Experience Mekong Delta once in a life time 3 days

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Cai Be Floating Market (L)

7h00 am you set off for a drive through the Mekong Delta. Upon arrival at Cai Be, embark the Cai Be Princess sampan to cruise around Cai Be Floating Market to see local people being selling, buying, exchanging goods from their boats. Visit of some local home factories such as rice paste making, rice pop corn, coco candies, and longans drying processing. The trip continues along the Mekong canals to Dong Hoa Hiep Island located between Vinh Long and Cai Be. Lunch awaits you at Le Longanier restaurant at La Residence de Phu An resort, a superb Indochine style resort. Drive to Can Tho city. Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 2: Can Tho - Phong Dien - Thot Not - Chau Doc (B/L)

8h00 cruising along the small and picturesque tributaries by rowing boat, we will see the unique Cai Rang - Phong Dien floating market. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily life in Mekong River and you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill and a rice noodles making shop. You now travel by land to Chau Doc, on the way you will pass Thot Not to visit Bang Lang Bird Sanctuary (Stork Garden) or Crocodile Farm. You continue your journey to Chau Doc, close to the Cambodian border. While here you head up Sam Mountain for a birdseye view over the rice paddy fields toward Cambodia. Overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 3: Chau Doc - Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)

Rising early to the sounds of the Delta coming to life for another day. A boat trip to visit the floating fish breeding farms reveals the amazing highlight of Chau Doc, a Cham minority village, whom still again employment from traditional weaving. The last stop in Chau Doc is to a local Islamic Mosque. You have lunch at local restaurant before going back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Services Included

• Two nights of accommodation based on double or twin sharing.
• One night at Victoria Can Tho Resort and one night at Victoria Chau Doc Hotel for the Premium 4-Star package.
• One night at Azerai Can Tho and one night in a premium room at Victoria Chau Doc Hotel for the Luxury 5-Star-Standard package.
• Daily breakfast at the confirmed hotels.
• Two breakfasts and three lunches as stated in the itinerary.
• Premium lunch at Le Longanier restaurant or an equivalent selected restaurant on Day 1.
• Private door-to-door pick-up and drop-off at hotels in central Ho Chi Minh City.
• Private air-conditioned vehicle with a professional driver throughout the scheduled itinerary.
• A seven-seat private vehicle for four travellers or a private minibus for five to six travellers, subject to luggage requirements.
• Experienced English-speaking tour guide during scheduled sightseeing and activities.
• Private Cai Be Princess sampan or an equivalent privately arranged boat trip.
• Boat journey through Cai Be’s historic river-trading area and surrounding waterways.
• Visit to traditional rice-paper or rice-paste production.
• Visit to a popped-rice workshop.
• Visit to a coconut-candy workshop.
• Seasonal longan-drying demonstration when operating.
• Visit to Dong Hoa Hiep Island.
• Early-morning private boat excursion to Cai Rang Floating Market.
• Visit to Phong Dien waterways or an equivalent smaller river community, subject to local activity.
• Visit to a rice-husking mill and rice-noodle workshop when operating.
• Entrance to Bang Lang Stork Garden or a confirmed equivalent attraction.
• Private transfer to Sam Mountain and scheduled entrance fee where required.
• Private Chau Doc boat trip.
• Visit to floating fish farms.
• Respectful guided visit to a Cham community.
• Visit to a traditional weaving workshop.
• Visit to a local mosque, subject to religious activities and community permission.
• All scheduled sightseeing and entrance fees stated in the confirmed itinerary.
• Bottled drinking water and tissues during private road transfers.
• Fuel, road tolls, parking fees and driver expenses.
• Local taxes and service charges for included ground arrangements.
• 24/7 local assistance during the journey.

Services Not Included

• International flights to and from Vietnam.
• Domestic flights within Vietnam.
• Vietnam visa or e-visa fee.
• Visa-on-arrival approval services unless specifically confirmed.
• Personal travel insurance, including medical, cancellation, emergency evacuation and baggage coverage.
• Dinners on Days 1 and 2.
• Dinner on Day 3.
• Meals not clearly mentioned in the confirmed itinerary.
• Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, coffee and beverages not included in the confirmed meal arrangement.
• Minibar, laundry, telephone calls and personal expenses.
• Single-room supplement.
• Additional room or single room required for an odd-numbered group unless included in the final quotation.
• Early check-in and late check-out at the hotels.
• Hotel room upgrades, suites, villas or premium river-view categories unless specifically included.
• Tips for guides, drivers, boat crews, hotel staff and local service providers.
• Optional activities not stated in the confirmed itinerary.
• Crocodile farm entrance when Bang Lang Stork Garden is the confirmed included attraction.
• High-season, Christmas, New Year, Lunar New Year and Vietnamese public-holiday supplements.
• Compulsory gala dinners required by hotels or resorts.
• Additional costs caused by adverse weather, flooding, low or high water levels, road closures or attraction closures.
• Additional transport, meals or accommodation caused by flight disruption, traffic interruption or force majeure.
• Any service not clearly listed under “Services Included”.