Mekong Delta authentic discovery 2 days with homestay

Mekong Delta Authentic Discovery 2 days

Day 1: Cho Gao – Ben Tre – Vinh Long – Ut Trinh Homestay

Just a two-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City, lies the picturesque Cho Gao distict of Tiên Giang province.

Our boat takes you across the wide branches of  Mekong river, called Cửa Đại and Cửa Tiểu, 30km from the Vietnamese Eastern Sea. Stop to visit a local factory to see many kilns making coal from coconut shell in Long Thanh village.

Back to the boat to come to Tam Hiep island. Walking and biking along small village paths will bring you to the town’s huge orchards, arriving at a special farm where they plant ‘creepers’ (called Lá Sâm) to make herbal jelly. At the farm we will learn about the creeper, taste and even make your own herbal jelly.

Back to our boat for a special lunch on board as we head to Vĩnh Long. After lunch, relax, explore and enjoy the sights as we cruise down the Mekong River.

By late afternoon, we will arrive our Út Trinh homestay. Check in, relax, cook, and enjoy our homemade meals.

DAY 2: HOMESTAY – TÂN PHONG ISLAND – CÁI BÈ FLOATING MARKET – HO CHI MINH

We begin Day 2 with breakfast and check out of the homestay.  Join us on our boat to cruise one of the longest rivers in the world, The Mekong.  We head for Cai Be, the world famous floating market, featured in dozens of television shows and films.  There we will provide you with a row boat that will take you down the smaller canals, deep into the countryside to see traditional Vietnamese life.

Next, we head to Tân Phong island for a bike tour of local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses and the ancestral ways to harvest fruit in Mekong Delta.  On the way, we can make some stops to see how they make rice-nets for spring-rolls, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage roof, and how they wave the dried water hyacinth to make many products: baskets, bags, hats, wallets, shoes. We return to Cai Be Pier for the end of the Mekong authentic discovery tour.

Note : The homestay with a comfortable private room to ensure that you have a great night stay!

Hu Tieu thick noodle making workshop

Hat making workshop in Tan phong island

Sedge making workshop in Mekong

PRIVATE TOUR rate quoted in American Dollars per person in a private group.

          Included: Boat trip, coconut drink, fruits (on boat, at orchard), bikes, rowboat, pop-rice, coco-candy, traditional music and tea, cooking, dinner, breakfast, private fan room at homestay, sightseeing fees, the excellent local guide (English or French) and VAT

          Excluded: Drinks, lunch, personal expenses, shopping