FULL DAY CAI BE FLOATING MARKET

AM: Pick up from your hotel for an approximate 2.5 hour drive to Cai Be in Mekong Delta. The Mekong Delta is known as the Delta of Nine Dragons for the 9 tributaries that splinter from the main Mekong River.  Visit the first stop-over Cao Dai Temple in Cai Be which is symbolizing for the local unique religion and then Cai Be Cathedral.

Embark on a boat to visit Cai Be floating market, the original style of commerce on the Mekong river. Have chance to observe the daily life of local people, engage in the conversation and buy some fresh tropical fruits on the local seller’s boats. Then, visiting the local poprice, coconut candy workshop and knowing the ways bee-breeding tasting honey tea by breezy river. Taking about 20 minutes for rowing sampan to the local fruit gardens of local people and listening to the traditional music Don Ca Tai Tu – an Intangible Cultural Heritage recognized by UNESCO, are the best chance for relaxation!

Continue crossing the Mekong river to An Binh island to visit the brick & pottery factory where you know how to make the brick and the pottery from the local clay and styles with the traditional technique. Have lunch at a local ancient house

PM: have a short transfer to our cycling spot. We hop on bikes and take narrow concrete paths along plantations and across villages. We stop en route to visit some families and learn a bit more about their activity and daily life. Then transfer back to Hochiminh city.