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Canoe trip - Two days Deep into Mekong Delta

Tour Code: VTDWEx - SC 04

Destinations: My Tho - Ben Tre - Cai Be - Vinh Long

From US$ 312

Highlights :  
  • Private tour
  • On board to explore the culture of Mekong Delta’s heart & Vietnam unique floating market
  • Enjoy local delicacy
  • Experience taking on a horse carriage to local house.
Day By Day Itinerary:
Day 1 Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Ben Tre

8.00 AM: Vietnam Travel Depot’s guide and car will pick you up at your hotel and head to Bach Dang Pier. Here the canoe will take you to My Tho City.

10.00 AM: Arrive at My Tho City and check in Hotel.

11.30 AM: Lunch at local restaurant. Then the canoe trip will continue to the heart of Mekong Delta, famous for its vast rice fields and most beautiful landscapes. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda en route and stop by the bank of Tien Giang River, a branch of Mekong. Disembark at Phoenix Island where local handicrafts and sweets from coconut made by traditional methods. Enjoy fresh seasonal fruits and traditional live music and folk songs performance by local artists. Take a short ride on a horse carriage to a typical local house to taste some homemade honey-tea.

06.00 PM: After dinner at local garden house, proceed by small sampan boats through the small canals and side arms of the river to observe the daily life along the river banks under the sunset. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Ben Tre.

Meals : Lunch, Dinner

Day 2 Ben Tre – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Ho Chi Minh

6.00 AM: Wake up early for an interesting trip today. After breakfast at hotel, the canoe trip continues to take you to the unique “floating” market at Cai Be and visit a family-run business producing rice papers – a key ingredient in Vietnamese Cuisine then observe the process of producing crispies and coconut candy.

Continue walking through fruit orchards and visit a local family. We will try many different kinds of tropical fruits cultivated on the island, and we will be entertained with songs and music performed by villagers. Then visit a family business making traditional hand-made pottery.

10.00 AM: Back to Hotel for check out.

11.00 AM: Lunch at local restaurant and relax with “Foot massage” program.

02.00 PM: Back to Ho Chi Minh City. Disembark at Bach Dang Pier and the tour ends at your hotel. See you again.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch

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INCLUDES :

  • Private transportation from/to Hotel to/from the Pier
  • Private charter canoe (motor – speedboat)
  • English/ French speaking Guide
  • Insurance on canoe 
  • Complimentary drinks & fruits on touring
  • Foot Massage (15 minutes)
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees
  • Travel insurance

EXCLUDES :
  • Surcharges for other languages speaking guides, during festive seasons and peak season surcharges, which will be advised at time   of booking
  • Personal expenses