Cai Be - Vinh Long - Can Tho - Cai Rang & Phong Bien Floating Market 
( 2days - 1night )

Itinerary:	Cai Be - Vinh Long - Can Tho
Length:	2days - 1night
Highlights:	Homestay in the Mekong Delta

Day 1: Hochiminh city - Cai Be - Vinh Long - Can Tho (L)
7:00 am Pick up at your hotel in HCMC ( to be advised ). Depart for Cai Be by car/van, stopping to take photos in Tan An town overlooking the picturesque flat rice fields. On arrival in Cai Be, set off by motor boat to visit the Cai Be floating market and watch the locals trading fruit and many other commodities on board their vessels. Then wander into the small villages to visit the orchard and fruit plantation. Keep cruising to Vinh Long through a series of small canals to experience the charms of the Upper Mekong Delta. Visit a small family business to see how coconut candy and crispy rice popcorn are made. Arrive in Binh Hoa Phuoc village, the green pearl of Vinh Long town, where you can immerse yourself in nature. Enjoy a lunch of fresh river food served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music. Take a delightful walk through the bonsai garden. Meet the car/van in Vinh Long. Proceed to Cantho.

Option 1 : Stay in a hotel in Can Tho

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

Option 2 : Homestay ( D )

Transfer by motor boat to a small village in Cai Rang district. Check into your riverside cottage. In the afternoon, 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. Overnight in your riverside cottage.

Day 2: Phong Dien - Cai Rang ( B / L )
7:00 am After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market which is at its busiest at this time of day. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit a rice noodle making village. Experience the "Monkey Bridge" in the Delta. Visit a second floating market (Cai Rang). Break for lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh City

Tour price includes :

• A/c private car/van or pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program.
• Private boat trip in the Mekong delta.
• English or French-speaking guide
• All entrance fees
• Meals as indicated in the program (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
• Hotel accommodation based on two people sharing a twin or double room

Tour price excludes :

• Other meals not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses

Hotel Grade	Valid until Oct 31st 2009 : All rates are quoted in US dollars				Single Supplement	Reservation
	1 person	2 pax	3 - 5 pax	6 - 8 pax
Standard Class **	US$ 275	US$ 160	US$ 135	US$ 125	US$ 12	Book now
First Class ***	US$ 290	US$ 170	US$ 145	US$ 135	US$ 18	Book now
Superior ****	US$ 405	US$ 230	US$ 205	US$ 195	US$ 65	Book now

Hotels in Can Tho :

Standard Class **	First Class ***	Superior ****
Phuong Dong Hotel	Ninh Kieu Hotel	Victoria Hotel

Homestay in CanTho