Private Mekong Delta Tour: 2-Day Experience with Overnight Stay & Cai Rang Floating Market Visit
District 1
Experience the bustling Cai Rang Floating Market and immerse yourself in the friendly hospitality of the Mekong Delta. Discover a wide range of goods and enjoy the stunning views of this unique market!
Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Day 1: Saigon – My Tho – Can Tho

Cầu Cái Bè - 8:00 am, VN Bike Tour guide will pick you up for the Private Mekong Delta Tour.
After around 2-hour driving from Saigon, you will reach My Tho city where is known for the gorgeous beauty of Vietnamese women, the lush orchard gardens stretching far as the eye, and the melody of “Đờn ca tài tử” – a kind of traditional folk music which is also officially regconized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Firstly, with Private Mekong Delta Tour, you will take a leisurely cruise on the Tien river to visit 4 islets which are represented as four mythical animals in Southeast Asia: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise, Phoenix. At Kirin islet, feel free to try the freshly barked handmade coconut candy, visit honey bee farm to try some specialty products, then walk through the orchard gardens to taste some seasonal tropical fruits and listen to the folk music which is an indispensible spiritual cultural activity in locals’ life.
Furthermore, you can relax on the rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal, and continue to take an electric car to deeply explore the authentic local life.
And then to reach the beautiful riverside restaurant for having lunch with specialties of Private Mekong Delta tour‘s cuisine.
Finally, you will cruise back to the main land, and go straight to Can Tho city which is known not only as a rice kingdom but also as the biggest dynamic city in Mekong, you will have plenty of free time to explore that city at night after having dinner at your hotel.

Day 2: Can Tho – Ben Tre – Saigon (Biking Option)

Cai Rang Floating Market - On the Private Mekong Delta Tour, you have 2 options meeting up with the guide at 5 am or 7 am. If you choose 5am, then you can have breakfast after coming back to your hotel from the floating market. If you choose 7am, you should have breakfast before meeting the guide. For the clear information, even though Cai Rang Floating Market is opened all day but the perfect time to catch real lively scenery is around 6 am. And the most colorful time is absolutely during the time of 1 or 3 weeks before the Lunar New Year.
It takes about 30’ for cruising along Hau river from Ninh Kieu wharf, you surely have freedom to try any tropical fruits, drinks or even hot rice noodle soup which is called “hu tieu” as your light breakfast, just as the way “Master Chef “ Gordon Ramsay highly recommended.
After that, you will visit the chewy noodle workshop to learn more about other kinds of Vietnamese noodles. To know is to admire locals’ creation while they can make many versions of food from rice. Especially, you will never get a second chance try unique noodles pizza in anywhere else, except in this Private Mekong Delta tour.
On the way back to Saigon, you will stop in Ben Tre province which is called as a coconut kingdom in Vietnam. Over there, you can easily find out how useful of a “tree of heaven” affecting in locals’ life.
You will be riding through a truly countryside where car is nearly impossible to get through with small complex terrain.
With about 7 – 10 km biking, you are going to pass tropical fruit gardens, get across the bridge with vast mangrove palm scenery from both side, visit a countryside market and take some funny talks with friendly locals over there. Maybe you can stop at the local houses on the biking way for a quick visit to feel more about real Mekong lifestyle.
Following that, you will come to coconut garden to harvest the fruit for yourself and then have a typical “home grow, homemade” lunch just the same as locals’ on the Private Mekong Delta Tour.

What's Included
  • Friendly, experienced and super-informative English tour-guide
  • Free pick-up & drop-off right at your hotel
  • Accommodation: 3-star hotel/homestay
  • Tropical fruits, snacks, coconut candies
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch and Dinner included
  • Entrance fee and parking fee covered
  • Breakfast included
  • Multilingual tour (English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, etc.)
  • Beverages: Fresh coconut water, honey tea, strawberry wine, mineral water, coffee, tea
What's Not Included
    • Personal expenses
    • Tips
Additional Information

The ideal period to pay a visit to the Cai Rang Floating Market is at the break of dawn when you can witness the vibrant buying and selling activities of individuals on tiny boats. Nevertheless, if you’re running late, you’ll still be able to observe the marketplace bustling with large trading vessels. Essentially, there is no shortage of products at the floating market. Ranging from bread, dumplings, vermicelli, noodles, coffee, tea, local beers, produce, to even lottery tickets, this market offers it all!

You’ll also bear witness to the warm welcoming nature of the local inhabitants! Their kindness extends to everybody, irrespective of who you are or your country of origin. They are always ready with answers to your inquiries and are more than willing to provide directions if you lose your way.

The market’s breathtaking views complemented by the warmth of the local populace truly contribute to its extraordinary ambiance!

Location
District 1
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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