Mekong Delta 3 days to Phu Quoc Island

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong Detla – Can Tho city (Meal: lunch)

07.45 am ~ 08.00am, our tour guide and driver pick you up at your hotel and leave Ho Chi Minh city. It takes one hour and thirty minutes driving to get to My Tho town. One the way, travellers will have chance to see these beautiful landscape along the road such as the green rice fields, the peaceful Vam Co Dong river and the busy Long An town. En route, our bus will stop at Mekong rest stop where you can take a rest and see bonsai garden.

Arrive to My Tho town, visit Vinh Trang pagoda an oldest ancient one in Southern Vietnam. Known as the largest pagoda and the most special architecture in Mekong Delta. It’s architecture was influenced by Vietnamese culture and Khmer’s culture as well as European’s architecture.

After visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, our bus will take travellers to the pier boat for getting on a motorized boat. Take a leisurely boat ride in Tien river to enjoy fresh air, to see the peaceful life of the local people, passing the stilt house, the fishing floating farm, the four Islands (Dragon, Phoenix, Tortoise, Unicorn)

After passing Rach Mieu bridge, we disembark at Thoi Son Islet that locates on Phoenix Island. Take a leisurely walking on the village paths, visit local people’s home, orchard garden and enjoy seasonal fruits while listening to traditional Southern folk music.

Then visit honey bee farm and taste delicious honey tea with lemon that is really good for health. Local people also have python farm for those tourist, who like adventure can take a photo with pythons.

Take a hand – rowed sampan through the creeks for sightseeing the natural water coconut trees a symbol in the Delta areas.

Return to the motorized boat then cruising to Ben Tre province, visit coconut candy workshop to know how to make delicious candies by hand.

Then cruising to Unicorn Island to visit crocodile farm and visit the remains of Coconut belief.

Having lunch in orchard garden. Do not forget to taste dried Ear Elephant fish that is one of the special dishes in Mekong Delta

After lunch, wandering around  the village paths to enjoy the fresh air and observe the pastoral life.

Then take a short walking through the narrow village path to the bus and process to Can Tho city.

On the way, our tour guide will introduce to travelers the symbol of culture, dining and entertainment places in Can Tho city.

Arrive to Can Tho city. Leisure in the evening for exploring Tay Do night market, Ninh Kieu wharf or taste these delicious local dishes.

Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 2: Can Tho city – Phong Dien floating market – biking around the villages (Meal: breakfast, lunch)

At 05.00am, Cruising to Phong Dien floating marking which is considered as a retail market. This is one of the biggest floating market in Southern Vietnam. Visitors will be surprised to explore “the method of the business” in the floating market areas. It is really impressed.

Then biking to Cai Son village paths to look at: the rural activities of the local people, through the canal, rice paddies, orchard. Stop at Mr Ba Cong’s orchard, walk around the garden and enjoying fruit, drinking tea, chatting with the local people to see the Mekong inhabitants’ life. Guest cycling through the ferry, arrive to Ba Lang and have lunch there. Then continue running along the village access the river, visitors sometimes saw the rural activities of the local people… You feel like relaxing at the peaceful and quite garden.

Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Can Tho

Optional: Overnight at homestay in Can Tho (Meal: dinner)

Arrive to Can Tho city. Transfer to a village in Cai Rang district by motorize boat, you will meet a friendly local farmer’s house where you will stay the night at their house. In the late afternoon, wandering around the village to see orchard garden or chatting with local people to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta resident.

Having dinner with family and enjoy some of kind traditional local cuisines. Overnight at farmer’s house.

Day 3: Can Tho –- Rach Gia – Phu Quoc island (Meal: breakfast)

Having breakfast at your hotel. At 08.00am, pick up at your hotel and depart for Rach Gia by bus. Arrive to Rach Gia pier boat around 11.00am, then catch the afternoon express boat to Phu Quoc island (13.00 – 15.00). End of the tour.

Tour price includes:

• Air conditioned transport for pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program
• Transfer from  Can Tho – Rach Gia
• Express boat ticket: Rach Gia – Phu Quoc
• English speaking tour guide
• Boat trips and hand – rowed sampan in Mekong Delta
• Entrance fees, bicycle
• Daily breakfast at the hotel
• Lunch on Day 1 & Day 2
• Hotel accommodation based on two people share a double or twin room
• Clean and safe accommodation arrangement for homestay option

Tour Price Excludes:

• Travel insurance
• Single supplement
• Personal costs
• Drinks and other meals not mentioned in the program

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong  Delta  – Can Tho city (Meal: Lunch)

07.45 am – 08.00am, our tour guide and driver pick you up on request at your hotel that locates in backpacker areas (De Tham street, Bui Vien street, Pham Ngu Lao street),Ben Thanh areas (Le Thanh Ton street, Thu Khoa Huan street, Ly Tu Trong street, Bui Thi Xuan street). Opera House area (Thi Sach street, Mac Thi Buoi street, Dong Khoi street) Other places that are not mentioned kindly come to Daily Travel sales booking office for joining the tour.

At 08.00am, leave Ho Chi Minh city. It takes one hour and thirty minutes driving to get to My Tho town. One the way, travelers will have chance to see these beautiful landscape along the road such as the green rice fields, the peaceful Vam Co Dong river and the busy Long An town. En route, Our bus will stop at Mekong rest stop where you can take a rest and see bonsai garden.

Arrive to My Tho town, visit Vinh Trang pagoda an oldest ancient one in Southern Vietnam. Known as the largest pagoda and the most special architecture in Mekong Delta. It’s architecture was influenced by Vietnamese culture and Khmer’s culture as well as European’s architecture.

After visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, our bus will take travelers to the pier boat for getting on a motorized boat. Take a leisurely boat ride in Tien river to enjoy fresh air, to see the peaceful life of the local people, Passing the stilt house, the fishing floating farm, the four Islands (Dragon, Phoenix, Tortoise, Unicorn)

After passing Rach Mieu bridge, we disembark at Thoi Son Islet that locates on Phoenix Island. Take a leisurely walking on the village paths, visit local people’s home, orchard garden and enjoy seasonal fruits while listening to traditional Southern folk music.

Then visit honey bee farm and taste delicious honey tea with lemon that is really good for health. Local people also have python farm for those tourist, who like adventure can take a photo with pythons.

Take a hand- rowed sampan through the creeks for sightseeing the natural water coconut trees a symbol in the Delta areas.

Return to the motorized boat then cruising to Ben Tre province, visit coconut candy workshop to know how to make delicious candies by hand.

Then cruising to Unicorn Island to visit crocodile farm and visit the remains of Coconut belief.

Having lunch in orchard garden. Do not forget to taste dried Ear Elephant fish that is one of the special dishes in Mekong Delta

After lunch, wandering through the village paths to enjoy the fresh air and observe the pastoral life.

Then take a short walking through the narrow village path to the bus and process to Can Tho city.

On the way, our tour guide will introduce to travelers the symbol of culture, dining and entertainment places in Can Tho city.

Arrive to Can Tho city, check in at the standard hotel that has hot shower, towers, mini bar, air conditioner, tivi, wifi .etc. in each room.

Leisure in the evening for exploring Tay Do night market, Ninh Kieu wharf or taste these delicious local dishes.

Optional: Overnight at homestay in Can Tho (Meal: dinner)

Arrive to Can Tho city. Transfer to a village in Cai Rang district by motorize boat, you will meet a friendly local farmer’s house where you will stay the night at their house. In the late afternoon, wandering around the village to see orchard garden or chatting with local people to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta resident.

Having dinner with family and enjoy some of kind traditional local cuisines. Overnight at farmer’s house.

Day 2: Can Tho city – Cai Rang floating market –  Tra Su forest – Chau Doc (Meal: breakfast, lunch)

After breakfast at the hotel. At 07.00am, take a leisurely waking to Ninh Kieu wharf. Tourist will have chance to see morning streets market with many products homemade such as fruits, vegetables, cake… are sold on the way to the wharf.

Cruising in the river to the busy Cai Rang floating market, one of the biggest floating market in Southern Vietnam. Visitors will be surprised to explore “the method of the business” in the floating market areas. It is really impressed.

After exploring the floating market, visitors will visit the place to see how they make rice vermicelli noodle and the orchard garden. Wandering in the village and  try your best to cross the bamboo bridge which is built only one bamboo tree. Cruise back Ninh Kieu wharf.

After having lunch, process to Chau Doc.

Arrive to Chau Doc town, then transfer to Tra Su cajuput forest, which is renowned for not only its almost-untouched natural beauty but also its sanctuary of flora and fauna. Take a boat trip into the forest, you will immediately feel like you are harmonizing with nature because of all of the impressive pictures of cajuputs, the fragrance of the flowers and the music-like noise of birds, insects and animals making people relaxed and comfortable. From the observation post, you can overlook the forest with an area of nearly 900 ha, home of many birds and animals, including some rare ones.

Check in the hotel and leisure in the evening. Overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 3: Chau Doc – Ha Tien – Phu Quoc (Meal: breakfast)

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.

At 09.30 am, transfer to Ha Tien for boarding the express boat to Phu Quoc (13.15 – 14.35).End service.

What is it included in our tour price:

• Air conditioned transport for transfer & sightseeing as per program.
• Private air conditioner car transfer Chau Doc – Ha Tien
• Express boat ticket: Ha Tien – Phu Quoc
• English speaking tour guide for sightseeing
• Boat trip in the Mekong delta.
• Handed – row sampan
• Southern folk music
• Daily breakfast at hotel
• Lunch on Day 1 & Day 2
• All entrance fees, fresh fruit and honey tea
• Hotel accommodation base on two people share a double/ twin room
• Clean and safe accommodation arrangement for homestay option

What is it excluded in our tour price:

• Travel insurance
• Single supplement
• English speaking tour guide for the transfer from Chau Doc – Ha Tien
• Other meals not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses.

What is it included in our tour price:

• Private air conditioned transport for transfer & sightseeing as per program.
• Express boat ticket: Ha Tien or Rach Gia – Phu Quoc
• English speaking tour guide for sightseeing
• Boat trip in the Mekong delta.
• Handed – row sampan
• Southern folk music
• Daily breakfast at hotel
• Lunch on Day 1 & Day 2
• All entrance fees, fresh fruit and honey tea
• Hotel accommodation base on two people share a double/ twin room
• Clean and safe accommodation arrangement for homestay option

What is it excluded in our tour price:

• Travel insurance
• Single supplement
• Other meals not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses.