DURATION      : 2 DAYS 1 NIGHTS 
START TIME    : 08:00 AM ~ 10:00 AM
TRANSPORTATION: CAR

"Explore the Mekong Delta 2 Days 1 Night with its colorful floating market every early morning, traditional workshops, relax on the rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal and enjoy fresh fruits here."

This special 2-day tour is unique because, on the firrst day: you will get to see the countryside by van, the mighty river and island by boat. In the very early morning of the second day: you will contemplate the biggest floating market in Vietnam - Cai Rang Floating Market to see local trading acitivities on the river and enjoy seasonal fruits on local boats.

HIGHLIGHT

• Take a leisurely cruise on the Tien river
• Walk through the orchard gardens to taste some seasonal tropical fruits
• Relax on the rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal
• Explore Cai Rang floating market in the early morning
• Visit the chewy noodle workshop

ITINERARY

Day 1: Saigon – My Tho – Can Tho

• Tour guide will pick you. After around 2-hour driving from Saigon, you will reach My Tho city where is known for the gorgeous beauty of Vietnamese women, the lush orchard gardens stretching far as the eye, and the melody of “Đờn ca tài tử” – a kind of traditional folk music which is also officially regconized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
• Firstly, you will take a leisurely cruise on the Tien river to visit 4 islets which are represented as four mythical animals in Southeast Asia: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise, Phoenix. At Kirin islet, feel free to try the freshly barked handmade coconut candy, visit honey bee farm to try some specialty products, then walk through the orchard gardens to taste some seasonal tropical fruits and listen to the folk music which is an indispensible spiritual cultural activity in locals’ life.
• Furthermore, you can relax on the rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal, and continue to go through the village go through the gardens and enjoy the cool country air.
• And then to reach the beautiful riverside restaurant for having lunch with specialties of Mekong Delta tour‘s cuisine.
• Finally, you will cruise back to the main land, and go straight to Can Tho city which is known not only as a rice kingdom but also as the biggest dynamic city in Mekong, you will have plenty of free time to explore that city at night and enjoy dinner in your own way.

Day 2: Can Tho - Tien Giang - Saigon

• In the morning, you have 2 options meeting up with the guide at 5 am or 7 am. If you choose 5am, then you can have breakfast after coming back to your hotel from the floating market. If you choose 7am, you should have breakfast before meeting the guide. For the clear information, even though Cai Rang Floating Market is opened all day but the perfect time to catch real lively scenery is around 6 am. And the most colorful time is absolutely during the time of 1 or 3 weeks before the Lunar New Year.
• It takes about 30’ for cruising along Hau river from Ninh Kieu wharf, you surely have freedom to try any tropical fruits, drinks or even hot rice noodle soup which is called “hu tieu” as your light breakfast, just as the way “Master Chef “ Gordon Ramsay highly recommended.
• After that, you will visit the chewy noodle workshop to learn more about other kinds of Vietnamese noodles. To know is to admire locals’ creation while they can make many versions of food from rice. Especially, you will never get a second chance try unique noodles pizza in anywhere else, except in this Mekong Delta
• After visiting the noodle workshop, you will continue to have a relaxing walk in the huge ecological orchard garden for fresh fruits out there.
• Moreover, let's visit Vinh Trang Temple with the unique and the greatest combination of Asia and Europe architecture.
• Finally, have lunch at a Mekong restaurant on the way back to Saigon.