HCM – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho – Chau Doc – Tra Su Sanctuary

Depart: 8.00 – return 17.00

Day 1: HCMC - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (L)

Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. On arrival at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of water coconut trees along natural canals. Have a short cycling tour (applied for private tour/if time permitted) then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by the locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight in the hotel (family home-stay with dinner can be arranged on request). Free time to visit the bustling Can Tho market.

Day 2: Can Tho - Chau Doc - Tra Su Sanctuary (B)

Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river (Bassac River), then proceed to Cai Rang floating markets (& Phong Dien is optional), which are the liveliest in the whole religion.

Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to pass a "Monkey bridge" which is built by only one stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Proceed to Chau Doc, continue the tour to visit Tra Su, getting to the wild birds Sanctuary, cruising smoothly with small boats to discover the arrays of splendid canals deep into the forest, watching storks, cranes and other tropical birds. On the way back stop by to visit Sam Mountain, the Cave pagoda (if time permitted).

Back to the Town, hotel check in. Overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 3: Chau Doc - HCM (B)

After breakfast, take a nice boat trip through the floating village to visit a fish farm to see how the Mekong Delta people raise fish in their floating houses. Visit the Cham minority with their traditional weaving village, followed by a local Islamic Mosque. Trip back to Hochiminh city. End at the office.

*Slow boat to Phnom Penh ( no air-con ) start 8.30 – arr 16.30

( Drop off  at  Neak Luong Wharf )

*Fast boat to Phnom Penh ( with air-con ) start 8.30 – arr 13.00

( Drop off  at  Sisowath  Wharf )

                         + slow boat to PP: +12US$ / pax

                        + fast boat to PP: +28US$ / pax

*Included: A/c transfer, English speaking guide, boat trips, 01 normal first lunch, 02 breakfast, fruit, honey tea & all entrance fees, 01 extra dinner ( applied for homestay ), 02 nights A/C accommodation at 01 star hotel ( basing on twin/dbl sharing ), 01 mineral water/pax/day.

*Excluded: Travel insurance, drinks, other meals not mentioned, personal costs

*Extra services: ( can be arranged on request )

- better lunch at local restaurant – in Ben Tre & Can Tho : 100.000 / pax, 120.000 / pax or 150.000 / pax

- A/c single supplement  ( 01 star hotel ) :  + 160.000 / 01 room / 02 nights

- upgrade hotel to 2-star, 3-star .. hotels ( pls contact us for more detail )

- bungalow at homestay ( 01^st night in Can Tho ) : + 160.000 / pax in double share ;  + 240.000 / single supplement

Pick up & transfer point: Add: 220 De Tham St, Dist 1, HCMC