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Luxury Mekong Delta Speedboat 2 days 1 night

2 Days

Overview

This tour offers you a chance to explore the Mekong Delta by speedboat, car, and rowboat. You will visit local markets, pagodas, workshops, and a fish farm, as well as enjoy delicious Vietnamese cuisine. You will also stay overnight at a boutique hotel on Unicorn Island and relax by the river or bike around the fruit orchards. This is a great way to experience the culture and nature of the Delta of Nine Dragons.


* Notes:

  • Please note that due to the individual nature of the tours, times are approximate and can vary slightly.
  • Dress code: Proper wear is strongly recommended when visiting Cao Dai Temple and pagodas.

Highlights

  • Speedboat ride along the Mekong River and its canals
  • Visit to Can Giuoc riverside market and Cai Be floating market
  • Ride on a vintage Lambro 550 car and a rowboat
  • Visit to a brick atelier, a weaving workshop and a fish farm
  • Overnight stay at a boutique hotel on the Unicorn Island

Itinerary

8:00 am: Your guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel and bring you by car to your boat at Ho Chi Minh City pier.
8:15 am: The boat departs and you slip away from downtown Saigon via narrow canals and enter the verdant green tributaries of the Mekong Delta. A light breakfast is served on board.
9:00 am: Visit Can Giuoc riverside market full of local curiosities, tropical fruits, and all manner of fish and shellfish. Great photo opportunities!
10:00 am: Enjoy a brief stop at the Pagoda, while your guide explains the importance of Buddhism to many people of the Delta.
10:30 am: Reach the idyllic watery expanses of the Delta itself, known as the Delta of Nine Dragons for the 9 tributaries that splinter from the main Mekong River.
12:00 pm: Visit a brick atelier to see how locals still use traditional technologies to make bricks.
12:30 pm: Take a ride on a vintage Lambro 550 car, also called “Xe lam” by local people, a traditional transport used in the villages of the Mekong Delta.
1:00 pm: Have a delicious lunch at a local riverside restaurant.
2:00 pm: Continue your “xe lam” ride and visit a weaving workshop.
3:00 pm: Arrive at the boutique hotel. Relax by the river, chill at the pool, or take a bike ride on the peaceful alleys of the Unicorn Island full of shady fruit trees. Dinner at a restaurant.

9:00 am: Have breakfast at the hotel and depart the hotel to continue exploring the Delta.
9:45 am: Visit Cai Be floating market to see how locals run their trading business on the river. Walk along the river bank to reach local workshops and learn about the daily life of people in the Mekong.
11:15 am: Enjoy a rowboat trip along small canals of the Delta surrounded by thousands of coconut palms.
1:00 pm: Stop at a riverside restaurant to have a delicious Vietnamese lunch.
1:30 pm: Visit a fish farm to see how the fish is raised in the Mekong Delta
2:30 pm: Return to the speedboat and depart for Ho Chi Minh City.
4:30 pm: Arrive back in Saigon.

Includes

  • Light breakfast
  • Vietnamese lunch
  • Unlimited refreshments and local fruit
  • English-speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off

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Luxury Mekong Delta Speedboat 2 days 1 night