Itinerary
Day 1 : SAIGON – BEN TRE – CAN THO (L)
8:00am: Our HTS tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to begin the Mekong 2days 1 night (Ben Tre & Can Tho) journey, passing through beautiful scenery along the way. On arrival in Ben Tre province, you’ll board a river boat, cruising past beautiful river scenes, to visit a brick factory and a coconut processing workshop.
You then take a motor cart or cycle ride through some tranquil villages, with stops along the way to step into rice fields and vegetables gardens, and to visit a local family who earn their living by producing rice paper and coconut candy. You then take a sampan along narrow creeks, bordered by water coconut palms, and enjoy lunch at the “Green Coconut” riverside restaurant.
Around 3:00pm leave Ben Tre province for Can Tho, passing through Rach Mieu , My Thuan and Can Tho bridges. Check into your Can Tho hotel on arrival. Overnight in Can Tho .
Day 02 : CAN THO – CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – MY THO (B)
This morning you rise early and aboard a small local boat for a cruise through the Cai Rang floating markets, where hundreds of boats are packed with fruits including mangos, bananas, papaya, pineapple and more for buying, selling and exchanging. Then you move to a fruit garden by motor boat, to enjoy some sweet tropical fruits (included).
Take a small motor boat cruise along small creeks to the Victoria boat station. Enjoy a walk (around 5 minutes) to the Hoa Su restaurant, and have lunch (excluded).
Journey back to Ho Chi Minh City, with a stops at Vinh Long market and the Mekong Rest Stop in My Tho. Your tour ends at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City where you will arrive around 5pm.
We enjoyed a guided 2 day tour of the lower Mekong region more than expected, and that may have been due to our guide who was a delightful character. He explained things clearly and in good English and also answered any queries the group had. The floating markets were fun, the cruising delightful and our stay at Can Tho was fine. I would have been better to spend more time here but maybe next time.