Daily Travel Company sincerely introduce you the Mekong Delta two days tour overnight at farmer’s house as follows:
Let’s gain a new experience at homestay with farmer house in the original Mekong Delta. Do you want to see the floating market? Observing lively activities along river such as fishing, water transferring. Having a chance to wander into the village for watching local people make sleep mats, make bricks in handy and tasting a sweet coconut in orchard garden. You should be very interested in trying a new experience on “ tuk tuk” or “ xe loi” on shady paths, pass by green rice fields and vegetable plains to be able to touch on real life and find out about tropical culture from Peasants.
Itinerary details:
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city – My Tho city – Ben Tre province – Can Tho city (Lunch, dinner)
At 08.00am, leave Ho Chi Minh city. It takes one hour and thirty minutes driving to get to My Tho town. On the way, travellers will have chance to see these peaceful landscape along the road such as the green rice fields, the peaceful Vam Co Dong river and the busy Long An town. At the end of the route , our bus will stop at Mekong rest top at which 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 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 , to see the peaceful life of the local people. Passing 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 situated on Phoenix Island. Take a leisurely walking on the village paths, visit local people’s home, orchard garden and enjoy seasonal fruits while listening to traditional Southern folk music.
Then visit honey bee farm and enjoy delicious honey tea with lemon that is really good for health. Local people also have python farm for those visitor , who like adventure can take a photo with pythons.
Take a hand – rowed sampan through the creeks for sightseeing the natural water coconut trees-a symbol in the Delta areas.
Return to the motorbike boat then cruising to Ben Tre province, pay a visit to coconut candy workshop to know how 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 specialties in Mekong Delta.
After having lunch, riding on bicycle passing the village paths to enjoy the fresh air and observe the pastoral life.
Next let’s 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.
Arriving in Can Tho city. Transfer to a village in Cai Rang district by motorbike, you will have a chance to meet a friendly local farmer’s house in which you will stay the night at their house. In the late afternoon, wandering around the village to see orchard garden or chatting with local people to gain a experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta resident.
Having dinner with family and enjoy some of kind traditional local cuisines.
Overnight at farmer’s house.
Day 2: Can Tho city – Cai Rang floating market – Ho Chi Minh city (Breakfast, lunch)
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 impressed.
After exploring the floating market, travellers will visit the place to see how people make rice vermicelli noodle and the orchard garden. Wandering 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 having lunch, heading to Ho Chi Minh city.
The tour ends at 17.00.
Price: US$54/person (applied for joining tour)
Tour price includes:
- Air conditioner bus for transfer and sightseeing as per program
- English speaking tour guide
- All entrance fees
- Boat trip on Mekong Delta
- Hand – rowed sampan
- Lunch on Day 1 & Day 2
- Dinner on Day 1
- Breakfast on Day 2
- Honey tea seasonal fruits
- Southern folk music show
- Homestay arrangement
Tour price excludes:
- Travel insurance
- Personal expense
- Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program.Thank you for visiting our Mekong Delta two days tour overnight at farmer’s house. We are looking forward to serving you.