Vietnam Travel: 2-Day Mekong River Cruise

Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Tra On, Mang This

This afternoon, you’ll be picked up and transferred to the meeting point for a shuttle ride to the Mekong Delta. Upon your escape from Ho Chi Minh City’s hustle and bustle, you’ll be driven to Ninh Kieu Pier in Can Tho, where you’ll board a Bassac boat to begin your Vietnam trip. As you cast off, you’ll be served lunch as you cruise downstream along the Hau River to the Tra On floating market before turning into Nicolai canal and heading towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien Rivers. You’ll have the chance to rest on the upper deck, admiring the picturesque views of rice fields, sugar cane gardens and woods on the banks.

Once mid-afternoon arrives, the Bassac will moor up for you to explore the tranquil countryside and witness the daily lives of local people. When you board back, you can relax on the deck or around the bar, watching the sun set over the watery landscape. As night falls, the crew will serve dinner while the boat cruises along the Mang Thit River to the anchorage point for the night.

✓ Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Mang Thit, Cai Be, Ho Chi Minh City

At the break of dawn, your boat sets sail towards Cai Be, navigating down the Co Chien River and onward through the Cho Lach canal, passing by sand and rice barges in a landscape of fruit drying facilities and wooden shipyards. Upon arriving in Cai Be around 8:30 AM, you’ll disembark to board a small boat for the final visit to the Cai Be floating market. By mid-morning, you’ll finish the trip and start heading back to Ho Chi Minh, with the cruise shuttle’s services bringing you back to the Bassac. Tour ends – we hope you enjoyed your Vietnam travel!

✓ Breakfast