Mekong Delta My Tho Ben Tre One Day From Ho Chi Minh City
- 9 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Mekong Delta 01 Day From Ho Chi Minh: Embark on a classic 1-day tour to My Tho, a charming province in the Mekong Delta, just a 2-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City. This tour offers a blend of natural beauty and cultural immersion, perfect for those wanting to experience the authentic rhythm of life along the Tien River. My Tho is renowned as the “hometown of coconut” and a major fruit supplier for the Mekong Delta region with: Enjoy a 3-hour cruise on the Tien River to Unicorn Islet. Visit a local fruit garden and listen to Southern Vietnamese folk music. Discover local workshops and coconut processing chains. Experience a relaxing rowing boat trip on small canals. Visit the unique Vinh Trang Pagoda. Kid-friendly tour with lunch and hotel pick-up/drop-off.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bus/van transfer with air condition
- Traditional music performance and horse cart.
- Wet tissue and one bottle of water/person
- English speaking guide
- Lunch
- Boat trips, tropical fruit platter and honey tea
What's not
- All other services not mentioned in the above program
- Personal expenses, travel insurance
- Tips for tour guide and driver
Itinerary
Here, overlooking floating houses where fishes are farmed beneath the house (viewing from the motorboat).
The journey on the river until reaching Cồn Thới Sơn (Unicorn Island), from here taking an electric cart to reach a performance site where Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử - A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity) can be heard and seasonal tropical fruit can be tasted (included).
Being on a small hand-rowing boat (the main mean of transportation in My Tho & Ben Tre) and slowly cruising through a small creek with beautiful overhanging coconut trees. Lives from both sides of the creek can be observed. Before heading to lunch, passing through bee-keeping farm and enjoying honey tea, a typical Mekong house can be viewed here. Then, it is lunch time after a short walk. After lunch, boarding the motorboat and heading to learn coconut candies making process from a workshop. Sample of candies can be tasted.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Address : No 1 Công xã Paris.The front of Notre-Dame Cathedral Ho Chi Minh city
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- THE SINH CAFE TRAVEL
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Ho Chi Minh City
- Its from-price is 13% below the median of the 518 day trips we list in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Its length is typical for the group.
About Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, still widely called Saigon, is Vietnam's buzzing commercial hub of French colonial landmarks, war history and superb street food.
District 1 holds the main sights within walking distance: the red-brick Notre-Dame Cathedral, the elegant Central Post Office with its vaulted hall, the colonial Opera House and the ornate City Hall. The Independence Palace preserves its rooms as they were at the end of the war, and the War Remnants Museum tells the story of the conflict with sobering directness.
Top-ranked sights in Ho Chi Minh City: Cu Chi Tunnels, Saigon Opera House (Opéra de Saïgon), Saigon Central Post Office.
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