HOCHIMINH CITY – CAN THO – MEKONG DELTA – CONDAO ISLAND 7 DAYS 6 NIGHT

Day 1: HOCHIMINH CITY  ARRIVAL – CAN THO(L/D)

Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to the hotel in HCMC. Short city tour in HCMC will be arranged depending on your flight schedule. In the afternoon, drive to Can Tho City, the cultural and economic hub of Mekong Delta in Vietnam, from where you will take the flight to Con Dao Island during this 7-day marvelous trip.

Day 2:  CAN THO (B,L,D)

Woken up early, we board the boat for visit the bustle and hustle of the largest Cai Rang floating market. While watching skillful traders sell and buy local commodities on boats, you are offered great morning coffee, fresh fruit and a bowl of hot noodle soup, breakfast starts! Say goodbye to the market, we pay a visit to a noodle workshop to learn how local people make noodles by hand in a traditional way. Sample its delicious specialty called Noodle Pizza. At 10:00 am, on a boat, we cruise for an hour to reach the real local homestay in Can Tho, peaceful, ecological and non-touristic. Lunch is friendly and served at noon. Are you ready for exercise? Join the fantastic Kayaking in magnificent jungle lined tributaries. Enjoy your great moments paddling and relaxing under the shade of coconut trees along the bank; immerse yourselves in a peaceful rural life of South Vietnam. Afternoon is time for biking. At 2:00 pm, on lovely bicycles, we ride through a silent village along the riverside; explore many fruits and plants with their great uses. 5:00 pm, at the homestay, we join the cooking activity to help local families prepare dinner and enjoy it together. Overnight at homestay.

Day 3: CAN THO CITY TOUR – FLOATING MARKET (B,L,D)

Get ready in the early morning, breakfast at the homestay then at 5:00 am we board a boat to visit Phong Dien floating market. Once arriving, we move to a sampan boat for cleverly weaving among local rowing and motorized boats gathering together for trading agricultural products. Next, it is time for a not-to-be-missed party to navigate through stunning little canals covered with many plants along the bank. Take a walk heading to the cacao garden to see the art of making fresh chocolate and various products from cacao fruit in an organic system. Are you ready to experience Vietnamese traffic? We will start a fantastic scooter trip. Cross river on local ferry, ride on a beautiful country path, visit the giant Ficus Microcarpa tree, enjoy drinks at a local coffee shop, have lunch with a typical pancake at a fruit orchard. Drop you off at the hotel at around 3:00 pm. 5:30 pm begin a city tour in a lovely electric car and sample typical street food offered in Can Tho town.

Day 4: CAN THO – SA DEC – AN BINH – CAN THO (B,L,D)

Buffet breakfast at hotel in the morning. 8:00 am you are collected at the hotel and begin a journey to Dong Thap province. On the country roads, you are able to catch beautiful pictures of stretching rice fields or vegetable gardens in their season. Visit Sa Dec flower village. Thanks to a favorable climate and fertile soil together with the great passion of locals for flowers, the trade of growing flowers has strongly developed and turned the village into the largest flower growing area in the south, bringing a great economic benefit to locals. At around 11:30 pm, we arrive in An Binh Island, have lunch with delicious dishes, then we take the boat trip to travel around the island, visit coconut candy factory, rice popcorn factory, fruit garden, and taste its handmade products. You are dropped off at the hotel around 4:00 pm.

Day 5: CAN THO – CON DAO ISLAND (B,L,D)

Enjoy a buffet breakfast at the hotel then check out. 

8:00 am, we are ready for the morning flight at 9:50am to Con Dao Island, and land at around 10:45 am. Car and driver welcome you at the airport and transfer for lunch then head to the hotel for check in, a great time for taking a nap and filling up your energy. 

2:00 pm: Historical Relics tour to

– The Lord Building: Formerly, this house was the working place of Lord generations. Visitors can learn about Con Dao Island history by the artifacts, antiques, photographs and materials that were formed from the French colonial period to the present. 

– Phú Hải prison: The largest of the 11 jails on the island, this prison dates from 1862. Thousands of prisoners were held here, with up to 200 prisoners crammed into each detention building. 

– French Tiger cages: The tiger cages were deliberately constructed away from the main prison, out of sight, and only accessed by an alleyway. 

– American Tiger Cages: With small and wet cell ranges built in 1971, this prison was known as the place tortured mental and physical prisoners. 

– Separated Shed Place: used for livestock, mostly for cattle during French and American time. Here has a big cattle shit cell used to torture prisoners. 

– Hàng Dương cemetery: Some 20,000 Vietnamese prisoners died on Côn Sơn and 1994 of their graves can be seen at the Hàng Dương Cemetery, located at the eastern edge of town. Sadly, only 700 of these graves bear the name of the victims. 

– Lady Phi Yến temple: This small local temple was built in homage to Lady Phi Yến, wife of Nguyễn Ánh Lord, who was sequestered on the island.

5:00 pm: Come back to the hotel, swim, have dinner and discover Con Dao Island at night.

Day 6: CONDAO DISCOVERY (B,L,D)

Breakfast at a hotel. 9:00am: Visit Cải Prince temple and Đầm Trầu beach, a sublime but remote 700m half-moon crescent of soft sand, fringed by casuarina trees and bookended by forest-topped rocky promontories. In the afternoon, visit Vân Sơn Tự pagoda and Bến Đầm port. On the way, discover famous local names, such as: Shark cape, Nhát beach, Love peak,… 

– Vân Sơn Tự pagoda: Founded in 1964 by Buddhists from Vĩnh Nghiêm pagoda, the pagoda was meant to meet the spiritual needs of the living local population as well as those who have passed away. Vân Sơn Tự is surrounded by green forests and mountains and located on top of a mountain with panoramic view of Con Dao Island’s Beach and Town. 

– Bến Đầm port: it is located in the south of Côn Sơn island, 14 km from the town; explore why the port was located here and the local livings. It is a busy day when ferries from Vũng Tàu come to Con Dao Island and vice versa. The port is an ideal place for anchoring to avoid storms. Come back to the hotel and have dinner.

Day 7: CON DAO – HOCHIMINH CITY DEPARTURE (B)

Breakfast at a hotel. Visit Côn Đảo market, go shopping freely. Check out. Transfer to the airport for the departure flight.

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