Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - BenTre (4.5 hrs drive)
Depart HCM City and drive to My Tho. Cross the Mekong by ferry and stop for a break in an orchard before heading on to Ben Tre. After lunch, visit Vam Ho Bird Sanctuary located in a mangrove forest. Dinner and overnight Ben Tre.
Day 2: Ben Tre - Tra Vinh - Soc Trang (4 hrs drive)
After breakfast, a wonderful day with picturesque ferry crossings over Mekong River branches and islands. Discover some of the most beautiful Theravada pagodas of Tra Vinh and Soc Trang and encounter the Khmer monks and thousands of bats in a Khmer pagoda. Dinner and overnight in Soc Trang.
Day 3: Soc Trang - Bac Lieu - Ca Mau (4 hrs drive)
After breakfast, visit Khmer pagodas around Soc Trang, then drive to Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary. After lunch, drive to Ca Mau located at the southern tip of Vietnam in area of mangrove swamps. Dinner and overnight in Ca Mau.
Day 4: Ca Mau - Rach Gia - Hon Chong (2 hrs drive)
After an early breakfast, a long distance ferry boat will take us through an immense mangrove forest to Rach Gia - a great opportunity to photograph life on the river on the way to Hon Chong. Dinner and overnight in Hon Chong.
Day 5: Free day for relaxing and swimming.
Day 6: Hon Chong - Ha Tien - Chau Doc (5 hrs drive)
After breakfast, drive to Ha Tien and go sightseeing in this vibrant border town. In the afternoon, drive along the Vinh Te border canal to Tinh Bien and ascend the sacred Sam Mountain which affords panoramic views over the vast plains of the Mekong Delta and far into Cambodia. Dinner and overnight in Chau Doc.
Day 7: Chau Doc - Cao Lanh (3 hrs drive)
After an early breakfast, take a boat ride through an amazing riverside market and through floating villages which farm tons of fish in cages under the water. Continue by ferry and road to Tan Chau and Hong Ngu before heading on to Cao Lanh for the night. Dinner and overnight in Cao Lanh.
Day 8: Cao Lanh - Ho Chi Minh City (4 hrs drive)
After breakfast, drive through the rural area of Dong Thap and Long An province which is known as "the big rice basket" of Mekong Delta. Visit bustling floating markets, and drive past the beautiful vast rice fields along a bumpy but incredibly scenic dirt road. Lunch in Tan An. Return to Ho Chi Minh City at 2pm. End of our services.
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