This exclusive 5 day excursion takes you to the best of Mekong Delta, a watery landscape of green fields and sleepy villages. The wonderful itinerary covers visit to the most fascinating Mekong cities including Chau Doc, Can Tho, Soc Trang and Vinh Long combined the historic Cu Chi underground network. 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 colourful floating markets, explore quaint riverside towns. Other highlights include visits to local orchards, Bonsai garden, fish farms and a night at homestay in Vinh Long.

+ Private tour with English/French speaking guide

+ Date of Departure is at your wish

 

MYSTERIES OF MEKONG WATERWAYS 5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS

Ho Chi Minh City - Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang - Vinh Long - Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh City

Day 1: HCMC - Chau Doc (L)

Pick up at your hotel in Saigon and drive to Chau Doc with visit and stop along the way. This evening you will be in the Mekong Delta. Overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 2: Chau Doc - Can Tho (B/L)

In the morning you will take a sampan cruising to visit the floating fish farm and the Cham weaving village. Transfer heading up the Sam Mountain for a great sunset and a birds-eye view over the rice paddy fields toward Cambodia and visit Lady Xu temple. After lunch in Chau Doc you continue down to Can Tho where we are staying overnight. Stop to visit the Bang Lang bird sanctuary, the incense stick village and the crocodile farm. Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 3: Can Tho - Soc Trang - Can Tho (B/L)

An early morning start today as we travel by boat to the Cai Rang floating market, complete with its many fully-laden boats selling fresh, local produce. You then drive to Phung Hiep floating market where seven tributaries of the Mekong River converge, before heading out to Soc Trang. Here you explore the Clay pagoda and Bat pagoda. Drive back to Can Tho for overnight.

Day 4: Can Tho - Vinh Long homestay (B/L/D)

This morning you set off for a drive through the Mekong Delta to Vinh Long. Here you will board our private boat for a cruise along the maze of waterways and canals of Vinh Long. You will stop at the home of a Bonsai gardener for a sumptuous Delta lunch, before continuing our exploration of the tributaries and canals. Toward the end of the day you arrive at the home of a local family whose house is built on stilts over the water. These people will be our hosts for the evening and will share tales with us of life in the delta. Homestay overnight.

Day 5: Vinh Long - Cu Chi Tunnels - HCMC (B/L)

Rising early to the sounds of the delta coming to life for another day, we have breakfast and then board our riverboats once more for a cruise to the wonderful Cai Be floating market. You will stop along the way to visit some local cottage industries. Following these visits you will travel by road to the town of My Tho, where you will visit Dong Tam snake farm. You then continue to the Cu Chi tunnels for a unique experience and feel of what underground life during the U.S.-Vietnam War must have been like. Later we drive back to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Cam on va chao tam biet.

Cities	Hotel Name	Room Type
Deluxe Category
Chau Doc	Victoria Chau Doc	Deluxe
Vinh Long	HomeStay	Homestay
Can Tho	Victoria Can Tho	Deluxe

 

Tour Category	Valid from 01 Oct 2013 until 30 April 2014 Price per person in USD for the party of
	1	2	3-4	5-6	7-9	10-14	Sgl Sup
Deluxe	1,361	727	655	560	535	524	297

 

Tour Category	Valid from 01 May 2014 until 30 Sept 2014 Price per person in USD for the party of
	1	2	3-4	5-6	7-9	10-14	Sgl Sup
Deluxe	1,343	718	646	551	526	515	288