CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET -SMALL CANAL

Price: 550.000vnd / person

 

A 4-hour tour in Can Tho is a great choice for those who don’t have lots of time here but would love to explore the floating market and Mekong delta culture. When you join in our tour, you will get to experience the bustling commerce of its towns contrasted sharply with the languid, almost-soporific pace of life in the countryside.

 

Departure time: 5.30am at meeting point or hotel in Can Tho city center

Transportation: boat, car

Duration: 4 hours day

 

CHECK IN:

·        Cai Rang Floating market

·        Local noodle house

·        Short small canal

 

ITINERARY

 

· At 5.30am: Our boat where you will start your tour. It takes around 30 minutes to arrive at the Cai Rang floating market. On the way, you will have a chance to watch the sunrise on the Mekong River.

· At 6.15am: You will arrive at Cai Rang floating market. Our boat driver will drive the boat slowly around the floating market so that you can enjoy observing how local people trade products on their boats and enjoy the bustling atmosphere.

· 7.00am: You will experience sitting on boats and having breakfast on the floating market which is a must-do when you visit the floating market.

· 7.45am: You will keep boating over to a local noodle house where you make your own rice paper and noodles guided by local people.

· 8.30am: Heading to authentic small canals – one of ten prettiest canals in the world. It takes more than an hour on the canals. Our boat driver will stop driving, but paddling slowly so that you can immerse yourself in nature

· 9.30am: Back in the port/city 

 

INCLUDED:

- Breakfast

- Pick up and drop off at your hotel in the city center- 3km radius

- English speaking tour guide

- Entrance fees

- once Fruits and non-alcoholic drinks

EXCLUDED:

- Gifts and alcoholic drinks.

 

*NOTE:

- Tour runs for at least 2 pax

- This price does not include VAT tax.

- Extra fee if including accommodation

- Extra fee if using pick up and drop off service by car in Ho Chi Minh City

 

TERMS AND RULES:

Payment policy

- Deposit 50% when booking tours

- Rest of the price (a day before the tour departs)

- Holidays/Occasions: 30% extra charge

Cancellation policy

- For almost of our tours, once tour is confirmed and fully paid but for one reason they cancel the tour, the following charges will apply in the event of cancellation prior to tour commencement:

 

- Cancellation fees will be charged for issued flight tickets, issued visas, transfer, and according to hotel policies. Otherwise cancellation will be charged according to the following schedule.

 

Days prior to pax arrival Cancellation charge:

- a week before arrival: 0% of total tour price.

- 3 days before arrival: 50% of total tour price.

- less than 72 hours before arrival: 100% tour price.

Other information:

Please let us know if you have any allergy concerns.

 

SAIGON STREET FOOD on 2 WHEELS

 

Transport : by motorbike

Type of tour : Private tours

Number of foods : 06 + 1 drink

 

Please note that the order of food stalls and the food names can be changed due to subjective conditions like food stall closing, bad weather, bad traffic but will be replaced by equivalent alternatives

 

 

 

 

 

Right after understanding all safety instructions from our guides, you will hit the road and immerse yourself into Saigon’s rush hours with thousands of vehicles. 

The first thing we will do is to drive on Thu Thiem 2 bridge to cross the Saigon river. You will be stopping on the bridge to admire the scenic beauty of Saigon by night with our guide’s interesting talks. It’s a great spot for SUNSET PHOTOS as well.

 

 

The next food is BÁNH XÈO, which means in English Rice pancake folded in half. You’ll witness how the food is made and try it with our guide’s explanations.

 

Also just right here, you will taste GỎI CUỐN or Fresh Spring Rolls in English. Our guide explains how the food is made, what is the most accurate way to eat it and more.Through our guide’s stories, you’ll learn great things about this food.

 

The next stop is at a street BANH MI stall. Banh Mi has been so well-known all over the world so why not give it a try right on the street. For this food, we don’t sit down as it’s only for takeaway. Just taste it to have a true feel of the most common Vietnamese breakfast for busy people.

 

 

The last food is a common desert food which is called Flan Cake or an alternative. This is where you can have interesting chats with your guides to end the tour with great memories

 

 

Tour ends at around 9.00 pm back to your hotel or at a place you prefer.

 

THE FOODS AND DRINKS INCLUDE:

1. Phở noodle soup. This is one of the most common foods which is best eaten for breakfast and dinner as it's a hot bowl of special broth combined with rice noodle, vegetable, coriander and beef slices.

 

2. Banh Xeo - Rice pancake folded in half : A very famous food that needs time and effort to make. It has great stories about cultures and ways of life.

 

3. Goi Cuon - Fresh spring rolls : Rice paper rolled with coriander, rice noodles, lettuce, pork, shrimps and dip with peanut sauce

 

4. Banh Mi : Vietnamese typical bread stuffed with either roasted pork or grilled chicken, or canned fish, or duck or grilled beef along with pickles, cucumber and special sauce.

 

5. Seafood dishes : As the most common Vietnamese drinking habit : a great combination of grilled, steamed, stir fried clams or oysters or snails with chilly beer. You will be sitting on tiny chairs surrounded by hundreds of locals cheering their favorite beer. This is how the normal Vietnamese cheer with friends.

 

6. Flan cake or any equivalent for dessert.

 

7. A local canned beer/soft drinks/water while enjoying seafood.

 

● Local interaction with lots of friendly smiles;

● Taste all common local foods and drinks mentioned above

● Learn and understand deeply about unique Vietnamese cultures;

● Become a real Vietnamese afterwards.

● NO hidden charges and no Tourist traps.

● Guests with strict dietary restrictions are warmly accommodated. Please let us know in advance for preparations

 

TOUR INCLUDES

+ Free pick up and drop off within District 1 and 3. Other places : please come to a particular address in D1 or 3 by yourself or please pay 50.000dong extra for our guide to pick up and drop off by motorbike.

guide with motorbikes and helmets

+ Each guest has one motorbiker, safety helmet with safe and friendly driver

+ All entrance fees and parking fees to sites.