Mekong Floating Market: Join with Local Life 2 Days (No Hotel)

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Saigon – Cai Be Fruit Garden – Can Tho (Lunch)
1 stop
1
Cai Be
- 7:30Am Our tour guide will welcome you at your hotel in City Center and start your day by going to visit Mekong (Cai Be Village) - The program will start with the visit of Cai Be village with boat trip cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. Then, an optional stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how they take honey from bee farm, coconut candy, pop-rice, and popcorn are made… - A delicious lunch will be served under the shade of local orchards on an Island. - After lunch, the rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an opportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish or pick up fruits by ancestral ways in Mekong Delta. - We will enjoy some kinds of fruits from local garden when listening music. - Drive to Can Tho city.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Can Tho – Cai Rang Biggest Floating Market – Xeo Quyt Forest – Saigon (Lunch)
2 stops
2
Can Tho
- 6:30am. This morning you will start your day early to enjoy peaceful fresh air in Mekong Delta. After breakfast, around 25 minutes driving on a small boat, you will see the busiest Cai Rang floating market. Some hundred big sized boats, small sized boats stand nearby together and create lanes with seasonal goods are loaded on boards, such as: water melons, pineapples, papayas… - To attract buyers from distance, sellers tie their goods to a pole (a long bamboo stick) to show what they sell. A stop at a big sized boat for tasting the local fruits and a local wet market will help tourists learn more about the life style of this Mekong branch. - Then we will go back the boat station and we go to Binh Thuy Ancient House, a 150 year-old residence typical for elite class of mid-19th century in Mekong Delta.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
3
- We continue to Xeo Quyt one of the hidden village in Mekong Delta: Cajuput Forest Sampan Hand Rowing in Xeo Quyt Village. - On the way back, stop at a charming garden for relaxing or a local temple (if time permit). End tour at 5:30PM.
3 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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