Mekong Delta Day Tour Vietnam (My Tho – Ben Tre) From Ho Chi Minh | Low Price BUT Exceptional Service
Group tour price from: 940.000 VND ~ 36 USD
Duration: 1 Day
Participants: Optional
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Highlights:
- Cruise along the Mekong River by motorboat
- Hop on a Lambro motor-tricycle which was once the iconic vehicle and main means of transportation in Southern Vietnam (dating back 1960s) around the village or ride on the horse cart
- Experience being hand-rowed in a sampan under the shady water-coconut trees
- Listen to traditional folk music
- Enjoy fresh coconut juice, tropical fruits
- Visit a traditional workshop where they produce coconut candies, honey tea etc
Detail Itinerary for Mekong Delta Day Tour Vietnam (My Tho – Ben Tre) From Ho Chi Minh | Low Price BUT Exceptional Service
Mekong Delta Tour: Delve into the rich cultures and stunning beautiful landscapes of the Mekong Delta. Explore the labyrinth of waterways and villages. Witness skilled coconut candy makers at work, meet friendly people.
- 8:00am the tour starts with a pick up from the hotel in the city center. Leave the buzz of Ho Chi Minh City behind and drive approximately 1.5 hours through the countryside for the tour to My Tho City-Mekong Delta.
- 9:30am, upon arrival in My Tho City, Tien Gang province. Pay a visit to Vinh Trang pagoda. Built in 1849. Once you step into the pagoda’s campus you will admire its extremely beautiful architecture and more than 60 precious Buddha statues that are all made of wood, bronze or terracotta.
- After visiting the pagoda, embark on a motor boat to take a leisurely cruise on the Mekong River to Unicorn islet, one of four mythical animals in Southeast Asia: Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, and Phoenix. From here, sip a cup of delicious honey tea with kumquat from the bee farm where thousands of honey bees are taking nectar from longan flowers, pomelo flowers to turn into honey. Then take a walk around tropical fruit gardens before heading back to the boat.
- Next, enjoy the melody of “Don Ca Tai Tu” – a genre of traditional folk music which is an indispensable spiritual cultural activity in Mekong Delta people’s lives and officially recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity while tasting some tropical fruits. Meanwhile, you enjoy five types of fruits.
Troll through the small orchard to get a closer look at delta life on hand – rowed boat, go through the hidden maze of small water palm trees draped canals. You will fall in love with nature, peaceful life, and the friendliness of the locals.
- Board the motorboat again, you will cross the river to Ben Tre province. Go on shore to visit a coconut candy workshop, learn how to make it and try sweet candies. This region is also famous for the production of coconut candies. Then, hop on a Lambro motor – tricycle for special lunch which was once the iconic vehicle and main means of transportation in South Vietnam (dating back to the 1960s) or ride on the horse cart as an option. Watch around peaceful villages and have a better understanding of the life of rustic people in Mekong Delta.
12:00pm, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant with many specialties.
- After enjoying a delicious lunch, relax on hammocks or cycling around the village to see what local life is like.
- 3:00pm, back on board, the motorboat will cruise back to the pier before returning to Ho Chi Minh City.
- 5:00pm, drop off the hotel. Finish Mekong Delta 1 Day Tours Vietnam (My Tho – Ben Tre). Rest of the day is at leisure.
INCLUDED:
Joining group tour:
- Standard Type : Air con tourist bus, English speaking tour guide, boat trips in Mekong delta have enough lifejacket for everyone, NORMAL LUNCH, fresh coconut juice, tropical fruits, honey tea, coconut candies and 01 Aquafina mineral water/pax.
- Deluxe Type : Air con tourist bus, English speaking tour guide, boat trips in Mekong delta have enough lifejacket for every one, GOOD LUNCH, fresh coconut juice, tropical fruits, honey tea, coconut candies and 01 Aquafina minernal water/pax.
EXCLUDED:
Joining group tour:
- Tips, travel insurance, drinks and personal expenses.
- Drop-off Fee: (Price for per person)
- Saigon at hotel in District 1: Drop off hotel in Dist 1 at address mentioned in “meeting point”
- My Tho – Can Tho: Drop off at Can Tho Centre
- Can Tho – Saigon: Pick-up at hotel in Can Tho centre & drop off at Saigon Centre (Dist 1).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Print your voucher; locate the voucher in your travel confirmation e-mail or in “show ticket” link on the site and show voucher to guide.
- Please provide name of hotel and hotel address in Dist 1, HCMC, Vietnam where we can be free pick-up.
- The sightseeing places will be transposed but ensuring full program.
- Special request (diet or vegetarian, …) should be noticed before your departure date.
MEETING POINT
Joining group tour:
- If your hotel’s location is on these streets such as De Tham St, Bui Vien St, Pham Ngu Lao St, Le Lai St, Le Thanh Ton St with over 100th number, Bui Thi Xuan St,Pham Hong Thai St, Thu Khoa Huan St, Nguyen An Ninh St, Cong Quynh St, Ly Tu Trong St…Dist 1, HCMC, Vietnam, we will free pick-up from your hotel at 05:00am (please provide your hotel address, room number and the name of hotel where you will stay at).
- Mentioned addresses exclusion, please come to Office address on Bui Vien St, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, HCMC at 5:00am.
Enjoy your pleasant and enriching journey!
