Head out into Vietnam’s Mekong Delta on a four-day excursion from Ho Chi Minh City. Visit tucked-away villages to see temples and pagodas, and watch villagers pursue the age-old craft tradition of mat weaving. Cruise the Mekong waterways and shop at floating markets, and visit the Mekong cities of Can Tho and Chau Doc. Enjoy personal attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 10 people, and choose from three-star or four-star hotel accommodation with breakfast daily.
Highlights
- 4-day small-group tour of the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City
- Have lunch on the converted rice barge, Le Jarai
- Visit traditional villages and temples
- Watch bamboo-weaving and coconut-processing demonstrations
- Choice of three-star or four-star accommodation
- Small-group tour limited to 10 people ensures a personalized experience with your guide
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Floating Markets, Mekong Delta
Your four-day excursion from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta takes you into Vietnam’s rural heart. See how life is lived on the water in this land of canals, stilt houses and floating markets, and gain a sense of Vietnam’s rural village culture. Visit the region’s economic heart, Can Tho, and the Cambodia-border town of Chau Doc. Your local guide will be with you throughout your tour, providing insight and information about the sights you see.
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho (L)
Leave Ho Chi Minh City in the morning and travel southward to the Mekong Delta to Ben Tre. Here, you will board a local boat to explore the myriad of waterways that make up the delta. You’ll visit a coconut factory to watch how this important fruit is processed to produce coconut oil, flesh and matting. Cruise through the delta’s tributaries and stop to take a stroll along the riverbank, visiting a village that weaves mats in the traditional way. Then drive through the Mekong’s famous rice paddies, to a local temple and experience Vietnamese culture firsthand. Enjoy a three-course lunch served on board Le Jarai -- a converted rice barge, as you cruise the waterways back to Ben Tre. Afterward, you'll be driven to Can Tho for your overnight accommodation.
Accommodation: Ninh Kieu Hotel (three-star) or Victoria Hotel (four-star)
Day 2: Can Tho - Chau Doc (B, L)
After breakfast at your hotel, begin the day with a visit to a local village to see how traditional bamboo baskets are woven. You’ll also visit a stork sanctuary, where the birds nest in the rural delta landscape. Arriving in Chau Doc for lunch, you’ll have time to explore the town’s busy market before driving to Sam Mountain for views over the rice paddies to Cambodia.
Accommodation: Chau Pho Hotel (three-star) or Victoria Hotel (four-star)
Day 3: Chau Doc (B)
Your third day in the Mekong Delta is all about the river. After breakfast, you’ll spend the day traveling like a local in a traditional sampan, and witness the bond that links the people of the delta to the water. Have your camera ready to photograph the colorful boats of the floating market, selling exotic fruit and vegetables. You’ll also visit a Muslim Cham village, and see this minority community’s traditional stilt houses and local mosque. Continuing along the water, you’ll visit fish farms and local homes, a floating village where you’ll see fishermen at work, and the Vinh Te Canal, completed in 1824 on the Cambodian border.
Accommodation: Chau Pho Hotel (three-star) or Victoria Hotel (four-star)
Day 4: Chau Doc - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L)
After breakfast at your hotel, visit the Lady Xu Temple and Thoai Ngoc Hau temples before relaxing on the six-hour drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Please note: Hotels subject to change
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho (L)
Leave Ho Chi Minh City in the morning and travel southward to the Mekong Delta to Ben Tre. Here, you will board a local boat to explore the myriad of waterways that make up the delta. You’ll visit a coconut factory to watch how this important fruit is processed to produce coconut oil, flesh and matting. Cruise through the delta’s tributaries and stop to take a stroll along the riverbank, visiting a village that weaves mats in the traditional way. Then drive through the Mekong’s famous rice paddies, to a local temple and experience Vietnamese culture firsthand. Enjoy a three-course lunch served on board Le Jarai -- a converted rice barge, as you cruise the waterways back to Ben Tre. Afterward, you'll be driven to Can Tho for your overnight accommodation.
Accommodation: Ninh Kieu Hotel (three-star) or Victoria Hotel (four-star)
Day 2: Can Tho - Chau Doc (B, L)
After breakfast at your hotel, begin the day with a visit to a local village to see how traditional bamboo baskets are woven. You’ll also visit a stork sanctuary, where the birds nest in the rural delta landscape. Arriving in Chau Doc for lunch, you’ll have time to explore the town’s busy market before driving to Sam Mountain for views over the rice paddies to Cambodia.
Accommodation: Chau Pho Hotel (three-star) or Victoria Hotel (four-star)
Day 3: Chau Doc (B)
Your third day in the Mekong Delta is all about the river. After breakfast, you’ll spend the day traveling like a local in a traditional sampan, and witness the bond that links the people of the delta to the water. Have your camera ready to photograph the colorful boats of the floating market, selling exotic fruit and vegetables. You’ll also visit a Muslim Cham village, and see this minority community’s traditional stilt houses and local mosque. Continuing along the water, you’ll visit fish farms and local homes, a floating village where you’ll see fishermen at work, and the Vinh Te Canal, completed in 1824 on the Cambodian border.
Accommodation: Chau Pho Hotel (three-star) or Victoria Hotel (four-star)
Day 4: Chau Doc - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L)
After breakfast at your hotel, visit the Lady Xu Temple and Thoai Ngoc Hau temples before relaxing on the six-hour drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Please note: Hotels subject to change
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