Start the day tour to Cao Dai Temple with a couple of hours drive to Tay Ninh Province. Arrive around 11:30 am, and this is a perfect time to learn about Cao Daism, its history and have time for endless photos before you watch the followers attending noon mass. Caodaism is an almost new religious movement officially established in Tay Ninh in 1926. The religion is a combination of Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Confucianism, and Islam. Watching pilgrims pray is one of the major highlights. Most of the followers are in white with long dresses. The pope, cardinals, archbishops and priests are in colourful long dresses. Then have lunch in the famous restaurant, continue travelling to Cu Chi tunnels, and visit the Ben Duoc original tunnels. Viet Minh dug the tunnels in 1948 when the French were here, then Viet Cong built the tunnels longer and more complicated than when US Army was in South Vietnam until 1975. It is an impressive underground constructed base. You explore these tunnels with your leader accompanied by a Viet Cong guide with local knowledge. Then return to Saigon in the late afternoon.

Can Tho is the biggest city in the Delta region, situated by the Bassac/Hau River, and famous for its floating market in Cai Rang rural district. Don’t miss an early morning boat ride to see the local farmers trading fresh farm products and commodities from sampans to bigger boats. After breakfast, check out and travel by motorboat to the well-known floating market. After 45 minutes boat ride, the market is in action in front of you. The boat gets through the market slowly, so we watch locals exchange farm products from boat to boat, and it is also an excellent time to capture the market in action.  Every boat has a long upright pole at its bow on which samples of the goods for sale hung on the bamboo sticks with bananas, pineapple, sweet potatoes, watermelons and so on.  Each product for sale is easy to recognize because it's hung up with a bamboo pole. Disembark your boat for another land market that sells all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables. Then carry on the journey to Sadec town by car. Make a stop at the flower villages, experience how people grow them, and walk through some ornamentals and bonsai gardens. These villages are fabulous places for flower lovers. Next, a short drive takes you to the ancient house of Huy Thuy Le. The house's owner was in love with the French lady from 1928 to 1932 during the Indochina time. The town had become famous since the movie "The Lover" was published. Sadec is an old town built by the French, and it becomes known to tourists since the movie "The Lover" had published. Marguerite Duras's love story is about when she fell in love with a local man before 1932. After lunch at the house, keep on the journey as it planned to Xeo Quyt forest. Cross the Mekong River by ferry and drive to Xeo Quyt forest, where you explore the former Viet Công base in Dong Thap. Visit the forest by sampan, paddle the sampan on through the forest, learn about wildlife before walking on trails to see hidden bunkers, fighting trenches, and the command centre. Lastly, take a rest on vehicle transfer 3.5 hours back to Saigon in the late afternoon.

Leave Saigon for a 2-hour journey by car to Mekong Delta on freeways bridge over the vast farmlands to My Tho. It's nice to look over the idyllic villages and agricultural countryside. Upon arriving at the waterfront in Cai Be, board a Cai Be Princess boat to cruise along waterways, through little Cai Be floating market and villages along riverbanks as you enjoy tropical fruit, coconut on board. Make a stop at a village that produces local snacks, handicrafts, and rice paper. Return the boat to cruise across Co Chien River, pass lush Tan Phong island, and enter a small quiet river branch to Binh Hoa Phuoc village. Taste local speciality at local home out in lovely fruit orchard. Then carry on travel by boat to one of the typical ancient houses on the An Binh island. Enjoy fruits, honey, and homemade wines made mainly from fruits with other herbs as the folk show music performed by locals. Afterwards, return to the boat, keep on cruising on lively Dong Phu canals. This is a perfect time to see locals life on waterways through An Binh island. Finally, the boat escapes the island to cross Co Chien River to another side. Arrive at the dock in Vinh Long and have an hour transfer to Can Tho City.

Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City. It was one of the most important trading centres in Sout East Asia and was called the "Pearl of the Far East" in the last centuries. The team of Vietnam Backroads will meet you at the Tan Son Nhat Airport and take you to Saigon downtown to check in the hotel. Welcomed lunch at one of the famous restaurants in town, and take a walking tour to explore Saigon landmarks, the French influence. First, you visit the Reunification Palace, the War Remnants Museum, which are great sites to learn more about Vietnam's modern history. Then walk to the Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, before a short walk down the Opera House and Town Hall. You can see more mopeds than cars and all ways busy as the city never sleep. Return to the hotel and enjoy your free time for street food in the evening.

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is the country's largest city. The name Saigon has indicated the city centre by locals today. What to do and see by your way in Saigon? Reunification Palace, General Post Office, War Museum and shopping on Dong Khoi St, and Ben Thanh Market. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then spend time shopping and relaxing until the pick up for transfer to the International Airport to fly home. Tour End! Vietnam Adventure Tours
 

Start the day with a visit to Ben Duoc original tunnels located a couple of hours vehicle drive to Tay Minh Province. Arrive around 11:30 am, and this is a perfect time to learn about Cao Daism, its history and have time for endless photos before you watch the followers attending noon mass. Cao Daism is a unique religion combined with Catholicism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Islam. Then have lunch in the famous restaurant, continue travelling to Cu Chi tunnels, and visit the Ben Duoc original tunnels. Viet Minh dug the tunnels in 1948 when the French were here, then Viet Cong built the tunnels longer and more complicated than when US Army was in South Vietnam until 1975. It is an impressive underground constructed base. You explore these tunnels with your leader and also accompanied by a Viet Cong guide with local knowledge. Then return to Saigon in the late afternoon.
 

You'll have an early start for a boat trip along the Can Tho River towards Cai Rang, the largest liveliest floating market in the Delta. Can Tho is a city in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region. Set on the south bank of the Bassac River, it’s known for its floating markets. Cai Rang is just about 45 minutes by the river in the urban district.  You can observe locals sell and buy various products catering to their daily lives. The market is a famous location to find farms and other products priced quite reasonably compared to others. There are wide ranges of fresh tropical fruits, vegetables harvested from farms nearby. The rest are tiny sampans that are mainly focused on selling light breakfast, coffee, and soft drinks. The sampans are more motivated than the longer boats with long-tailed engines when the bigger boats are anchored with farm products and specialties, such as vegetables, grapefruit, coconut, banana, watermelon, and dragon fruit rambutan. Then you disembark the boat for a beautiful ride in 12 km. The routes are smooth concrete paths through the backwaters of Phong Dien. Ride along small rivers, pass kindergarten, primary, a small village with rustic farmlands. Return to Can Tho city for lunch, and lastly, relax on vehicle driving back to Ho Chi Minh.
 

Start to travel to the heart of Mekong Delta, stay a night in the Mekong Delta Capital, experience the lively floating market the following day. Upon arrival in the rural village of Cay Lay, we cycle 12km through rustic farmlands, villages along rivers, cross small rivers in the countryside by small ferry boats, experience people live along the Mekong River. There will be many stops on the way, visit local families, workshops producing local snacks, sweets and handicrafts. Have delicious lunch in Cai Be township. Afterwards, you board the Cai Be Princess boat to cruise through the small Cai Be floating market and cross the Mekong River to An Binh island. This is a chance you experience local life along Dong Phu Canals until your boat left the Island behind and reached Vinh Town, where we have an hour vehicle drives to Can Tho.

Enjoy breakfast and check out for a leisurely transfer to Da Nang to board an internal flight to Ho Chi Minh. Your guide and diver will take you to Saigon city center to check in the hotel. After lunch, spend the rest of the day and evening is your own time to explore bustle Saigon.