Package 3D2N in Can Tho: Floating market – forest – the life cycle of Mekong rice and dinner: farm to table

Departure (time can be adjusted)

Your driver meets you at your location for a comfortable transfer out of the city and into a peaceful, emerald-green countryside homestay surrounded by winding waterways and lush gardens.

Welcome Ritual & Authentic Countryside Lunch

Arrive at Mương Đình Lodge and be greeted with a very special welcome performance/ritual, complete with refreshing drinks and traditional cakes. Enjoy a delicious lunch packed with authentic countryside specialties. If your room is ready, you can check in right after lunch.

The Historic Grand Canal & Agricultural Discoveries

Board a private boat to begin your “Journey to Discover the True Value of Mekong Rice in The land of a Thousand Canals.” Cruise along the largest canal system in the Mekong Delta, machine-dug during the French colonial era back in 1907—the very birthplace of the region’s rice prosperity.

Life along the Waterway: Admire vast water landscapes, observe daily riverbank life, and watch massive water barges worth hundreds of millions to tens of billions of VND glide past.

Birthplace of Rice: Stop at seasonal rice fields to see where Vietnam’s staple grain begins its life (field appearance varies depending on the crop season).

Goat Family Farm: Visit the home of the local woman who owns the largest goat herd in the Mekong Delta, certified with provincial VietGAHP organic livestock standards. Play and interact with friendly goats, listen to her family’s passionate story, and sample fresh goat milk creations—especially the unique freeze-dried goat yogurt.

Lotus Lake Experience: Discover Vietnam’s noble symbol—the lotus. Admire the stunning lotus pond, learn how locals ingeniously utilize every part of this plant, hand-pick fresh lotus seed pods (gương sen), and savor a bowl of sweet lotus seed soup (chè hạt sen).

Rice Mills & Traditional Wine Workshop: Continue past active rice milling factories to see how paddy husks are removed to produce clean white rice. On the way back, stop at the home of Ms. Hanh—a master brewer “full of wine yeast.” Learn about her closed-loop handmade traditional rice wine process, sample smooth local spirits, and participate in a hands-on workshop making fruit wine using authentic local techniques.

Dinner at the Lodge

Return to the lodge to conclude the story of rice with an inventive dinner, paired with handmade wine.

Sunlit Garden Breakfast

Wake up to bird songs and enjoy a relaxing breakfast at the riverview restaurant or in the warm, sunlit garden grounds.

You will check-out then move to the forest.

Here, you will be able to move through the paths of the reserve, to see the flora and fauna ecosystem in this place by boat. You will also be able to admire the beauty of the Reserve from the high observation tower. Surrounding it are rice fields for you to take photos with the vast fields. (You will take 45 mins from the lodge to there by car then sit on the boat to go through forest)

Deep Farming Experience & Herbal Foot Bath

Put on comfortable, traditional Bà Ba farmer attire and carry a woven bamboo basket. The guide will introduce the natural resources of the lodge garden. Gather fresh garden produce, then move to a neighboring orchard to wade into the mud and catch fish with your hands (or fish directly at the lodge pond) to prepare ingredients for dinner.

Herbal Foot Soak

While the kitchen space is being prepared, unwind with a soothing foot bath made from warm water and fresh herbs picked directly from the garden.

Farm-to-Table Cooking Class & Feast

Gather in the kitchen to cook 4–5 authentic local dishes under the chef’s step-by-step guidance using your harvested ingredients, followed by a delicious dinner enjoying the fruits of your labor.

Visit floating market early in the morning at 5:30am: You will see the daily lives of people floating on the river every morning and get in to experience and come into contact with their simple lifestyles through activities: having breakfast, enjoying coffee, eating fruit on the boat; visiting the noodle village; visiting the fruit garden,… Depending on the sky, you will be able to see a beautiful sunrise on Xa No canal.

Then comeback the lodge, take a rest and have lunch before check-out.