DAY 1: SAI GON – THE HEART OF MEKONG DELTA (L, D)
Sa Dec flower village
8:00 am, pick up at your hotel in Sai Gon by minivan then bring you to the Can Tho city, the capital of beautiful Mekong Delta. On the way, you will stop by the lovely town name Sa Dec to visit some of the famous local attractions here.
Visit the famous beautiful Sa Dec flower village where we will deeply understand how important flowers are in this religion. Enjoying an excursion to Sa Dec Flower village which one of the attractive tourist attractions, you will surely admire a forest of flowers of all colors and aroma that are always available. Situated by the bank of annually windy Tien River of fertility and sun, flower village of Sa Dec is the homeland of hundreds “uncanny flowers and strange herbs” such as simple trees close to the life of laborers as well as some scarce and priceless bonsai of hundreds of years old.
The home of Huynh Thuy Le
Coming back to L'Amant Street on the route to discover the Mekong Delta and Sa Dec Town, which is the home of Huynh Thuy Le – the main character in the famous novel called “The Lovers” written by his lover Marguerite Duras. This house combines Western and Eastern architecture has been listed as one of Vietnam’s most impressive destinations by the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations.
Arrive in Can Tho city at around 6:00 pm for check-in and rest, then you can start the journey to explore the Can Tho Nightlife.
DAY 2: CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET AND TRA SU FOREST (B, L, D)
Cai Rang Floating market
5:30 am We pick you up at then transport to pier, board boat and visit the largest Cai Rang Floating market in Vietnam, get to know how people here do trading on river cleverly.
Arrive at the pier, you will then get on a boat to visit Cai Rang floating market, the biggest floating market in Vietnam. What a fantastic experience to explore how the local people are living on their boats as they considered their second home for cooking, sleeping, and trading on the river. You are able to catch up with many incredible images of their trading times to local vendors. Sometimes you can see the rosters and puppy dogs on their boats as much similar as people who live on land.
Enjoy Vietnamese coffee at the market; climbing up to a fruit boat for enjoying fresh pineapple, so nice!
Enjoying fresh pineapple
Visit a local rice noodle factory to learn how Mekong people make noodles by hand in the traditional way. Enjoy its specialty Noodle Pizza right there.
9:30 am time to depart for the wildlife birds, the place is away from Can Tho city urban life about 3 hours drive.
12:30, it is time for exploring the charming beauty of Tra Su Forest
Immerse yourself in the wonderful nature of forest
Immerse yourself in the wonderful nature of forest with green duck weed on the water’s surface as well as flocks of birds perched on Cajuput, and other animals. First, we will take the local speedboat, cruising along small canals, and then we will embark in a traditional rowing Sampan, and we will go through the peaceful and mysterious forest. What a fantastic feeling!
From high towers overlooking the forest, you will be able to observe all the wildlife of this amazing place and watch all the local creatures come and go.
Our driver and tour guide will then bring you back to Can Tho after this wonderful trip and lots of unforgettable memories! The tour itself is flexible to be drop off in Can Tho on your demand (around 8:00 pm)
DAY 3: CAN THO – SAI GON (B, L)
An Binh Island
8:00 pm we will another city name Vinh Long, cruising to An Binh Island through a series of small canals to experience the charms of the Upper Mekong Delta.
Visit a traditional coconut candy workshop and rice popcorn workshop where they are holding traditional family techniques to produce their good and trade it on the local market. Have a lovely lunch at the local restaurant.
1:00 pm Our guide and car bring you back to the Sai Gon.
Visit Vinh Trang pagoda
On the way back, visit Vinh Trang pagoda (if you have enough time). As one of the ancient architectures in Tien Giang province, Vinh Trang pagoda is a wonderful place for those who are interested in religion and want to enjoy the unique experience. The Vĩnh Tràng pagoda’s style is an elegant blend of East and West; Renaissance - style patterns and Romanesque arches blend seamlessly with Japanese tile and traditional Vietnamese architectural styles. This is one of the Mekong Delta’s biggest tourist attractions today.
End the amazing Mekong Delta tour with unforgettable memories and incredible experiences.