Cai Be - Flower Village - Ancient House - Mandarin Farm - Can Tho

• Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House

  3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  At 7 AM, we will head to Sa Dec of Dong Thap province after enjoying breakfast at Mekong Lodge. At first stop, we spend our time to explore Xeo Quyt Eco Forest. It is also called Rung Tram, is the magnificent 52-hectare near My Hiep village. One vast swamp beneath a beautiful thick canopy of tall trees and vines, it's one of the last natural forests left in the Mekong Delta. Xeo Quyt belongs to My Long commune, Cao Lanh district, Dong Thap province. It is a basement among residential place which is preserved formerly containing: underground house, store, secret tunnel…Visiting Xeo Quyt, tourists can view the scene of tough life in the defending America period and traveling by boat on the charming river and beneath a beautiful thick canopy of tall trees and vines. Leaving Xeo Quyt, we head to Huynh Thuy Le's Ancient House to visit the famous ancient house and have lunch there. This ancient house is the home of the main character in French writer Marguerite Duras’s novel “The Lover” in Sa Dec town, Dong Thap province has been listed as one of Vietnam’s most impressive destinations by the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations. The 119-year-old house owned by the Huynh Thuy family is famous for its unique architecture – a mixture of Southern Vietnamese, French and Chinese styles. The house witnessed the passionate love affair between Marguerite Duras - the well-known French writer who penned the famous novel L'Amant (The Lover) - and Huynh Thuy Le, a son of the Huynh Family.

• Sadec Flower Village

  1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  After lunch, we move to Sa Dec Flower Village -The Colorful World of Mekong Delta. Serving as the centre of flower and bonsai, Tan Quy Dong Flower Village in Sa Dec becomes one of the attractive destinations for tourists in edge of New Year occasion. Visitors come here at that time, not the Tet holiday time because the period between 15 to 22 of December in Lunar calendar is the starting time for flowers in Sa Dec to bloom. The locals here also prepare to harvest and transport flowers to other nearby areas, serving for Tet holiday. When the time comes, every people gather on the fields for growing flowers that create a crowded and busy atmosphere as if Tet is coming. Thus, it is said that Sa Dec has an early New Year. Spring comes when the local busy with their work of planting flowers. On the border on New Year time, a lot of youngsters from Sai Gon will be rushing about this village to take photos, some even come to take wedding photos. The landscapes in Sa Dec are also diverse with the immense colourful flower fields, serving as the marvellous background for photos and never making people bored. Sa Dec flower village can be said s one of the must visit place in the southwest in border on Tet time. It shall surprise you with the vast and gorgeous space.
• Accommodations

  Stay at Ninh Kieu Riverside Hotel

  Food And Drinks

  Breakfast

  Lunch