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Mekong Delta Trip To Cai Be - Tan Phong Island With Lunch
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Immerse yourself in rural Vietnam on a day trip to the Mekong Delta. Explore Cai Be, Tan Phong Island, and experience the vibrant culture and delicious cuisine of this picturesque region.
Immerse yourself in rural Vietnam on a day trip to the Mekong Delta. Explore Cai Be, Tan Phong Island, and experience the vibrant culture and delicious cuisine of this picturesque region.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cái Bè District - Upon arrival in Cai Be, have a boat ride to the remaining site of a renowned wholesale floating market on the Tien River many years ago. This site entitles you to know something about the local trading habit that has changed due to the age of the modern society. There, you can realize how rich orchard gardens are, which makes it…
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Cái Bè District - Upon arrival in Cai Be, have a boat ride to the remaining site of a renowned wholesale floating market on the Tien River many years ago. This site entitles you to know something about the local trading habit that has changed due to the age of the modern society. There, you can realize how rich orchard gardens are, which makes it the basket of fruit in the lower part of the Mekong River.
Ramble in small villages where you will uncover the beauty of an ancient house and learn about the indigenous culture. Make a short visit to a small family business where the locals make coconut fudges. Savor fresh fruit and feel the slow rhythms of Southern folk music.
Paddle through small canals – an exciting experience since you can look around, unwind, and soak up the wonderful atmosphere of the Upper Mekong Delta.
At lunch time, you not only enjoy luscious food but also get closer to the locals as it is a chance to learn how to prepare Vietnamese specialties.
Cycle on the village path through orchards. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta. Visit Ba Kiệt’s ancient house.
Take a boat ride back to Cai Be and meet your bus for the trip back.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Boat ride in the Mekong Delta
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (Central District 1 hotels only)
- Lunch
- Cooking demonstration
- Bicycle rental
- Local guide
- Boat ride in the Mekong Delta
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (Central District 1 hotels only)
- Lunch
- Cooking demonstration
- Bicycle rental
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Meal Options
- fried elephant-ear fish
- grilled steak cooked in a bamboo cylinder
- grilled fish in banana leaf
- fried elephant-ear fish
- grilled steak cooked in a bamboo cylinder
- grilled fish in banana leaf
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in the countryside lifestyle of Vietnam with a boat journey along the Mekong Delta! Embark on a day excursion from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be, visiting peaceful fruit farms, a sweet-making factory, and the bustling Cai Be Floating Market. Followed by a trip to Tan Phong Island for a cooking presentation. Here you’ll pick up the nuances…
Immerse yourself in the countryside lifestyle of Vietnam with a boat journey along the Mekong Delta! Embark on a day excursion from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be, visiting peaceful fruit farms, a sweet-making factory, and the bustling Cai Be Floating Market. Followed by a trip to Tan Phong Island for a cooking presentation. Here you’ll pick up the nuances of Vietnamese cuisine and mingle with the local people while biking through the hamlet – a refreshing retreat!
- Please specify any dietary requirement at the time of booking
Location
112 Đ. Trần Hưng Đạo
Đường Trần Hưng Đạo
If your hotel is not in our pick up zone, kindly head to our meeting point to join the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(72 Ratings)
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Victoria_b
Feb 10, 2023
Had a great time visiting... - Had a great time visiting the Delta. The highlights were boating around the little inlets of the river to see how the locals lived and riding around the streets before having a delicious lunch. A must do from Ho Chi Minh
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Ashley_u
Jan 13, 2019
Amazing and informative tour - Our tour guide Dana was amazing! With her extensive knowledge and sense of humor she made this tour even better than we imagined. While the floating markets are dwindling, the rest of the tour makes up for it. Drink the snake wine. It’s delicious.
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Samantha
Sep 29, 2018
This was one of the best tours I've... - <p>This was one of the best tours I've been on. It was great to escape the busy city and see what life is like for people who live on the river. Our guide told us a lot of interesting things about day to day life in Vietnam. And the food and snacks are delicious, so be hungry!</p>
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Kenvanthb
Dec 21, 2018
Journey to Mekong delta - Very nature filled area. They bring you to a garden to see different types of plants. Then they brought us to a place where they thought us how make rice paper.Then they brought us to eat lunch. The lunch we had was fish, pork,and wraps. After which they brought us to a bee breeding area where they sold us honey etc. Then they brought us to an area where they made coconut sweets. The coconuts there is a must try, as they were naturally really sweet when compared to other coconuts. Then they showed us how to make the sweets. There was also a horse ride on the way to the the row boat ride. Then we stopped for a quick break we here we bought drinks such as sugar cane juice. We had a good nature sight seeing during the row boat. Then we headed back to the boat to get to the bus back to ho chin ming city which was a two hour long journey . We went to this location via TheSinhTourist agency at the price of 219k Vietnam dong per person.
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Maria
Apr 13, 2018
A must do! - It is a lovely experience, you get to have a trip on a boat, visit a candy factory (and those candies are great!), try snake wine. A must do!
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Djs12253
Apr 3, 2019
Mostly disappointing. - A long and bumpy two hour drive to get to the Mekong Delta and the Floating Market (and back again!) Was hoping to see more of the Delta and the floating market was pretty much non-existent! Only a few boats left doing nothing! At least our guide explained why but still very disappointing. Only saved by the cooking class and the food after! That was better!
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Josef
Feb 21, 2019
mass tourism - it was not a hit.
no floating market seen.
dangerous landing stages
only short stipvisite on a market
mass tourism
good lunch
the guide was friendly.
more than an hour waiting for the pick-up service in the hotel.
that was really terrible!
I would never book this tour again.
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Happytravelersvr
Apr 18, 2018
Not a lot of the Delta... - We were the first to be picked up on time but it then took a very long time to pick up everyone else. It was also a long drive to Cai Be, around 3 hours.
On arrival we took a very short walk through a covered market to get to the boat, which was really colourful and interesting.
We then had a short tour through the floating market, which is not lots of small colourful boats as you might think, it’s very spread out over lots of bigger boats that you can’t really see into. We were however given lots of interesting information on what the sellers do and how they live as well as information on the rivers degradation due to dams and sand removal.
We then transferred to a smaller traditional boat and paddled through a canal on one of the islands for 30 minutes. We stopped on the island for some fruit/drink and watched a traditional musical play which was quite sweet.
Back on the big boat we made our way back the way we came and went to the candy factory. We were shown various different food products and told how they were made which was very hot but interesting!
We then all held a large pet python before heading back down the river to a small village.
At the village we had a bike ride for 30 mins on some very old bikes with virtually no breaks but it was fun and a very pretty ride!
Back at the village we all made pancakes and had a very good lunch.
Overall it was a nice day but we saw very little of the Mekong Delta which was a bit disappointing.
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Kerrycat763
Jul 28, 2018
Mekong Delta - Trip was very good and well organised. I firstly was disappointed with the late pickup. Secondly with the price I paided$76 through Viator whole others on the tour paid $50. This is a huge difference in cost when paying for two people. Buyer BEWARE. Viator and the tour company need to examine prices differences for the same trip as tourists talk. I am hoping this price difference will be refunded to me ASAP.
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Nicolassuley
May 10, 2018
More touristic shopping that physical tour - A long drive from the city, around 4 hours each way.
Did the 2 days 1 night tour with friends.
A lot of stops related to shops, buying stuff and little boat rides.
I was in HCMC for a long while and it was nice to get away
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