Mekong Delta Small-Group Day Tour from Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: Flexible
Let’s go to Ben Tre, the land of coconuts in the Mekong Delta where you will definitely get an insight into the locals’ daily routines and activities as well as an good chance to understand more about some of traditional jobs in the region such as brick-kiln ceramics, coconut processing workshop, coconut candy making, mat weaved house, and so on.
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Let’s go to Ben Tre, the land of coconuts in the Mekong Delta where you will definitely get an insight into the locals’ daily routines and activities as well as an good chance to understand more about some of traditional jobs in the region such as brick-kiln ceramics, coconut processing workshop, coconut candy making, mat weaved house, and so on.
Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City then take about two hours drive to Ben Tre. On arrival at Hung Vuong pier - the boat will cruise along the Ham Luong river (a branch of the Mekong) and stop off at various local workplaces to give you a picture of how the local economy works, including a brick-kiln where bricks are still painstakingly made by hand; a coconut processing workshop where you can sample fresh coconut and see how every single part of this versatile nut is turned into food and other products; and a mat weaving house where straw mats are woven using a hand loom – you can even have a go at weaving yourself!
You will then hop onto a bicycle for a 15 km fun ride through the quiet and beauty country lane with some difference kinds of gardens such as coconuts; cassaba melon; cucumber; colocynth along the roadside to Mr Khanh’s local house where you can contemplate a antiques pottery collection. Then get back on your bike and cycle to visite rice field. Stop at a local riverside restaurant for a delicious and filling lunch, featuring such local specialties as elephant-ear fish and river shrimp, washed down with some cold drinks or beers. After lunch, it’s time to board on a rowing boat for a relaxing trip along narrow canals. Back to Hung Vuong Pier , then a last stop of your tour today is Vinh Trang Pagoda before driving back to Ho Chi Minh City. End tour
You will then hop onto a bicycle for a 15 km fun ride through the quiet and beauty country lane with some difference kinds of gardens such as coconuts; cassaba melon; cucumber; colocynth along the roadside to Mr Khanh’s local house where you can contemplate a antiques pottery collection. Then get back on your bike and cycle to visite rice field. Stop at a local riverside restaurant for a delicious and filling lunch, featuring such local specialties as elephant-ear fish and river shrimp, washed down with some cold drinks or beers. After lunch, it’s time to board on a rowing boat for a relaxing trip along narrow canals. Back to Hung Vuong Pier , then a last stop of your tour today is Vinh Trang Pagoda before driving back to Ho Chi Minh City. End tour
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