Mekong Delta Escapade 2 Days 1 Night (Bến Tre – Trà Vinh)
ID: GYG467803-834950
Category:
Country: Vietnam
Duration:
2 days
Description
• Understand more about the rural lifestyle and hospitality of Vietnamese folks.
• Connecting with local people and experiencing traditional ways of life in the delta.
Day 1: HCMC – Ben Tre – Tra Vinh (L/D)
07:15 AM Pick you up at your hotel and depart for Ben Tre. After arriving at Phong Nẫm Bridge, board the boat & cruise along the Chẹt Sậy River. The cool breeze from the river and lush tropical islands along its banks immediately excite you to explore all the great things ahead.
Arrive and visit various local workplaces to find many wonderful examples of how local people use ageless techniques to create their crafts, dried coconut, handy coconut husk brooms, and many family businesses using coir, or coconut fiber, to create amazing art. Drive around the village roads by “Xe Lôi”, the local vehicle, a motorized rickshaw.
Perfect your day with a delicious and filling lunch at a local host house.
Break time, treating yourself to a relaxing time to relish the beautiful countryside.
time relaxing while rowing in a small boat slowly through the natural canals to get a sense of how truly beautiful this area is.
Proceed to Tra Vinh province. Visit “Con Chim” community tourism site is built according to the naturally favorable rule, based on the cultural values of the community, and operates in the direction of slow tourism. Time for cycling around Con Chim island and meeting the local villagers to experience the local daily life.
Embark on the boat and return to the dock. Check-in to the hotel and relax.
Day 2: Trà Vinh – HCMC (B/L)
After breakfast, arrive and visit the mat weaving village with nearly 100 years of development, Tra Vinh's mat industry has developed from production and self-consumption into a well-known quality product. Visit and learn about Kmer culture: Angkorajaborey Pagoda, also called Ang Pagoda, the Tra Vinh Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture, and Ba Om Pond. It is one of the types in the system of 141 pagodas of the Khmer in Tra Vinh province, and Ba Om Pond is a unique and famous landscape in Tra Vinh Province. The pond is rectangular, 300 m wide, and 500 m long. The pond's surface is clear and blue, covered by lotus flowers and water lilies. A hundred-year-old ancient oily tree whose roots rise from the ground creates strange shapes that attract tourists here, and visit the Tra Vinh Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture
After that visited the coconut nectar company, a traditional job for local people collecting coconut blossoms from coconut flowers.
Have lunch at a local restaurant and return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Highlights
- Visit family businesses with a wide range of coconut products
- Travel to Con Chim island and immerse yourself in the stunning local fauna
- Discover ancient pagodas and learn about the fascinating culture of the Khmer
- Learn of the local coconut nectar company made from coconut flowers
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Pickup is available from hotels in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City. If you are staying outside District 1, please make your way to the meeting point and be on time as the local tour operator will not wait for latecomers
• The return time is subject to traffic conditions, for which the local tour operator is not responsible
• Dress appropriately to visit the pagoda temple. Shoulders and knees must be covered
• This tour is not suitable for people with limited mobility or heart problems
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.