Relax and unwind in this custom-designed private journey to the famous floating market of Cai Be. Bike on the island of Tan Phong, see daily life and interact with local people. Watch hammock weaving with banana leaf, and water hyacinth knitting. Row the sampan through a peaceful canal through the island with water coconut trees growing alongside. Lunch at a local ancient house with Mekong specialties.
8 hours, from US$165pp
Operated in Small Group
Private tours available on request
JOURNEY
Overview
Overview
Relax and unwind in this custom-designed private journey to the famous floating market of Cai Be. Bike on the island of Tan Phong, see daily life and interact with local people. Watch hammock weaving with banana leaf, and water hyacinth knitting. Row the sampan through a peaceful canal through the island with water coconut trees growing alongside. Lunch at a local ancient house with Mekong specialties.
JOURNEY
Highlights
- Scenic drive from the bustling city to the peaceful countryside of the Mekong Delta
- Sampan rowing through Ba Nam canal
- Cruise on the mighty Mekong River to see the daily life of locals
- Bike on the island, stop by the local home for fruits and tea
- Visit the ancient house of Mr. Kiet & lunch in the garden with the Chef’s selected menu
- Walk along the local villages, and see the rice paper-making/pop-rice, coconut candy factory
Highlights
- Scenic drive from the bustling city to the peaceful countryside of the Mekong Delta
- Sampan rowing through Ba Nam canal
- Cruise on the mighty Mekong River to see the daily life of locals
- Bike on the island, stop by the local home for fruits and tea
- Visit the ancient house of Mr. Kiet & lunch in the garden with the Chef’s selected menu
- Walk along the local villages, and see the rice paper-making/pop-rice, coconut candy factory
JOURNEY
Itinerary
This full-day excursion offers an in-depth foray into the Mekong River Delta, home to more than 25 million people. Considered one of the great rivers of the world, the Mekong flows 2,790 miles to the South China Sea. In Vietnam, the rich river delta is a patchwork of brilliant green rice paddies, fields of sugarcane, and orchards of bananas, coconuts, and mangos. From the hotel, you’ll drive by van past farming communities before arriving at one of the river’s nine branches, Cai Be. After the two-hour drive, take a short break to stretch your legs before boarding a long boat, covered overhead and open on the sides. Sit back and relax as you cruise the canals through natural greenery, passing villages and homes fronting the waterways. Get on your local bike (optional), venture through the island with fruit gardens and river, canals surrounding.
Stop at the Cai Be floating market, where boats filled with fruits, vegetables, and other products gather on the river waiting for traders and customers.
The “floating Market” in Cai Be is where the trade boats of farmers gather to sell their farm products. It is not a large floating market as in Thailand or another province. On some occasions, the trader boats may not be present. Due to the change of tides, the cruise might take place in the small canals or on the Mekong River only.
Cross the Mekong River to Binh Hoa Phuoc village to visit a local farmer’s house. Stroll through a garden of flowers and fruit trees, and safely enjoy the local fruits and tea while mingling with your host and his family. Proceed to a workshop where rice or corn is popped in a huge iron vat filled with blackened sand; then sweetened with honey, sugar, and peanuts. Try a few samples, before relaxing over lunch of Mekong fried fish and other Vietnamese delicacies at an ancient house in Dong Hoa Hiep. Well rested, re-board your transportation for the journey back to the hotel.
Please note:
Travel time to the Mekong Delta is approximately two to two and a half hours each way, or longer depending on traffic conditions.
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Itinerary
This full-day excursion offers an in-depth foray into the Mekong River Delta, home to more than 25 million people. Considered one of the great rivers of the world, the Mekong flows 2,790 miles to the South China Sea. In Vietnam, the rich river delta is a patchwork of brilliant green rice paddies, fields of sugarcane, and orchards of bananas, coconuts, and mangos. From the hotel, you’ll drive by van past farming communities before arriving at one of the river’s nine branches, Cai Be. After the two-hour drive, take a short break to stretch your legs before boarding a long boat, covered overhead and open on the sides. Sit back and relax as you cruise the canals through natural greenery, passing villages and homes fronting the waterways. Get on your local bike (optional), venture through the island with fruit gardens and river, canals surrounding.
Stop at the Cai Be floating market, where boats filled with fruits, vegetables, and other products gather on the river waiting for traders and customers.
The “floating Market” in Cai Be is where the trade boats of farmers gather to sell their farm products. It is not a large floating market as in Thailand or another province. On some occasions, the trader boats may not be present. Due to the change of tides, the cruise might take place in the small canals or on the Mekong River only.
Cross the Mekong River to Binh Hoa Phuoc village to visit a local farmer’s house. Stroll through a garden of flowers and fruit trees, and safely enjoy the local fruits and tea while mingling with your host and his family. Proceed to a workshop where rice or corn is popped in a huge iron vat filled with blackened sand; then sweetened with honey, sugar, and peanuts. Try a few samples, before relaxing over lunch of Mekong fried fish and other Vietnamese delicacies at an ancient house in Dong Hoa Hiep. Well rested, re-board your transportation for the journey back to the hotel.
Please note:
Travel time to the Mekong Delta is approximately two to two and a half hours each way, or longer depending on traffic conditions.
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JOURNEY
Dates & Prices
INCLUSIONS
* Pick up and drop off from the hotel, applied for those hotels in districts 1 and 3
* Round-trip transfer by air-conditioned vehicle with cold mineral bottled water
* Experienced English-speaking tour guide escort throughout the tour
* Private charter boat for Mekong River cruise
* Sampan scenic ride along small canals
* Bicycle riding through villages
* Seasonal fruits and traditional music performances on the island
* Admissions to local workshops: Water-hyacinth, Coconut-candy, Rice-liqueur
* A Vietnamese set lunch at Mr. Kiet’s house with 1 unit of drink, a local beer, soft drink or mineral water
EXCLUSIONS
* Personal shopping and other expenses on liqueur, cigarette, food and drinks
* Gratuities for services as tour guide, driver, sampan rower, boat captain
Dates & Prices
INCLUSIONS
* Pick up and drop off from the hotel, applied for those hotels in districts 1 and 3
* Round-trip transfer by air-conditioned vehicle with cold mineral bottled water
* Experienced English-speaking tour guide escort throughout the tour
* Private charter boat for Mekong River cruise
* Sampan scenic ride along small canals
* Bicycle riding through villages
* Seasonal fruits and traditional music performances on the island
* Admissions to local workshops: Water-hyacinth, Coconut-candy, Rice-liqueur
* A Vietnamese set lunch at Mr. Kiet’s house with 1 unit of drink, a local beer, soft drink or mineral water
EXCLUSIONS
* Personal shopping and other expenses on liqueur, cigarette, food and drinks
* Gratuities for services as tour guide, driver, sampan rower, boat captain
