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11th December
2009
written by Huyen Tran

Cruise 1: Cai Be – Vinh Long

- In the morning, pick up at your hotel and transfer to Cai Be. Stop to take photos in Tan An town overlooking the picturesque flat rice fields.

- On arrival in Cai Be, set off by motor boat to visit the Cai Be floating market and watch the locals trading fruit and many other commodities on board their vessels. Then wander into the small villages to visit the orchard and fruit plantation.

- Keep cruising to Vinh Long. Visit a small family business to see how coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn are made. Arrive in Binh Hoa Phuoc village, the green pearl of Vinh Long town. Enjoy a lunch of fresh river food served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music. Take a delightful walk through the bonsai garden.Back to Ho Chi Minh City by bus and drop off at your hotel upon arrival.

Cruise 2: My Tho – Ben Tre

- In the morning, pick you up at your hotel around 7:30 – 8:00 and transfer to Mekong Delta (140km).

- Arrive in the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong, take a boat on the Mekong River along the Bao Dinh Canal to My Tho, visit fruit market alongside the canal. Lunch in My Tho Town.

- Then take a nice cruise on the Tien River to the Quy Island (Tortoise Island). On the way, view the fishing port, stilt house, boat building workshop, the other Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Island, the coconut candy milk, the amazing boat trip on the Thoi Son canal, famous for year-round fruits and Southern folk song. Back to My Tho by tourist boat and transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City. Drop off at your hotel upon arrival.

Cruise 2: My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (-/L/D)

- In the morning, pick you up at your hotel around 7:30 – 8:00 and transfer to Mekong Delta (140km).

- Arrive in the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong, take a boat on the Mekong River along the Bao Dinh Canal to My Tho, visit fruit market alongside the canal. Lunch in My Tho Town.

- Then take a nice cruise on the Tien River to the Quy Island (Tortoise Island). On the way, view the fishing port, stilt house, boat building workshop, the other Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Island, the coconut candy milk, the amazing boat trip on the Thoi Son canal, famous for year-round fruits and Southern folk song.

- Continue on to Ben Tre province, the country of coconut, see a typical agricultural model Garden – Pond – Cage, and enjoy the relaxing honey tea. Then transfer to Can Tho city at the end of the day. Overnight at hotel in Can Tho.

Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang – Phong Dien – Ho Chi Minh (B/L/-)

- Early in the morning, take a boat to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Hau River. Visit the Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets which are the most original and bustling places of region.

- Then roam into the village to get in touch with the local people followed by a visit to Can Tho market. On the way back to Ho Chi Minh City by bus, stop over for visiting Rung Tram forest. Drop off at your hotel upon arrival.

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