Quận 1 Trip Overview
In a region that water is much more than land; people don’t use cars or motorcycles much. Instead, they use boats. Interestingly, they also do daily trading on boats. Absolutely no ground or any forms of man-made structures involve! Cai Be Floating Market is typical. It is located on the river that draws borders between three provinces Tien Giang, Vinh Long and Ben Tre. Every day more than 400 boats filled almost everything gathers here. How would you know which boat carries what commodities? Take this tour and you’ll see one of the most interesting, exotic events in Indochina. Here’s our carefully designed schedule for your optimal enjoyment.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Quận 1, Vietnam
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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In a region that water is much more than land; people don’t use cars or motorcycles much. Instead, they use boats. Interestingly, they also do daily trading on boats. Absolutely no ground or any forms of man-made structures involve! Cai Be Floating Market is typical. It is located on the river that draws borders between three provinces Tien Giang, Vinh Long and Ben Tre. Every day more than 400 boats filled almost everything gathers here. How would you know which boat carries what commodities? Take this tour and you’ll see one of the most interesting, exotic events in Indochina. Here’s our carefully designed schedule for your optimal enjoyment.
Itinerary
Day 1: SAI GON – CAI BE – VINH LONG – CAN THO
Pass By: Viet Fun Travel Company – Day Tours, 28/13 Bui Vien St Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
07:30am: This morning we will start Mekong Delta Tours 2 Days 1 Night to compare among how Cai Be and Cai Rang floating market are. On our dedicated bus/car you can see the green paddy fields extending towards the horizontal.
Stop At: Cai Be Floating Market, Cai Be Vietnam
– 10.30am: When you arrive in Cai Be, you’ll board a motorized boat that takes you to the floating market which is one of the biggest and famous floating markets in Mekong Delta. Furthermore, you can enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and experience the daily life of rural people.
– Walk to visit a coconut candy, a crispy rice cake factory (served free with premium hot tea) and you might buy coconut candy and hand-made items from coconut trees of Mekong Delta for souvenir.
– Let’s get back to the large motor boat for enjoying something difference in Tan Phong Island. It is famous for fresh fruits the whole year. On the way, we have an excellent opportunity to look the sightseeing along 2 long sides’ river and find out the life of rural people in Mekong Delta.
– Time for lunch.
– After lunch, We get on small row boats, zigzag through a maze of shadow canals to enjoy the fresh air along the canal and wonderful water coconut tree scenery. Then we will ride bicycles (if weather permits)
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Can Tho, Can Tho, Mekong Delta
Move to Can Tho and stay overnight here
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner: Dinner from superior type
Accommodation included: overnight at hotel mini, 2 star, 3 star, 4 star hotel depend on you choose
Child policy: share room with parents
Day 2: CAN THO – CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – SAI GON
Stop At: Cai Rang Floating Market, 46 Hai Ba Trung Near Cai Rang Bridge, Can Tho 900000 Vietnam
Cái Răng floating market: This is the largest of its type in the whole Mekong delta. During this visit, you’ll have a chance to board a merchant boat that sells pineapples which come from Can Tho City.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Can Tho, Can Tho, Mekong Delta
– After that, we continue on our riverine route for 5-7 minutes and then on foot for about 5 minutes to reach a noodle and a rice paper factories.
– The time now should be around 12 noon. Time for lunch! Let’s go back to Can Tho for that.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
– We end our sightseeing trip at downtown Can Tho. On the way back to Ho Chi Minh by bus/private car, we’ll have a stop at an interesting point to rest and also have photographs.
– The stop will be brief, ensuring that we come back to SG before 7 PM, finishing Mekong Delta Tour 2 Days
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast: eat at hotel
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
