Discover the Mekong Delta on a 3-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City. Visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda, the Lady Temple of Sam Mountain, and the Truc Lam Zen Monastery. Explore the Tra Su Mangrove Forest and the Cai Rang Floating Market.
Day 1:
Start your tour with a pick-up from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Enjoy a smooth 1.5-hour bus ride through the green rice fields to the beautiful rural city of My Tho.
Arrive in My Tho and stop at the Mekong Reststop to take a break. Head to the Vinh Trang Pagoda, the largest and most special pagoda in the Mekong Delta.
Continue to the Tien River and take a motorized boat to Unicorn Island. Visit a pomelo farm and a bee farm, and enjoy honey tea and royal jelly. Take an electric car to the village of Xu Dua to listen to folk music and enjoy 5 different tropical fruits.
Head to Ben Tre, the hometown of coconut in Vietnam, and visit a coconut candy factory. Enjoy a rowing boat ride through a canal covered with water coconut.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and have free time to explore the village. Return to the bus and head to Chau Doc to check in to your 3-star hotel. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant and have free time to explore the city.
Day 2:
After breakfast, visit the Lady Temple of Sam Mountain, Thoai Ngoc Hau’s Tomb, and Tay An Temple. Continue to the Vinh Te Canal and see the Cấm Mountain and Két Mountain.
Arrive at the Tra Su Mangrove Forest and take a motorboat through the forest. Change to a rowing boat and slowly row along the canal. Climb the observation tower for a panoramic view of the forest.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and continue to Can Tho to check in to your hotel. Enjoy dinner on a 5-star cruise and have free time to explore the city.
Day 3:
After breakfast, visit the Cai Rang Floating Market and see how the local people live on the river. Learn how to make rice noodles and try some local river food.
Visit the Truc Lam Zen Monastery and head to the My Khanh Tourist Village for lunch. Visit the Purple House, a café decorated in purple, and enjoy a free drink.
Return to Ho Chi Minh City and arrive at around 6:00 PM.