Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
This is one of the most popular tours to explore Mekong Delta provinces and Phnom penh in 3 days. With this tour, tourist will have chance to visit the most famous floating markets in Mekong Delta area – Cai Rang Market. In addition, there are many exciting tour activities and sightseeing places (Chau Doc, My Tho, Ben Tre) for those who seeking for a closer look to local culture in Mekong Delta River.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vietnam
This is one of the most popular tours to explore Mekong Delta provinces and Phnom penh in 3 days. With this tour, tourist will have chance to visit the most famous floating markets in Mekong Delta area – Cai Rang Market. In addition, there are many exciting tour activities and sightseeing places (Chau Doc, My Tho, Ben Tre) for those who seeking for a closer look to local culture in Mekong Delta River.
Itinerary
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho
Stop At: Vinh Trang Temple, Nguyen Trung Truc, My Tho Vietnam
7:30-8:00: Pick up at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city by shuttle bus
Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields. On arrival at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ben Tre Province, Ben Tre Province, Mekong Delta
Proceed to Tortoise islet and have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre and enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of water coconut trees along natural canals. Then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by the locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantations and villages.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Can Tho, Can Tho, Mekong Delta
Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight in the hotel. Free time to visit the bustling Can Tho market.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel in Can Tho
Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang Floating market – Chau Doc – Tra Su Sanctuary
Stop At: Cai Rang Floating Market, 46 Hai Ba Trung Near Cai Rang Bridge, Can Tho 900000 Vietnam
Taking a very early morning boat trip (5:30 am usually recommended) to visit the Cai Rang floating market which is the wholesale market of fruit and vegetable at its busiest at this time of the day. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit a rice noodle making a village. Experience the “Monkey Bridge” in the Delta.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Tra Su Bird Sanctuary, Reserve de Tra Su, An Phu, Chau Doc Vietnam
Break for lunch. Proceed to Chau Doc and continue the tour to visit Tra Su, getting to the wild birds Sanctuary, cruising smoothly with small boats to discover the arrays of splendid canals deep into the forest, watching storks, cranes and other tropical birds. On the way back stop by to visit Sam Mountain, the Cave pagoda (if time permitted).
Back to the Town, hotel checks in. Overnight in Chau Doc.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel in Chau Doc
Day 3: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh
Stop At: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
Breakfast at your hotel. 7.00am be picked up and transferred to a speed boat station for the final part of the journey to Phnom Penh. Arrive at Sisowath tourist dock in Phnom Penh at around 2pm. End of services.Finish your Exit to Cambodia through the lower Mekong river.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
