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Code: |
VND31 |
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Routes: |
Ho Chi Minh
- Chau Doc - Vinh Long - Can Tho |
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Duration: |
03 Days |
Itinerary in brief
DAY1: HO CHI MINH - CHAU DOC
DAY 2: CHAU DOC - VINH LONG
DAY 3: CAN THO - HO CHI MINH
Detail Itinerary
DAY1: HO CHI MINH - CHAU DOC
Pick up at your hotel for a drive through the
Mekong Delta to the town of My Tho for a visit
to the local markets. After browsing through the
markets we will board our riverboats for a
cruise along the endless waterways of the mighty
Mekong. One of our stops will be to Xeo Quyt
Forest, which was a old Vietcong stronghold
during the American War. From here we will
continue onto Long Xuyen where we will board our
vehicle for the drive to Chau Doc.( L, D)
DAY 2: CHAU DOC - VINH LONG
Chau Doc town is situated close to the Cambodian
border. While here we will be guided through a
bonsai garden before heading up Sam Mountain for
a birds eye view over the paddy fields towards
Cambodia. Once off the mountain we visit a fish
farm. From Chau Doc we drive to Can Tho for a
tour around the city. From Can Tho we drive to
Vinh Long where we board our private boat for a
cruise to a lush tropical orchard. Tonight we
will be accommodated with a local family in
their house on stilts. Mattresses, mosquito nets
and pillows are provided. This is a unique
opportunity to closely observe life in the
Delta. ( B, L, D )
DAY 3: CAN THO - HO CHI MINH
Excursion to Phong Dien Floating Market with
boat trip - PHONG DIEN FLOATING MARKET: the best
floating market in the Mekong Delta with many
stand-up rowing boats around. The market is
visited by boat first and then one returns to
Can Tho by car. By vehicle from Can Tho to
Saigon - Journey first across the Hau Giang
River by ferry between Can Tho and Vinh Long and
then past Vinh Long and My Tho.
VINH LONG: capital of the province, this is a
medium-sized town along the banks of the Mekong
River about midway between My Tho and Can Tho.
From Vinh Long, one can access all the islands
in the river which are totally given over to
agriculture.
MY THO: capital of Tien Giang Province and one
of the poorest cities in the delta. The economy
is based on fishing and the cultivation of rice,
coconuts, bananas, mangoes, longans and citrus
fruit.( B )
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