Overview

Our tour will take you to the less touched region of the Mekong Delta. Join this trip, travellers can visit the river port town of Sa Dec, an area also famed for being the subject of the novel 'The Lover', written by French author Marguerite Duras. En-route the boat will stop for guests to dropo by a local flower garden and the floating houses that allow families to live over the water.

Along the Co Chien River at one of its branches with the Mekong, visitors will reach Cai Be floating village. A leisurely 7km bike ride along tree lined back roads to a family run orchard where a number of exotic fruits are grown is something you should not miss.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh city - Sa Dec - Cai Be

Highlights:

• - Visit the river port town of Sa Dec, where is famed for being the subject of the novel 'The Lover', written by French author Marguerite Duras.
• - Drop by a local flower garden and the floating houses, spend time to talk with local people.
• - Experience the busy life of locals in Cai Be floating market.

Itinerary

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY - SA DEC - CAI BE (L, D)

• - Our car will pick you up at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city, then depart for the 3.5-hour drive to Sa Dec, deep in the Mekong Delta.
• - On arrival in Sa Dec, visit the charming Kien An Cung Pagoda.
• - Have lunch in the former home of Huynh Thuy Le - the main character in Marguerite Duras’ novel.
• - After lunch, board your boat for the cruise to Cai Be.
• - On the way enjoy the lush landscape and tropical life of the Mekong Delta, visit a flower garden as well as floating houses along a branch of the Mekong River where fish are raised in submerged cages.
• - Make a stop at a traditional mat making workshop where river grasses are woven by hand.
• - Reach the river town of Vinh Long to visit one of the biggest brick factories in the Mekong Delta. In this traditional factory the process of making bricks is done by hand and the imagery seems timeless.
• - Back on the boat cross the Co Chien River, one of the two branches of the Mekong towards An Binh, Binh Hoa Phuc Islands and finally the Dong Phu canal and your final destination of Cai Be.
• - Continue down river to The Mekong Lodge perfectly situated overlooking a branch of the Mekong River.
• - The rest of the evening is at your leisure.
• - Overnight at the Mekong Lodge or in other hotel up on your request.
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DAY 2: CAI BE - HO CHI MINH CITY (B, L)

• - In the early morning take a sunrise boat cruise to Cai Be floating market to see trading activities of local people.
• - Continue 50 minutes by boat to an area of the Mekong untouched by tourism.
• - Here take a leisurely 7km cycling trip which takes you along shady back roads over tiny canals, past fruit gardens and sleepy villages or  take a ride on a xe loi which is a trailer towed from the back of a bicycle and only used in the Mekong Delta.
• - En-route stop at some traditional workshops which make turmeric spring roll paper and roof thatching made from the water palm tree.
• - Then arrive at a family run orchard where diverse tropical fruits are grown. Listen to the owner, a former war veteran, sharing with you stories from his life as well as taking you into his garden to sample some fresh tropical fruits.
• - Continue cycling to a stunning 100-year old house which is architecturally a mixture between Vietnamese and European designs.
• - Enjoy the lunch with special dishes of Mekong Delta.
• - After lunch, bid farewell to the family before returning to Saigon.
• - Arrive in Ho Chi Minh city in the late afternoon. The trip ends.

Rate & Availability

Price inclusion:

• Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
• Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
• English or French speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
• Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
• Entrance fees for mentioned visits

Price exclusion:

• Other meals than mentioned
• Other services than mentioned
• International and domestic Flights
• Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
• Tips, Travel insurance

Overview

Enjoy an insight into Southern Vietnam with this 3 day / 2 night journey, taking in Ho Chi Minh City, previously known as Saigon, where you can enjoy this sprawling urban wonder which blends old and new beautifully.

The journey then heads to The Mekong Delta, an epic network of meandering tributaries full of colour and life. The journey then continues back to Ho Chi Minh City, visiting the Cu Chi tunnels en route.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh city - Mekong Delta - Cu Chi Tunnel

Highlights:

- Visit all tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh city.

- Enjoy the boat trip exploring floating market in Mekong Delta.

- Discover Cu Chi Tunnel - a must-see historical site in Ho Chi Minh city.

Itinerary

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH ARRIVAL - HALF DAY CITY TOUR

• - Upon arrival your guide will greet you and transfer by private car through the city to your hotel for check-in.
• - Depart your hotel for a half day tour of vibrant Ho Chi Minh City.
• - Your program includes the Reunification Hall, formerly known as the Presidential Palace it was towards this modern building that North Vietnamese tanks seized on the morning of April 30 1975, as Saigon fell.
• - From there stroll (your vehicle will be available at all times) to the major sights of colonial Ho Chi Minh City: the Old Saigon Post Office, Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat), Continental Hotel, Opera House and City Hall.

• - After this historical visit continue to the War Remnants Museumwhere exhibition halls display imagery of both the French and ‘American’ wars.
• - Continue to the Jade Emperor Pagoda located on the fringes of district 1. Dating from 1909 and built by Cantonese Buddhists this quiet oasis was designed using feng shui principals showcasing ornate statues and effigies.
• - Following your tour head back to your hotel.
• - Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 2: HO CHI MINH CITY - MEKONG DELTA - HO CHI MINH CITY (B, L, D)

• - At 08:00 am depart for the 2-hour drive to Cai Be, deep in the Mekong Delta.
• - The tour begins with a visit of the small but quaint Cai Be floating market, followed by a visit to some home factories that produce rice paste, rice popcorn and coconut candy.
• - Following take a 10-minute walk through a local village and fruit gardens before coming to a preserved ‘Mandarin’ house. Built centuries ago. Enjoy your lunch there.
• - Take a stroll through the family’s fruit orchard before continuing to Tan Phong Island where you will take a local rowing boat through the canals before returning to Cai Be.
• - Following head back to Ho Chi Minh City.

• - Arrive in your hotel, refreshmen up and prepare for the evening city tour.
• - The tour begins at 18:00 with a pick up at your hotel before hitting the buzzing streets of Ho Chi Minh City.
• - The first stop on your culinary exploration will be to sample some light evening snacks.
• - Continue to a traditional quan (bia hoi) for dinner and drinks, here a sampling of Saigon's best authentic street food will be eaten.
• - An evening out in Ho Chi Minh City is not complete without a visit to a Vietnamese-style coffee shop.
• - Continue and wrap up the evening at one of the many local clubs, where the new generation of Vietnamese unwind and flaunt their unique style.
• - The night adventure finishes at 22:00
• - Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 3: HO CHI MINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNEL - HO CHI MINH DEPARTURE (B)

• - Depart Ho Chi Minh City at 0800 in the morning for the drive to Cu Chi district.
• - Leaving the city behind, the scenery changes to views of rice paddies, villagers drying noodles by the side of the road and other scenes typical to southern Vietnam.

• - Arrive and start the visit of the famous Cu Chi Tunnels which consist of an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters (Viet Cong) during both the French and American wars.
• - Start the visit with the Ben Dinh or Ben Duoc sections of the tunnel.
• - Here you can imagine what it was like to be a guerrilla complete with Russian Carbine rifles and AK 47’s on display.
• - Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
• - This afternoon, transfer to the airport for your next destination.

Rate & Availability

Price inclusion:

• English speaking guide
• Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
• Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
• Entrance fees for mentioned visits
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
• Vintage Vespa with private driver (helmet provided)

Price exclusion:

• Other meals than mentioned
• Other services than mentioned
• International and domestic Flights
• Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
• Tips, Travel insurance

DAY 1: CHAU DOC-CAN THO

Pick up from your hotel or guesthouse, we transfer to  the boat dock. First we take a ride cruising to fish farm, you will be heard about the ways of living and doing business of the floating- house people.

Cham minority village is the next one visited, where a towel weaving workshop is located with the weaving of the colourful traditional wears (Sarong and towels).We have a chance to know more about the Mekong delta people on stilted houses, especially Cham ethnic minority people.

Back to Chau Doc for bus to Can Tho. On the way, stop over an incense stick home workshop, then go on to Can Tho.

Transfer to Phong Dien village by boat. Have lunch (included) with the Mekong Delta people. Visit the rice fields, go swimming on river. Homestay with the local people. Have dinner (included) with Vietnamese tradional dishes.

DAY 2: CAN THO-VINH LONG-MY THO-SAI GON 

After  breakfast we take a small boat to discover the 2  biggest floating markets in the mekong delta Cai Rang and Phong Dien. Cruise the small canals through villages interconected by Monkey bridges. Visit Vermicelli making and rice mills. The boat takes us back to Can Tho for lunch and visiting the city.

After lunch, we join the tour bus to Vinh Long to visit the local market, then go on to My Tho for a short stop at Bonsai gardens.

End the tour in Saigon at the tourist area., district 1 at 6:30 pm.

MEKONG HOMESTAY TRIP TO HO CHI MINH CITY

Itinerary: (2 days – 1 night) - Cham minority village – Fish farm – Floating markets

DAY 1: CHAU DOC - CAN THO

Pick up from your hotel, we transfer to the boat dock. First we take a ride cruising to fish farm, you will be heard about the ways of living and doing business of the floating- house people. 

Cham minority village is the next one visited, where a towel weaving workshop is located with the weaving of the colourful traditional wears (Sarong and towels). We have a chance to know more about the Mekong delta people on stilted houses, especially Cham ethnic minority people.

Back to Chau Doc for bus to Can Tho. On the way, stop over an incense stick home workshop, then go on to Can Tho. Boat transfer to Homestay, have lunch. Have a free afternoon to explore the village and rice field. 

DAY 2: CAN THO – HO CHI MINH CITY 

After breakfast we take a small boat to discover the 2 biggest floating markets in the Mekong delta Cai Rang and Phong Dien. Cruise the small canals through villages interconnected by Monkey bridges. Visit Vermicelli making and rice mills. The boat takes us back to Can Tho for lunch and visiting the city.

After lunch, we join the tour bus to Vinh Long to visit the local market, then go on to My Tho for a short stop at Bonsai gardens.

Head to Ho Chi Minh city and then bring you to your hotel. Ends tour.

Private tour on request:

* Includes : A/C car or van , boat trips Chau Doc, Can Tho, English speaking tour guide, one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, all transfers and entrance fees, homestay accommodation.

* Departure time, meeting point : as requested.

* Price in $US per person

MEKONG HOMESTAY TRIP TO HO CHI MINH CITY

Itinerary: (3 days - 2 nights) - Cham minority village – Fish farm – Floating markets

DAY 1: PHNOM PENH - CHAU DOC

After breakfast, the air-con bus takes us to the boat dock at Neak Luong. The two-hour boat trip cruising along Mekong rivers will lead you to the Cambodia-Vietnam Border. Short stop at the border to do immigration and customs, have time for lunch and short rest at the border village. Then transfer to the Mekong Cruise boat through some small rivers to the nice river side border town - Chau Doc. Transfer to Mekong Homestay on the mountain side. Have free evening to explore the mountain village. 

Homestay on the mountain side!

DAY 2: CHAU DOC - CAN THO 

Pick up from your hotel, we transfer to the boat dock. First we take a ride cruising to fish farm, you will be heard about the ways of living and doing business of the floating- house people. 

Cham minority village is the next one visited, where a towel weaving workshop is located with the weaving of the colourful traditional wears (Sarong and towels). We have a chance to know more about the Mekong delta people on stilted houses, especially Cham ethnic minority people.

Back to Chau Doc for bus to Can Tho. On the way, stop over an incense stick home workshop, then go on to Can Tho. Boat transfer to Homestay, have lunch. Have a free afternoon to explore the village and rice field. 

DAY 3: CAN THO – HO CHI MINH CITY

After breakfast we take a small boat to discover the 2 biggest floating markets in the Mekong delta Cai Rang and Phong Dien. Cruise the small canals through villages interconnected by Monkey bridges. Visit Vermicelli making and rice mills. The boat takes us back to Can Tho for lunch and visiting the city.

After lunch, we join the tour bus to Vinh Long to visit the local market, then go on to My Tho for a short stop at Bonsai gardens.

Head to Ho Chi Minh city and then bring you to your hotel. Ends tour.

* Includes: A/C car or van , boat trips Chau Doc, Can Tho, English speaking tour guide, two breakfasts, one lunch, one dinner, all transfers and entrance fees, homestay accommodation.

* Departure time, meeting point : as requested.

* Price in $US per person

Overviews

Once dearly called Diamond of the Far-east with the luxury level overriding that of Hongkong or Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City is now the most populated city in Vietnam. The city’s architecture and lifestyle is the reconciliation between American and Chinese influence, with many dots of modernity yet without losing Vietnamese traits and as much historical as it is modern.

Located not so far from Ho Chi Minh city, Cu Chi tunnel is also known as a fascinating travel destination for any one who is really interesting in Vietnam's history. Here many traces of Vietnam or America war are preserved to recall a hard and diffcult war time, in which Vietnamese nation had to overcome every difficulties and challenges to resist its independence.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi tunnel

Highlights:

• - Explore bustling, dynamic & cosmopolitan city of Saigon
• - Recognize Vietnamese spirit through the famous Cu Chi Tunnels

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Itinerary

- Our car will pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City at 8:00 a.m fora ride to Cu Chi district. Leaving the city behind, the scenery changes to views of rice paddies, villagers drying noodles by the side of the road and other scenes typical to southern Vietnam.

- Arrive and start the trip visiting the famous Cu Chi Tunnel which consists of an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters (Viet Cong) during both the French and American wars.

- Visit the Ben Dinh or Ben Duoc sections of the tunnel. Here you can imagine what it was like to be a guerrilla complete with Russian Carbine rifles and AK 47′s on display.

- At noon get back to Ho Chi Minh City.

- After visiting Cu Chi tunnel, you will visit the Reunification Palace - at that time it was the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam.

- From that building you could be able to see the front sight and take picture of The Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office and Dong Khoi Street, the Opera House and the Peoples’ Committee Building.

- Enjoy lunch at a local Vietnamese restaurant.

- After lunch, you will visit Thien Hau Pagoda - located in Cholon, the city’s Chinatown, this pagoda is dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. 

- The last destination in our trip is Ben Thanh market - the oldest and most famous local market in Ho Chi Minh city. You should take your time to go shopping.

- Our car will transfer you back to your hotel. The trip ends.

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Rates & Availability

Tour price:

Group: 2 pax  |  3-4 pax  |  5-8 pax  |  9-15 pax  |  15-25 pax  |  >25 pax

Cost:     79           63            39           36                 34               32             

Price inclusion:

• Transportation
• English speaking tourguide
• Lunch
• Entrance fees

Price exclusion:

• Other meals and drinks
• Personal expenses
• Tips
• Pre & post accommodation

Overviews

The Mekong Delta is one of the largest and most fertile deltas in Asia, and indeed in the world. The productivity and economic contribution of the Mekong Delta depend very much on its natural ecosystems. The delta is home to a highly diverse fauna including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians – and in a range of habitats including rivers, coastal mudflats and mangroves, seasonally flooded grassland and Melaleuca forest, open swamps and agricultural land.

During the war in Vietnam, thousands of people in the Vietnamese province of Cu Chi lived in an elaborate network of underground tunnels. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American forces, and played a major role in North Vietnam winning the war.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi - Vinh Long - Can Tho - Chau Doc

Highlights:

• - Go around Ho Chi Minh city and enjoy the life in this modern city.
• - Explore the Cu Chi Tunnel to learn more about Vietnam's history as well as the heroic life of people here.
• - Take a boat trip to discover the remote area of Mekong Delta.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city Arrival

• - On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, our car will pick up and transfer you to hotel for check-in.
• - If time permits, you can stroll around the down town to explore the different local ways of life.
• - Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu chi – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

• - Have breakfast at the hotel.
• - Then the sightseeing tour of Ho Chi Minh City begins with a visit to the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975.
• -  Close to the palace are some striking French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Sai Gon Post Office waiting to be visited.
• -Afterthat you will visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum before continuing to the bustling Ben Thanh Market - the most famous market for not only domestic but also foreign travellers.
• - In the afternoon after few hours driving from city centre you will have chance explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network of approximately 200 km constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence.
• - Get back to the city centre. Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh Long – Can Tho (B, L)

• - After breakfast, we will travel by road to Cai Be in Vinh Long Province.
• - On arrival we embark on a boat for a leisurely trip around the tributaries of the mighty Mekong River.
• - Our first stop is the vibrant floating market of Cai Be where each boat usually sells one particular item, whether it be pumpkins, pineapples, sugar canes etc. and in order that the customer knows where to shop, they hang that item from the highest part of the boat.
• - Along the way we also visit the many fascinating local cottages industries including rice paper makers, sweet factory, bonsai nurseries.
• - Enjoy a lunch at an fruit orchard and then weave our way through the intricate network of canals which are the lifeblood of the Mekong Delta, to Vinh Long.
• - At this small town we meet up with our vehicle for a short drive to Can Tho, our final destination.
• - Stay overnight at hotel in Can Tho.

Day 4: Can Tho – Chau Doc (B)

• - Today we continue venturing into the Mekong Delta, passing through the many rice fields fringed with palm trees, fruit orchards and canals crammed with boats and rice barges to Chau Doc.
• - A highlight of our visit to this region is an interesting boat trip on the Hau River to a fishing breeding farm and a small Muslin community at Cham village.
• - Upon disembarking we drive to explore the sacred Ba Chua Temple and the nearby sanctuary of Tay An.
• - We complete our day with a walk to the Sam Mountain for a beautiful view of the sunset over the mighty Mekong River.
• - Stay overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 5: Chau Doc – Xeo Quit – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

• - The return trip begins as we depart this border town.
• - A part of the pleasure of travelling in this region is the simple joy of seeing the rice fields and the smiling faces of the people.
• - On arrival we board a boat for an exploration of the Xeo Quit Forest which was once a stronghold of the communist troop during the American wartime.
• - After the boat trip we drive back to Ho Chi Minh City, passing through the charming countryside.
• - Stay overnight at hotel Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 6: Ho Chi Minh Departure (L)

• - After breakfast, you have time to relax or go sightseeing until transferred to airport for your ongoing flight.

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Rates & Availability

Price inclusion:

• Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
• Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
• English speaking guide (for other languages and a national guide supplements apply)
• Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
• Entrance fees for mentioned visits
• Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary

Price exclusion:

• Other meals than mentioned
• Other services than mentioned
• International and domestic flights
• Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
• Tips, Travel insurance