Day tour discovering Mekong Delta by speed boat

Join your day trip with small group as a private tour on mekong Cruising through canals and along Saigon River in the Mekong Delta, you will enjoy some typical Southern Vietnamese’s activities such as: traditional music, cycling on village roads, rowing a boat, savoring honey tea, Mekong vodka as well as gourmet lunch on Ben Tre island. The tour also includes a visit to a coconut candy factory.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Ben Thanh Market, Le Loi, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam

07:30 Tour guide and car from Paradise Indochina Travel pickyou up at your hotel around district 1 and transfer to Tan Cang pier by a comfortable minivan.

Stop At: Mekong River, Long Xuyen 700000 Vietnam

08:00 Get on speed boat and cruising on Mekong Delta to Ben Tre. While the boat moving the on Mekong river you will be enjoy a light breakfast of The Pat’ a Chou cake with bottled water, enjoy the fresh air and understand the daily life of local citizens living along the river banks.

08:45 Arrive to Mekong Delta area in Ben Tre, leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City. Walk inside the local market in Long An province, you will understand more about the local daily life and what typical fruits they have.

We are sure you might find something you haven’t seen before! Great time for photo shots.
- Try some of their typical fruits and keep cruising to Ben Tre province (Real Mekong Delta Area).
- Experience the peaceful atmosphere of water region by rowing a small boat through small canals with the conical hat.
- Taste special wines of Snake/ Scorpion (optional).
- Get a story about the local plantations and their “friendly” bees.
- Enjoy a cup of honey tea from local family recipe.
- Listen to the Southern traditional folk music was handed down for over 100 years (listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of the world - Don Ca Tai Tu).
- Get on the Vietnamese tuk-tuk (vehicle using for schools and works), and ride in the winding village road to see the local houses & gardens.
- Visit a small family business of coconut candies, hearing how they use every ounce coconuts for their life.

13:00 Cruise to a local restaurant and enjoy your Vietnamese lunch with delicious 7 courses: Elephant-Ear fish (one very special dish in Mekong Delta), rice-paper served with fish sauce and other dishes.

14:00 Finish lunch and head back to Saigon.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Ben Thanh Market, Le Loi, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam

16:00 Arrive back to Saigon and dropped off at your place of stay.