Mekong Delta Tour 8 Days 7 Nights: Vietnam - Cambodia

HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAVELLING:

• Enjoying a boat trip to Cai Be and Cai Rang Floating markets, experiencing how people exchange their fruits and immersing yourself in the bustling atmosphere of the floating markets as well as discovering the typical business culture on the water
• Visiting orchards of tropical fruits and tasting the fresh fruits, the typical feature of the Southern Vietnam
• Participating in exciting farming activities at night including groping for crabs, catching fish, watching fire-flies, crossing the monkey bridge, etc.
• Visiting the traditional handicraft villages of candy making, rice paper making and honey processing and silk weaving village, etc.
• Discovering the local culture and daily life in Chau Doc which is considered a place of cross culture, home to Kinh, Cham and Khmer people
• Discovering PhnomPenh – the capital of Cambodia with the National Museum, Wat Phnom Pagoda and Royal Palace
• Admiring the ancient beauty of Siem Reap with the legendary Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH - CAI BE FLOATING MARKET (B,L)

Our tour guide will pick you up at 08:00 at your hotel in Saigon to depart for Cai Be in Mekong Delta Tour 8 Days 7 Nights.

After about two hours driving through the countryside, we reach Cai Be Floating Market where we board our boat for a cruise through a maze of shady canals and islands.

On the way, there will be stops to visit the traditional craft villages along the Mekong River, ancient villages and enjoy the Southern amateur music (Đờn ca tài tử) - one of the most typical spiritual creatures of the locals.

Continuing our cruise, we land at Tan Phong Island – an affluent island on the Tiền River and have lunch there.

After taking a short break, we will take a rowing boat trip through small canals.

It is time for you to relax, enjoy the fresh and peaceful air of the countryside and sightsee fruitful orchards along the canals.

After about one hour on the boat, we will return to the dock and move to Can Tho.

Upon arrival in Can Tho, check into the hotel and you will be free to discover the biggest city in the Southwestern Vietnam.

DAY 2: CAN THO TOUR (B.L,D)

You will be picked up at the hotel and head to Ninh Kieu Wharf where we will board a sampan boat to Cai Rang Floating Market - the busiest and most lovely market in the region. 

We continued cruising through small canals and passing large verdant orchards from which the fruits came to the floating markets before coming back to the wharf at noon for a lunch in the nearby restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will move to a home-stay in Phong Dien where you can live the life of a local, experience their daily activities such as scab groping and fish catching on the canal, coconut harvesting or crossing the monkey bridge – one of the world’s ten scariest bridges ranked by Travel & Leisure, the American famous travel magazine.

Dinner will be served with local specialties.

Overnight at homestay in Can Tho.

DAY 3: CAN THO - CHAU DOC (B,L)

After breakfast, we drive from Can Tho to Chau Doc through the amazing Mekong Delta with occasional stops.

Reaching Chau Doc after around 3 hours, we will spend the rest of the day exploring this beautiful town.

We in Mekong Delta Tour 8 Days 7 Nights Can Tho Angkor Cambodia first took a boat trip along the Bassac River – the southern branch of Mekong River, stopping at the Cham People’s villages to learn about their traditional silk weaving skills.

After that, we continued our cruising route to Chau Giang where the biggest Islam Church of the Cham people is located.

In the afternoon, we will visit the Khmer people’s temple, floating fish farm and head up Sam Mountain so as to catching a great sunset here and have a bird’s eye view over the paddy fields towards Cambodia.

Overnight at the hotel in Chau Doc.

DAY 4: CHAU DOC - PHNOM PENH (B,L)

After breakfast, we will depart from Chau Doc for the tourist pier where you embark the five-hour speed boat for an exciting ride to Phnom Penh Cambodia.

Upon arrival in Phnom Penh, you will be welcomed by our tour guide and transfer to the hotel.

After lunch, we will begin a cyclo tour to visit the National Museum, Royal Palace and then Wat Phnom Pagoda where you can enjoy a panoramic view over the city under the sunset.  

Overnight in PhnomPenh.

DAY 5: PHNOM PENH - SIEM REAP (B,L)

Our tour guide picks you up at the hotel at about 08:00 for a visit the Killing Field.

Then, you will go on to visit the Tuol Sleng Museum - which was used as a notorious prison and interrogation center by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975.

After lunch, you will transfer to the airport for a flight to Siem Reap – a metropolis of Angkor temples.

Upon arrival at Siem Reap Airport, our local tour guide in Mekong Delta Cambodia Tour 8 Days 7 Nights will greet you and take you to the hotel.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

DAY 6: ANGKOR (B,L)

In the morning, we will start the sightseeing tour to the “Great City” of Angkor Thom.

Here, we will visit the impressive Bayon Temple which represents the intersection of heaven and earth, Phimeanakas Temple within the Royal Palace enclosure, Baphuon Temple - one of the most spectacular of Angkor’s temples in its heyday, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King.

After lunch, we in Mekong Delta Tour 8 Days will continue visiting Angkor Wat, which is one of the world's most famous and magnificent temples built in the 12th century on an area of 210 hectares and is listed among 100 must-go destinations in the world.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

DAY 7: ANGKOR (B,L)

We will first visit some famous temples including the Royal City of Preah Khan with the impressive stone lanterns and sculptures, Neak Pean – the temple built on a small island at Angkor, Ta Som, and East Mebon.

In the afternoon, we will continue visiting Thommanon, Takeo – one of the Angkor’s biggest mountain temples, Ta Prohm, Srah Srang, Prasat Kravan and Bakheng where you will be able to enjoy a magnificent sunset view over Angkor Wat and the surrounding countryside in Mekong Delta Vietnam Cambodia tour 8 days.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

DAY 8: SIEM REAP - ANGKOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEPARTURE (B)

You are free to visit some temples surrounding Angkor, take a boat trip on Great Tonle Sap Lake to see the lifestyle of fishermen or enjoy a cup of coffee at a bar in Siem Reap center.

Transfer to Siem Reap International Airport for departure flight to the next destination.

At the end of Mekong Delta Tour 8-Day departing from Ho Chi Minh, INTOUR thanks and goodbye to you. INTOUR hope that we will be travelled with you one day in the next Mekong Delta Tours.

Note: Tourist attractions may change orders according to the actual situation. But INTOUR still guarantees that you will visit all tourist attractions included as itinerary of South Vietnam tours.

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