Detail Itinerary

Mekong Delta 1 Day Tour - Island Tour (My Tho - Ben Tre) | Saigon to the Mekong Delta: Mekong Delta is also known as Vietnam's 'rice basket’-- a fertile area spreading nearly 50,000 sq km. Here the mighty Mekong river ends by splitting itself into nine major tributaries. The Vietnamese name these nine tributaries “Nine Dragons.” Here’s our schedule that is designed to help you experience local daily activities along the Mekong.

Highlights:

• Island tour: Unicorn island.

• Traditional Vietnamese lifestyle.

• Tropical fruits garden + bee farm + coconut candy workshop and cannal.

• Folk music - motor and rowing boats.

• 7.45am - 8.00am we begin to visit Mekong Delta Day Tours Vietnam (My Tho - Ben Tre) - Island Tour.

• 9:30am - 10.00am, We will arrive in My Tho. Embark a made of timber motor boat (20 minutes) to Unicorn Island. On this boat along the river’s bank, you’ll be passing through unpolished creeks, enchanting fisherman's port, stilt houses (half on land, half on water).

• From there, we’ll continue to take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a charming cup of unsophisticated honey tea. After that we walk around peaceful villages and watch the life of rustic people in Mekong Delta.

• Moreover, you enjoy the fresh atmosphere and get things small and personal from this journey now. We are divided into many groups and get on small row boats. With this 15 minutes trip, you’ll see all kind of interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around, while enjoying the fresh air along the canal and wonderful water coconut tree landscape. Get away from the city, that is it all about!

• After you enjoy its serenity, let's get back to the large motor boat for something different. You'll explore some orchards along 2 long sides of a canal. Then we cruise to a village where the sweat smell coconut candies are in the air. To satisfy your curiosity, we'll get to a village that has many small shops that make coconut candy and hand-made items from coconut trees of Mekong Delta.  You might learn that those people can wonderfully make dozens of useful products out of coconut trees. It is actually attached from the villagers' daily life.

• The time now should be around 12 noon. Time for lunch! Let's go back to restaurant for that.

• One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a seasonable fruits garden where you can enjoy many different types of tasty tropical fruits while checking out the folk music that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam.

• We end our sightseeing trip.  On the way back to Saigon by bus/car, we'll have a stop at an interesting point to rest and also have photographs (if time permits).

• As the tour My Tho - Ben Tre ends, you will return Saigon by tourist bus/private car at 6.00pm - 6.30pm.

Included:

• Standard Type : Air con tourist bus, English speaking tour guide, boat trips in Mekong delta have enough lifejacket for everyone, normal lunch, and 01 Aquafina mineral water/pax.
• Deluxe Type : Air con tourist bus, English speaking tour guide, boat trips in Mekong delta have enough lifejacket for every one, good lunch and 01 Aquafina miernal water/pax.

Excluded:

• Tips, travel insurance, drinks and personal expenses.

• Drop-off Fee: (Price for per person)
  • Saigon at hotel in District 1: Drop off hotel in Dist 1 at address mentioned in "meeting point"
  • My Tho - Can Tho: Drop off at Can Tho Centre
  • Can Tho - Saigon: Pick-up at hotel in Can Tho centre & drop off at Saigon Centre (Dist 1).

Additional Information

• Print your voucher; locate the voucher in your travel confirmation e-mail or in "show ticket" link on the site and show voucher to guide.
• Please provide name of hotel and hotel address in Dist 1, HCMC, Vietnam where we can be free pick-up.
• The sightseeing places will be transposed but ensuring full program.
• ​Special request (diet or vegetarian, …) should be noticed before your departure date.

Meeting point

• If your hotel's location is on these streets such as De Tham St, Bui Vien St, Pham Ngu Lao St, Le Lai St, Le Thanh Ton St with over 100th number, Bui Thi Xuan St,Pham Hong Thai St, Thu Khoa Huan St, Nguyen An Ninh St, Cong Quynh St, Ly Tu Trong St…Dist 1, HCMC, Vietnam, we will free pick-up from your hotel at 7:40am - 7:55am (please provide your hotel address, room number and the name of hotel where you will stay at).
• Mentioned addresses exclusion, please come to Viet Fun Travel Office (28/13 Bui Vien St, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, HCMC) at 7:30am.