Mekong Delta: Can Tho – Ca Mau – Dat Mui – Bac Lieu – Soc Trang

Tour Itinerary

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY - CAN THO - CON SON (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Welcome to Vietravel at 190 Pasteur Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, starting your journey to the Mekong Delta along the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong, Trung Luong - My Thuan, and the new My Thuan - Can Tho expressways. Enjoy the scenery of rice paddies and lush greenery along the way; admire the My Thuan Bridge 2, a national key project spanning 1.9 km, connecting Vinh Long and Tien Giang provinces.

Arrive at Co Bac Ferry Terminal (Can Tho). Take a ferry to visit Con Son Community Tourism Area, a unique community tourism village in the city center, offering special experiences:

• Seven Bon Fish Farms: Explore fish farming, the "freshwater fish library," and the preservation of rare fish species in the peaceful Hau River. Enjoy products made from that lat cuom fish, witness "the archer fish," and experience a foot massage with scaled fish.
• Enjoy a family-style meal, each household offering delicious specialties, known as "floating menus" exclusively at Con Son.
• Return to your childhood with a traditional Southern Vietnamese folk cake-making experience (banana leaf cakes, rolled cakes). Learn the craft from skilled artisans. Savor homemade cakes with the fragrant aroma of rice, leaves, and rich coconut milk.
• Visit a seasonal fruit orchard: mangoes, nhan fruits, custard apples, guava, pomelos, (each season offers different fruits).
• Enjoy fresh orchard guava and chrysanthemum tea; watch the "jumping catfish" and "climbing catfish" performances, unique to this area.
• Witness a fascinating "frog show"; taste the Phu The savory cake (the 2015 Southern Vietnamese best cake award) and refreshing sam sam ginger drinks, grown in the orchard.
• Check in with a "super large lotus leaf"; learn about "Southern Vietnamese Boat Culture" and purchase OCOP products.

Return to Can Tho city, and continue your tour:

• Hung King Temple: Discover a stylized bronze drum with 18 arched carvings representing the 18 generations of Hung Kings. (Visitors must be appropriately dressed, and the temple is closed on Mondays for maintenance.)

After dinner in Can Tho City, enjoy free time exploring the vibrant evening scene of "Western Capital," admiring the Can Tho Bridge at night, and checking in at the Love Bridge.

Overnight stay in Can Tho.

DAY 2: CAN THO - CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET - BAC LIEU - CA MAU (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

The group checks out and departs for Ninh Kieu Pier, taking a boat trip on the Can Tho River. They will be briefed on the Can Tho freshwater fish market; experience the Cai Rang floating market – a unique market form in the Mekong Delta region recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

After visiting and shopping at the Huong Dao specialty and souvenir shop, the group will depart to Bac Lieu for sightseeing:

• Bac Lieu mansion – designed by a French engineer in 1919, this is considered the most magnificent villa in Southern Vietnam at that time. The group will learn about the golden age of Ba Huy – the renowned "Bac Lieu young master."

After lunch, the group will depart to Ca Mau. Along the way, the group will stop at Tac Say Church – a place associated with the moving stories of Father Truong Buu Diep.

Upon arriving in Ca Mau, the group checks in for rest.

Stay overnight in Ca Mau

DAY 3: CA MAU - CA MAU POINT - BAC LIEU - WIND FARM (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

The group checks out and boards a vehicle to Ca Mau Point. Upon arrival, the group travels by boat through the mangrove forests, exploring the second largest mangrove forest in the world with its diverse ecosystem, showcasing a wild beauty and fresh air.

At Ca Mau Point, visitors will conquer the southernmost point of the country, exploring the national GPS coordinate marker 0001; Ca Mau Point symbolic pano; the end of Highway 2436km; the shrine of Lac Long Quan and the statue of Au Co; conquering the Ca Mau Point flagpole - admiring the beauty of the picturesque Hon Khoai Islands nestled in the East Sea.

Visitors can shop and enjoy lunch at the Hoang Hon Community Tourist Area with local specialties: mudskippers, crabs, etc.

The group continues to Bac Lieu, visiting:

• Xiem Can Pagoda - with its magnificent golden color and intricate designs reflecting the distinctive Khmer Southern style.
• Wind Farm - admire the beauty of towering wind turbines over 80m high against the blue sky, signifying a source of clean energy at sea, reducing the greenhouse effect…

Overnight stay in Bac Lieu

DAY 4: BAC LIEU - SOC TRANG - HO CHI MINH CITY (Breakfast, lunch)

After breakfast, guests will visit:

• Hung Vuong Square - an image of a stylized guitar (18.6m high), an essential musical instrument in Cai Luong folk music, a cultural symbol of Bac Lieu province.
• Nam Bo Folk Music Memorial Area and the late musician Cao Van Lau - a project summarizing the life and career of the late musician Cao Van Lau, recognizing his contributions to Southern Vietnamese folk music and being the creator of the immortal "Da co Hoai Lang" piece.

The group will depart for Soc Trang, visiting two famous temples:

• Sa Lon Temple - also known as "The Bowl-Style Temple", reflecting the unique culture of the Khmer people and the creative design of thousands of bowls embedded on the temple architecture.
• Patum Wongsa Som Rong Temple - a vast Buddhist architectural complex, consisting of many structures such as the main hall, the "admired by everyone" pagoda, beautiful like the Arun Temple in Thailand, ... Notably, the statue of the Buddha entering Nirvana is majestic, with a length of 63 meters...

The group returns to Ho Chi Minh City, concluding the program at the original pick-up point.

Note: Vietravel's program is a package program, does not apply to exemption policies, priority for visiting points (if any) for children, the elderly, and revolutionary contributors; therefore, Vietravel will not refund the difference for customers in these priority categories.

The trip to the Ca Mau Cape is by car. If you wish to travel from Nam Can to the Ca Mau Cape by speedboat, please inform Vietravel's consultant immediately when registering and paying the speedboat fee and the additional fee for a guide.