Mekong Delta & Cai Rang Floating Market 2 Days 1 Night Tour Mekong Delta 2 days Group Tour

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ID: GYG572253-994998
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Country: Vietnam

Duration: 2 days


Description

Amazed by lots of local activities such as visiting a honey bee farm, a coconut candy workshop, exploring an agricultural life and how locals trade their goods on Cai Rang floating market.
Day 1: Saigon – My Tho – Can Tho

8:00 am, tour guide will pick you up for the Private Mekong Delta Tour.

After around 2-hour driving from Saigon, you will reach My Tho city where is known for the gorgeous beauty of Vietnamese women, the lush orchard gardens stretching far as the eye, and the melody of “Đờn ca tài tử” – a kind of traditional folk music which is also officially recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Firstly, you will take a leisurely cruise on the Tien river to visit 4 islets which are represented as four mythical animals in Southeast Asia: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise, Phoenix. At Kirin islet, feel free to try the freshly baked handmade coconut candy, visit honey bee farm to try some specialty products, then walk through the orchard gardens to taste some seasonal tropical fruits and listen to the folk music which is an indispensible spiritual cultural activity in locals’ life.

Furthermore, you can relax on the rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal, and continue to ride by eletric car through the village as the locals did in the 19th century.

And then to reach the beautiful riverside restaurant for having lunch with specialties of Private Mekong Delta tour‘s cuisine.

Finally, you will cruise back to the mainland, and go straight to Can Tho city which is known not only as a rice kingdom but also as the biggest dynamic city in Mekong, you will have plenty of free time to explore that city at night after having dinner at your hotel.

Day 2: Cai Rang Floating Market

On the Private Mekong Delta Tour, you have breakfast before meeting the guide. For the clear information, even though Cai Rang Floating Market is opened all day but the perfect time to catch real lively scenery is around 6 am.

It takes about 30’ for cruising along Hau river from Ninh Kieu wharf, you surely have freedom to try any tropical fruits, drinks or even hot rice noodle soup which is called “hu tieu” as your light breakfast, just as the way “Master Chef “ Gordon Ramsay highly recommended.

After that, you will visit the chewy noodle workshop to learn more about other kinds of Vietnamese noodles. To know is to admire locals’ creation while they can make many versions of food from rice. Especially, you will never get a second chance try unique noodles pizza in anywhere else, except in this Private Mekong Delta tour

After visiting the noodle workshop, you will continue to have a relaxing walk in the huge ecological orchard garden for fresh fruits out there.

Moreover, let's visit Vinh Trang Temple with the unique and the greatest combination of Asia and Europe architecture.

Finally back to Saigon at noon or afternoon.

Highlights

  • Relax on the rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal
  • Try handmade coconut candy, visit honey bee farm, tatse seasonal tropical fruits
  • Visit Vinh Trang Temple with the unique and the greatest architecture
  • Boating on Cai Rang floating market to see the local trade
  • having lunch with specialties of Mekong Delta tour‘s cuisine

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Holiday surchage (from 9th Feb to 14th Feb): 30%
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.