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Depart from: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Itinerary: My Hiep - Sa Dec - Can Tho - Cai Rang - Phong Dien Floating Market
Duration: 2 days/ 1 nights

The Mekong Delta vibrates with colour - shimmering fields of bright green rice stalks, fanned-out yellow and electric-pink incense sticks drying along roadsides, and lunchtime traffic jams of white-and-blue-clad schoolkids on bikes.
So, too, the rhythm of life along Mekong byways buzzes with slow but constant energy. A trip into the nation's 'rice basket' is a glimpse into the life of Vietnam's agricultural workforce, whose daily toil on this life-sustaining river delta feeds the nation. The Mekong Delta - with the nurturing of its busy inhabitants - produces enough rice to feed the entire country, with a sizable surplus.

Travellers to the Mekong can join the languorous clamour by boating into the crush of floating markets or visiting local fruit orchards and fish farms. Those wishing to get away from the hustle and bustle can travel to towns on the eastern edge of the delta, which is notable for having the highest proportion of Khmers in the population despite being the furthest provinces from Cambodia. Tra Vinh and Soc Trang, two such towns, are home to several beautiful Khmer pagodas and are not often visited by foreigners.

For an even more remote experience, head to the western jumping-off point of Rach Gia and catch a boat to peaceful Phu Quoc Island. There is still little commercialisation happening on Phu Quoc, and among the attractions are uncrowded dive sites, deserted beaches and cool freshwater springs.

Day 1: Sai Gon - My Hiep - Sadec - Can Tho - Phong Dien (L)
8:00 Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Depart for Cao Lanh. On arrival at My Hiep, take the motor boat to Xeo Quit base - a former Viet Cong base. Enjoy the boat cruise around the swamps and the forest. After lunch, cross the Upper Mekong Delta by boat to experience fully the charms of the river. Continue to Sadec and visit the beautiful Tu Ton flower garden. Drive to Can Tho. At Ninh Kieu Wharf, take the boat to Phong Dien village. Join a local family for a cookery session. Overnight at the home of your "Vietnamese family" in the village.

Day 2: Phong Dien - Cai Rang (B/L)
7:00 After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to the colorful Phong Dien floating market which is at its busiest at this time of day. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit the rice noodle making village. Experience the "Monkey Bridge" in the Delta. Visit a second floating market (Cai Rang). Break for lunch. Begin the return journey to Ho Chi Minh City. Stop to rest at the captivating Bonsai garden in My Tho. Arrive in HCM City at around 5.30pm

Price	1	2	3 - 5	6 - 8
Standard ()**	260	140	130	120
Superior ()*	270	150	140	130
Deluxe ()	285	165	155	145

Inclusions: A/C car or van , English speaking tour guide boat trips, 2 lunch, 1 dinner, fruit, honey tea, entrance fee, 1 night hotel acommodation in 3 star standard or family home stay.

Exclusions: Other meals not mentioned, personal cost.

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