Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
A trip to Mekong Delta to immerse yourself in the natural beauty and the rich culture of the vibrant southern delta region. Boating down the river to experience the local life, fishing port, fishing floating house, enjoy the local folk song music and seasonal fresh fruit; explore the local floating market at its nicest time and most exciting of the day.
Trip: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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A trip to Mekong Delta to immerse yourself in the natural beauty and the rich culture of the vibrant southern delta region. Boating down the river to experience the local life, fishing port, fishing floating house, enjoy the local folk song music and seasonal fresh fruit; explore the local floating market at its nicest time and most exciting of the day.
Trip: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (L)
Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. On arrived 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. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the 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 fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho.
Option 1: Overnight in the hotel in Can Tho. Free time to experience night market and Ninh Kieu pier by night and enjoy local food by yourself.
Option 2: Family home-stay with dinner
Transfer to a small village in Cai Rang district. Check into your riverside cottage, go cycling or walk around the village to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta people. Join a family as they prepare dinner, then share the meal with them. Enjoy an evening of traditional folk music with your neighbors. Overnight in your riverside cottage.
Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang Floating market – Ho Chi Minh (B,L)
Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river (Bassac River), then proceed to visit Cai Rang floating market which are the liveliest in the whole religion.
Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only one stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Back to Ho Chi Minh city.
