Explore two most bustling and hustling floating markets in Vietnam to get a deeper understanding about the local life in the watery area.
DAY 01: SAIGON ARRIVAL – CITY TOUR (L)
DAY 02: SAIGON – MY THO – CAI BE (B/L)
DAY 03: CAI BE – FLOATING MARKET – CAN THO (B/L)
DAY 04: CAN THO – CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – SAIGON (B/L)
DAY 01: SAIGON ARRIVAL – CITY TOUR (L)
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be welcomed and picked up by driver and then transfer to the hotel in the city center for check-in. After that, start your city tour by visiting the main historical sites of Saigon including, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, China town (locally known as Cho Lon) and Ben Thanh market. Enjoy your own dinner and overnight at hotel in Saigon.
DAY 02: SAIGON – MY THO – CAI BE (B/L)
Pick up at your hotel; head out to My Tho in Mekong Delta. Dip into the beauty of rice fields along the way. Arrive at My Tho, take a boat trip on Mekong River to visit farmer’s house and garden. View the fishing port, the traditional stilt houses and boat building workshops and islands including Dragon, Phoenix, Unicorn and Tortoise. Enjoy lunch on the beautiful island. Next, ride horse and carriage around villages to see the local life; taste tropical fruits and honey tea at bee-keeping farm; listen to traditional music and visit coconut candy manufacturer. Roam on village path with fruit orchards and bonsai garden. Meet the locals to get deeper understanding about their daily life in the watery area.
Transfer back to the harbor, continue to Cai Be. Check-in hotel and have your first discovery of Cai Be on your own. Overnight at hotel in Cai Be.
DAY 03: CAI BE – FLOATING MARKET – CAN THO (B/L)
Enjoy breakfast at hotel and then transfer to the harbor for the boat ride to visit Cai Be floating market. We will leave early to avoid the crowds. Cai Be is one of the most famous floating market in Vietnam in where people will come to trade and sell numerous type of local goods such as: watermelons, the potatoes, squash, cabbage, coconut, the durians ... Next, visit homemade coconut and popcorn workshops. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant bonsai. Later, continue the boat trip to Vinh Long and then Can Tho where you will start going through the Mekong arm. Dinner and overnight in Can Tho.
DAY 04: CAN THO – CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – SAIGON (B/L)
You are going to visit Cai Rang floating market in the morning. The landscape is very beautiful: hundred sampans with full of rice, fruits and handicraft products…they are here to exchange their products. We will then visit the central market and explore the local activities. After leaving the market, we are going to visit a luxuriant orchard of Little Hien Farm and enjoy fruits. To get deeper understanding of local life, you may join the farming such as, fishing, planting… (at your own cost).
Finally, transfer directly to the airport in Saigon for the flight back to your country. End of service.
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Hotel |
5* Hotels/Resorts |
Room type |
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Saigon |
Le Meridien |
Grand Deluxe |
|
Cai Be |
Mekong Riverside |
Deluxe |
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Can Tho |
Victoria Resort |
Deluxe |
Tour price in USD net per person based on the group of
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Group size |
02 |
3-4 |
5-6 |
7-9 |
10-14 |
Single Supp |
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Price per person |
475 |
415 |
375 |
341 |
333 |
221 |
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