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PROGRAMME
Pick up at your hotel in Saigon City.
A one day excursion will begin after boarding a luxury
wooden boat, the Mekong Queen, with a visit of the
colorful Cai Be floating market where you can experience
all of local trading activities with several kinds of
agricultural products from one boat to another. The Cai
Be floating market is one of the most well-known and the
biggest wholesaler markets in the Southern Vietnam,
which was formed during the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th
century. It is always busy, bearing all the
characteristics of the Southern local’s life in the
Mekong Delta. All the goods are transported to the
market by boats. The floating market lies on the Tien
(Upper) river, and is divided into two parts: buying and
selling places. Boats are anchored along the two sides
of the river for kilometers. From the floating market,
goods are shifted for selling at inland markets or have
small boats taken for delivery along canals in the Plain
of Reeds. Approximately 400 to 500 boats filled with
fruits, vegetables, and other products are joining here
and make it very busy from 05:00 am in the morning until
late in the afternoon. Traders live on the river and on
their mobile houses for ages. The products are hung on a
pole in front of the boats to attract customers. Their
needs are everywhere anticipated on the floating market.
You then continue boarding to a local
factory to visit and learn how pop rice, pop corn, rice
paper and coconut candies are made. You also have an
opportunity to taste these products served with a cup of
hot green tea.
Let’s get back to the Mekong Queen
and spend one hour and a half cruising through Dong Phu
canal, Binh Hoa Phuoc and An Binh to Vinh Long, the
capital town of Cuu Long (nine Dragon) Province.
Spending your time, laying your back on the boat and
shooting the beautiful and peaceful sceneries along the
river, life is much easier experiencing the local
village lives in the Mekong Delta.
The boat stop at Mr. Tam Ho (No 8
Tiger) where you can take a short walk through his
nursery garden to learn how economy of this family is
based on, and then enjoy several kinds of tropical fruit
in the Mekong Delta. Here you will have a chance to
taste the home-made snake wine while listening to
Vietnamese traditional music (subject to availability),
called Tai Tu and performed by the locals.
Getting back to the boat and crossing
the Co Chien River, one of the two branches of the
Mekong to Vinh Long to visit one of the biggest local
brick factories, please get your camera ready to shoot
some photos of the very hard working local workers.
You are almost reaching to the final
fantastic destination of your day on the Mekong Queen,
Sa Dec. Stop to visit the local floating houses where
thousands of fishes are raised in the wooden boxes
underneath in the natural water of the river and Tan Hoa
Temple which was built hundreds of years ago by the
locals. Continue cruising on the river for another one
hour to Sadec, you will have a big chance to discover
the beautiful landscapes and the typical life of the
Mekong Delta along the way. On arrival, landing at the
central market located right on the bank of the river.
After saying goodbye to the crew, take a very short walk
to experience yourself at an ancient house which was
built in French colonial architecture. This is a house
shot in a very famous movie called “ The Lovers “,
based on a true love story of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le, a rich
Vietnamese-Chinese gentleman and Ms. Marguerite Duras.
End of tour around 15:30 or almost 16:00 pm and board
your own vehicle for a drive to your hotel. Transfer back to Saigon City. End of
service.
Inclusion of the trip
Exclusion of the trip
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Daily expenses
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Travel insurance
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Tip & Gratuity
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