Mekong Delta 2 days tour (My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho – Cai Rang)

– 07.45 am, our tour guide and driver pick you up on request at your hotel that locates in backpacker areas (De Tham street, Bui Vien street, Pham Ngu Lao street) or  in Ben Thanh areas (Le Thanh Ton street, Thu Khoa Huan street, Ly Tu Trong street). Other places that are not mentioned kindly come to Daily Travel Vietnam office for joining the tour.

– Depart from Ho Chi Minh city at 08.00am . It takes one hour and thirty minutes driving to get to My Tho town. On the way, tourists  will have  chance to see these  picturesque  sight seeing  along the road such as the green rice fields, the peaceful Vam Co Dong river and the busy Long An town.  End route, our bus will stop at Mekong rest top  where you can take a rest and see bonsai garden.

– Arrive in My Tho town,  visit Vinh Trang pagoda, an oldest ancient one in Southern Vietnam. It was known as  the largest pagoda and famous for the most  special architecture in Mekong Delta. Its architecture was influenced by Vietnamese culture and Khmer’s culture as well as European’s architecture.

– After  visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, our bus will take travellers  to the pier boat for getting on a motorbike boat. Take a leisurely boat ride in Tien river to enjoy fresh air and the peaceful life of the local people.  Crossing  the stilt house, the fishing floating farm, the four Islands (Dragon, Phoenix, Tortoise, Unicorn).

– After crossing  Rach Mieu bridge, we disembark at Thoi Son Islet, which  is set  on Phoenix Island. Take a peaceful  walking on the village paths,  visit local people’s home, orchard garden and enjoy seasonal fruits while enjoying  traditional Southern folk music.

– Then visit honey bee farm and enjoy  delicious honey tea with lemon which  is really good for health. Local people also have python farm for those  tourist, who like adventure can take a photo with pythons.

– Take a hand – rowed sampan through the creeks for seeing  the natural water coconut trees-a symbol in the Delta areas.

– Come back to  the motorbike boat then cruising to Ben Tre province,  visit coconut candy workshop to know the way to  make tasty  candies by hand.

– The impression  of the trip is to take a sightseeing through the  picturesque  villages by horse cart.

– Then cruising to Unicorn Island to  visit crocodile farm and visit the remains of Coconut belief.

– Having lunch in orchard garden. Do not  forget to  taste dried Ear Elephant fish that is one of the  special dishes in Mekong Delta.

– After having lunch , riding on bicycle  passing the village paths to enjoy the fresh air and  observe the pastoral life.

– Next   take a short walking across  the narrow village path to the bus and process to Can Tho city.

– On the way, our tour guide will take travellers the symbol of culture , dining and entertainment places in Can Tho city.

– Arrive in Can Tho city, check in at the standard hotel which  has hot shower, towers, mini bar, air conditioner , tivi, wifi .etc. in  every  room.

– Leisure in the evening for wandering  Tay Do night market, Ninh Kieu wharf or enjoy  these  delicious local dishes.

– After having breakfast  at the hotel. At 07.00am, take a leisurely waking to Ninh Kieu wharf.

– Tourist will have opportunity  to see morning streets market with many products homemade such as fruits, vegetables, cake…  which are sold on the way to the wharf.

– Cruising in the river to the busy Cai Rang floating market, one of the biggest floating market in Southern Vietnam.  Tourists  will be  surprised to explore “the method of the business” in the floating market areas. It is really impressive .

– After exploring the floating market,  visitors will visit the place to see how  local people  make rice vermicelli noodle and the orchard garden. You can wander  in the village and  try your best to cross the bamboo bridge which is built only by one bamboo tree.

– Cruise back Ninh Kieu wharf.

– After lunch , heading  to Ho Chi Minh city.

– Arrive to Ho Chi Minh city around 17.00. The tour ends at Daily Travel’s office.

– Seeing you on another trip with Daily Travel.