Spend three full days exploring the Mekong Delta on a private tour from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City. Cross from Cambodia into Vietnam, traveling by speedboat along remote waterways. When you reach the border at Chau Doc, you’ll visit pagodas on Sam Mountain, and cruise along small canals past villages, islands and temples.Take an eco-tour of Tra Su Bird Sanctuary and end with a boat trip through the Cai Rang floating market. Enjoy personalized attention from your informative private guide, with transport and hotel accommodation included.
International floating port – 103 Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh (HANG CHAU BOAT)
12:00 pm Meet our team at Phnompeh Pier (103 Sisowath Quay, Kh Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia). You’re whisked away to the Cambodian border, stopping for a passport and visa check (see the Important Information tab for details) before arriving in Chau Doc after about four hours. You'll arrive at the Chau Doc Port, where you can disembark and start your free exploration of the town and its surroundings Thien hau Pagoda or Sam Mountain You'll spend the night in your choice of hotels: The 3-star Chau Pho Hotel is located 15 minutes from cultural attractions such as Lady Chua Xu Temple and Tomb of Thoai Ngoc Hau. Bright and spacious rooms are fully equipped and provide sweeping views. The 4-star Victoria Chau Doc Resort, located on the banks of the Bassac River crossing, features a colonial style with low-rise French architectural design and blends perfectly with its natural surroundings.
After breakfast, pay a morning visit to a local market overlooking the confluence of three rivers. Then, drive to Chau Giang district where a tiny mosque serves the local Cham community. Learn about this minority ethnic group, which once dominated coastal Vietnam from the 2nd to the 9th centuries, and perhaps see their silk weaving at work in the village. You'll visit a beautiful Khmer temple and some floating houses that double as catfish farms.
Next, depart Chau Doc town for an eco-tour in the Tra Su Cajuput Forest and Bird Sanctuary. This 2,088-acre (845-hectare) protected nature reserve is an ecological haven with its forest of cajeput trees and wetlands providing habitat for waterfowl, bat colonies, and various bird species including storks, egrets and cormorants. Keep an eye out for turtles, snakes and freshwater fish in the meandering canals.
After breakfast, you'll leave bright and early to visit the Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta. In order to get close to all of the activity, hop on a small boat and dart through the water between the floating stalls as you watch vendors sell their wares. You’re transferred to Ho Chi Minh City, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda enroute. Tour ends in the afternoon.
Vĩnh Tràng Temple is a Buddhist temple near Mỹ Tho in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is one of the best-known temples in the region
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