Experience the floating life and nature in the Mekong Delta area
"Can Tho has white rice, fresh water. Whoever goes there doesn't want to leave".
Mekong Delta or Nine Dragon River is the pride of Vietnam, the rich source of supply of rice, fruits, and other agricultural products. Over 1,000 animal species were recorded between 1997 and 2007 and new species of plants, fish, lizards, and mammals including those was believed to be extinct like Laotian rock rat, has been discovered.
Choose one from our following tours to Mekong Delta based on your availibility to enjoy the most of this beautiful land with friendliest people on earth!
What to do in Mekong Delta? One day program:
Boat Ride through mangroove forest
Listen the traditional music performance
Visit the crocodile farm
Visit coconut Candy and rice-paper factory
Fruit Garden
Vinh Trang pagoda
2 days program:
Do fishing
Snake farm
Floating village
National Park
Floating market
Mekong Delta is so special and different from other places in Vietnam. It's a great place for a castaway from the busy modern city life. Depending on your budget and amount of time you have in Vietnam, we will organize best tours in 1, 2 days or even a week. Wandering around fresh fruit garden to try the best of the nature, riding a little wooden boat while listening to traditional music from real Vietnamese farmers, experiencing their lives to see the hardship, etc. After this tour, we are sure that you will feel more thankful to this life and become fresher to start building things the greatest.
Useful tips:
Depending on your interest, you can choose the best time of the year to visit Mekong Delta
- For those who loves fruits should go to Mekong Delta in the summer: June, July, August to explore the juicy fruit garden
- Those who love flowers, come to Mekong Delta in Dec, Jan, Feb you will be able to visit the best flower villages and experience
the selling and buying life on the floating markets.
Mekong Delta - One day tour (Saigon - My Tho)
My Tho city is about 2h from Ho Chi Minh city.
Join this tour you will make a great change to hide from Saigon and the noisy life.
Itinerary:
7:00Pick Up
The driver will meet and pick you up from your hotel
7:30 We will start our tour to My Tho
11:30AM Tan Phong island
The next destination is Tan Phong island. This is one of the biggest islands in the Mekong Delta. Riding through the canals full of trees, we arrive at the island. You will see and feel how simple and peaceful life of these people here are. Relaxing under the fruit trees, enjoying the fresh fruits while listening to traditional Vietnamese music in the south (Don Ca Tai Tu) are great things to make great life !
Tips: Don't miss dinghy boat when being in Mekong Delta.
You will emerge your life with people's life here if you try this unique transport.
13:00 - Lunch:
We will have lunch at a local restaurant/ family there. You can try simple but fresh and delicous food in town.
14:00 - 18:00 Bike and Boat tour around the village
After lunch, you have time to ride a bike along the village to see how people live and enjoy the fresh air.
To finish the tour, we will get on a boat riding through Tien river. On the way back, you can buy fruits as gifts home to your friends.
18:30 We finish our trip and head back to Ho Chi Minh city.
Mekong Delta 2 day tour
Tien Giang - Ben Tre - Can Tho
This tour can help you explore the most of Mekong Delta and experience the life of local people here.
Day 1: Saigon -My Tho - Can Tho
7:00 AM we start our trip to My Tho
11: 00 Vinh Trang pagoda.
We will be at our first stop . This is the famous pagoda in Mekong Delta and a part of historical sites of Vietnam. Built in 19th century, It has its speciality of Asian and European architecture. This is also a popular and spiritual place for Vietnamese to come and wordship Buddha.
11:30 Thoi Son island
We will continue our trip to Thoi Son island. This place has a big variety of fruits which you can try right at the garden. It's also cheaper to buy from here than at the market. We will stop at a restaurant here to have lunch. You will have the chance to experience the best food to weird and unique food here as required from fresh fish to wild snake. Take your time to enjoy the great lunch and listening to traditional music.
After lunch, you will be taken to traditional handicraft villages such as: honey producing, coconut candy, etc.
Tips: Don't forget to take a bike at a local and and ride around the village to witness
the pace of life of Vietnamese people here.
15:00 Dong Tam Snake Farm
We will visit a big snake farm named Dong Tam Snake Farm. Here you can see thousands kinds of snakes, learn how to do first aid when getting bitten by a snake. We can also try snake wine - the speciality of Vietnamese or try dishes made from snakes of you dare to!!!
17:00 Trip to Can Tho - Ninh Kieu - night market
After the snake farm, we continue the trip with Can Tho. The car will take you to this special land. We will stay at the hotel there. At night, we can visit Ninh Kieu night market where we can try the best food and go shopping for local speciality here.
Don't miss Ninh Kieu night market! It is gorgeous at night!
Day 2: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh city
Can Tho has its fame for Tay Do beauty. The beauty of Women here stole the heart of many French soldiers in the war.
7:00 AM We start our trip in Can Tho.
Cai Rang floating market: You will be able to see the real picture of the floating market in the early morning when hundreds of boats gathering and exchanging goods. You can have the chance enjoy the quick breakfast on the boat with a Ca Phe Sua Da (Iced Milk coffee). It'd be a great experience for you.
Leaving the market, don't forget to buy some country gifts home for friends.
10:00 Binh Thuy ancient house: This is our next stop. Built in 1870 and followed French style. Most construction materials were brought here to build this house. Passing the destruction of time and war, this place keeps its beauty and long existence.
11:00 AM Bang Lang stork garden. This place is home of thousands kinds of birds. You can enjoy the stunning scene of birds flying and coming back to their home, as well as enjoying lunch with fresh and delicious food here.
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Boat Ride through mangroove forest
The next destination is Tan Phong island. This is one of the biggest islands in the Mekong Delta. Riding through the canals full of trees, we arrive at the island. You will see and feel how simple and peaceful life of these people here are. Relaxing under the fruit trees, enjoying the fresh fruits while listening to traditional Vietnamese music in the south (Don Ca Tai Tu) are great things to make great life ! 
After lunch, you have time to ride a bike along the village to see how people live and enjoy the fresh air. 
We will be at our first stop . This is the famous pagoda in Mekong Delta and a part of historical sites of Vietnam. Built in 19th century, It has its speciality of Asian and European architecture. This is also a popular and spiritual place for Vietnamese to come and wordship Buddha. 
We will continue our trip to Thoi Son island. This place has a big variety of fruits which you can try right at the garden. It's also cheaper to buy from here than at the market. We will stop at a restaurant here to have lunch. You will have the chance to experience the best food to weird and unique food here as required from fresh fish to wild snake. Take your time to enjoy the great lunch and listening to traditional music. 
We will visit a big snake farm named Dong Tam Snake Farm. Here you can see thousands kinds of snakes, learn how to do first aid when getting bitten by a snake. We can also try snake wine - the speciality of Vietnamese or try dishes made from snakes of you dare to!!!
After the snake farm, we continue the trip with Can Tho. The car will take you to this special land. We will stay at the hotel there. At night, we can visit Ninh Kieu night market where we can try the best food and go shopping for local speciality here.
Cai Rang floating market: You will be able to see the real picture of the floating market in the early morning when hundreds of boats gathering and exchanging goods. You can have the chance enjoy the quick breakfast on the boat with a Ca Phe Sua Da (Iced Milk coffee). It'd be a great experience for you.
10:00 Binh Thuy ancient house: This is our next stop. Built in 1870 and followed French style. Most construction materials were brought here to build this house. Passing the destruction of time and war, this place keeps its beauty and long existence.
11:00 AM Bang Lang stork garden. This place is home of thousands kinds of birds. You can enjoy the stunning scene of birds flying and coming back to their home, as well as enjoying lunch with fresh and delicious food here. 
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