At 08:00, Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing
villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh
– a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the water coconut
trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”,
performed by the locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy
& observe the pastoral life as you roam through fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho.

Check into your hotel on arrival at Can Tho. Free to explore the city on your own. You can also visit a village, meet the local people, have dinner with them and enjoy their music. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Can Tho.

Alternative: Homestay (D)

Transfer by motor boat to a small village in Cai Rang district. Check into your riverside cottage. Go cycling or trekking around the village to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta people. Join a family as they prepare dinner, then share the meal with them. Enjoy an evening of traditional folk music with your neighbors. Overnight in your riverside cottage.

Meal: Lunch

Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river (Bassac River), then proceed to
Cai Rang floating markets (& Phong Dien is optional), which are the liveliest in the whole religion.

Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village
and meet the friendly local people and experience how to pass a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only one stem of
bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Proceed to Chau Doc, continue the tour to visit Tra Su, getting to the
wild birds Sanctuary, cruising smoothly with small boats to discover the arrays of splendid canals deep into the forest,
watching storks, cranes and other tropical birds. On the way back stop by to visit Sam Mountain, the Cave pagoda (if time
permitted).

Back to the Town, hotel check in. Overnight in Chau Doc.

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, take a nice boat trip through the floating village to visit a fish farm to see how the Mekong Delta people
raise fish in their floating houses. Visit the Cham minority with their traditional weaving village, followed by a local Islamic
Mosque. Trip back to Ho Chi Minh city. End of the tour.

Meal: Breakfast