Through The Delta To The Sea (Upstream)

Highlights Include

• Travel through the Delta by river to Rach Gia, gateway to Phu Quoc
• Discover historic Sa Dec
• Explore areas rarely visited by tourists
• Unique photo opportunities

Valid from 1 October 2023 until 30 Sep 2024

Day 1

CAI BE – SA DEC

Be picked up at your hotel at 8:00 am and transfer to Cai Be by road. Your trip starts from Phu An Jetty at 10:00 am. Start with a bicycle ride to better explore this wonderfully rural area, ending up at Le Longanier Restaurant. Lunch is served in this exquisite colonial-style villa set in a lush tropical garden by the river.

After lunch, board the Song Xanh Sampan for a leisurely boat on the busy waterways of the Mekong Delta, with stops along the way to visit local cottage industries that utilize products from the Delta like rice and coconuts.

Before arriving in Sa Dec, stop to visit a traditional brick factory where everything is made by hand. Arriving in Sa Dec, step ashore and take a stroll to a lively outdoor market. Visit the Kien An Cung, ancient Chinese architecture has played an important part in the Chinese community in Dong Thap for nearly a hundred years.

Dinner is served onboard. Enjoy your night on board your sampan as it moors on the Mekong River.

Day 2

SA DEC – LONG XUYEN –  RACH GIA 

Breakfast is served on board as you boat towards Long Xuyen along narrow canals past several rustic monkey bridges and pristine countryside scenes.

After enjoying lunch on board, arrive at Long Xuyen to visit Tiger Island, birthplace of Vietnam’s second president. Return to the sampan for dinner and resume your boat towards Rach Gia. Enjoy your second night on board.

Day 3

RACH GIA

Arrive in Rach Gia at around 7:00 am, the capital of Kien Giang Province, located on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Breakfast is served on board before disembarkation. For travelers traveling early to Phu Quoc, we can serve breakfast as early as 6:00 am.

*Notes: Actual itinerary may vary depending upon river tide, arrival time or other conditions.