Authentic Mekong Cruise Holiday from Long Xuyen to Cai Be
Best places to visit: Long Xuyen - Lap Vo - Sa Dec - Binh Hoa Phuoc - Cai Be
3 days
Daily Tour
20 people
English & Czech
Tourists on Authentic Mekong will be amazed and interested in their discovery of landscapes, of local daily life, of smiling and open hearted people of the Delta and of aquatic life anywhere they go with the sampan
Itinerary :
Day 1: Authentic Mekong Cruise Holiday from Long Xuyen to Cai Be: Long Xuyen cruising trips to Lap Vo and then Sa Dec (L,D)
Check in on Authentic Mekong Cruise with welcome drink around 11am
Explore the Long Xuyen market – one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and jostling for space as owners attempt to sell their goods. Visit Cu Lao Ong Ho a small Island in Long Xuyen and enjoy the scenery and walk /cycle to visit villages the island, passing by farmers, children, and villagers tendering their daily load. See local farmers trading their produce on the water as they have done for centuries. You will have a chance to discover a side of Delta life that few travelers experience.
Back to boat and enjoy welcome back drink while lunch is served. Authentic Mekong Cruise set sails through the canals of Lapvo with a magnificent landscape that come along the river banks: rural walks, farming, fishing, and boating, smiling school children all in full swing. Embark to explore blossoming bonsai and flowers garden and Cao Dai temple. Enjoy traditional herbal foot massage on boat. Diner while Authentic Mekong Cruise goes towards Sa Dec that is a town in Dong Tháp Province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. It is a river port and agricultural and industrial trading center. During the Vietnam War in 1966 and 1967, it was the site of an American PBR Patrol Boat, River base
Authentic Mekong Cruise drops anchor for the night. Overnight on boat
Day 2: Authentic Mekong River Cruise Holiday from Long Xuyen to Cai Be: Sa Dec cruising tours to Binh Hoa Phuoc and then towards Cai Be (B,L,D)
Getting up early for a nice day, we contemplate sunrise while having breakfast on board.
We go to visit the Sadec local market by a small boat, following the tracks of French novelist Marguerite Duras. Visit bricks and tiles kilns and the manufacture of earthenware pots on a bank of river. Authentic Mekong Cruise leisure cruise down to Binh Hoa Phuoc island lunch is served on route. The island covers an area of about 6,000ha. Its soil is fertile and rice, and there is fresh water and fruit trees. Several fruit orchard are opened to the public.
Afternoon we take a boat ride to visit Binh Hoa Phuoc with opportunity to marvel at beautiful islands with ender less waterway and arroyos. We enjoy the lush vegetation while cycling across the island and meet with people and get insight into local life. Return on boat with a rest on the deck enjoying the sunset on sundeck. The crew serves dinner while the Authentic Mekong Cruise is cruising. Authentic Mekong Cruise sets anchor in for the night. Overnight on boat.
Day 3: Authentic Mekong Cruise Holiday from Long Xuyen to Cai Be: Cai Be Departure (B)
Enjoy breakfast on the boat. We take a morning junk trip to Dong Hoa Hiep Island and go ashore to visit the French Gothic Cathedral and colorful port area, with its colonial buildings, delightful flower gardens and local coconut candy and rice paper manufacturers. We explore evergreen islands and visit the former Imperial residence the traditional House, where surviving members of the Kiet family will welcome us with tea, and we can wander in the fruit orchards around the house. Back to our boat and enjoy welcome back drink. Check out and disembark.
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Include :
3-day cruise with stops and visits as stated* accompanied by English and or/ French speaking guide
2-night on board
Meals as mentioned during the cruise (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
Admission fee at visiting points as mentioned in the program
Biking and Cruise boat rides
Services of crews during the cruise on board
1 Complimentary foot massage
Sunset cocktails
Exclude :
Land transportation from/to HCM City
Personal expenses: souvenirs, drinks, tips
Service not mentioned
Notes:
• Infants under 5 years old are free of charge.
• Children between 6 and 11 years old sharing cabin with their parents get a 50% discount.