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Mekong river cruise CanTho ChauDoc Phnompenh provides you an opportunity to see bustling floating markets, natural arroyos system and river life on the mekong from Vietnam to Cambodia.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Quận 1, Vietnam
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Cruises
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What to Expect When Visiting Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Mekong river cruise CanTho ChauDoc Phnompenh provides you an opportunity to see bustling floating markets, natural arroyos system and river life on the mekong from Vietnam to Cambodia.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: SaiGon – CaiBe – CanTho (Lunch)
Stop At: Cai Be, Cai Be, Tien Giang Province, Mekong Delta
We depart at 8:00am and head south to the river town of Cai Be, a rural district of Tien Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Arriving at around 10:00am, we board our motorized boat to journey through Cai Be floating market, one of the wholesale floating markets in the region.
We also enjoy sampan ride and pedal down narrow natural waterways. Stopping at a local home to try seasonal fruits (such as longan, pineapple, watermelon, rambutan, papaya, jackfruit etc…). We get on board again for a next cruise to Vinh Long city. Then we transfer by car to Can Tho, passing Can Tho bridge, a cable-stayed bridge over the Bassac river. Before checking in the hotel. Overnight in Can Tho.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Day 2: CanTho – ChauDoc. (Breakfast)
Stop At: Cai Rang Floating Market, 46 Hai Ba Trung Near Cai Rang Bridge, Can Tho 900000 Vietnam
An early start for a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market, the largest wholesale market in the Mekong Delta. It starts at 5:00am and runs until midday. Of course now this market is not crowded and busy as it was before, but still interesting experience for people who do not live in Mekong delta areas. Then we have a long distance cruise to Phong Dien, however we stop for walking on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine.
We continue by car to Long Xuyen with stop to visit incense stick making village. Late afternoon arriving in ChauDoc, the border town along Tonle Bassac river. We keep on further to Tra Su cajeput nature reserve in Tinh Bien district. TraSu cajuput forest is home of 140 species of plants and 70 of birds. This late afternoon boat trip is the best chance to take photos of Tra Su bird sanctuary.
We get back to ChauDoc for overnight.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Day 3: ChauDoc to Phnompenh Cambodia
Stop At: Chau Doc, Chau Doc, An Giang Province
After breakfast, we transfer to boat pier for departure to Phnompenh by speed boat (leave 7:30 am arrive Phnompenh ~ 12:30). End of tour. (Visa on arrival at Cambodia border: 35 USD, 1 photo 3x4cm).
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
