Son islet tour & Cai Rang floating market | Visit the local

Tour Information

Time

05:00 - 12:00

Duration

7 hours

  • Cai Rang floating market
  • Small canal
  • Rice noodle house
  • Binh Thuy Ancient house
  • Son islet

  • Transporation

    Small boat, taxi

    Group Size

    2-6

    From $55

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    Highlights

    Overview of Son islet tour

    Travel Can Tho like a local with Son islet tour & Cai Rang floating market. Take a boat to see the biggest floating market in Mekong delta (Cai Rang floating market), beautiful small canal, rice noodle house. Besides, explore Binh Thuy ancient house and local Son islet

    Son islet tour - Explore the beauty of the countryside
    Son islet tour – Explore the beauty of the countryside

    | See more: Son islet half day tour: Just explore Son islet in the morning or in the afternoon.

    Highlights

    • Visit busy Cai Rang floating market in the early morning
    • Enjoy local breakfast & Vietnamese coffee on the boat
    • Explore beautiful small canal
    • Visit more-than-40-year-old rice noodle house & taste “rice noodle pizza”
    • Visit Binh Thuy Ancient house – following the famous movie L’ Amant in 1992
    • Visit Con Son Islet community-based tourism
    • Visit Con Son fruit garden and pick fresh ripe fruits
    • Watch interesting Flying Snakehead Fish show
    • Visit a local house for homemade traditional cakes

    Itinerary of Son islet tour

    • Pick up at 5 A.M at your hotel and transfer to Ninh Kieu Pier. After that, we will head to Cai Rang floating market by a small boat.
    Son islet tour - Cai Rang floating market in the early morning
    Cai Rang floating market in the early morning
    • Visit Cai Rang floating market, you can see how the locals do their business on the boat while tasting some hot & delicious breakfast dishes & coffee on the boat
    Son islet tour - Enjoy local breakfast on the boat
    Enjoy local breakfast on the boat
    • Enjoy fresh pineapple on the local boat & take a panoramic photo of the floating market
    Enjoy fresh pineapple in Cai Rang floating market
    Enjoy fresh pineapple in Cai Rang floating market
    • The boat keeps heading through a stunning small canal & know more about the local life
    Visit scenic small canal
    Visit scenic small canal
    • The next stop is a four-decade making noodle factory. You guys here can see the process of making traditional noodle and give it a hand to try
    Experience making rice noodle in the traditional way
    Experience making rice noodle in the traditional way
    • Visit Binh Thuy’s ancient house. You will get the chance to “travel through the air” to know more about French-Vietnamese ancient house. You also know about the famous film The Lover (L’ Amant) filmed in this house
    Binh Thuy ancient house - one of the most beautiful old houses in the Mekong Delta
    Binh Thuy ancient house – one of the most beautiful old houses in the Mekong Delta
    • Take a boat sightseeing to Can Tho floating fish farm on Hau River to begin your Son islet tour. You can see the floating house on the river which was made for both living and many kinds of typical Mekong fish here
    Explore different kinds of fish in Can Tho floating fish farm
    Explore different kinds of fish in Can Tho floating fish farm
    • Then, the boat stops at the islet. After that, stroll around the Son islet fruit garden where you can feel free to pick and eat fresh fruits in the orchard.
    Son islet tour - Enjoy fresh seasonal tropical fruits in the fruit garden
    Enjoy fresh seasonal tropical fruits in the fruit garden
    Seasonal fruits in Son islet
    Seasonal fruits in Son islet
    • Watch the flying snakehead fish show. The locals have the secret to make snakehead fish to fly high. How interesting!
    Enjoy incredible snakehead fish show in Son islet
    Enjoy incredible snakehead fish show in Son islet
    • Visit a local house for homemade traditional cakes. You can give a hand to make cakes and also give them a taste. It would be a wonderful time because you can have some small talks with locals and get to know more Vietnamese people
    Experience making and enjoying Banh Xeo - Vietnamese pancake
    Experience making and enjoying Banh Xeo – Vietnamese pancake
    • Later, we will back to the city at 12:00 P.M and finish the Con Son islet tour. The tour guide will take you back to the hotel.

    What’s included?

    • Local tour guide
    • Small local boat
    • Local breakfast and drink
    • Fresh fruits
    • Crispy rice noodle pizza
    • Traditional folk cakes
    • Flying snake-head fish show
    • 1 bottle of water/pax
    • Entrance fees
    • Pick up from/to your hotel by A/C car or taxi in Can Tho city centre

    What’s excluded

    • Other expenses
    • TIP for tour guide
    • Travel Insurance

    Private Tour price

    Price/pax Adult Child (6-11) Child (<6)
    Group 5-6 pax 55 USD 41 USD Free
    Group 3-4 pax 60 USD 45 USD Free
    Group 2 pax 65 USD 49 USD Free
    • Payment:
      • Online banking
      • Cash: Pay for the tour guide after the tour
      • VISA, Master Card are accepted (with the bank’s fee)

    Cancellation policy

    • 7 days before departure date: free of charge.
    • 5 days before departure date: 30% charge of the total
    • 4-2 days before departure date: 75% charge of the total
    • Within 48 hours or no-show: No refund.

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