho - Cai Rang - Phong Dien Floating Markets

A-couple-of hour- bike rides are the best way to unveil the picturesque scenery and beauty of the region’s remote villages and locals’ daily activities. You will be amazed by the locals’ activities on their paddy fields, orchards and at the local market. You will enjoy some fantastic boat rides through the narrow channels amongst the Delta’s incredible scenery and observe the locals’ life goes by while visiting a real floating markets of Cai Rang & Phong Dien.. The locals’ strong sense of ancestral worship can be felt and seen everywhere. Staying at a local family’s home will definitely give you an insight into their daily activities and culture. The locals’ hospitality and their simple but healthy food will make your trip even more enjoyable.

DAY 1: SAIGON - BENTRE - TRAVINH - CANTHO ( L )
Pick up at your hotel in Saigon then take about two hours drive to Ben Tre. On arrival at Hung Vuong pier - the boat will cruise along the Ham Luong river (a branch of the Mekong) and stop off at various local workplaces to give you a picture of how the local economy works, including a brick-kiln, where bricks are still painstakingly made by hand; a coconut processing workshop, where you can sample fresh coconut and see how every single part of this versatile nut is turned into food and other products; and a mat weaving house, where straw mats are woven using a hand loom – you can even have a go at weaving yourself!
You will then hop onto a bicycle for a 15 km fun ride through the quiet and beauty country lane with some difference kinds of gardens such as coconuts; cassaba melon; cucumber; colocynth along the roadside to Mr Khanh’s ancient house where you can contemplate a antiques pottery collection. Then get back on your bike and cycle to visite rice field. Stop at riverside restaurant for a delicious and filling lunch, featuring such local specialties as elephant-ear fish and river shrimp, washed down with some cold drinks or beers. After lunch, it’s time to board on a rowing boat for a relaxing trip along narrow canals. Back to Hung Vuong Pier, take a way to Ham Luong, Co Chien ferry for Tra Vinh, Can Tho. Check in hotel

DAY 2: CAI RANG & PHONG DIEN Floating Markets ( B )
06:00am: hop on our car and drive to Phong Dien district (15km) and board on an arrow-boat and cruise to Phong Dien floating market. It is just stunning! What you need to do here is just sit back and watch the whole world of trading, mainly fruits and vegetables, going on from boats to boats as it has been going on for hundreds of years. Phong Dien is more of a rural and retailed floating market with many small and rowing boats. As our boat edges through the market, you will be surely driven back to the yester-centuries by the sound of bargaining, rowing, motoring mixed with the sound from the coffee boat, meat boat, grocery boat, ice boats…. Saying goodbye to Phong Dien floating market, our boat will speed up through many channels of the Mekong River stretching along rural villages and arrive in Cai Rang floating market (12km toward Can Tho)- it is much bigger and is more of wholesaled market with many more big and motored boats. And this will complete a special picture of around a million floating traders in this region who have been happily living a floating life and earn their living on some 50,000km of waterways in the Mekong Delta. Get back to your hotel for a late breakfast, check out and go to visit Binh Thuy ancient Houe before head off for Saigon (170km) - Service ends at your hotel in Saigon at around 4:00pm

INCLUSION
- Accommodation 3 stars hotel ( double or twin sharing room )
- Modern vehicle
- Boat trips
- Entrance fees

- English Speaking Guide
- Meals as mentioned in program ( B: breakfast, L: lunch, D: dinner )
- Mineral water ( serve on car )

EXCLUSION
- Drink, Travel insurance, Personal expenses, Tip.
- Others not mentioned
- Single supplement

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