DAY 1: SAIGON – CAI BE – PHU AN – DONG HOA HIEP – VINH LONG – SA DEC (L,D)
Morning pick up from hotel around 08:00 am, departur for Cai Be. The excursion starts from Cai Be town pier at around 10.30 am. Upon embarkation on your sampan-hotel, you will be welcomed with fresh cotton towels. After your installation, the cruise will begin with the visit of Cai Be colorful floating market cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. We will proceed to Phu An hamlet, an untouched beautiful area reflecting some of the best sights the Mekong Delta can offer. On the way, stop will be made at some local home factories to observe how rice paste, coconut candies and other regional specialties are made. A delicious lunch will await you at “Le Longanier” restaurant, a superb Indochinese house located by the river, in a lush tropical garden surrounded by fruit plantations. After lunch, your sampan will cruise deeper into the country side along smaller rivers and canals. Visits on the river banks will allow you to discover some fruit markets and plantations such as bananas, water melon, coconuts, longans, as well as an ancient mandarin house dating from 1890 where you will we welcomed by the owner. Occasion will be given to establish friendly contacts with the local population. Your sampan will proceed to Vinh Long cruising along Dong Phu canal and An Binh islet famous for its fruits orchards. These evergreen islands among the Mekong River bring about large networks of meandering rivers, criss-crossed with countless arroyos, and remaining unknown to many people. Crossing the large Co Chien River we will pass under the spectacular My Thuan Bridge. We will proceed the cruise up-stream. On the banks some dark smokes will lead us to one of the biggest artisanal bricks and tiles factory where we will you have an interesting visit. Back on board, we will proceed to Sa Dec. The town appears like a little “Venice” with numerous narrow canals… Your sampan will moor for night. While you will have a tour in town, your dinner will be prepared on board. Overnight on board.
DAY 2: SA DEC – LONG XUYEN – ONG HO ISLAND (B,L,D)
The breakfast will be served on board at 07am. The day will begin with a guided visit of Sa Dec charming and peaceful town, walking along its narrow streets where beautiful French old houses and Chinese temples dating from the last century are numerous… You will also visit the local market and the Trung Vuong primary school where well known writer Marguerite Duras spent her childhood…(see her famous novel “The Lover”). Back on board your private sampan for your second day cruise in the delta. While your sampan will proceed upstream on the Mekong river to Long Xuyen, a delicious lunch will be served on board… Long Xuyen is a peaceful typical provincial town lying on the Mekong’s banks, dotted with an attractive floating market… In the afternoon, excursion to “Ong Ho” island to visit the museum of Ton Duc Thang, second president of Vietnam…At the end of the day, we will organize for you an exciting evening with your dinner arranged at a local house. You will be able to share experiences with family members and learn about traditional southern lifestyle, a highlight of your journey to be kept for long time in your memory…Back on board your private sampan for the your second night on the river.The cruise will slowly continue during the night to Rach Gia.
DAY 3: LONG XUYEN – RACH GIA – PHU QUOC Island (B)
Arrival at Rach Gia, a port town located at the southern end of Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand. Its main industries are fishing and agriculture. The breakfast will be served on board at 06h00. Transfert to the aiport of Rach Gia, you’ll take the flight to Phu Quoc 07h50. Arrival in Phu Quoc island. Pick up at Phu Quoc island. Transfert to hotel. Night in hotel a Phu Quoc.
DAY 4: PHU QUOC FREE TIME (B)
Free time in Phu Quoc. Night in Phu Quoc.
DAY 5: PHU QUOC FREE TIME (B)
Free time in Phu Quoc.Night in Phu Quoc.
DAY 6: PHU QUOC – Flight SAIGON (B)
Transfer to airport, flight Phu Quoc – Saigon. End of services.
Price in USD per person: $645 US/pax
Cruise includes:
English speaking guide on board
Transfert and Transport in car private
All meals as mentionned
2 bottles of min. water/pers./day, Green tea, Fresh fruits
Boat Cruise
Meals as indicated ( B= breakfast; L= lunch; D = diner)
Admission fees and permits where applicable
Goverment tax & service charge
Hotel in Phu Quoc
Flight Rach Gia – Phu Quoc – Saigon
Cruise excludes:
Airfares & airport taxes
Pre/post trip arrangement
Visa and visa arrangement
Travel insurance
Other personal expenses
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Sampans-cruise for 2 days, one night?
Me and my husband want to expire mekong for a 2-day trip. We like to be picked up in Rack Gia, at 10.30 and maybe go to Lan Xuyen – Cao Lahn – Vinh Long, and end up in Can Tho or Saigon, where we have to catch a plane the next day, afternoon at 5 o’clock. You can maybe tell us about the best places to see. We like to go on the small boats in the wild nature too, see rice-fields, pagodas, away from the crowded places. Is it possible to sleep on the bigger boat, in doubleroom with bath maybe, instead og going to big city-hotel?
We are on our honeymoon, and hope you can prepare a nice romantic tour for us. What will the price be?
Hope to hear from You very soon, because we are leaving home first in March, and taking the trip at 18. march.
Kind regards Karin Lund and Henning Hoejgaard
Lyngknuden 36, 4400 Kalundborg – Denmark