Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
Explore a 2 days tour of Coconut Country Tour and typcal floating market Cai Rang you have chances to discover daily life of the Mekong Delta. Trecking by bike or tuk tuk on coconut shady paths and explore system of crisscrossed brown canals and rivulets by boats, see lush green paddy fields and visit local craftsmen
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vietnam
Explore a 2 days tour of Coconut Country Tour and typcal floating market Cai Rang you have chances to discover daily life of the Mekong Delta. Trecking by bike or tuk tuk on coconut shady paths and explore system of crisscrossed brown canals and rivulets by boats, see lush green paddy fields and visit local craftsmen
Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up at hotel in HCMC.Depart for Ben Tre ( 86km from HCMC by car / van via Trung luong Freeway)
Stop At: Ben Tre, Ben Tre, Ben Tre Province, Mekong Delta
On arrival in Ben Tre. Boat on river to brickwork to see workers make bricks in handy traditional method.Visite one of coconut processing workshops located along canal where you can sample fresh coconut and see how every single part of this versatile nut is turned into food and other products; Go on natural scissors canals spreading out to rural village.The boat will then stop at a quiet village where you can have a short walk to experience real delta village life, visite a mat weaving house, where straw mats are woven using a hand loom – you can even have a go at weaving yourself, enjoying fruits and tea, and chatting with local people by the way.
Riding on motocart or bike on shady road, pass by green rice fields and vegetable plains.Stop at local restaurant. for delicious lunch featuring such local specialities as elephant-ear fish and river shrimp. Go back to pier by sampan and boat, meet the car for trip to Can Tho.
Overnight in Can Tho
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: 3 Stars hotel in Can tho
Day 2: Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh
Stop At: Can Tho, Can Tho, Mekong Delta
Breakfast. Depart for Cai Rang floating market where locals go to buy and sell a variety of fruits vegetables from boats of all sizes and which is the most original ones and bustling places of the region. Sellers tie their goods to a tall pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling.Seat on local trading boat, witness boasting activities in market, find out local life in stilt house along river. Lunch in Restaurant.
En route back Ho Chi Minh City, stop to admire the Vinh Trang Pagoda, surrounded by trees and an architectural gem of Tien Giang Province.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
