Mekong Delta Tour

[die Tourbeschreibung ist momentan nur auf Englisch verfügbar]

Day 1:
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) to Mekong Delta. The tour will depart from the joining hotel at 8am, so please be ready to leave on time. Our tour starts with a drive (approx 3 hours), through the Mekong Delta to Vinh Long Province. From here we board our river boats for a cruise along the endless waterways of the mighty Mekong. One of our stops will be to a small restaurant serving the local delicacies on the river. We will later arrive at the lush orchards of Vinh Long where we spend the night in a local home-stay.

Accommodation at the home-stay will be in simple wooden huts, twin share with a fan. Sheets, pillows and mosquito nets will be provided. There is a toilet block and shower at the home-stay, so please take along a towel. (L,D)

Day 2:
Mekong Delta. After breakfast, we bid farewell to our hosts and we cruise by local sampan to visit Ong Giao Garden and the handicraft village to see how bricks and pottery items are made. The visit also allows you to discover how fish sauce and soya bean sauce are made. We arrive in Vinh Long Town for lunch. After lunch, it takes about 1.5 hours to Can Tho, which is considered to be the heart of the Mekong Delta. Here we spend the night at a hotel, and the remainder of the day is free for you to explore the town. (B, L, D)

Day 3:
Mekong Delta to Saigon. Before starting our journey back to Ho Chi Minh City, we board a motor boat to visit Cai Rang floating market and fruit gardens in Can Tho. After the visit we begin the journey back to Saigon, arriving there at approximately 5pm. The tour ends on arrival back at the Finishing point. (B)

Please note that no accommodation is included this night.