Itinerary

1. Day 1: Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho

   • Leave Ho Chi Minh city, and enjoy the scenic journey along the way, bordered by green rice fields. 

   • Arrive at My Tho, and visit Vinh Trang pagoda.

   • Take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. 

   • Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. 

   • Take a boat ride to An Khanh– a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre.

   • Enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the water coconut trees along the natural canals.

   • Enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea with the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by the locals. 

   • Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle.

   • Taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through fruit plantations and villages. 

   • Proceed to Can Tho. Stay overnight in the hotel of Can Tho(family home-stay with dinner can be arranged on request). Visit bustling Can Tho market in free time.

2. Day 2: Can Tho - Cai Rang floating market - Ho Chi Minh city (B,L)

   • Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river ( Bassac River). Proceed to visit Cai Răng floating market (& Phong Dien is optional), and explore the liveliest places in the whole religion.

   • Enjoy Vietnamese vermicelli soup.

   • Wander around the village and meet the friendly local people. Experience how to cross a "Monkey bridge" which is built by only o­ne stem of bamboo. 

   • Visit the orchard garden. 

   • Stop for lunch. 

   • Back to Ho Chi Minh city.