10 Special Days Of Boating – Biking In Mekong Delta – Cu Chi Tunnel And Phu Quoc Island

9 - 12 Days
TYPOLOGIES

Relax

DIFFICULTY

Medium

MIN. AGE

10 Years

$1500

General Information

Route & transport: Ho Chi Minh city – Cu Chi tunnel – Mekong delta – Phu Quoc island 

Trip style:  Private sightseeing – relaxing and gently biking tour in the southern Vietnam.

Overview: A dynamic package with opportunities to sightsee the city of Ho Chi Minh, cycle the ever-fascinating Mekong Delta and relax on the beautiful Phu Quoc Island. This is  a wonderful combination of gently biking, sightseeing and relaxing in the south of Vietnam.

Inclusion

Air conditioned car

Tour guide

Entrance fee

Breakfast

Lunch and local boat

Cooking class

Hotel (or resort)

Exclusion

Accommodation pre-and post-cruise 

Airfares to and from Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh city

Personal expenses 

Visa arrangements 

All other services not mentioned above.

TOUR MAP

DAY BY DAY

A dynamic package with opportunities to sightsee the city of Ho Chi Minh, cycle the ever-fascinating Mekong Delta and relax on the beautiful Phu Quoc Island. This is a wonderful combination of gently biking, sightseeing and relaxing in the south of Vietnam.

DAY 1 - Arrival Ho Chi Minh City – Good morning Vietnam

Welcome to Ho Chi Minh city ! We will meet and transfer you to your hotel. Today is free at your leisure to rest or explore, discover your own first impressions of Vietnam. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. We would arrange a free night street food tour for you. Require upon arrival please.

DAY 2 - Ho Chi Minh city Half day Vietnamese cuisine cooking class

7.30: Start from your hotel by car to agricultural Villages. 8:30 – 10:00. Visiting agricultural Villages, this is a large breeding area such Cow-Buffalo Areas, fish, prawn, chicken, duck areas and Rice Fields beside that we also visit big Herbs, Spices, Vegetables and Mushrooms areas. Having challenges on the Garden to become real Vietnamese Farmer on Vietnamese Traditional Hat and Pick up a lot of Herbs ,spices ,Vegetables and Mushrooms on The Garden 10.00 – 13.30: Cooking Challenges: Hands on cooking class with three dishes and 1 dessert and enjoy what they have done. Enjoy Great Healthy Cooking Tips. Congratulations with nice certificates, recipes, souvenirs. 13.30: You enjoy very good lunch prepared by yourself and others typical Vietnamese dishes from our restaurant . 14.30: Transfer back to your hotel- Free in the afternoon.

DAY 3 - Half day Cu Chi tunnel. Free time in the afternoon

8.30: Start from your hotel with a morning excursion Cu Chi! Take the opportunity to get in touch and witness the unique experience of living and fighting underground during the war with a crawl through 50 – 100 meters of the expansive tunnel system. Local rice paper workshops and the rice paddy fields are pleasant sights on the way back to Ho Chi Minh City. 13.30 You arrive your hotel and free to explore city.

DAY 4 - Ho Chi Minh City – fertile Mekong delta – cycling and overnight at home stay in Vinh Long

8:00: we pick you up from your hotel and head to My Tho village (about 2 hours) for our first boat trip. Take part in some late morning drifting down the bustling branches of the Mekong Delta and into her tranquil canals. The first stop is on one of the area’s many islands to sightsee. Visit a traditional Mekong Delta house & kitchen; indulge in some seasonal fruit along with some local tea and fresh honey; visit a local rice wine distillery for wine tasting; then paddle one of the small sampans along the smaller waterways. Break for lunch after this jam packed morning, then a short rest, followed by a leisurely afternoon bicycle ride (2 hours) on small dirt roads and walking bridges. Reach a local ferry crossing and then onto to Cai Be where we board a touring boat to the floating market and cruise over the mighty Mekong River. Our day ends at Binh Hoa Phuoc & An Binh Island where you can take in a great sunset view from the shores of the Mekong. You have dinner and overnight at a guesthouse on the island.

DAY 5 - Vinh Long – Can Tho

8.00: Wake up early and have breakfast then back on the bikes for a 1/2 hour pedal to the ferry crossing for Vinh Long. Then it’s time to cover some distance, by bike, to Can Tho. Depending on the group's cycling ability, a tailored special route is planned for this day possibly passing villages with brick kilns where terracotta and pottery are made, or riding along immense rice fields, or cycling through numerous rural riverside villages. 13.00:We break for our lunch at a local street-side stall then the bus picks us up to Can Tho city. Late afternoon you have free time for a scenic promenade along the city quay or more cycling along the Can Tho riverbank (time permitting). Overnight in Can Tho at a hotel.

DAY 6 - Can Tho – visit Cai Rang floating market – flight to Phu Quoc island – beach time

Morning boat trip to the interesting and chaotic Cai Rang Floating Market, then up a quiet canal for more cruising. Back on the bikes (about 2 hours) to enjoy the beautiful Mekong Delta scenery meeting the locals (many on bicycle too). After lunch, or depend on flight time to Phu Quoc island, you will transfer to airport for flight to tropical beach. Relaxing time at the beach then.

DAY 7 - Phu Quoc – Tropical beach break

Today you have the whole day to relax on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Chill out on the sandy beach or simply stay in your room indulging in the pampering services provided at the hotel.

DAY 8,9 - Phu Quoc – More visit

Hotel breakfast then free time at your own leisure. Take part in one or more of the island's many ocean activities including: snorkeling, scuba diving, and fishing. Apart from the beautiful tropical beaches, Phu Quoc is also known for fish sauce and black pepper production. Don’t miss any opportunity to explore the other secrets (and smells) of this little island.

DAY 10 - Phu Quoc – Ho Chi Minh City – Departure for your next destination

Breakfast at a hotel. Depending on your flight you may have time for shopping or one last chill-out on the beach. Then we transfer you to the airport in time for your flight back to HCM City and your connection elsewhere. We would like to say thanks and goodbye to you. We do hope to welcome you back to Vietnam with us. wishing you a pleasant flight and good health!