Mekong Delta 3-day tour by Speedboat

8:00 am: Your guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel and bring you by car to your boat at Tan Cang 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 “xe loi”, 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 loi ride and visit a weaving workshop. Board a boat and go through small canals to reach a coconut candy workshop.
3:00 pm: Arrive at the boutique hotel The Island Lodge. 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.
In the evening we have a delicious dinner specially cooked for you by a French chef.

Meals: L, D

Accommodation: The Island Lodge

9:00 am: Have breakfast at the hotel and depart The Island Lodge to continue exploring the Delta.
9:45 am: Visit Cai Be floating market to see how locals run their trading business on the river.
11:30 am: Board Bassac wooden cruise boat in Cai Be. Enjoy a welcome drink and check-in to your cabin, while departing towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river.
12:00 pm: Enjoy Vietnamese lunch on board cooked by Bassac chef. Relax on the deck after lunch.
2:00 pm: The boat slips into the "Chợ Lách" Canal, in the middle of the hustle and bustle river, between markets and churches, a unique opportunity for a glimpse of the colorful and active life on the river and its banks.
3:00 pm: Explore a village on the banks of Mang Thit River, observe the way of life and experience hospitality of the locals before visiting a nearby orchard or rice fields.
4:00 pm: Board back and enjoy a complimentary drink, watching the sunset on the deck.
6:00 pm: The crew will serve dinner of Mekong specialties, while the boat is cruising Mang Thit River.
7:00 pm: Bassac sets anchor just downstream from the little Tra On floating market, for the night.

Meals: B, L, D

Accommodation: Hotel

6:30 am – Have an early breakfast while passing by the Tra On floating market. Then the ship will depart to Can Tho.
8:30 am: Arrival to Cai Rang floating market, check out and transfer to a local boat to slide between the market vessels.
10:00 am: Visit a noodle factory and return to the Ninh Kieu pier in Can Tho.
12:00 pm: Lunch at Sao Hom or Nam Bo restaurant.
If you wish, you can also add one of the extensions to your tour: it can be either a lunch cruise to a khmer pagoda or a cycling tour along Tra On river. (In this case, a surcharge will be applied).
1:00 pm: Minivan will pick you up after lunch and bring back to Saigon. There will be a 30-minute rest stop on the way.
4:30 pm: Drop off at the hotel in HCMC.

Meals: B, L

Accommodation: N/A