Mekong Queen Sampan

In the morning, you will transfer to bus to depart for Cai be. On arriving Cai Be, you get on board of Mekong Queen boat. After enjoying welcome drink, the boat takes you to visit the colorful Cai Be Floating Market. Here, you will discover many exciting trading activities of local traders with their agricultural products. Cai Be Floating Market is one of the biggest wholesale areas in the western region of Southern Vietnam. Forming since the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century, the market is always bustling and bearing all outstanding characteristics of the Southern local’s life in Mekong River. All the goods are transported to the market by boats.

After that, you continue the cruise to visit local pop-rice, pop-corn, rice paper and coconut candy factories. You also have an opportunity to taste these local products served with hot green tea. Later, you come back to the boat to cruise to Dong Hoa Hiep Island and discover the beautiful and peaceful scenes and life on Mekong River. Arriving here, you will visit a fruit gardens, take photos and communicate with local people. Then, you will visit an old Mandarin house which was built hundreds of years ago. In addition, you will enjoy delicious Vietnamese lunch at Mr. Kiet’s house. After lunch, you take part in a walking tour or getting on a small rowing Sampan to come back the boat to cruise back to the pier and then visit Mr. Ba Duc family of have more time or if you request. In the middle of afternoon, you will return to Saigon.

The tour cruise rates from 63 USD/pax. Yet, the rate can be changed seasonally. Thus, you should ask the booking staff for more details to get the best price.

In the morning, you will transfer to bus to depart for Cai be. On arriving Cai Be, you get on board of Mekong Queen Sampan. After enjoying welcome drink, the boat takes you to visit the colorful Cai Be Floating Market. Here, you will discover many exciting trading activities of local traders with their agricultural products. Cai Be Floating Market is one of the biggest wholesale areas in the western region of Southern Vietnam. Forming since the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century, the market is always bustling and bearing all outstanding characteristics of the Southern local’s life in Mekong River. All the goods are transported to the market by boats.

After that, you continue the cruise to visit local pop-rice, pop-corn, rice paper and coconut candy factories. You also have an opportunity to taste these local products served with hot green tea. Later, you come back to the boat to cruise to Dong Hoa Hiep Island and discover the beautiful and peaceful scenes and life on Mekong River. Arriving here, you will visit a fruit gardens, take photos and communicate with local people. Then, you will visit an old Mandarin house which was built hundreds of years ago. In addition, you will enjoy delicious Vietnamese lunch and enjoy Vietnamese traditional music at Mr. Kiet’s house. After lunch, you take part in a walking tour or getting on a small rowing Sampan to come back the boat to cruise back to the pier and then visit Mr. Ba Duc family of have more time or if you request. In the middle of afternoon, you will return to Saigon.

The tour cruise rates from 66 USD/pax. Yet, the rate can be changed seasonally. Thus, you should ask the booking staff for more details to get the best price.

You will get on boat of Mekong Queen Sampan at the Vinh Long pier to cross Co Chien River. The first stop is Mr. Tam Ho (No. 8 Tiger) family. Here, you take a short walking tour through his nursery garden to learn how seedlings of several tropical fruit trees are grown. After that, you will have a chance to listen to traditional Southern music, called Don Ca Tai Tu performed by the local band, during the time, you will enjoy different tropical fruit and snake wine. Later, you return to the Mekong Queen Sampan to depart through An Binh, Binh Hoa Phuoc and Dong Phu for Cai Be. When passing these Islands, you will have chances to observe beautiful and peaceful scenes together with the typical local life.

When arriving Cai Be, the boat takes you to a local factory to visit pop rice, pop corn, rice paper and coconut candy factories. Then, you will visit the colorful Cai Be Floating Market. Here, you can witness all of bustling trading activities of local traders with several kinds of agricultural product from one boat to another. Cai Be Floating Market is one of the biggest wholesale areas in the western region of Southern Vietnam. Forming since the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century, the market is always bustling and bearing all outstanding characteristics of the Southern local’s life in Mekong River. All the goods are transported to the market by boats.

After that, you continue the cruise to visit local pop-rice, pop-corn, rice paper and coconut candy factories. You also have an opportunity to taste these local products served with hot green tea. Later, you come back to the boat to cruise to Dong Hoa Hiep Island and discover the beautiful and peaceful scenes and life on Mekong River. Arriving here, you will visit a fruit gardens, take photos and communicate with local people. Then, you will visit an old Mandarin house which was built hundreds of years ago. In addition, you will enjoy delicious Vietnamese lunch and enjoy Vietnamese traditional music. After lunch, you take part in a walking tour or getting on a small rowing Sampan to come back the boat to cruise back on Dong Hoa Hiep canal to Cai Be pier and then you will return to Saigon.

The tour cruise rates from 66 USD/pax. Yet, the rate can be changed seasonally. Thus, you should ask the booking staff for more details to get the best price.

When arriving Cai Be, the boat takes you to a local factory to visit pop rice, pop corn, rice paper and coconut candy factories. Then, you will visit the colorful Cai Be Floating Market. Here, you can witness all of bustling trading activities of local traders with several kinds of agricultural product from one boat to another. Cai Be Floating Market is one of the biggest wholesale areas in the western region of Southern Vietnam. Forming since the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century, the market is always bustling and bearing all outstanding characteristics of the Southern local’s life in Mekong River. All the goods are transported to the market by boats. After that, you continue the cruise to visit local pop-rice, pop-corn, rice paper and coconut candy factories. You also have an opportunity to taste these local products served with hot green tea.

After coming back to the boat, you will be taken to Vinh Long via Dong Phu canal, Binh Hoa Phuoc and An Binh. In Vinh Long, you will relax on the boat and contemplate beautiful and peaceful scenes along the river. When the boat reaches to Mr. Tam Ho, you will take a walking tour around this garden and enjoy various tropical fruit in Mekong River Delta. At noon, you will enjoy a hearty lunch and listen to Don Ca Tai Tu – a traditional Vietnamese music performed by local people. Later, you come back to the Mekong Cruise and travel to Co Chien River. You will visit one of the biggest local brick factories here. Then, the boat takes you to Sa Dec. You will visit floating houses, fish farms, and Tan Hoa Temple. Along the river to Sa Dec, you will have a chance to admire stunning views of the river. Later, you pop in old houses of Marguerite Duras and Huy Thuy Le. In the late afternoon, you will return to your hotel.

The tour cruise rates from 95 USD/pax. Yet, the rate can be changed seasonally. Thus, you should ask the booking staff for more details to get the best price.

Day 1 – Saigon – Cai Be

When arriving Cai Be, the boat takes you to a local factory to visit pop rice, pop corn, rice paper and coconut candy factories. Then, you will visit the colorful Cai Be Floating Market. Here, you can witness all of bustling trading activities of local traders with several kinds of agricultural product from one boat to another. Cai Be Floating Market is one of the biggest wholesale areas in the western region of Southern Vietnam. Forming since the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century, the market is always bustling and bearing all outstanding characteristics of the Southern local’s life in Mekong River. All the goods are transported to the market by boats. After that, you continue the cruise to visit local pop-rice, pop-corn, rice paper and coconut candy factories. You also have an opportunity to taste these local products served with hot green tea.

On returning, Dong Hoa Hiep, you will discover many beautiful and amazing scenes of the Mekong River Delta. Arriving here, you will visit a fruit gardens, take photos and communicate with local people. Then, you will visit an old Mandarin house which was built hundreds of years ago. In addition, you will enjoy delicious Vietnamese lunch and enjoy Vietnamese traditional music at Mr. Kiet’s house. Coming back to Mekong Queen Sampan, you will be taken to Mr. Mai Quoc Nam family to visit his orchards. Then, you can join a cycling tour to Mr. Sau Giao family and pop in his famous bonsai garden. In the late afternoon, the boat takes you to your homestay. Before dinner, you can take part in a cooking demonstration. After dinner, you will enjoy Don Ca Tai Tu performed by the local people, and overnight at the local house.

Day 2 – Vinh Long – Saigon

After having breakfast, you will go strolling to explore the daily life of local people and visit a local market. Then, you will be treated with a farewell party and take the morning boat trip to Vinh Long. Along the trip, you will drop by Mr. Tam Ho family and visit his nursery garden. Later, you pop in a handicraft village to explore ceramic tile, tofu and fish sauce, blacksmith’s, roof Thatcher’s and rice husking factories. At noon, you will cruise to Vinh Long and transfer to Saigon. Your cruise tour ends.

The tour cruise rates from 127 USD/pax. Yet, the rate can be changed seasonally. Thus, you should ask the booking staff for more details to get the best price.