Depart From: Hochiminh City Destinations: Saigon, Mekong Delta
Trip Overview
Explore the bustling floating markets of Cai Rang and Cat Be and enjoy the hospitality of a local villages on route. Rest on the upper deck of the "Bassac" your floating hotel and enjoy a landscape of rice fields, sugar cane, forest and local life.
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Chau Doc (Meals : B) Day 2: Chau Doc - Vinh Long (Meals : B/L/D) Day 3: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City (Meals : B)
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Chau Doc (Breakfast) Our tour starts with a drive through the Mekong Delta to the town of My Tho for a visit to the local markets. After browsing through the markets we will board our riverboats for a cruise along the endless waterways of the mighty Mekong. One of our stops will be to Xeo Quyt Forest, which was a old Vietcong stronghold during the American War. From here we will continue onto Long Xuyen where we will board our vehicle for the drive to Chau Doc.
Day 2: Chau Doc - Vinh Long (Breakfast/Luch/Dinner) Chau Doc town is situated close to the Cambodian border. While here we will be guided through a bonsai garden before heading up Sam Mountain for a birds eye view over the paddy fields towards Cambodia. Once off the mountain we visit a fish farm. From Chau Doc we drive to Can Tho for a tour around the city. From Can Tho we drive to Vinh Long where we board our private boat for a cruise to a lush tropical orchard. Tonight we will be accommodated with a local family in their house on stilts. Mattresses, mosquito nets and pillows are provided. This is a unique opportunity to closely observe life in the Delta.
Day 3: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City (Breakfast) Before we start our journey back to Ho Chi Minh City we will experience another floating market and have a short stroll around town.
Tour Prices (Price per person and in US$)
Wing
Economy
Economy
1 Person
399
410
2-3 Persons
259
289
4-5 Persons
199
229
6-8 Persons
175
199
9-12 Persons
159
189
Single Supplement
19
59
Included
Transfer and tour with English /French / German speaking local guide
2D/1N Bassac package (joint basis)
Accommodation on boat with meals as program.
Entrance fees
Service charge, room tax and handling fee
Exclude
Accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City
International airport tax in Ho Chi Minh at USD 12.00 nett per person
International airfare to/from Vietnam
Personal insurance
Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry & etc.