Vinh Long and Cai Be on Princess Sampan 1 day

10:40' AM - Wednesday, 02/06/2010

Vinh Long and Cai Be on Princess Sampan 1 day

Itinerary

7:30 start from your hotel in Saigon. Drive to Vinh Long.

Our 1 Day private cruise excursion starts from Vinh Long departing from pier in front of Cuu Long hotel at around 10.30am the latest.
Upon embarkation, clients are welcomed with fresh cotton towels.
The cruise starts crossing the wide Co Chien River, one the largest arm of the Mekong River. We will enter Dong Phu canal, passing along An Binh and Binh Hoa Phuc islands famous for their fruits orchards plantations. Our first stop will be made at Tam Ho bonsais garden.

We will proceed the cruise on a very narrow canal to have a closer observation of the beautiful landscapes and luxuriant vegetation. These evergreen islands among the Mekong River bring about large networks of meandering rivers, criss-crossed with countless arroyos, and remaining unknown to many people.

We will reach Cai Be, cruising through the colorful floating market among local boats carrying all kind of fruits and vegetables.
You sampan will proceed to Phu An hamlet passing by ancient Cai Be church overlooking the river. A stop on the way at local home factories will allow you to discover how rice paste is made as well as rice and coco candies.

A delicious 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. (For other menus, please contact us.)

After a short walk along a beautiful canal, the excursion will end at around 16:00 at Ba Bon bridge.

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

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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