From Ho Chi Minh: Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Market 2-Day Trip

From Ho Chi Minh: Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Market 2-Day Trip

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Cai Rang is the biggest floating market in Mekong Delta where people can buy fruit & vegetables from locals. A good time to visit is early in the morning when they are very lively and colorful. The tour includes an optional stay in a 5-star hotel.

Highlights

Learn about the local cultures of the Mekong Delta region
See the lively bartering at the Cai Rang Floating Market
Paddle along the small canals to see the locals going about their day
Stay overnight in Mekong Delta so that you can experience the nightlife activities of the locals

Description

Get picked up at your accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City and head to My Tho by bus. Your onboard tour guide will tell you everything about the culture of the locals while you can sit back, relax and enjoy the landscapes and scenery of green rice fields. Stop at the Vinh Trang pagoda on the way. Continue to My Tho and take a boat trip along the Mekong River. During the cruise, see fish cages and floating houses. The boat will take you to a small canal, where you can escape the busy town. The cruise through the coconut trees-lined canal will take you to a coconut island in Ben Tre. Disembark and explore the village on foot. Visit local families and learn how to make sweets at a candy shop. You can enjoy fruits, honey tea and wine while listening to traditional music. Discover varieties of fruits, flowers, trees, and native houses. Enjoy a traditional lunch. Next, travel by ferry and bus to Can Tho, the heart of the Mekong Delta. Stay overnight in the hotel. The next day, after breakfast, take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river. Proceed to visit the Cai Răng floating market, which is the liveliest in the whole region. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals. Next, you will roam through the village, see fruit gardens and visit a rice husking mill and a rice noodles-making shop. Then, head back to the riverside for lunch before traveling back to Ho Chi Minh City, where you will arrive in the afternoon with unforgettable memories.

Includes

Air-conditioned car/bus Motorboat trip Small rowboat Experienced English-speaking tour guide All entrance fees Meals including 2 lunches, and 1 breakfast at the hotel 1 night hotel stay at a 3-star or 5-star hotel Hotel pickup and drop-off within District 1