Highlights
Good availability and great rates for homestays in Mekong Delta, Vietnam. ... Featuring free bikes and a spacious garden, Tiny Garden Homestay offers best tours.
DAY 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Cruise - Tiny Garden Homestay (L/D)
7:40 am– 8:30 am: Tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and start on journey to My Tho – Ben Tre. On the way you will see Southern village’s rustic aesthetic on Vàm Cỏ Đông River and paddy-field along the sides of the road.
09:50 am: Arrive at Mekong rest stop in My Tho City, get some rest and free time for your personal activities about 15 minutes and then keep on our itinerary.
10:00 am: Visiting Vinh Trang pagoda. Tour guide will tell the history of Vĩnh Trang Pagoda- the oldest pagoda in South, it has the most specialist architecture of Mekong Delta, is combined between Viet- Khmer culture and original Western Europe architecture.
10:50 am: On the way to the pier, you will contemplate Rạch Miễu Bridge which across the biggest river of West, connect My Tho with Ben Tre.
Leaving car, we get on the cruise and move on the river. The cruise will go along Tiền River and pass through 4 islands: Long, Lân, Quy, Phụng ( Dragon, Unicorn, Turtose, Phoenix).
11:20am: Visit the bee farm and enjoy honey tea with bee pollen. Taking picture with Grass Python and Angel Banana - special fruit in Mekong Delta.
Relax your mind by rowing boat on small, peaceful river branches to get into local house of culture for enjoying “ Đờn Ca Tài Tử” – A specific characteristic of Southern culture then visit coconut candy villages.
12:10 am: Arrive at experience the life of local people, the way people raising fish on the floating house.
12:30 pm: Coming back homestay for having lunch with Menu foods then taking a short rest on local hammocks under foliage in the garden
14:00 pm: Visiting the orchard by riding a bike around the village.
16:00pm: Relaxing in the rooftop and watching the Sunset on river
18:30pm: Having dinner you enjoying with local food pancakes (Banh Xeo Vietnam)
19:3 pm: Free time for your personal activities of campfire and free time at night.
DAY 2: Visit Local Market - Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)
06:00 am: Waking up early in the morning and check in boat then visit for having opportunity to see morning market with many products homemade such as fruits, vegetables, cake, fish… which are sold on the way to the wharf.
08.30 am: Backing homestay for having breakfast.
09:00 am: Time for yourself activities (playing badminton at homestay or walk to nearby village…)
11:00 am: Cooking Vietnamese dishes with your tour guide then enjoy your dishes made by yourself.
14:00 pm: Visiting the orchard by riding a bike around the village.
15:30 pm: Back to Ho Chi Minh City. End of service.
Note:
1. Remember to bring passports
2. Please be on time
3. Appreciate the local customs.
4. Ensure safety of participants
5. Help each other when joining the program.
6. Bring essential luggage, do not bring expensive jewelry
7. Remember to bring your camera.
8. Please don’t break the rules.