Tour overview
This trip in the heart of the Mekong Delta help you to learn about the life of the river. You will visit a coconut factory and discover how local use each part to make products and sell it. You will also see the floating market through water Tra Su, an ecological reserve flies, Vinh Te canal and Cham village in Chau Doc
Itinerary
Day
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Itinerary
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Meal
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Accompaniment
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Day 1
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Sai Gon – Ben Tre – overnight at homestay
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L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 2
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Ben Tre – Sa Dec - Can Tho
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 03
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Can Tho – Tra Su – Chau Doc
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 04
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Chau Doc discovery
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 05
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Chau Doc– Sai Gon
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 1
Sai Gon – Ben Tre – overnight in homestay
Transfer: 110 km – 3 hours drive
Morning heading out of the bustling city, we ride along rice field to Mekong delta. On arrival in the town of Ben Tre, you will board a local boat. It will take you to the river, to discover the daily activities of local people. Among other things, you can attend the manufacture of bricks and coir. You will continue to coves Nhon Thanh and Son Cai where local families have specialized in the manufacture of mats. You will have the opportunity to taste seasonal fruits. We will continue exploring the surroundings by bike ride. Your journey will continue through the rice fields and vegetable crops. In the afternoon, you will take a rowing boat in the cove Cai Coi before embarking again on a boat to explore the creek Cai Coi. Overnight in homestay
Day 2
Ben Tre –Sa Dec - Can Tho
Transfer: 150 km – 3 hours drive
After breakfast, bike ride to visit surrounding then back to the family host to say goodbye and drive to Can Tho. Stop to visit Sa Dec town where the famous novel The Lover Marguerite Duras was created and made famous by the film L'Amant, the Marguerite Duras story and explore this city.
Visit of the local market and primary school. Then visit a bonsai garden, walk or cycle along the village path and get yourself acquaintance with rural activities, farmers cultivate their fields: rice fields and vegetable crops, fish farms. Arrival in Can Tho in the afternoon, check in hotel and overnight in Can Tho.
Day 3
Can Tho – Natural reserve of TraSu – Chau Doc
Transfer: 150 km – 3 hours drive
Get up early and get to the boat town to see the Cai Rang floating market. Then you will drive about three hours to the town of Chau Doc, a colorful city near the border Vietnam - Cambodia.
Lunch at Chau Doc and around 14h, departure by car to the natural reserve of Tra Su, an ecological paradise that is home tocolonies of bats, more than 100 species of marine birds and water ways out of sight and abundant vegetation. You browse the isolated foot and by boat forest amid trees half submerged. This will be the perfect opportunity to relax and get closer to nature, in a peaceful afternoon in this protected reserve. You can observe the flora and fauna, including species of birds, all with the help of your guide! Back to the hotel for overnight.
Day 4
Chau Doc discovery
After breakfast, you will take a sampan to sail along the river as a local to get a better view of life around the delta. The first stop is the floating market where fruit and vegetables are sold to the local market. You will then go to the fish farm through fishermen and floating villages. Then you go to Cham Muslim village. The Chams are a group from the kingdom of Champa, an empire that stretched from Hue south of the Mekong between the 7th and the 18th century. You will leave your boat to explore the village and see a Cham traditional house on stilts, a local mosque. You will learn more about the customs and traditions of the Chams. The ship then sails to the Vinh Te canal that extends 87 km from Chau Doc in South China Sea. The canal dates back to 1824 and mobilizes 80,000 local and Cambodian workers. Channel plays an important role for communications in southern Vietnam and Cambodia. The afternoon ends at Sam Mountain where you will see beautiful landscapes. Overnight in hotel
Day 5
Chau Doc – Sai Gon
Transfer: 250 km – 6 hours drive
Return to Saigon. Stop on the road to visit the bonsai garden in My Tho. Dinner and free evening.
Accommodation:
Sites
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Accommodation
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Night
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Ben Tre
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Homestay
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1
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Can Tho
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Ninh Kieu 2 hotel ***
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1
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Chau Doc
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Chau Pho hotel **
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2
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Tour Price: Available upon Request
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.
Our services include:
- Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
- Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
- English speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
- Boat trip as mentioned
Our services do not include:
- Other meals not mentioned
- Other services not mentioned
- Visa fee to Viet Nam
- International Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance