MEKONG 3-DAY RIVER CRUISE 

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Tour Code	VNCM03
Route	Saigon – Cai Be – My Thuan – Sadec – Cai Thia – Tra On – Vinh Long – Can Tho – Cai Rang - Saigon
Duration	03 days / 02 nights
Features	Just getting far apart from hectic Saigon and contemplating life along the Mekong with its fascinating local markets, sampan trip to villages, garden of fruits, fish farms and fertile paddy fields within several relaxing days on the Le Cochinchine.
Departures	Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Connection	Easy to connect with Cambodia portion, Saigon city tours and beach relax in Southern Vietnam.

ITINERARY IN BRIEF

Le Cochinchine is designed in old style but furnished with modern facilities. Ranging from 2 to 10 cabins, it offers mutilple choices for various group sizes of passengers.

All the rooms are well-equipped with air-conditioners, en-suite bathrooms and minibars. Window with view over the  Mekong will help you enjoy the landscape in every phase of the journey.  The cruise also offers a mixture of local cuisine with rich flavors and tastes, including vegetarian dishes. Exotic fruit, fresh organic vegetables, fresh fish and prawns will be also the hightlights of the trip.

A spacious sundeck is located on the top of the cruise, which is ideal for refreshening and enjoying the sunrise or sunset. And if you wish to spend your time sharing new experience with your new travelmates, meet them at the cruise bar, where famous wine from France, Italy, Australia and Chile are always available. 

DAY 1: SAIGON – CAIBE – MYTHUAN – SADEC (-/L/D)

The car of THREELAND will pick you up at hotel to leave Saigon for Cai Be floating market, where we will board Le Cochinchine cruise. Enjoy welcome drink then start cruising to Cai Thia while our lunch served on the boat. Afternoon we will leave the cruise for a cycling excursion along the riverbank thru gardens of tropical fruits, local houses and stop at the Caodai temple on the way to Mythuan. The cruise continues toward Sadec, a nice small town renown by the residence of Marguerite Duras, the writer of the famous Novel “The Lover“ (L’amant). Visit a lively Sadec food market and primary school where Marguerite’s mother used to be the headmistress. Walk along the village path and enjoy the peaceful landscape of Vietnam countryside with green fields, vegetable and fish farms. Back to our boat for a cruise downstream. Dinner and overnight on board.  

DAY 2: CAITHIA – VINHLONG – TRAON  (B/L/D)

Breakfast will be served when we enjoy the morning on Mekong river. Go on to Binh Hoa Phuoc island, where we will can go for a walk through the islet, trying some fresh tropical fruits, mingle with local people who are making handicraft. Later we will spend time at Cat Be floating market with river bustling life, where people trade on their local products. Continue to visit old houses, brightful flower gardens and small family factories making coconut candy and rice paper. After lunch, our cruise will head to Co Chien river, an important part of the Mekong system. Stop in a remote area for a pleasant walk by small paths to local villages, farms and orchards. We will be back to the cruise quite late to enjoy sunset and attend a nice dinner on board. Overnight on board while the cruise keeps on to Mang Thit river.

DAY 3: TRAON – CANTHO - SAIGON (B)

Mang Thit is a small river link between two giant branches of Mekong, Tien Giang and Hau Giang. Enjoy the morning life of Mekong people hereby before heading to Cai Rang, one of the biggest and most exciting floating markets on the Mekong. Hundreds of boats gather here in the early morning for selling and purchasing, meeting and mixing with each other, making the marketplace a hectic sight attached to the Mekong landscape picture. After the trip, we will disembark the cruise around 11am. Have lunch before transfering back to Saigon. End of services.  

Please note! Lunch on day 3 at your own account for flexibility.

Travel on your own at low additional cost, email us at help@threeland.com to get the best quote
 

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