6 days
Ho Chi Minh City, Cai Be, Can Tho, Cai Be
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Start with the energy of Ho Chi Minh City, then trade busy streets for river views, orchard paths and evenings aboard a wooden cruiser. This six-day southern Vietnam journey pairs Cu Chi and the city’s historic landmarks with a three-day Mekong Eyes cruise through the Cai Be–Can Tho river region.
Two nights on the water make room for more than a quick boat outing. Watch everyday life pass the deck, step ashore with your guide and return to your cabin after dinner. Hotel stays in Ho Chi Minh City before and after the cruise give the journey a clear beginning and an unhurried finish.
Send your travel dates, arrival and departure details, and group size. Vietpower Travel will confirm the hotel, cruise vessel and cabin arrangements in one quotation.
Your first days introduce different sides of Ho Chi Minh City. At Cu Chi, learn how the tunnel network was used during the war. Back in the city, the Reunification Palace and War Remnants Museum provide historical context, while the Central Post Office, Chinatown and Ben Thanh Market bring you closer to its everyday character.
There is also space to settle in after your arrival transfer and enjoy the city independently. The guided city-and-Cu Chi day includes lunch; your remaining free time can be shaped around your own interests.
Travel from the city to Cai Be and board your river cruiser. Lunch is served as the boat begins its journey, with village homes, boats and cultivated riverbanks replacing the city skyline. A guided walk leads into village surroundings and fruit-growing country before you return for an evening on deck and dinner aboard.
The base programme includes two nights in a double or twin cruise cabin, alongside three hotel nights in Ho Chi Minh City. The Mekong Eyes cruise and its excursions are shared experiences, rather than a private charter; your quotation confirms the vessel, cabin and transfer arrangements for your dates.
A sampan outing introduces Cai Rang’s floating-market setting near Can Tho. Trading activity varies, so the visit is about observing river life as it is on the day. Village walks, local workshops and smaller waterways add a closer view of the Delta beyond the main river.
Around Cai Be, the programme includes a rowing-sampan excursion into Tan Phong’s smaller canals, a coconut-candy workshop and a village walk or bicycle ride. There is time to notice the gardens and homes along the paths before returning to Ho Chi Minh City for your final hotel night.
The published programme starts the cruise from Cai Be. Sailing direction and the order of river excursions are confirmed for your departure date, with the included two-night cruise kept clear in your itinerary. Your final day includes breakfast and the transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport.
For other ways to explore the region, see our Mekong Delta tours. If this is one part of a longer trip, ask how it can fit into a Vietnam holiday.
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The programme includes five breakfasts, four lunches and two dinners. Lunch on the city-and-Cu Chi day and the three cruise days is included. Dinner is included on both cruise nights; other meals are at your own expense.
The Mekong Eyes cruise and its scheduled excursions are shared, rather than a private charter. The city-and-Cu Chi day uses a private guide. Your quotation specifies the road transfers, vessel and cabin arrangements.
Mekong Eyes is named in this programme, with accommodation in a double or twin cabin. We confirm the available vessel and cabin for your dates in the quotation; the tour title does not guarantee a particular boat or cabin category.
Cai Be is the starting point shown in this programme. Sailing schedules can use a different direction on some departure dates. We confirm the route and transfer details before you book, rather than promise an unchanged daily sequence.
The programme offers a bicycle ride or a village walk. Tell us your preference, cycling experience and any mobility needs so we can check the local arrangement with the cruise team.
An arrival transfer from Tan Son Nhat Airport to your Ho Chi Minh City hotel and a departure transfer back to the airport are included. Flights, early check-in and late check-out charges are separate.
The listed cruise services include mineral water placed in your cabin. Drinks not specifically included in your confirmed package, along with personal purchases and tips, are charged separately.
Send dietary restrictions, children’s ages and any walking or boarding needs before booking. We will check what the hotels, cruise and local visits can provide and explain any limitations before you confirm.
Bring comfortable walking shoes, light clothing, sun protection, insect repellent and a light rain layer. Keep essentials in a small bag for the boat and follow the crew’s advice during boarding and shore visits.
Bring the city, river and airport arrangements together with Vietpower Travel. Tell us the dates and room setup you have in mind, and we will send a clear programme and quotation.
Highlights
| By Day | Transfer | Destinations | Activities | Meals |
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| Day 1 | Saigon | Arrive in Ho Chi Minh, airport transfer to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh for your check-in | ||
| Day 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | Discover Cu Chi Tunnels, Join Ho Chi Minh city tour | B, L | |
| Day 3 | Saigon, Cai Be | Transfer to embarkation of the cruise, get on board, watch the fantastic scenery and the daily life of the Mekong people, enjoy the sunset on the top deck. | B, L, D | |
| Day 4 | Cai Be, Can Tho | Excursion on a long sampan to Cai Rang floating market and noodle producing family, walk to a rural village or cooking class on board. | B, L, D | |
| Day 5 | Can Tho, Cai Be, Saigon | Check-out of the cabin. Excursion on rowing sampan, exploring small canals of Tan Phong islet, coconut candy producing family.Bicycle ride on back roads or walk in a small village along the Mekong Canals | B, L | |
| Day 6 | Saigon | Check out of the hotel, transfer to the airport for your flight departure. | B |
Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City. Your guide meets you on arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and accompanies your transfer to the city-centre hotel.
Check in according to the hotel’s available check-in time, then enjoy the rest of the day independently. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. No meals are included today.
After breakfast, meet your private guide at the hotel, with the programme planned to begin around 08:30. Travel to the Cu Chi Tunnels and learn about the wartime tunnel network and the lives of those who used it.
Lunch is included at a local restaurant. Return to the city for visits to the Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, Central Post Office, Chinatown and Ben Thanh Market, with the order arranged around local conditions.
Return to your hotel around 16:30, subject to the day’s visits and traffic. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Breakfast and lunch are included.
After breakfast, leave your Ho Chi Minh City hotel for Cai Be, with pickup planned around 08:00–08:30. Board your wooden river cruiser around midday, receive a welcome drink and settle into your cabin.
Lunch is served as the cruise gets under way. Spend time on deck watching river life, then join a guided afternoon walk through a village and its surrounding fruit orchards or rice fields.
Return to the boat for the evening scenery and dinner aboard. Overnight in your double or twin cruise cabin. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Start with breakfast and the river’s early-morning activity. The programme includes a sampan excursion to the Cai Rang floating-market area near Can Tho, where the amount of trading varies from day to day.
Continue with local workshop visits or smaller waterways, according to the sailing programme. Later, explore village surroundings by rowing sampan, on foot or by bicycle as arranged by the cruise team.
Return to the main vessel for lunch as the cruise continues. An afternoon village excursion offers another look at local life before dinner and a second night aboard. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. The order of river visits follows the confirmed sailing direction.
Enjoy breakfast and the morning river scenery, then check out of your cruise cabin. The Cai Be programme includes a rowing-sampan excursion through small canals around Tan Phong, a coconut-candy workshop and a bicycle ride or village walk.
The river programme is planned to finish at the pier around 11:00–11:30. Lunch is included on the return journey to Ho Chi Minh City. Rejoin the road transfer and return to your hotel for the final night. Breakfast and lunch are included.
Have breakfast at the hotel and enjoy free time until your arranged departure transfer. Check out according to the hotel’s policy, then travel to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your onward flight.
Breakfast and the airport transfer are included. Early check-in, late check-out, flights and any additional services are charged separately. End of services.
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Send your arrival and departure flight details, travel dates and group size. The programme includes airport transfers and hotel stays before and after the river cruise; hotel check-in and check-out follow the confirmed property’s policy.
Tell us your preferred room setup and any dietary, walking or boarding needs. Pack comfortable shoes, light clothing, sun protection, insect repellent and a light rain layer. Keep essentials close during boat transfers and follow the crew’s advice on board and ashore.
The cruise is a shared sailing. River conditions and the sailing direction may change the order of excursions; the vessel, cabin and final programme are confirmed for your booking. Floating-market activity varies with local trading.
Your included meal plan is five breakfasts, four lunches and two dinners. Send any room preferences or special requirements with your dates so we can explain the included arrangements and any additional costs before you book.
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