Mekong 1 Day Tour: My Tho - Ben Tre-Cai Rang Floating Market
Description
This tour is specially arranged for those who would like to visit Mekong Delta deeply. Just only a day tour, you will explore the most famous, biggest floating market in Can Tho, which is well – known as the capital of the Southwest. The sound of the market cut through the silence of river; a buzz of excited chattering, hum from dozens of engines, sound of vendors shouting across water to each other. Furthermore, you will get more experienced hand – rowed sampan through narrow canals around island, enjoy lush tropical fruits, honey tea in a garden, learn process of making coconut candy and ride on the back of a xe loi, a local motorized cart, bouncing along back paths. All activities will be done in 1 day instead of having to experience 2-day 1night like before. Viet Fun Travel is a pioneer in operating the tour My Tho – Ben Tre – Cai Rang floating market in 1 day with reasonable price.
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Itinerary
5:00 am, depart from Ho Chi Minh City for a 3 - hour drive to the Mekong Delta. Leaving the bustling city behind, the scenery changes to views of rice paddies, beautiful orchards by the side of the road.
8:00 am, arrive at Can Tho city - the capital of the Southwest, start the day with a visit to Cai Rang Floating Market. While crossing the Mekong River, observe the daily activities of local people on the banks, see traditional - style houses in which the local people live as well as beautiful orchards, busy ships - building yards and bustling markets where they make their livelihood.
Having breakfast and coffee on the floating market. It is a wonderful experience when you can enjoy a delicious countrified breakfast, along with an unsteady feeling whenever the waves hit the side of the boat that will make you feel excited. After that, tour guide takes you to some traditional workshops. You have a great time learning how locals make “Hu Tieu” (rice vermicelli). They are soft, flat, slippery and slightly chewy. Then, the boat carries you to another place to enjoy pineapple (known as the queen of fruits) that is fresh and delicious. The seller will peel the pineapple on the spot for you to enjoy right on the boat.
10:00 am, after paying a visit to the colorful floating market check-out and disembark before exploring My Tho - Ben Tre Province 11:30 pm, upon arrival in My Tho City, embark on a motor boat to take a leisurely cruise on the Mekong River to Ben Tre Province - a coconut fruit king dom.
Hop on a horse cart/Lambro motor - tricycle for special lunch which was once the iconic vehicle and main means of transportation in South Vietnam (dating back to 1960s). 12:30 pm, have a lunch at restaurant such as: deep fried elephant ear fish, sticky rice ball, hot pot etc. After lunch, relax on hammocks or cycling around village to see what local life is like. Board motorboat again to go to a coconut candy workshop, learn how to make it and try sweet candies. Move to bee farm, sip a cup of delicious honey tea with kumquat from bee farm where thousands of honey bees taking honey from longan flowers Rowed boat, go through hidden maze of small water palm trees draped canals. Next, enjoy melody of traditional folk music which is an indispensable spiritual cultural activity in Mekong Delta people’s lives and officially recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity while tasting some tropical fruits.
4:00 pm, back on board, the motorboat will cruise back to the pier before returning to Ho Chi Minh City. 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm, drop off the hotel . Rest of the day is at leisure.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Please provide name of hotel and hotel address where we can be free pick-up. Special request (diet or vegetarian, …) should be noticed before your departure date. Please send us for passenger list with birthday and full name included middle name (surname/first name/middle), nationality, sex for travel permit procedures.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please provide name of hotel and hotel address in Dist 1, HCMC, Vietnam where we can be free pick-up
- Shared the services with other passengers on our incredible Vietnam group tours. BIG PROMOTION PRICE: More passenger - Less expense. Guaranteed departure
Reviews(13)
You were out in nature a lot and could get to know the life of the locals, have interesting experiences and taste new delicacies. A well organized and stress-free day.
Very nice day and the guide mr Happy is on top 👌
I have booked with this company for a previous trip and decided to go for a second tour with them. I was not disappointed. The day started really early and we had so much to do and see! The tour includes the Cai Rang floating market, My Tho and Ben Tre. We experienced boat tours, local food and fruits, tasted coconut candy and honey products. Tuan was our guide and was very attentive, giving a lot of information and assisting us all the time. Highly recommended!
A beautiful day with our Tuan guide full of colors, tastes and smells to the rhythm of the Mekong. Meetings not to be missed on the floating market. Let yourself be guided ...
I don’t use trip-advisory but because i really appreciate our tour guide I want to give him a 5 star review as he deserved. To Mr.Khan, who is very friendly, good looking, good singer, very helpful and attentive tour guide. We also got a chance to meet Vietnamese couples during our honeymoon trip. Hope to see you again ms.kim and husband, and to the other couple. 5 star!!!
Steven Duong was an amazing guide — friendly, knowledgeable, and very organized. He made the whole trip smooth and enjoyable, sharing great insights along the way. The floating market was a fantastic experience, and Steven’s professionalism and kindness made the day truly memorable!
Excellent Day with Mike, our dynamic guide, who does not hesitate to give of himself. Nice trip filled with beautiful images, smiling faces, unique scents and flavors
Hi Wander..., Thank you for your wonderful review! We are so happy to hear that you had an excellent day on our Mekong Delta tour. Your kind words about our guide, Mike, are truly appreciated. We'll be sure to pass on your compliments about his dedication and dynamic spirit. We're also thrilled that you enjoyed the beautiful sights, unique scents, and flavors of the trip. We hope to welcome you on another Viet Fun Travel adventure soon! Best regards, The Viet Fun Travel Team
Great tour with a great guide. Steven spoke excellent english and was down to earth. We started tour in Can Tho. Great food as well.
The tour is absolutely amazing - it’s a real pleasure and blessing to experience something like that. In this tour, you’re not at the tourist trap - there is barely no tourists! You can enjoy delicious food, you have opportunity to observe and take part in a normal life of people living on a boats and on the island. Daniel was an amazing tour guide, the tour is designed by him, so he exactly knows, what he wants you to bring from this tour. Daniel, thank you so much for organizing this for us - for sure it will be remembered by us for a lifetime.
Amazing guide, amazing experiences. Full of opportunities to have great foods, and try out some awesome activities. Absolutely worth it
