DAY 1: SAIGON – SA DEC – CAN THO (L, D)
Sa Dec flower village
7:00 am let's say "Xin Chao" a great day with our warm pick up at your Riverside hotel in Saigon lobby in Saigon to depart for Mekong Delta.
The travel distance is about 120km on the nation road 1A which takes almost 2.5 hours to arrive at the first destination is Sa Dec town.
Along the way of traveling, you are able to catch up with typical images of the Mekong such as stretching rice fields, vegetable gardens and poultry (if any). Visit Sa Dec flower village where you deeply understand how important the flowers are to villagers in this area. The village with more than 100 years and has 1000 houses is planting many kinds of flowers and big bonsai trees here. The village is providing flowers for the whole of Vietnam as well as Da Lat city. So let find out why.
Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House
Visit Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House which is a great combination of Eastern and Western architecture. Moreover, what makes this house so famous is the romantic love of a well-known writer Marguerite Duras with Mr. Huynh Thuy Le. This sad love story later told in her work "L'amant" in French and "The Lover" in Vietnamese, was published in 1984 and won the most prestigious literary prize in France, the Goncourt. In 1986, it was filmed by the director Jean-Jacques Annaud of the same name.
11:30 am Enjoy your lovely lunch with delicious and incredible Mekong cuisine at a local restaurant.
Are you ready to find out the heart of the Mekong Delta
Only located 1 hour away from Sa Dec Province, there is a piece of heaven you can’t miss to visit.
Arrive at your hotel around 1:30 pm, check-in and take a short rest to be ready for great rowing SUP through the Mekong river
Rowing SUP activity
2:30 am, fantastic Rowing SUP activity, a great way to immerse yourselves in nature
Are you ready for exercise? Join the fantastic Stand Up Paddle Board in magnificent jungle-lined tributaries. Enjoy your great moments paddling and relaxing under the shade of coconut trees along the bank; immerse yourselves in the peaceful rural life of South Vietnam.
Enjoy your lovely dinner with delicious and incredible Mekong cuisine. Overnight in Can Tho downtown.
DAY 2: CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – BIKING ( B, L)
Cai Rang floating market
5:30 am your day is welcomed with a memorable boat excursion
Check out and You are warmly welcomed by Hieutour's tour guide and start your morning excursion on the boat. We weave into every corner of the largest Cai Rang floating market for a deep understanding of how locals can trade agricultural commodities on the river. Enjoy typical Mekong breakfast and drinks purchasing from floating boat vendors, feel like a local!
If you are curious about the process to make Mekong noodles, the next stop will give you a clear answer. We stop on land and in a small noodle-making workshop, you can watch step by step how people produce typical noodles and try your hand in making them, too. Moreover, you have a great chance to taste its specialty Noodle Pizza.
Wander through the local dragon fruit garden and learn about the fascinating cultivation process of this super fruit, from planting to harvesting, as well as have the opportunity to savor fresh fruit and take a lot of wonderful pictures. You will still experience the charm and beauty of Mekong Delta by sailing along small, green and shady waterways.
Start biking through a little silent village
Continue to the rest stop to receive bicycle and start biking through a little silent village, on magnificent rural roads; learn more about many plants along the way with their great uses for local people here; and get an insight into how life goes in this part of the country. At each corner, a picture-perfect scene will be waiting for you!
At noon, have incredible cuisine for a delicious local lunch.
2:00 pm Snake farm and back to Sai Gon
After your wonderful tour, the minivan will take you back to Sai Gon, on the way visit the snake farm with many wildlife snakes that live in the natural environment of a small tropical forest. You will then get back to Sai Gon by minivan at around 6:00 pm. What absolutely brings you a unique travel experience?