Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho - Cai Be - Mekong Eyes Cruise
Duration: 2 days / 1 night

The Mekong Eyes combines regional boat-building traditions with modern comforts to become the perfect holiday vessel to cruise the Mekong in style.
Let's join with us and experiences with the Mekong people

 

Brief Itinerary
Route 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho - Cai Be - Panorama Cruise.
Route 2: Ho Chi Minh City - Cai Be - Can Tho - Panorama Cruise.
Departure: odd days depart from Can Tho; Even days depart from Cai Be.

DAY 1
11.30: Arrival at the pier. Check-in into cabins.
12.00: Cruise start. Lunch on board.
16.00: Guided land excursion – walk in orchards and small villages.
17.00: Return to the boat for refreshments.
19.00: Dinner on board. Night on board.

DAY 2:
06.30: Morning tea, served until 8.30.
08.30: Excursion with a long sampan boat to visit the floating market in Can Tho/Cai Be.
10.00: Return to the boat.
11.30: Departure to Saigon.
~ 14/16.00: Arrival in Saigon.

Day 1: Panorama Cruise
In the morning we pick you up at your hotel in Saigon and take you to Can Tho or Cai Be. You board the Mekong Eyes around noon. After a refreshing welcome drink we show you our on-board facilities and your cosy cabin. As lunch is served, the boat starts cruising. Sit back and watch the fantastic scenery and the daily life of the Mekong people.

In the afternoon you can disembark for a guided leisurely stroll through the village and the surrounding fruit orchards or rice fields. Meet the friendly locals and taste the local produce and fruits.

Get back on board and enjoy a drink at the bar or relax on deck as the sun sets over the magnificent water landscape. The boat will anchor for the night. The day ends with a delicious on-board dinner.

 

Day 2: Cai Rang / Cai Be Floating Market
Wake up well rested to the sound of the River and get ready for another exciting day of sightseeing. At 6.30h the Mekong Eyes sets off for a sunrise cruise. Watch the locals go about their daily work drying exotic fruits and building ships on the wooden yards while enjoying an early breakfast.

After breakfast, we will board a sampan boat to Cai Be or Cai Rang floating market, the region’s busiest and most lively markets. Marvel at the sheer abundance of exotic fruits, vegetables and skilfully handcrafted regional products. We will pull up to the boats for talking and bargaining with the merchants. We will also visit some of the local candy and cake making factories or boat through the green water landscape to see local houses, verdant orchards and ship-building yards.

The boat trip ends at around 11.00 - 11.30h on the pier. After lunch, we will take you back to your hotel in Saigon.