Our cycling Mekong tour has been designed to provide an extraordinary view into the unique Mekong River. Four days through orchards, rice fields and lush landscape of the Mekong Delta. The trip includes a homestay at a local village, a boat ride to the floating market and a visit to a flower market, stork garden and local points of interest. A great way to relax...
Different with My Tho, Ben Tre - the other side of Mekong river is tranquil and in pristine condition. With a bicycle, you will not miss a great day to see this area and 4 branches of the mighty Mekong river. The total distance of this day is around 30km (all flat, easy ride, relax, many stops for photo).
06:00 Pick up at the hotel depart for Cai Be by car/van , stop for photos at Tan An town over the flat rice fields. On arriving in Cai Be, start the motorized boat ro visit the Cai Be Floating Market, experience how people exchanging goods, fruit and many other commodities on their vessels. Visitors then roam into the small villages to visit the orchard, fruit plantation...
The Mekong River is one of the world's 10th rivers in its river length and has great influences upon nature and societies of the Indo-china Peninsula. The source of the Mekong River is in Tibet mountains and is called Dza Chu River (River of Rock). After running through very narrow valley paralling Yangz Jiang and Salween River, the Mekong reach to Yung-Nan Province of China and is called Lancang Jiang (Turbulent River). Via Golden Triangle, the crossing of China, Myanmer and Laos boarder, the Mekong flow into Vientiane Plain. The term, Lower Mekong means downstream segment from the point. There are some notorious rapids for French navigation plan in colonial period before the Mekong get to Cambodia, and the last segment is the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam, which distributes grate influeces to agriculture, especially paddy fields there. Please discover Its peaceful sceneries in this tour.
Cat Tien National Park is located in three provinces of Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc. Cat Tien National Park has a diversified topography with hills along the banks, plains and sloping flows. In 1978, the South Cat Tien and North Cat Tien parks were put under the State's protection. In 1992, the Cat Loc Park was listed in the programme for the protection of natural wild animals and flora. In December 1998, these three parks joined together to become the Cat Tien National Park, under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Mekong Eyes combines regional boat-building traditions with modern
comforts to become the perfect holiday vessel to cruise the Mekong in style.
At 39m long and 8.5m wide, the Mekong Eyes river cruiser was built out of an
old, traditional rice barge with the finest quality wood, and artfully decorated
by skilled craftsmen of the Mekong Delta
Why Mekong Eyes? – One of the traditional ceremonies performed on a newly
constructed Mekong boat is the “eye opening”. The eyes are painted on the bow
for good luck, a wide-awake crew and fast and safe journeys.
Song Xanh Sampan launched in November is a new cruise to discover the Mekong
Delta. This small boat equipped with a private toilet removable beds offers 2
days/ 1 night and 3 days/2 nights cruise, guests will be led to smaller rivers
and canals, discovering life of local people on the river as well as on the
land: floating markets, to orchards, local school and fruit production
factories. Song Xanh will trace from Cai Be to various provinces in Mekong Delta
such as Chau Doc, Rach Gia, Vinh Long, Sa Dec, Long Xuyen.
HTML clipboardPut the mythical Southeast Asian capitals of Phnom Penh and Saigon side by side
and you have a meeting of two countries separated by an invisible line at the
river. But the line becomes real when you compare their very different cultures,
landscapes and pace of life. After the "Land of the Nine Dragons", the rice
granary of Vietnam, we arrive at the impressive pastoral riverbanks of Cambodia.
We are struck by the pace of activity and the cascade of things to see,
including the nostalgic port of Saigon, the brickworks and trawlers of My Tho,
the floating market in Cai Be, the temples and pagodas, the aquatic gardens of
Vinh Long, Marguerite Duras' hometown of Sa Dec, the boat yards of Long Xuyen,
the houses over fishing rearing pens in Chau Doc, before docking at Phnom Penh.
Opened in the middle of September 2007, Ninh Kieu 2 is situated amid the area of high-class hotel at the center of Cantho city. Ninh Kieu 2 features 108 well-facilitated rooms of 4 categories (VIP Suite, Deluxe, Superior and Standard) that are all modern and luxurious.
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Nested between the pulsing business district and the pictureque Saigon River, the Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon assembles truthful Vietnam hospitality with rich history and culture - Experience Saigon all around you - and ride on the adventure wave of
The 252-room Park Hyatt Saigon hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is centrally located at Lam Son Square, near the elegant Opera House in downtown Saigon. The Park Hyatt Saigon hotel is 7km from Ho Chi Minh City's International Airport, Tan Son Nhat and is within walking distance of business, shopping, entertainment and main tourist attractions. The Park Hyatt Saigon is also host to Xuan Spa, an oasis of tranquility in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam.
Sheraton Saigon Hotel& Towers is strategically located within the vibrant business and entertainment district of the famous Dong Khoi Street. Our 382 spacious deluxe guest rooms and suites, plus 92 Executive Residential Apartments overlook Ho Chi Minh City
The only luxury hotel in the centre of the Mekong Delta, the four star Victoria Can Tho Resort blends colonial-style architecture with the natural beauty of the river.