Cai Be - Dong Hoa Hiep on Princess Sampan 1 day

10:48' AM - Wednesday, 02/06/2010

Cai Be - Dong Hoa Hiep on Princess Sampan (1 day)

Itinerary

Our 1 Day private cruise excursion starts from Saigon

07:30 start from your hotel in Saigon. A private drive to Cai Be.
10:00 meet at Cai Be Port.
Start from our own pier in Phu An hamlet.
Upon embarkation on Cai Be Princess boat, clients are welcomed with fresh cotton towels.

The tour will start with the visit of Cai Be colorful floating market, cruising among local sampans coming from all provinces of the delta full of fruits and vegetables. Your sampan will proceed to Dong Hoa Hiep island located between Vinh Long and Cai Be. During a 40 minutes cruise, you will be able to discover beautiful landscapes along the river and observe the typical Mekong delta rural life. These evergreen islands among the Mekong River still remain unknown to many people.
Visit at an ancient mandarin house dating from the 19th century where the family will welcome you with a cup a tea.

Back on board, we will lead to you to observe the activity of the biggest rice stock market. Further, others stops will allow you to see a traditional bricks and tiles factory and how locals are using palm leaves for houses. Cruising 20 minutes further to Phu An hamlet passing by Cai Be beautiful church, we will have a visit at some interesting home factories to see how rice paste is made, but also rice cookies, coco candies, as well as longan fruits drying process.

Lunch will await you at Le Longanier, a superb Indochinese villa located in a lush tropical garden by the river, surrounded by fruit orchards.

(*) Set menu lunch: Vegetable Soup, Le Longanier Fried Spring rolls, Fried Mekong Elephant Ear Fish, Fried Mixed Vegetables with Pork, Caramelized Pork in Clay Pot, Seasonal Fresh Fruits. Other menus, please contact us.

Free stuff: During the cruise, fresh cotton towels, hot green tea, mineral water and exotic seasonal fruits will be served on board free of charge

After a short walk along a beautiful canal, the excursion will end at approx. 15.30 at Ba Bon Bridge where your own private transportation vehicle will await you. Drive to Saigon. End services. First Choice is to serve you next time!

Tour price: 2010 - 2011

Private price

Season

Price per pax (adult) in US Dollars

2-3 persons 4-6 persons 7- 9 persons 10- 15 persons 16 persons up

1 Nov - 30 May 94 75 53 48 46

1 Jun - 30 Oct 87 64 48 42 40

Includes:

All excursions including entrance fees, transportation and English - speaking tour guides' service
Taxes, fuel, pilot, port dues, passenger levies, full board during the itinerary
Welcome and Farewell Dinners, daily breakfast, lunch and dinner including local beer, local brand spirits and wines served during meals, coffee, selection of tea, selection of herbal infusions, local mineral water, local canned soft drinks served free through the day.
A meeting point and a drop off point shall be informed at booking time, transfer from/to these meeting points, currently set as Le Meridian Angkor Hotel in Siem Rea and Sofitel Plaza Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, to/from the ship is Indochina Sails' responsibility.

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