Depart from Phu An Jetty at 10:00AM. Ride around the remote countryside area by bicycle, and end up at Le Longanier Restaurant.

Have lunch at the exquisite colonial-style villa positioned in a lush tropical garden by the river. After lunch, begin your leisurely cruise on the Delta’s beautiful waterways. Along the way, make stops to discover local cottage industries for which the river local people have done to earn their living. Before arriving at Sa Dec, pay a visit to a traditional brick mill where everything is made by hand. When getting in Sa Dec, step ashore and go for a stroll towards the outdoor market. Enter the historic house of the real-life character appearing in the reputable novel and film “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras.

A candlelit dinner has been prepared at this dramatic house. Enjoy your first night on the Mekong River.

Have a nice leisurely breakfast on board while you are taken towards Long Xuyen along a narrow canal, and interestingly pass several scenic monkey bridges. After lunch on board, get in Long Xuyen to visit Tiger Island, known as the birthplace of Vietnam’s second president.

Continue boarding the sampan for dinner and resume your cruise towards Chau Doc. The sampan will sail until approximately 10:00PM, and then the pilot anchors for the night. Stay overnight on board.

Enjoy breakfast on board while you cruise towards Chau Doc. Located close to the border with Cambodia, Chau Doc is the ideal gateway to Phnom Penh. Not only renowned for its pagodas and temples, but Chau Doc is also where you can find the Tra Su Bird Sanctuary, a superb eucalyptus mangrove. Disembark at Victoria Chau Doc private pier at approximately 10:00AM.

*Note: Actual itinerary may vary depending upon river tide, arrival time or other conditions.

Begin from Phu An Jetty at 10:00AM. Go for a bicycle ride to gain interesting experiences of this tranquilly rural area, and end up at Le Longanier Restaurant.

Enjoy your lunch in the exquisite colonial-style villa located in a lush tropical garden by the river. Afterwards, get on the Song Xanh Sampan for a nice leisurely cruise along the bustling waterways of the Mekong Delta. En route, make stops to know more about local cottage industries in which products are made from rice and coconuts – familiar items of the Mekong Delta.

Before arrival in Sa Dec, enter a traditional brick mill where you will see everything be made by hand. Right after getting in Sa Dec, take a leisurely walk towards a busy outdoor market. Visit the historic house of the real-life character in the acclaimed novel and film “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras. Then, savor a candlelit dinner at this dramatic house. Relish your first night on your sampan as it is moored.

You enjoy breakfast on board while the sampan is directed towards Long Xuyen throughout narrow canals and moves past several rustic monkey bridges and charming rural scenes. After lunch on board, get in Long Xuyen and visit Tiger Island, where the Vietnam’s second president was born. Keep embarking for dinner and resume your cruise towards Rach Gia. Stay overnight on board.

At around 7:00 AM, get in Rach Gia, the capital of Kien Giang Province, positioned on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Have breakfast on board before disembarkation. For those who early travel to Phu Quoc, the breakfast can be served at around 6:00 am.

Be welcomed at the Victoria Chau Doc Hotel jetty at 10:00AM, you will be provided with cold towels and a refreshing drink right after the Song Xanh sampan is set in motion for a nice leisurely cruise on the river from Chau Doc towards Long Xuyen. Along the way to travel through a narrow canal, the sampan will pass by monkey bridges and tranquil villages.

Before arrival in Long Xuyen, have lunch on board. Afterwards, pay a visit to Tiger Island (Cu Lao Ong Ho), a small island that is the hometown of the Vietnam’s second president - Ton Duc Thang.

Go for a stroll around the park surrounding a museum, and then experience a cycle ride around the island for the better view. Your last stopover before sunset is at a Vietnamese home to grab the more understanding of how the locals live. Enjoy a candlelit dinner here. Overnight on board.

You are served with breakfast on board at 7:00 am while the sampan cruises downstream. When getting in Sa De, stroll around this charming town for sightseeing. One of the town’s highlights is the ancient house of Huynh Thuy Le, a real-life character in the celebrated novel and film “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras.

Sa Dec is well worth discovering as it plays a significant role in the development of the Delta region. In the town, there are large Chinese and Khmer communities founded for a long time, while the French have also left their mark on the local architecture. As a result, many religions are found side by side, such as a Catholic church, a Chinese temple, a Cao Dai temple, and Vietnamese pagodas.

Savor lunch and dinner on board. Stay overnight on the Song Xanh sampan.

Begin cruising towards Cai Be at 6:00 am. Observe the locals’ life as it plays out on shore – the people starting their daily activities contribute to picturesque landscapes - while leisurely enjoying breakfast onboard. Along the way, stop at some spots to learn about cottage industries of the local region; some of the stops are at a brick factory, coconut candy, puffed rice workshops (the local equivalent of popcorn), and small home-based businesses which the locals do for their living. End the cruise at Le Longanier Restaurant, and have lunch in the exquisite colonial-style villa located in a lush tropical garden by the river as well as surrounded by fruit plantations, where you have a glimpse into the Indochina of yesteryear.