4 days
Ho Chi Minh, Mekong
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Leave the city behind for coconut workshops, shaded island paths and an evening spent cooking with a local family. This four-day journey pairs a Tam Hiep Island homestay with Can Tho and an early visit to Cai Rang floating market.
4 days / 3 nights: one hotel night in Ho Chi Minh City, one local homestay night on Tam Hiep Island and one hotel night in Can Tho. The journey finishes with the return road transfer and airport drop-off in Ho Chi Minh City.
On Tam Hiep, the appeal is in the smaller encounters: seeing coconuts processed, tasting herbal jelly made from la sam leaves, travelling through narrow canals by rowing boat and preparing dinner with the family. Stay overnight so the village visit continues into the following morning.
Continue to Can Tho for a different view of the delta. Visit Cai Rang early, then return towards Ho Chi Minh City with a stop at Vinh Trang Pagoda. The confirmed programme follows local operating conditions and the timing of your onward flight.
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The programme includes private air-conditioned road transport and local English-speaking guides. Local boats and island activities follow the confirmed arrangements; ask us to specify any shared services in your quotation.
Spend time on Tam Hiep Island, visit local workshops and a la sam jelly farm, take a rowing-boat excursion and join the family to prepare dinner. The following morning includes village and orchard cycling before departure.
The programme includes three breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners. These cover the welcome dinner, the island lunch and family dinner, and the lunch on the transfer day to Can Tho. Other meals and drinks are separate unless your quotation states otherwise.
Cycling is part of the island programme. Tell us about riding experience, mobility needs or a preference to walk before booking so we can confirm a suitable arrangement and any changes to the excursion.
The island day includes a local tuk-tuk ride to the la sam farm in the stated programme. The vehicle and operating arrangements are confirmed for your date; tell us if you need help with boarding or seating.
This is a local overnight stay rather than a resort stay. Ask for the confirmed room type, bathroom arrangement and facilities in your quotation; we do not promise a particular house or room before confirmation.
Cai Rang is included on the final morning. It is a working river market, and boat numbers, trading activity and produce vary. We cannot promise a particular trading scene or access to a trader’s boat.
The last day combines an early market visit, the road journey back towards Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh Trang Pagoda before the airport transfer. Send us the proposed flight time before booking so the team can check the connection and final sequence.
Tell us about dietary requirements when requesting a quotation. Family meals and local restaurants need advance arrangements; we will confirm what is available before booking.
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Highlights
| By Day | Transfer | Destinations | Activities | Meals |
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| Day 1 | Ho Chi Minh | Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, Have welcome dinner at local restaurant, Spend your free time in the city | D | |
| Day 2 | Ho Chi Minh, Ben Tre | Drive to Ben Tre, See local activities, Visit Cao Dai Temple, Take local boat to discover Tam Hiep Island, Visit farm with tuktuk, Hop on rowing boat, Make cake and cook dinner with local family | B, L, D | |
| Day 3 | Ben Tre, Can Tho | Visit local villages & pagoda, Take boat to visit Long Thạnh Communal House, Drive to Can Tho | B, L | |
| Day 4 | Mekong, Ho Chi Minh | Visit Cai Rang floating market, return via Vinh Trang Pagoda and transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for the confirmed onward flight | B |
Meet your guide on arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and transfer to your downtown hotel. Check-in follows the hotel’s policy, with the remaining time free to settle in or explore independently.
In the evening, enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Meet your guide and driver for the private road journey to Ben Tre. Around An Hoa, see coconuts being peeled and processed at a local workshop, visit the Cao Dai temple and continue by boat to a coconut-shell charcoal workshop.
Travel to Tam Hiep Island and have lunch at a local home. Take the local tuk-tuk to the la sam farm to see how the leaves are used to make herbal jelly. Visit a family to prepare traditional cakes, then explore smaller waterways by rowing boat.
Return to the homestay to freshen up and join the family in the kitchen to prepare dinner. Enjoy the evening meal together and overnight on Tam Hiep Island.
After breakfast, cycle through the island’s orchards and village paths. The route includes local everyday places such as the market, bonsai garden, bee farm and pagoda; visits and access follow local arrangements, including permission for any school stop.
Return to the homestay, check out and say goodbye to the hosts. Take the boat to Long Thanh Communal House before rejoining your car around An Hoa. Lunch is included during the day, then continue to Can Tho. Overnight at your hotel in Can Tho.
Around 05:30, leave for the Cai Rang floating-market excursion. See the river’s trading activity and learn about the produce poles known as cay beo. Boat numbers and market scenes vary; access to a trader’s vessel is not promised.
Return to the hotel for breakfast and check-out. Travel back towards Ho Chi Minh City, stopping at Vinh Trang Pagoda in My Tho along the way. Continue to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your onward flight according to the confirmed transfer plan. Please check a suitable flight time with us before booking.
Meals: 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners, as shown in the daily programme.
Accommodation: 1 hotel night in Ho Chi Minh City, 1 local homestay night on Tam Hiep Island and 1 hotel night in Can Tho. Properties, room types and rooming arrangements are confirmed in your quotation.
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Send your arrival and departure details before booking. The final day combines a river excursion, the road journey to Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Trang Pagoda and the airport transfer, so the flight connection needs to be checked in advance.
Your quotation confirms the two hotel stays, the island homestay and the room and bathroom arrangements. Family workshops and local visits follow the hosts’ availability; no particular family, school access or room is promised before confirmation.
Tell us about mobility needs, riding experience and any concerns with boat boarding or local transport. Cycling and the tuk-tuk ride are part of the programme; suitable arrangements and any requested changes need advance confirmation.
Three breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners are included. Advise dietary requirements early so the available arrangements can be checked. Cai Rang is a working river market, and trading activity varies from day to day.
Review the daily sequence, accommodation, meals, transport, local activities, flight connection and booking terms in the final quotation.
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