Can Tho City, the Capital City of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, is renowned for its unique Cai Rang floating market. This market, a true gem of the Delta region, is not just a top tourist attraction, but a real one-of-a-kind experience that you won't find anywhere else.
After breakfast, enjoy a motorized boat trip to the bustling floating market and watch the waterway's local morning activities. Your boat will get through and around the market slowly. There are many wooden boats of different sizes. Bigger boats are wholesalers and anchored, while smaller boats move around and look for trading partners. The other tiny sampans sell light breakfasts: noodle soups, broken rice with porks, coffee, and soft drinks. The floating market opens all day, but it is busiest from sunrise to about 9 am. The primary items for trading are farm products and other commodities. The items for sale are hung up on a pole of bigger boats for advertising.
Following the market, you will get off the boat and explore another busy land market before the beautiful ride to Chau Doc. It's a long way from Can Tho to Chau Doc, so our adventure day will divide today's ride into 2 sections.
The morning is 30 km on shady paths, sharing space with local mopeds and pushbikes, passing numerous villages, and exploring the backwaters of rural Dists. My Khanh and Binh Thuy routes are dirt lances, winding concrete paths, the creeks, and lush farms. Visit one of the most beautiful Mandarin landlords' houses in the 19th century in the Mekong Delta. This house was recognized as an official national relic by the Ministry of Culture. Built-in 1870, the house structure blends Asian and European cultures and characteristics, with the exterior being French style, and the interior being a traditional Vietnamese house. Lunch en route before 2. hours transfer to Chau Phu.
From Chau Phu, embark on a 20 km cycling journey through picturesque rice paddy fields, charming hamlets, and vibrant Vietnamese pagodas. As you pedal along the man-made canals, you'll be surrounded by the tranquility of thatched shelters, palm trees, and raised farms. The verdant countryside and the majestic Sam mountain scenery provide a perfect backdrop for a leisurely ride. The afternoon's ride culminates at Sam Mountain, where you'll be transferred on a winding road to Victoria Sam Lodge. Here, you can unwind by the swimming pool and bask in the breathtaking sunset view over the Cambodian border.
