Day 1: Saigon - Sa Dec - Can Tho
(guide, car, lunch, dinner, accommodation, visits)
Breakfast at the hotel.
At 8:00 am, departure with the guide towards Sa Dec, a small town famous for growing flowers. Arrival in Sadec, visit of the market for exotic agricultural products of the Mekong and the former house of the Lover, Marguerite Duras' first love in life, which inspired her for the release of the novel Lover.
Lunch at the Lover's house.
Continuation of road to Can Tho, the first city of the Mekong Delta. Visit of the Binh Thuy house where we shot the film The Lover, a superb house.
Installation at the hotel.
Dinner at the restaurant. Night at the hotel.
Day 2: Can Tho - Floating market - Vinh Long
(guide, car, lunch, accommodation, visits)
Wake up early at 6 am to visit the Cai Rang floating market, the largest floating market in Vietnam where hundreds of boats gather every morning to trade in agricultural products, fruits and flowers. The origin of the floating markets comes from the relief of the Mekong Delta with rivers, streams and canals everywhere, which really discourages land transport but which seems ideal for boat travel. Here you will see that the locals of the Mekong are as comfortable on their boats as the others elsewhere on their scooters !!!!!
Return of the floating market. Time for breakfast and drive to Vĩnh Long 40 km from Can Tho.
Arrival in Vinh Long, you will embark on a boat for a little air of the Mekong with the visit of candy factory, rice cakes, rice alcohol ... huge gardens of exotic fruit trees that you do not know , durian, rambutan, jackfruit, water apple, milk apple ....
Lunch at the gastronomy of the Mekong.
In the afternoon, bike ride on the island to contemplate the vegetation and the fruit gardens.
Night in a very nice rural lodge on the island.
Day 3: Vinh Long - Cai Be - Saigon
(guide, car, lunch, accommodation, visits)
Breakfast at the gîte.
Departure for a short cruise for 1 hour on an arm of the Mekong towards Cai Be admiring the beautiful landscapes on both sides. Arrival at Cai Be we take the car in the direction of Saigon. Visit of a pretty temple of Caodaisme, a local religion mixed with several religions Catholicism, Buddhism, Islamism, Taoism ..
Lunch at the restaurant on the road.
Visit of the old Chinese quarter of Saigon, Binh Tay market, Thien Hau temple.
Dinner on the Indochine Junk boat, a beautiful ride for 1h30 on the Saigon river to admire the modern beauty of the city, listening to traditional music.
Night at the hotel.
End of our services!