Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Cai Be – Ben Tre (-, L, D)
Pick up at your hotel and start a drive along scenic countryside to Cai Be (120 km/2.5 hours). On arrival board a private boat for a cruise trip along the mighty Mekong River. Stop by the bustling floating market. Continue to Dong Phu Island. Cycle one hour under the green canopy, exploring the fruit orchards and daily life of farmers, and have lunch break on the island. Then cruise 1.5 hr down Mekong River to Cho Lach canals where you will pedal your bike at leisurely pace to discover nursery gardens and fruit orchards around. Late in the afternoon set sail again for a 1.5 hr cruise to Ben Tre for the night. Enjoy the rest of the day for fishing or cooking discovery. Stay overnight at local home.
Sampan row in Ben Tre
Day 2: Ben Tre – Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, -)
After breakfast, start cycling 2 hrs back on small trail along the river, observing daily life of the locals and the feeling lost on winding road under the green coconut canopy. At noon time board the boat and cruise downstream the busy branches of the Mekong and then into a peaceful canal. Visit an island orchard and have a lunch break with traditional meal, see the daily life of farmers and try exotic seasonal fruits unique to the region. Drive back Ho Chi Minh City. Drop off at your hotel. End of service.
NB: (B) - Breakfast, (L) - Lunch
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