7 Day Saigon To Phu Quoc Island: Luxury River & Sea Journey
You will be met upon arrival by a local representative and taken to checking in to your luxurious accommodation to relax a bit. Your first day is spent with a nice introduction of Saigon by by taking a city orientation. You will visit Opera House, Ho Chí Minh City Hall and the Continental Hotel, Notre Dame Cathedral and Post Office. In the afternoon, check out Ben Thanh Market downtown and haggle over local sweets or silks. Back to hotel to relax and at 06:00 pm you will experience one of the most interesting tour, helping you understand more about Vietnamese and capture the best of the city has to offer. It is Saigon after Dark foodie tour. You will have great chances to sample and savor the most amazing dishes that Vietnam has to offer. Our drivers and guides will take you to different parts of the city that locals offer different Vietnamese foodies from South up to North. Back to the hotel at around 10:00 pm. Overnight at hotel. Return to your hotel, with time to relax. Overnight in Yangon.
Preferred: Park Hyatt Saigon or Hotel des Arts by MGallery
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. Hop on a bicycle 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 cruise 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 historic house of the real-life character in the acclaimed novel and film “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras. A candlelit dinner awaits at this dramatic house. Enjoy your first night on board your sampan as it moors on the Mekong River.
Breakfast is served on board as you cruise towards Long Xuyen along narrow canals past several rustic monkey bridges and pristine countryside scenes. After enjoying lunch on board, arrive in Long Xuyen to visit Tiger Island, birthplace of Vietnam’s second president. Return to the sampan for dinner and resume your cruise towards Rach Gia. Enjoy your second night on board.
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. Airport transfer by a cab. Fly to Phu Quoc Island. the remainder of the day will be yours. Soak up the sun on the beautiful white sandy beaches. Jump in the crisp, cool ocean and experience a plethora of life under the sea while scuba diving or snorkeling.
Preferred: JW Marriott Phu Quoc or Le Veranda Phu Quoc
Spend the day relaxing in extraordinarily beautiful surroundings – swim in the surrounding marine reserve, explore pristine sandy beaches and enjoy first class all-inclusive dining.
Preferred: JW Marriott Phu Quoc or Le Veranda Phu Quoc
Your Vietnam tour is coming to the end, enjoy your free day and do something you want to make your holiday unforgettable.
Preferred: JW Mariott Phu Quoc or Le Veranda Phu Quoc
After breakfast, flying back to Ho Chi Minh city. Arrival in the airport marks the end of this 7-day Saigon, Mekong Delta on the sampan and Con Dao island adventure. Thank You and Goodbye.