Best of Mekong Delta: Ben Tre to Chau Doc 05 Days

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Overview

Start/End: Ho Chi Minh city/Ho Chi Minh city
Route: Ben Tre - Cai Be - Can Tho - Long Xuyen - Chau Doc - Sa Dec
Duration: 05 Days
Travel style: Authentic, Culture and Heritage, Nature & Discover, Family
Tour type: Private tour
Tour schedule: Daily departure
Tour guide in: English, Français, Español, Deutsch, Italiano

Highlight

The Mekong Delta is frequently mentioned in travel magazines with the prominence of its small villages interwoven between rivers, green rice fields and endemic tropical gardens. This tour invites you to explore the whole area and have many unforgettable experiences...

Floating markets: Cai Be, Cai Rang
Coconut candy, pottery handicraft work-yard
Snake and crocodile farm
Khmer culture and impressive temples, pagodas.
Reserve centre: Tra Su, Stork garden
Interact with the locals

Itinerary

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Day 1Sun, Jul 6, 2025
Ho Chi Minh city - Ben Tre 110km - 2.5h
Boat trip & biking, visiting the handicraft workshop, meet local people, overnight at homestay
Tour guide and driver welcome you at your hotel for your transfer to Ben Tre, a beautiful region in the Mekong Delta River, famous for making coconut candy. Arrive at Hung Vuong pier, take a boat trip on the Ben Tre River to discover the daily local life. Continue your boat trip on a canal to Nhon Thanh Village. This will be an opportunity to taste the fresh fruits. Take a bike ride (or Tuk tuk) on a small path through the villages and enjoy views of the coconut ranges, rice fields and vegetable gardens.
A lunch of elephant ear fish is served in the village. A short walk helps you to discover the local life in depth. This is followed by a boat ride on the small canal shaded by the wild palm trees. For those who wish to ride a bike, you can enjoy riding through the rice fields and meet the locals.
Transfer back to the village where you will spend a night in a homestay. Later this afternoon, you can join in preparing dinner with the host. Have dinner and stay overnight in Ben Tre.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: L, D
Boat: Ben Tre
Transportation
Bike: Ben Tre
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Duyen Que Homestay(Double / Twin Room) *or similar hotel
208D4 Hamlet 4, Nhon Thach village, Ben Tre , Vietnam
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Day 2Mon, Jul 7, 2025
Ben Tre - Cai Be - Can Tho 130km - 3h
Exploring Cai Be rural life, Phu Chau pagoda, garden tour, handicraft & biking experience
Have breakfast at homestay, and depart to Cai Be. Visit Dong Tam Snake farm and Cao Dai temple on the way. Arrive in Cai Be, experience the rhythm of life on the legendary Mekong River with a visit to Cai Be floating market and the orchid canals. Cycle or walk on the village paths to discover the ancient and beautiful Phu Chau pagoda where serenity reigns and meet the local people.
Enjoy lunch in an open air restaurant where you can taste a famous local specialty, The Elephant ear Fish. Then enjoy delicious fruits while rowing a small rowboat in the canals shaded by the fruit trees. Continue to Binh Hoa Phuoc to visit a small local market, Bonsai garden and pottery workshop before disembarking in Vinh Long. Visit Vinh Long market and see the vast varieties of fruit, vegetables and fish. Meet our driver for a transfer to Can Tho. Arrive in Can Tho in the late afternoon. Check into the hotel and relax.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L
Boat: Cai Be
Transportation
Bike: Cai Be
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Ninh Kieu Riverside Hotel(Executive Superior City view) *or similar hotel
2 Hai Ba Trung street, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city, Vietnam
https://www.ninhkieuriversidehotel.vn
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Day 3Tue, Jul 8, 2025
Can Tho - Long Xuyen 65km - 1.5h
Exploring Cai Rang floating market, Binh Thuy ancient house, Bang Lang Stork garden
Meet tour guide and driver for a short transfer to the pier to take a boat trip to visit Cai Rang floating market, the largest and most lively market in the Mekong Delta. There are so many colors and smells in the bubbling atmosphere where hundreds of sampans are filled with goods such as rice, fruits, and craft products. Everything is shown to sell from the early morning.
We leave the market and continue the boat trip through the canals and visit a fruit garden (Option - replace the garden with the nursery field by the river). Head back to An Binh Market which is full of fish, fruits and vegetables.
Have a break for lunch in Can Tho then depart to Long Xuyen, visit the ancient house of Binh Thuy (also called the orchid house) and Bang Lang Stork garden. En-route, visit the fishing nets factory and the crocodile farm. Check into the hotel in Long Xuyen and relax.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L
Boat: Cai Rang
Transportation
Entrance fees
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Hoa Binh 1 Hotel(Standard Room) *or similar hotel
130 Tran Hung Dao street, Long Xuyen city, An Giang , Vietnam
http://hoabinhhotel.vn
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Day 4Wed, Jul 9, 2025
Long Xuyen - Chau Doc 100km - 2.5h
Biking on Cu Lao Ong Ho island, unique scenery of Tra Su reserve, Sam mountain, pagodas & temples
Have early breakfast then transfer to the animated and authentic floating market and village in Long Xuyen on a small tributary of the Mekong River. Discover the daily activities of people living by the river. Then take a short walk (or 1 hour biking) on Cu Lao Ong Ho Island.
After that, go back to the car for a transfer to Chau Doc. On arrival, visit Chau Doc Market and enjoy a boat trip to the floating fish village and Cham village. Return to the town for a transfer to Tra Su reserve, an exceptional biodiversity ecosystem with typical cajuput forest. This is also a famous bird park, known for a variety of species.
Return to Chau Doc to discover Sam Mountain (287m) with colorful temples and Pagodas (Xu Lady Pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau temple, Tay An pagoda). It's possible to walk up to the top of mountain or take a motorbike taxi (40 000 VND/pp at your expense) to enjoy the awesome sunset over the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. Stay overnight at a hotel in Chau Doc.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L
Boat: Long Xuyen,Chau Doc,Tra Su
Transportation
Entrance fees
Bike: Long Xuyen
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Chau Pho Hotel(Superior Room) *or similar hotel
88 Trung Nu Vuong street, Chau Doc city, An Giang , Vietnam
http://chauphohotel.com
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Day 5Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Chau Doc - Sa Dec - Ho Chi Minh city 245km - 7h
Kien An Cung pagoda, famous Huynh Thuy Le's house, transfer to Saigon
Get back to Saigon via Sa Dec where we can visit Kien An Cung pagoda and Huynh Thuy Le's house from the novel by Marguerite Duras 'L’Amant – the Lover'. Discover the local market in Sa Dec which is rich in fruits, vegetables, and fish. Arrive in Saigon in the late afternoon.
NOTE: It's possible to take a high-speed boat (at 7.00 AM) to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Pay extra $22/pax or arrange by yourself.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L
Transportation
Entrance fees
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
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Inclusions

English speaking tour guide following itinerary
All entrance fees and tickets mention on itinerary
Selected Accommodations with daily breakfast
Boat: Ben Tre, Cai Be, Cai Rang, Long Xuyen, Chau Doc, Tra Su
Transportation
Meal: Breakfast: 04, Lunch: 05, Dinner: 01
Bike: Ben Tre, Cai Be, Long Xuyen
Service charges and Taxes

Exclusions

International flight from/to your country
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Tipping and Gratuities
Other not mentioned in the program

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