Can Tho - Soc Trang - Bac Lieu Tour

TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 01: ARRIVAL AT CAN THO AIRPORT (Dinner)

Morning:

• Pick up guests at Can Tho Airport. Transfer to Can Tho city center, check into the hotel, and take a rest.

• Have dinner.

Evening:

• Guests are free to explore Can Tho City at night.

DAY 02: CAN THO – SOC TRANG – BAC LIEU – CA MAU (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

07:00

• Have breakfast and check out. Depart for Soc Trang. Upon arrival, visit ancient Khmer pagodas that bear the deep cultural imprints of the Khmer people:

  • Buu Son Pagoda (or Dat Set Pagoda - Clay Pagoda): A unique temple featuring thousands of large and small clay statues, with clay columns as well. More uniquely, it houses 8 candles weighing a total of 1.4 tons, which are said to have been burning for a hundred years.

  • Khléang Pagoda: One of the oldest Khmer pagodas in Soc Trang, built in the mid-16th century, associated with the legend of the place name Soc Trang, and recognized as a National Historical-Cultural Site.

  • Ma Toc Pagoda (or Wathsêrâytecho Mahatup) / Doi Pagoda (Bat Pagoda): Built over 400 years ago in Soc Trang. The pagoda contains thousands of precious artifacts, including Buddha statues and the four mythical creatures (Dragon-Unicorn-Tortoise-Phoenix), all sculpted from clay. It's also called Bat Pagoda because it has long been home to about 1 million bats, mostly with wingspans of 1-1.2m, and the largest reaching up to 1.5m.

• Have lunch.

Afternoon:

• The group heads to Bac Lieu. Visit the House of the Bac Lieu Dandy (Cong Tu Bac Lieu), a famous figure in Saigon and Southern Vietnam in the 1930s and 1940s, known for "burning money like paper to show off his wealth."

• Continue to Ca Mau, check into the hotel.

• Have dinner.

Evening:

• Overnight at the hotel or free to explore Ca Mau City at night.

DAY 03: CA MAU – CAPE CA MAU – TAC SAY – CAN THO (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Morning:

• Have breakfast. Check out.

• The group visits the National Coordinate Landmark at the southernmost tip of Vietnam's territory – Cape Ca Mau.

• Take a speedboat to Cape Ca Mau (Dat Mui Ca Mau), passing through areas like Nam Can, Dam Cung, Ngoc Hien, Xom Mui, and navigating through small canals with vast mangrove forests to reach the country's endpoint. Visit the National Coordinate Landmark, the Cape Ca Mau (Southernmost Point of the Fatherland), the Vong Hai Dang (Observation Tower), and learn about the land accretion process at Cape Ca Mau.

Afternoon:

• Take the boat back to Ca Mau City.

• Proceed to Tac Say to visit Tac Say Church – the resting place of Father Bui Diep, a popular pilgrimage site in the Mekong Delta.

• Arrive in Can Tho, check into the hotel, and relax.

Evening:

• Enjoy dinner on a Cruise Ship, listen to Don Ca Tai Tu (Southern Vietnamese Amateur Music), and enjoy the fresh atmosphere of the river region right on the cruise.

• After the cruise, guests are free to explore Tay Do (Can Tho) at night or rest at the hotel.

DAY 04: CAN THO – AIRPORT TRANSFER (Breakfast, Lunch)

Morning:

• Explore the unique river market culture of the Mekong Delta people.

• Visit Cai Rang Floating Market – one of the largest floating markets in the Mekong Delta, a distinctive sight of buying and selling on the river with all kinds of local fruits and specialties.

• Experience the Mekong Delta waterways and enjoy the fresh air of the silt-laden Can Tho River by boat from Ninh Kieu Pier to My Khanh Eco-tourism Village. Here, guests can visit the 8-hectare orchard with over 20 varieties of fruit trees, a 100-year-old Southern traditional house, listen to traditional folk songs played on a 100-year-old hand-cranked gramophone, and visit traditional craft villages making rice wine and rice paper. Guests can also watch pig races, dog races, and monkey circus shows, and participate in activities like crocodile fishing and rowing boats.

• Ditch scooping for fish (Self-funded activity): This traditional farming activity offers a very interesting experience. The caught fish will be prepared into dishes following the "Southern pioneering" culinary style.

• Have lunch served next to the pool or at the Thuy Ta Restaurant.

Afternoon:

12:00 Visit:

• Ong Pagoda (Chua Ong): A representative temple of the Southern Chinese community, dedicated to Quan Thanh De Quan (Guan Yu) and Thien Hau Thanh Mau (Mazu).

• Visit Can Tho Ancient Market. Shopping and learning about various specialty fruits of the Southern region.

• The tour guide sees the group off at Can Tho Airport. End of the tour and hope to see you again.