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CAI BE - MEKONG 1 DAY TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS
- BOAT CRUISE ON TIEN RIVER
- HAND ROWING BOAT
- TROPICAL ORCHARD
- Visiting tropical orchard
- Eating fresh tropical fruits
- Listening to Don Ca Tai Tu (Mekong’s traditional music)
- APIARY & MEKONG’S TRADITIONAL CANDY-MAKING
- Learning the making process
- MEKONG’S TRADITIONAL HOUSE CIRCA 1929
- Riding a bicycle around the island
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7:00AM Departing from HCMC to Cai Be by air-conditioned bus (about 100km).
Taking a boat trip to discover the beauty of Cai Be floating market (seasonal) where local people sell, buy and exchange goods on their boats. Then, going to a local village, visiting an apiary and a local workshop, there are things to see such as rice paper making and coconut candy producing process. Enjoying free sample of local specialties and discovering daily activities of local people.
Afterward, riding on a hand rowing boat to a tropical fruit orchard, eating fresh tropical fruits while listening to Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử - A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity)
Around 12:00PM lunch is served at a restaurant. After lunch, taking a break and if guests want to explore around the island, you can borrow a bicycle and ride on a small path circling the island. At 3:00PM returning back Ho Chi Minh City.
Departure: 07:00AM - End: 06:00PM (ETA)
Reference Lunch menu (6 people per table)
- Deep-fried crispy Tai Tuong fish
- Deep-fried spring rolls
- Caramelized fish in clay pot
- Vegetable soup
- Rice
- Fruit and Tea
Including:
- Lunch
- Air conditioned bus/minivan/car
- English speaking guide
- Wet tissue and one bottle of water/person
- Boat trips
- Traditional music performance
Excluding:
- All other services not mentioned in the above program
- All meals and beverages unspecified in the above program
- Personal expenses, travel insurance
- Tips for tour guide and driver
All fares & itineraries are correct at the time of printing and may be subject to change without prior notice.
