Authentic Mekong Cruise

8:00am: Pick up at your hotel in Saigon and depart to Mekong Delta.
(Pickup and transfer service from hotel in Saigon is available on request in the next step)

10h30-11h00 A.M: reach the banks of the Mekong Delta in Cai Be. Embark on Le Cochinchine with a welcome drink.

Cycling along the islands of Cai Thia, taking picturesque views of rural activities.

Return on boat. Le Cochinchine sets sails toward Sa Dec, a nice and quiet town overlooking Mekong river while lunch is served on boat.

At noon: Back on board, lunch is served during a cruise to Sa Dec - a charming village where still traces of French novelist Marguerite Duras.

On arrival, we visit the old house of Huynh Thuy Le – the house of the lover of Marguerite Duras which makes you surprised by its original architecture.

After, transfer to the floriculture village and temple of Caodaism.

Return to our boat to savor a foot massage served on the upper deck while enjoying an exotic pre-dinner drink.

Do not forget to take part in the cooking course on board which allows you to try to make the specific dish of the Mekong Delta: "The pumpkin flower stuffed with fish from the Mekong". Dinner and overnight on board.

Rising up early for another nice day we contemplate sunrise while having breakfast on board.

Our boat set sails again and cruises along the Mekong while taking in orchards and gardens toward Cai Be. Explore Cai Be floating market on a local boat then visit local coconut and rice sweet factories.

We continue to explore evergreen islands and visit the former Imperial residence the traditional House, where surviving members of the Kiet family will welcome us with tea, and we may wander in the fruit orchards around the house.

Get off in Cai Be harbour around 11h00 AM. Transfer back to Saigon. Arrive to your hotel around 13:30. End of the cruise.

8:00am: Pick up at your hotel in Saigon and depart to Mekong Delta.
(Pickup and transfer service from hotel in Saigon is available on request in the next step)

11h00 A.M: Welcome you at Café du Mékong.

Boarding on Authentic Mekong Sampan boat for a welcome drink and check-in.

Cycling or hiking all along the Mekong from Cai Thia to My Thuan which helps you to explore the daily life of the locals and contemplate the beautiful scenery of the countryside. A stop on the way to visit the garden, the old brickyard or the old house of the village.

Return to our boat for lunch.

The boat continues towards the Co Chien River where you will take a short tour in the brickyards which are considered "the red capital of the province of Vinh Long".

After a bike or walk, you will return to the boat to enjoy a therapeutic massage on the upper deck by taking a cocktail in the beautiful Mekong scenery.

Dinner and overnight on board.

The sunrise on the Mekong will give you unforgettable impressions if you may get up early in the morning to contemplate it.

During breakfast, our boat will cruise to the Cho Lach canal where you may see flower gardens and bonsai bordered by the canal.

Disembarkation for a visit by bike or on foot through the flower gardens and bonsai. You will have the opportunity to learn how to plant flowers and bonsai.

Back to the boat. The boat sails in the direction of Ben Tre.

Under the shade of the rows of coconut trees, a local boat welcomes you for the discovery of Ben Tre by visiting: the bee farm, the local market, a trolley ride in the village, a craft workshop, and listening to the traditional music of South Vietnam...

Return on board. On your way to Cai Be, you will take part in a cooking class which will give you the opportunity to make the typical dish of the Mekong Delta: "The pumpkin flower stuffed with fish from the Mekong".

Dinner and overnight on board in Cai Be.

After breakfast, you leave for the visit of Cai Be.

Taking a rowing boat (3 people on a boat) for the discovery of the nature of Cai Be through orchards of longan, mango, star apple trees…

Continuation to the Cai Be market which is not very big but very specific because it presents a typical pattern of commerce of the aquatic region.

Visit the ancient house of a mandarin - Mr. Kiet in the colonial era give you leave to understand the typical architecture of the garden house of South Western Vietnam at that time.

11h00 A.M: Landing at Café du Mékong where you will have lunch before leaving for Saigon. Arrive back to your hotel around 13:30. End of the trip. 

• Discover floating market, one of important life style of people in Mekong.
• Visit ancient houses, delightful flower gardens and enjoy tropical fruit.
• Explore local traditional coconut candy and rice paper, pop-rice manufacturing workshop.
• Walk or cycle on the footpaths of the countryside to explore local people’s daily activities.
• Contemplate beautiful scenery on Mekong River, savour foot massage on board.

8:00am: Pick up at your hotel in Saigon and depart to Mekong Delta.
(Pickup and transfer service from hotel in Saigon is available on request in the next step)

Arrival at the Mekong Delta at the end of the morning, around 10h30-11h00 A.M.

Discovery trip on a junk to a sumptuous traditional residence, former imperial residence, where the descendants of the Kiet family open their doors to you to discover the sublime interior and to cross the garden strewn with fruit trees. Tea is offered, accompanied by a tasty selection of tropical fruits.

Cruise direction to the artisanal factories of rice and coconut products: rice alcohol, puffed rice cakes, rice paper, sweets made from coconut milk.

Embarkation on Authentic Mekong with a welcome cocktail.

Lunch on board while the barge sails on the wide river in the direction of Cai Thia.

Cycling along the Cai Thia islands, taking picturesque views of the rural activities of local life.

Participation of a cooking class that allows you to try to prepare the typical dish of the Mekong Delta: "the pumpkin flower stuffed with Mekong That Lat fish".

Dinner and overnight on board in Sa Dec.

Rising up early for another nice day. We contemplate sunrise while having breakfast on boat.

Visit of a brickyard at the entrance of the Sa Dec city. Then, we continue to the lively Sa Dec market followed by a pleasant stroll in the direction of the old house of Mr. L'Amant, the school of Trưng Vương where the mother of Marguerite Duras was a teacher.

Discover the temple of Caodaism and the gardens of flowers and bonsai where you will find many kinds of flowers and bonsai planted in Sa Dec "garden of Cochinchine in the 19th century".

Back to our boat. Lunch on board while the boat takes the cruise toward Long Xuyen through the inverted channel of Lap Vo which is bordered by magnificent scenery along the banks: flower and vegetable gardens, floating fish farms, as well as river activities...

A short walk to visit a crocodile farm where you will see the process of booking crocodiles, from very large to very small.

Back to the boat to sip an exotic aperitif at sunset on the upper deck and enjoy a traditional foot massage.

Dinner and overnight on board in Long Xuyen.

After breakfast on board, a local boat takes you to the floating market of Long Xuyen, certainly the most authentic delta. The boats on which fruit and vegetables clump together cluster on the waters to trade from the first light of day.

Walking or cycling through the villages of Ong Ho Island which will allow you to understand the life of the local inhabitants, as well as visit the museum of 2^nd Vietnamese President Ton Duc Thang.

Disembark around 10:00am. End of our cruise with unforgettable memories of the Mekong and get our car for the land transfer to Rach Gia seaport where you will take the speed boat to Phu Quoc at 13:00 and arrives Phu Quoc Island at 15:30.

• Discover floating market, one of important life style of people in Mekong.
• Visit ancient houses, delightful flower gardens and enjoy tropical fruit.
• Explore local traditional coconut candy and rice paper, pop-rice manufacturing workshop.
• Walk or cycle on the footpaths of the countryside to explore local people’s daily activities.
• Contemplate beautiful scenery on Mekong River, savour foot massage on board.

8:00am: Pick up at your hotel in Saigon and depart to Mekong Delta.
(Pickup and transfer service from hotel in Saigon is available on request in the next step)

Arrival at the Mekong Delta at the end of the morning, around 10h30-11h00 A.M.

Discovery trip on a junk to a sumptuous traditional residence, former imperial residence, where the descendants of the Kiet family open their doors to you to discover the sublime interior and to cross the garden strewn with fruit trees. Tea is offered, accompanied by a tasty selection of tropical fruits.

Cruise direction to the artisanal factories of rice and coconut products: rice alcohol, puffed rice cakes, rice paper, sweets made from coconut milk.

Embarkation on Authentic Mekong with a welcome cocktail.

Lunch on board while the barge sails on the wide river in the direction of Cai Thia.

Cycling along the Cai Thia islands, taking picturesque views of the rural activities of local life.

Participation of a cooking class that allows you to try to prepare the typical dish of the Mekong Delta: "the pumpkin flower stuffed with Mekong That Lat fish".

Dinner and overnight on board in Sa Dec.

Rising up early for another nice day. We contemplate sunrise while having breakfast on boat.

Visit of a brickyard at the entrance of the Sa Dec city. Then, we continue to the lively Sa Dec market followed by a pleasant stroll in the direction of the old house of Mr. L'Amant, the school of Trưng Vương where the mother of Marguerite Duras was a teacher.

Discover the temple of Caodaism and the gardens of flowers and bonsai where you will find many kinds of flowers and bonsai planted in Sa Dec "garden of Cochinchine in the 19th century".

Back to our boat. Lunch on board while the boat takes the cruise toward Long Xuyen through the inverted channel of Lap Vo which is bordered by magnificent scenery along the banks: flower and vegetable gardens, floating fish farms, as well as river activities...

A short walk to visit a crocodile farm where you will see the process of booking crocodiles, from very large to very small.

Back to the boat to sip an exotic aperitif at sunset on the upper deck and enjoy a traditional foot massage.

Dinner and overnight on board in Long Xuyen.

After breakfast on board, a local boat takes you to the floating market of Long Xuyen, certainly the most authentic delta. The boats on which fruit and vegetables clump together cluster on the waters to trade from the first light of day.

Walking or cycling through the villages of Ong Ho Island which will allow you to understand the life of the local inhabitants, as well as visit the museum of 2^nd Vietnamese President Ton Duc Thang.

Disembark around 11:00am. End of our cruise with unforgettable memories of the Mekong and get our car for the land transfer to Chau Doc border town with Cambodia. Arrive the hotel in Chau Doc around 12:30-13:00, check in hotel and free for rest of the day. Overnight in Chau Doc town. 

NOTE: There is no speed boat from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh in the afternoon. There is only one dailly speed boat trip in the morning from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh so you have to spend the night in Chau Doc and catch the speed boat to Phnom Penh next morning.

After breakfast, we transfer you to boat pier for departure to Phnom Penh by speed boat (leave 7.30 am, arrive Phnom Penh ~ 12.30). End of the trip.

Note: Cambodia visa can be obtained at the border at 30 US$/Person and 2 passport size pictures needed each person.