Mekong river cruise Phnompenh ChauDoc CanTho Saigon

At Phnompenh, the Mekong splits into two main branches: the HauGiang (Tonle Bassac) which flows via ChauDoc, LongXuyen and CanTho to the sea; and the TienGiang (Tonle Mekong) which splits into several branches at VinhLong and empties into the sea at six points. The Mekong river cruise from Phnompenh to ChauDoc, Cantho and onto Saigon will be a good choice to explore the delta region.
Tour Code: SBL18B

Day 1: Phnom Penh to Chau Doc.
We reserved the boat ticket for you from Phnompenh to ChauDoc. You should transfer from Phnompenh city to boat landing “International floating port – 103 Sisowath Quay” before noon time. Boarding on HangChau speed boat at 12:00 for a 4 hours cruise down the Mekong river, crossing the border Kamsamnor to Vinh Xuong -Vietnam. Then a little more cruise to Chau Doc. Our guide will pick you up at Con Tien boat pier and transfer to hotel for check in. We stay tonight in Chau Doc.

Day 2: Chau Doc to Can Tho. (Breakfast, lunch)

Up early for a boat through the amazing riverside market with all its bustling activity and smorgasbord of sounds, colors and smells. Then we cruise through the fish-farm village producing tons and tons of fish beneath hundreds of floating homes. Discover the ethnic Cham village with its famous Etsan Mosque and observe local women at their traditional weaving.
We transfer to Tra Su cajeput nature reserve in Tinh Bien district. TraSu cajeput forest is home of 140 species of plants and 70 of birds.
Video of TraSu below.
In the afternoon, we will leave for Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta. Before checking in the hotel, we visit Binh Thuy ancient house, built in 1870 with French style architecture but still remained traditional features of Southern style. Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 3: Can Tho to Sai Gon (Breakfast, lunch)

An early start for a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market, the largest wholesale market in the Mekong Delta. It starts at 5:00am and runs until midday. Of course now this market is not crowded and busy as it was before, but still interesting experience for people who do not live in Mekong delta area. Then we have a long distance cruise to Phong Dien in winding natural waterways. Our guide will stop in between for you to walk on a quiet country road to take in the magnificent scenery, see several kinds of fruit tree and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine.

Our van pick us up and transfer to VinhLong. There is a scenic beauty of CanTho suspension bridge over “Hau” / Tonle Bassac river stretching northwest to Cambodia. We will visit PhuLy pagoda. It is one of the ancient Khmer pagodas in Vinh Long province. The pagoda was built in 1672, great combination of Indian, Thai and Cambodia architecture. There are Khmer classes for young teachers and children in the village. We will walk around the village and the rice paddies in the surrounding of the pagoda.

We keep on driving through the rice fields in Ben Luc to return to Saigon. If the sunset light is still on the field, and you are interested in rice growing technique? Our guide will show you different ways of rice planting and you may have a chat with locals all about the rice. Tour ends in Saigon.

Let us know if you would like a local homestay in the garden outside CanTho city.

Tour Price:

Standard hotel: Fortuneland/West ***, HanhPhat/ChauPho***.

17,100,000 vnd (US$ 740) / solo person
10,000,000 vnd (US$ 435) / person (group of 2 people)
7,870,000 vnd (US$ 340) / person (group of 3 people)
7,180,000 vnd (US$ 310) / person (group of 4 to 8 people)

Single supplement: 1,240,000 vnd (US$ 54)

Deluxe hotel: Victoria ****

20,550,000 vnd (US$ 1,060) / solo person
11,200,000 vnd (US$ 580) / person (group of 2 people)
9,820,000 vnd (US$ 510) / person (group of 3 people)
8,660,000 vnd (US$ 450) / person (group of 4 to 8 people)

Single supplement: 4,690,000 vnd (US$ 200)

Services included:

All boat trips and entrance fees.
Transport : A/c bus with cold drinking water.
Guide: Experienced tour guide.
2 nights hotel: Fortuneland/West hotel *** in Can Tho, HanhPhat/ChauPho *** in Chau Doc.
Breakfast and lunch as mention above.
Speed boat ~5 hrs down the mekong river from Phnom Penh to Chau Doc