SAIGON MOTORBIKE TOUR TO THE HIDDEN MEKONG DELTA FOR 3 DAYS

Day 1: Saigon Motorcycle Tours passing Long An – My Tho to Ben Tre

Day 2: Ben Tre Motorcycle Tours passing Mo Cay – Cho Lach – Vinh Long to Can Tho

Day 3: Boat Trip to Cai Rang Floating Market – Can Tho Motorcycle Tours  back to Saigon

 

Morning, our guide with motorbikes will pick you up at your hotel in Saigon and departy  to Can Duoc, belongs to Long An Province on dirty off-roads. This town is known as the land of jasmine rice, sticky rice in the country. Take a short ride westward to visit Ancient Rach Cat Fortress, one of greatest fortress in Vietnam built in 1903 by French.
Then ride eastward to visit an ancient house with 100 columns. Here we will enjoy tea and fruits offered by the owner of the ancient house. Continue riding to Cho Gao (or Rice Market), passing through quaint villages and dragon fruit farms.
Arrive in My Tho – the heart of the Mekong Delta, stop by the bank of Tien Giang River. Have lunch then take a boat trip on Mekong River to Ben Tre. En-route visit some local families, taste honey-bee and enjoy fruits then visit some workshops producing coconut candy. Overnight at local house in Ben Tre.Activities: 6.5 hours of riding, 02 hours of boat trips
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After a simple breakfast with host, then check out and say goodbye to the host then we head to Mo Cay, here we take a very rural route to Cho Lach via the local ferry. Stop a while to take picture then turn on the river-side road with very scenic view to reach Dinh Khao Ferry. While on this ferry which is the connection of Ben Tre Province and Vinh Long Province, we have chance to see many boats standing by on the river for fish-netting and some small boats bartering with each other.
Disembark onto other side of Tien River, we arrive Vinh Long for lunch break and relax. Then continue hitting the road to Can Tho.
Arrival Can Tho city, we continue riding 10kms to Cai Son canal for home stay. Check in then take a slow ride along the path of fruit orchards and sometimes you may also hear the birds singing, cocks warbling at sunset. Pay visits at one orchard, small woodwork shop, tree garden laden with fruits, rice fields… On the village roads, we may catch many interesting scene of children bathing in the river, ladies rowing boat to bring fruits home after harvest. This time is a chance to enjoy the full of plainness, quietness of the southern countryside and hospitality of the Mekong delta locals. When night gradually comes, ride back to the local house for dinner. Or you can turn back to homestay earlier to cook dinner together with the host. Free cultural exchanging in the evening.
At 8:00 PM, we have a night cruise to observe the fire-flies flying or hiding in the bushes of cork-trees like few natural lighting strings for decorating a Christmas tree. 9.30PM is the time for us to disembark and back to local house. Overnight in Can Tho.Activities: 05 hours of riding, 1.5 hours of boat trips
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

6.30 AM, wake up early for simple breakfast with Vietnamese milky coffee. Take a boat trip to Cai Rang  floating market, one of the busiest fruit market in Southeast Asia. We have a long distance cruise & walk on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine.
Back to homestay for checking out. Then we will ride back to Can Tho city for a short visit at Can Tho central market and Binh Thuy ancient house whose design is a combination of Vietnam and France with interesting involved stories but also a garden with various flowers and fruits, including a wide range of orchids and a record cactus.
Heading back to Saigon by 1A highway on your “steel horses” with stops for rest. Lunch en route. Arrive your hotel in Saigon in late afternoon or evening.Activities: 05 hours of riding, 02 hours of boat trips
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

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* Inclusions:
+ Motorbike(s) (Honda or Yamaha)
+ Helmet(s)
+ Gasoline on tour
+ English speaking guide
+ Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary with 1 night for homestay and 6 nights at standard hotel (based on twin or double shared)
+ Homestay permission
+ Meals as indicated in the itinerary
+ Entrance fees & Sightseeing fees
+ Coffee & fruits on roads

 

* Exclusion:
+ Travel insurance
+ Visa
+ Air-ticket
+ Tips
+ Personal expenses