Day 1: SaiGon - MyTho - CaiBe (L,D)
Departing Saigon at 07:30 head south to MyTho. On arrival at 09:30, boarding our "Southen Peace" boat for a journey to island in BenTre. We stop for a walk, visit to a farmer house, see how life goes on here, enjoy seasonal fruits. Take a sampan paddling cruise on small waterways.., back to our boat. Then we cruise on this mighty mekong river up stream to CaiBe (40km, see the blue dot on map below), lunch & relax on board.
Late afternoon arrive in CaiBe floating market town. Disembark our boat, short walk along canal to our homestay. Time to explore the village or learn to prepare a traditional meal with our chef. O/N homestay .
Day 2: CaiBe - CanTho - SaiGon (B,L)
An early start for car drive to CanTho (~1.5 hr), we take a boat trip to Cai Rang floating market, and long distance cruise on small canals to PhongDien market. Take in the magnificent scenery and get close to the locals as they go about their daily routine. In the afternoon we head back to Saigon. Back in Saigon around 17:00
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