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DAY 01: LONGXUYEN – SADEC (L,D) |
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11h30
Morning embark our cruise and welcome drink on boat.
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Explore the long Xuyen market one of the most bustling floating
markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and
jostling for space as owners attempt to sell their goods.
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Visit
Culao OngHo and enjoy the scenery and walk /cycle to visit
villages the island, passing by farmers, children, villagers
tendering their daily load. See local farmers trading their
produce on the water as they have done for centuries. You will
have a unique opportunity to discover a side of Delta life that
few travellers experience.
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Board
our boat and leisurely cruise down the Mekong River while enjoy
aperitif with canapé .
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Le Cochinchine drops anchor at
the entry of Longxuyen for the night.
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DAY 02:
SADEC – CAIBE (B,L,D)
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Rising up early for another nice day we contemplate sunrise
while having breakfast on board.
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Visit
the Sadec local market , following the tracks of French novelist
Marguerite Duras.
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Visit bricks and tiles kilns and the manufacture of earthenware pots
on a bank of river
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Walks/Cycle amongst the ever blossoming Sadec flower village and
local industries.
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Back
to boat and enjoy welcome back drink while lunch is served.
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Le
Cochinchine leisure cruise down to Mythuan and Caithia where we
embark on lovely cycling
along the island taking in beautiful view of scenery, local people,
and get insight into local life.
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Back to our boat and enjoy welcome back drink.
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Rest on the deck enjoying the sunset on sundeck. Enjoy aperitif and
traditional herbal foot massage. The crew serve dinner while the Le
Cochinchine is cruising.
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Le
Cochinchine sets anchor in for the night. Overnight on boat.
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DAY 02:
CAIBE DEPATURE (B)
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Breakfast on the boat.
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We
take a morning junk trip to Dong Hoa Hiep Island and go ashore to
visit the French Gothic Cathedral and colourful port area, with its
colonial buildings, delightful flower gardens and local coconut
candy and rice paper manufacturers.
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We explore evergreen islands and visit the former Imperial
residence the traditional House, where surviving members of the Kiet
family will welcome us with tea, and we can wander in the fruit
orchards around the house.
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Back to our boat and enjoy welcome back drink. Check out and
disembark. |
