DS4-MK2D: MY HIEP - SA DEC - CAN THO - CAI RANG & PHONG BIEN FLOATING MARKET

Highlights: Homestay in the Mekong Delta
( 2 days - 1 night )

The Mekong River is one of the world's 10th rivers in its river length and has great influences upon nature and societies of the Indo-china Peninsula. The name "MEKONG" originate in Thai language, Mae Nam Khong1). The source of the Mekong River is in Tibet mountains and is called Dza Chu River (River of Rock). After running through very narrow valley paralling Yangz Jiang and Salween River, the Mekong reach to Yung-Nan Province of China and is called Lancang Jiang (Turbulent River). Via Golden Triangle, the crossing of China, Myanmer and Laos boarder, the Mekong flow into Vientiane Plain. The term, Lower Mekong means downstream segment from the point. There are some notorious rapids for French navigation plan in colonial period before the Mekong get to Cambodia, and the last segment is the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, which distributes grate influeces to agriculture, especially paddy fields there. According to a sketch on the right, we can see this long river with some segments hereinafter

Day 1: Sai Gon - My Hiep - Sadec - Can Tho - Phong Dien (L/D)
8:00 Pick up at your hotel in Hochiminh city. Depart for Cao Lanh. on arriving at My Hiep, take the motorised boat to get into the Xeo Quit base - a former Viet Cong base. Enjoy the boat cruise around the swamps and the forest. Lunch. Across the Upper Mekong delta by boat to admire the charm of the river, get to Sadec, visit the Tu Ton flowers garden. Drive to Can Tho. Take the boat at Ninh Kieu Wharl to get into Phong Dien village. Join the cooking with the family. Overnight at your " Vietnamese family " in the village.

Day 2: Phong Dien - Cai Rang (B/L)
7:00 After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market with the busy sence right at the time. Keep cruising through the small chanels system, visit the rice noodles making viallge. Experience the " monkey Bridge " in the Delta. Visit the second floating market of Cai Rang. Break time for lunch. Return to Hochiminh city. Stop for visit & rest at the Bonsai garden in My Tho. Finish the trip around 17h30pm in Hochiminh city.

You can also book these packages as a private tour with price detail follows