Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Cai Be – Can Tho [L,D]
Our coach journey (a 2.5-hour drive) takes us from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be. We then cruise on the Mekong River to view daily life in the Mekong Delta. This trip includes a visit to the Cai Be gathering point and family-run businesses that produce rice paper and corn flakes – a key ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine.
Lunch is at a local restaurant.
Dinner and overnight are in Can Tho.
Day 2: Can Tho – Chau Doc [B,L,D]
Breakfast is at the hotel and we then enjoy a boat trip to visit Cai Rang Floating Market. This is a wholesale market, so look at what is tied to the long poles above the boats to figure out what the traders are selling to the smaller traders. This activity provides great photo opportunities. Cruise on the Mekong River to visit the boat trip to Champa Village. This excursion also takes in shrines at the bottom of Sam Mountain, including Lady Xu and Thoai Ngoc Hau temples.
Lunch is at a local restaurant.
Dinner and overnight are in Chau Doc.
Day 3: Chau Doc – Ho Chi Minh City – Departure [B,L]
After breakfast at the hotel we depart Chau Doc for Ho Chi Minh City with lunch on the way and drop-off at Ho Chi Minh City International Airport. The journey from Chau Doc to Ho Chi Minh City takes approximately eight hours, including a lunch break.
No sightseeing or stops for visits are scheduled during this transfer.
