3 days

Multi-Day

About this activity

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (L)

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.

Next take 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 home-stay with dinner can be arranged on request). Free time to visit the bustling Can Tho market.

Option 1: Stay in a hotel in Can Tho

Check into your hotel on arrival at Can Tho. Free to explore the city on your own in the evening.

Option 2 : Homestay (D)

Transfer by motor boat to a small village in Cai Rang distric. In the afternoon, go cycling or trekking around the village to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta people. Time to self-cooked dinner and enjoy it together with the local host. Overnight in your riverside cottage.

Day 2: Can Tho - Cai Rang Floating market - Chau Doc - Tra Su Sanctuary (B)

Taking a leisure morning boat trip 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. Head towards Phong Dien for the smaller, quieter floating market (optional for private tour). Break for lunch.

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 – Phnom Penh (B)

After breakfast, take a rowing boat trip through the floating village and visit the fish farm to see how the Mekong Delta people raise fish from their floating houses. Visit the Cham minority in their traditional weaving village. Transfer to a speed boat for the final part of the journey to Phnom Penh. Arrive at Sisowath tourist dock in Phnom Penh at around 2pm. End of services.

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Included

Transportation by air-conditioned tourist bus
English-speaking guide
Motor boat and row boat rides
2 nights’ accommodation on a twin-sharing basis (either in a hotel, hotel and homestay, or hotel and bungalow, depending on the option chosen)
Breakfast, lunch or dinner (depending on you accommodation choice)
Fresh fruit, honey, and tea
Breakfast
Lunch

Not included

Vietnamese entry visa
Meals and beverages not mentioned as included
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Single supplement ( There is a single hotel room/bungalow supplement of $12 payable to the tour operator before departing on the tour
Tips.

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Please note, you have to pay $35 per person for the Cambodian visa and take 2 photos. Your guide on the boat will help you to apply for it at the Kaam Samnor border. You will arrive there about 14:00.
For all travelers who take fast boat to Phnompenh, due to the limited time ( Fast boat depart at 7.30am) we will not visit Cham minority village and fishfarm.
If you choose the hotel option your meals will include: lunch (1st day) and breakfast (2nd and 3rd day).
If you choose the homestay and bungalow options your meals will include: lunch and dinner ( the 1st day ), breakfast ( the 2nd and the 3rd day).
For all other meals that are not included you will have to pay for yourself. There are many local restaurants to choose from.
There is a single hotel room/bungalow supplement of $12 payable to the tour operator before departing on the tour.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is smart casual (As this is a tour through the nature/forest, wear closed shoes)
Vegetarian option is available. Please advise at time of booking if required.
This activity is subject to favorable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
Just read the description exactly (some participants were scared, when we had to move to the small rowing boat)
Appreciate the local customs.
Note: the price of the ticket does not apply on holiday. Holiday surcharge will be informed later and be payble at the meeting point prior to tour departure)
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers