Ho Chi Minh City: Mekong Delta Day Tour to My Tho & Ben Tre

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Highlights

Enjoy a boat ride through the picturesque canals of southern Vietnam
Cruise along the Mekong River by motorboat
Walk or cycle around the islands and villages
Admire green rice fields on your way to My Tho
Enjoy tropical fruits, folk music, honey tea, and coconut candy

Description

Depart at 8:00 AM from your Ho Chi Minh City hotel and head to the Mekong Delta by minivan or bus. Enjoy an unforgettable 2-hour drive to the Mekong Delta along the provincial roads down in the Southern region of Vietnam. Pass rice paddies, pineapple plantations, orchards, and small hamlets. You'll arrive in My Tho at approximately 10:00 AM where you will ride on a local motorboat past Dragon Island, Phoenix Island, and Turtle Island. Stop at the famous Unicorn Island to visit a natural beekeeping farm, and taste honey wine, rice wine, and banana wine. Then take a walk through the village and row along the coconut canal to see daily local life in the Mekong Delta. Continue your motor boat trip to Ben Tre province to visit a handmade coconut candy workshop. Then transfer to a small motor boat and travel along the lush, green canals, stopping at local Vietnamese restaurant for some traditional food. Later on, enjoy various types of tropical fruits at the orchard garden and listen to traditional music. At the end of the tour, a local boat will take you back to My Tho. From there a bus will drive you back to Ho Chi Minh city, arriving at around 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM.

Includes

Hotel pickup & drop-off (centrally-located hotels only)
Experienced English-speaking guide
Transportation by air-conditioned tourist bus, as well as by rowing boat, bicycle, & horse-drawn carriage
Sightseeing tickets
Lunch, fruit, honey tea, mineral water
Traditional music
Entrance fees
Travel Insurance
Personal expenses
Additional beverages
Gratuities