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Mekhong Delta Cruise, Saigon to Phnom Penh
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TSGN0749
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| Destination: |
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
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Boat travel |
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| Price: |
start from $413 per person
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| Duration: |
3 Days / 2 Nights |
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| When? |
TODAY - 30 Sep 2008 |
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Cruise the Mekhong Delta by a speed boat from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh in Cambodia. Visit a floating market and villages along the way.
Minimum 2 persons traveling together Ho Chi Minh Guide, More Tours in Ho Chi Minh.
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| Tour Rates: |
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Period |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
| Deluxe Hotel
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24 May 2008 - 30 Sep 2008
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444 |
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| Superior Hotel
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24 May 2008 - 30 Sep 2008
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413 |
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| Rates
include 7%
VAT tax and 10% hotel service
charge. Major credit cards
accepted. No
extra charge, no minimum |
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Note:
Booking should be made at least
7
days in advance.
The Triple rates are based on a twin sharing room with an extra bed for the third person.
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| Itinerary |
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| Deluxe Hotel | Operate: Daily |
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Day 1: Saigon - Vinhlong - Cantho (Lunch)
08:00 Meet with the guide and depart by car from Ho Chi Minh to Vinhlong. (3 - 4 hours drive). Arrival at Cai Be (Vinhlong), take a boat trip to visit Cai Be Floating Market, a bonsai garden and fruit orchard in Vinhlong. Lunch will be served at a local house along the River. Afternoon, continue by road Can Tho.
Arrive - check in and at leisure
Overnight at hotel in Cantho
Day 2: Cantho - Chau Doc (Breakfast, Lunch)
08:00 Take a boat trip on the Mekong River to visit Cai Rang Floating Market, you also have the opportunity to watch local villagers producing rice paper, pop-rice and rice husking. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, drive to Chau Doc by car with an en route visit by boat to the Bang Lang stork sanctuary in Thot Not, which also offers the view of the local people vivid life on the water.
Overnight at hotel in Chau Doc
Day 3: Chau Doc - Phnom Penh (Breakfast)
08:00 Travel by schedule speed boat up the mighty Mekong River to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. Boat transfer will be without guide but there will be staff on board assisting.
11:00 hrs Arriving at Sisowat Pier in Phnom Penh.
Own arranged transfer to your hotel or Phnom Penh Airport for onwards destination.
Note: Speed boat makes a stop at Vinh Xuong Gate in Vietnam to do exit visa. Then stop again at Khau Kaam Samnor Gate in Cambodia for immigration procedure then continue to Sisovat Pier in Phnom Penh.
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Package included:
* Accommodation in Can Tho and Chau Doc with breakfast.
* Tours and transfers in private vehicles
* Local English speaking guide
* Admission fees as indicated
* Meals specified in the itinerary
* Schedule speed boat from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh (2 tickets joint basis with minimum of 5 persons in the speed boat. There will be supplement for charter boat if there are no other clients joining on the same period.
* Private Boat trip at Vinh Long, floating market and at Cai Rang as specified on the tour program with stationed guides
Package Excluded:
* Any other meals not specified such as lunch or dinner, beverages and drinks
* Personal expenses
* Visa to Vietnam & Cambodia
* Any air tickets to Vietnam and from Cambodia
If you plan to arrive in Vietnam from Bangkok (Thailand), we can arrange the air ticket for you upon request.
Hotel List:
- Deluxe Hotel: Victoria Cantho in Cantho/ Victoria Chau Doc (River View room) in chau Doc
- Superior Hotel: Golf 4 in Cantho/ Victoria Chau Doc (Garden View room) in Chau Doc
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| About the
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The Mekong Delta:
Formed by the deposition of the multiple tentacles and tributaries of Mekong River which run from Tibetan highland passing through China, Myanmar, (parts of) Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and flow out into the South China Sea in southern Vietnam. The Vietnamese call this area Cuu Long which means Nine Dragons for the nine mouths of the river that terminate the flow as it is absorbed by the sea. Today, this region is one of the country’s highest rice corps producers as well as for fruits and vegetables.
The Delta, in the ancient time, was an ancient Khmer territory and mostly marshland and forest. Canals were built and a system of transportation was implemented in the maze of water ways in the area when the Nguyen Lords took over this region. The Delta is known for the vast rice fields and the huge plantations and also known for the miles and miles of waterways crisscrossing through the land making this area both fertile and unique.
The people living in the Mekong Delta make their living as farmers and fishermen and built their home from whatever materials found varies from place to place. Along the river and canals, many homes have fishing nets and other typical fishing tools ready to use in front of their homes. Life of the people living in the delta is tightly woven with rivers and waterways as daily activities and businesses are conducted on its banks. Markets, stores, ship yards, repair shops are some of the more popular trades in this area.
Since the people live by the river, of course, their market is also float in the river. The floating markets are held every morning from 5:00 to about 11:00. and is the lively spot to take pictures of the life along the mighty Mekong river. Boats and sampans loaded with vegetables and tropical fruits fresh from their farms can be seen every where. Buyers and sellers are local and the buyers snapping everything by the bushels and resell them in the market with a handsome profit margin.
Can Tho
Can Tho is 170 km from Saigon and was given the title of Western Capital since the beginning, and also be the meeting point of the various waterways of the Mekong Delta and make the land the most fertile. At present, the city has become an industrious center of the Delta region with over 220,000 inhabitants. Cai Rang floating market is one of the big floating market in the Mekong Delta region and worth to visit.
Chau Doc
Chau Doc is the last town in Vietnam before entering Cambodia; locates on the right bank of Hau Giang, 5 km away from Sam Mountain, the highest point on the Delta. The mountain is also a sacred site for many locals as it is the site of many pagodas and temples.
Similar to other border towns in Southeast Asia, the town is busy with heavy illegal goods trading crossing the Cambodian border. Think twice before you buy one!
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