Itinerary

1. Day 1: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Can Tho

   • Meet the tour guide at 08:00 am, who wil pick you up from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and depart for My Tho City.
   • Enjoy the scenic journey along the national highway, bordered by green rice fields. Stop to see how the rice is cultivated and take pictures of the Mekong Delta rice farms.
   • Arrive at My Tho and take a leisurely boat trip to Unicorn Island.
   • Disembark and go for a gentle stroll through the picturesque orchards and fruit garden. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then a boat ride through Tan Thach Natural Canal in Ben Tre.
   • Return to the river for a relaxing rowing boat ride along a small canal, cruising in the shade of the water coconut trees.
   • Learn about bee-keeping in the delta, sip a refreshing cup of honey tea, and listen to traditional Vietnamese folk music.
   • Travel the narrow rural road by horse-drawn cart to visit a coconut candy mill, where you can learn how this delicious confectionery is made and sample the finished product. 
   • Transfer to Can Tho city (100 km away from My Tho).
   • Arrive at Can Tho and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

2. Day 2: Can Tho Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh

   • Spend around 15 minutes driving on a small boat after breakfast. 
   • See the busiest Cai Rang Floating Market. Some hundred big and small-sized boats stand nearby together, creating lanes with seasonal goods loaded on board, such as watermelons, pineapples, papayas, etc. To attract buyers from a distance, sellers tie their goods to a pole (a long bamboo stick) to show what they are selling.
   • Stop at a big-sized boat to taste the local fruits, followed by a visit to a local wet market, which will help tourists learn more about the lifestyle of this Mekong branch. Stop for lunch at the heart of a garden on the way back to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh).
   • Arrive at Ho Chi Minh and transfer to the hotel.