Cai Rang Floating Market Can Tho, My Tho, Ben Tre Mekong Day Tour From HCMC

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If the Northern Vietnam is characterized by colorful fairs of mountainous people, Southern Vietnam has fairs on rivers, known as floating markets

Mekong Delta Tour From Ho Chi Minh

Experience daily life in the Mekong Delta and visit the Cai Rang Floating Market on a private 1 day 1 night tour from Ho Chi Minh City. Learn how rice is processed and local exchange market on Mekong river.

Cai Rang Floating Market is one of the most outstanding one in Mekong River Delta. The market is not just a crowsed trading area, but also a unique cultural space in Can Tho. With its unique culture, floating markets are attracting domestic and international tourists in Mekong tours of shopping. Cai Rang Floating Market is the place of exchanging and trading agricultural products, fruits, goods, food as well as an eating area. It is the outstanding attraction in Can Tho.

My Tho and Ben Tre are one of the attractive destinations not to be missed. There will be activities such as taking a boat ride on Tien River, overlooking the floating houses along the river, sitting on a horse-cart and taking part in learning how to make the coconut candies as well as participating in rowing a small boat in a canal, learn about local cultures and traditions when you make your trip to Ben Tre.

TOUR ITINERARY

Tour start at 2:00am, the tour guide will meet you at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City early morning and relax on the private car for 3 hours drive to Ninh Kieu Can Tho in the Mekong Delta.

5:00am: Take the river trip by boat to Cai Rang Floating Market to join the hustle and bustle of the locals. Discover how an authentic vermicelli soup dish from Vietnam is made before wandering through the village and meeting some of the locals.

7:30am: Return by boat to Ninh Kieu wharf to take the car continue to visit My Tho and Ben Tre.

In My Tho, boarding the motorboat at a pier and cruising on the Mekong River until reaching Cồn Thới Sơn (Unicorn Island), from here taking a horse cart to reach a performance site where Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử - A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity). Here we can enjoy a variety of tropical fruits while listening to traditional folk songs performed by local artists

Afterward, being on a small hand-rowing boat (the main mean of transportation in My Tho & Ben Tre) and slowly cruising through a small creek with beautiful overhanging coconut trees. Lives from both sides of the creek can be observed.

Before having lunch, passing through bee-keeping farm and enjoying honey tea, a typical Mekong house can be viewed here. Then, it is lunch time at the local restaurant after a short walk.

After lunch, boarding the motorboat and heading to learn coconut candies making process from a workshop. Sample of candies can be tasted.

14:00pm: Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City and drop off at your hotel or any other centrally located area in the city about 16:30.

TOUR PRICES

From 1 - 2 pax: USD 195 / whole trip for the group up to 2 people (the price is per group, not per pax)

From 3 - 5 pax: USD 225 / whole trip for the group up to 5 people (the price is per group, not per pax)

From 6 - 9 pax: USD 250 / whole trip for the group up to 9 people (the price is per group, not per pax)

From 10 - 12 pax: USD 280 / whole trip for the group up to 12 people (the price is per group, not per pax)

Includes

Hotel pick-up and drop off, HCMC - Can Tho - My Tho - Ben Tre - HCMC

Transportation by private vehicle

English speaking tour guide

Local boat trips