Tours Mekong Delta and Cai Rang floating market 2 days

Duration: 2 days 1 night

Destination: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho - Cai Rang Market

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In the Southern of Vietnam, Mekong Delta is home to myriad attractive destinations and unique ecosystems that deserve more than a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City.

Tour brief

The River Mekong unravels into nine rivers, creating the fertile Delta as nowadays. Daily life in the delta flows with the ever-changing waters, rice fields are dug as the waters recede and fisheries thrive throughout the annual flood. Considered as the “Rice bowl” of Vietnam, Mekong Delta River brings the magic inside that appeals to all those who have come to this immense land.

Cai Rang floating market is one of the biggest ones in Vietnam, which is about 6km from Can Tho. Boats are filled with fresh watermelons, tiny dugouts carry pigs, and barges overflow with pineapples. The local hawkers with conical hats on their heads yell their prices whilst packing greasy foil packets. A Cai Rang appears in front of travelers authentically like that. Coming here early in the morning will give you a chance to see the best of the market and watch locals trading the produce with each other.

Itinerary

DAY 01: HCM – MY THO – BEN TRE – CAN THO ( L )
Start your day with an 8:30 AM pick-up from your centrally located hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Then head to the city of My Tho by bus. During the 1.5-hour bus drive to My Tho, learn about the cultures of the local people and enjoy the nice scenery of green rice fields. Visit Vinh Trang pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Mekong Delta.

Continue to My Tho and take a boat trip along Mekong River. During the cruise, see fish cages and floating houses on the river. The boat will take you to a small canal, where you can escape the busy town. The cruise through the coconut trees lined canal will take you to a coconut island in Ben Tre.

Disembark, walk around the village and visit a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea, honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music, performed by the villagers. Continue walking on the village’s road to a coconut candy shop to learn how to make candy and see some handicrafts made from coconut trees. Take a walk through the village and discover many kinds of fruits, flowers, trees, and local houses. Take your time and take nice photos while enjoying the natural scenery. Then, head to a local restaurant and enjoy a local Vietnamese lunch under the tree shade.

After lunch, have free time to walk or bike around the village, then travel by ferry and bus to Can Tho, the heart of Mekong Delta.
Stay overnight in Can Tho ( hotel included )

Day 02: CAN THO – CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET( B, L)
After having breakfast, take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river.

After, proceed to visit the Cai Răng floating market, which is the liveliest in the whole region. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals.

Next, you will roam through the village, see fruit gardens and a rice noodles making shop. Then, head back to the riverside for lunch before traveling back to Ho Chi Minh where you will arrive at around 5:00 PM with unforgettable memories.

End tour. Say goodbye and hoping see you again.