Duration: 01 day
Start: Saigon/ Finish: Saigon
Destinations included: Saigon – Ben Tre – Saigon
Price from: 55$/person
Escape from the bustle Saigon, with over 2 hours driving to get Ben Tre – the peaceful Mekong Delta. Getting boat trip on small river and scissor canal. Cycling or tuk tuk through coconut shady paths and stop at tranquil village. By this way you can touch on real life in countryside of Mekong Delta.
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS
Enjoying the peaceful life while boating through scissor canal
Cycling through coconut paths and visiting the Mekong villages
Chatting with friendly local people and learn about their life
TOUR INCLUSIONS
Lunch listed in the itinerary
- Expert English-speaking local guide
- Tours as mentioned and air-conditioned transfers
- Sightseeing and permit fees during guided times
- Boat cruises and rides while on tour
- Service charges and government VAT tax
TOUR MAP
ITINERARY BY DAY
After breakfast, being picked up at your hotel in Saigon in the morning and depart for Ben Tre . It is around 86 km from Saigon by car / van, it take around 2 hours via Trung Luong High Way.
Upon arrival at Hung Vuong pier, we take boat on river to brickwork to see workers make bricks in handy traditional method. Visit one of coconut processing workshops located along canal where you can sample fresh coconut and see how every single part of this versatile nut is turned into food and other products. Continue boating on natural scissors canals by sampan spreading out to rural village. The boat will then stop at a quiet village where you can have a short walk to experience real delta village life, visit a mat weaving house, where straw mats are woven using a hand loom – you can even have a go at weaving yourself, enjoying fruits and tea, and chatting with local people. Riding on a cart or cycling on shady road, pass by green rice fields and vegetable plains. Stop at local restaurant for delicious lunch featuring local specialties as elephant-ear fish and river shrimp. Go back to pier by sampan and boat, meet the car and back to Saigon.
Rowing boat – Ben Tre – Mekong Delta
