3 days Mekong Delta Tour Ho Chi Minh to Phu Quoc

Day 1: Saigon – My Tho – Cai Be – Vinh Long (lunch, and dinner)

Saigon Tours guide and driver will pick you up at 8 am (can be earlier or later to suit) at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. It takes 1 and a half up to 2 hours through rice fields and farm land to the Mekong Delta of My Tho pier.

On arrival in My Tho, you will take a boat ride along the Mighty Mekong River to see daily life of locals along the River as well as on these islands of Dragon, Turtle, and Phoenix.

You will have a chance to visit local activities of fish-breading floating houses, see the process of making coconut candy from start to finish, and sample different types of hot coconut candies with flavors of chocolate, panda leaves, peanuts, and plain ones.

You will then boat to Ben Tre island to learn how locals keep bees for honey, and have a break with honey tea.

At noon, you will have lunch break with local specialties, and laze on hammock under the shady trees. After lunch break, you will have a rowing boat ride along the water palm tree to experience real local life along the waterways, and pay a visit to Mr Ba for local music performance while having fruits.

Boat back to the pier, and have a vehicle drive to Cai Be for 1, 5 hours. You will check in a bungalow near the Mekong River in Cai Be or Vinh Long, and have a break. we will walk along on the island and see the authentic Mekong Delta.

Have dinner and stay overnight in the bungalow with peaceful night time sounds.

Day 2: Cai Be – Vinh Long – Can Tho (Breakfast, and lunch)

After waking up with sweet songs from creatures, and having breakfast. We will go on a boat ride to see the Cai Be market, a traditional house built in 18 century with great house design in feudal society.

Next you will boat to the local workshop of candy making experience process from start to finish and sample different of them. Cycle along on the island to experience the orchard , fruit plantation and local life on the island of Tan Phong.

You will then go on a boat ride to the island through small canals to experience the charms of the Upper Mekong Delta. Visit a family business to see how locals make coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn.

Keep boating to the other island to visit the traditional house dating 18 century, and have lunch break with local fresh specialties.

Take a walk around a peaceful fruit garden or cycle along on the island to experience the orchid, fruit plantation and local life on the island of Tan Phong.

Our a/c vehicle transferred to Can Tho. You will arrive in Can Tho City at an estimated time of arrival at 4pm. Check into a hotel in Can Tho. Have a break and walk along the Ninh Kieu warf, and visit Can Tho market. Have dinner and stay overnight in Can Tho.

Day 3: Can Tho – Rach Gia – Phu Quoc (breakfast, and lunch)

After breakfast, you will take a boat ride along The Mighty Mekong River up to the one of the busiest Cai Rang wholesale floating market to experience real River Life of locals. It is lively local culture of business on the Mighty Mekong to observe the locals buying, selling, bargaining and exchanging goods among their boats.

Why not practice your bargaining skills here! Experience the tranquility of life in rural areas, the Monkey bridge (if tide permits) and rice noodle making.

Car drive to Rach Gia and you will check in the ferry at 1pm from Rach Gia. It will take you 2,5 hours ferry journey. You will arrive in Phu Quoc about 2:30 pm.

Commence your beach paradise holidays – Phu Quoc beach island!