OVERVIEW

Just two hours drive from Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City you will have a chance to mingle yourself into peaceful nature and enjoy great discovery to the luxuriant land of the Mekong Delta. Take a stunning boat cruise on the mighty Mekong River, visit to green orchards, local cottage industry, paddle little sampan on the meandering creeks, take a motor-cart ride through little beautiful country paths under the shade of green tree, visit to local homes and farms, sample tropical fruits freshly picked from trees and enjoy special lunch of the Mekong.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Stunning boat cruise on the mighty Mekong river
• Visit to luxuriant orchards, cottage industry and local home
• Motor-cart ride through beautiful country land
• Rowing boat trip along meandering creeks of the land
• Taste of fresh tropical fruits and Mekong special food
• Local interaction

ITINERARY

Start from your ship at 8AM for 3hours drive escaping the crowded and chaotic to My Tho and Ben Tre in the Mekong delta. This upper part of the Mekong delta with fertile soil and abundant water supply is home of evergreen vegetation and kingdom of beautiful tropical fruits. Today you will have a chance to discover the stunning landscape and local life on the banks of the worlds 12th-longest river.

Upon arrival in My Tho city, you will take a boat cruise on the mighty Mekong River. Your guide will take us to visit an island with lush tropical gardens where we have a chance to sample tropical fruit freshly picked from trees.

Continue with another visit to some local cottage industries where you will observe the process of manual work to make up beautiful handicrafts and sweets from coconut and rice before taking motor cart for a ride around islands of Ben Tre province. During the ride, you will have some stops to visit farms and local home for local interaction and to learn about traditional lifestyles of the people here.

Lunch is served with local specialties in a fresh garden before you take a sit on sampan for a fascinating rowing trip to explore the mangroves of the Mekong Delta along meandering canals. You then board the big boat to get back to the My Tho harbor for the bus drive back to your cruise ship. Trip ends in Ho Chi Minh City at around 4.30PM.

End of services.
PRICE IN US$ PER PERSON

Travel styles	2pax	3-4pax	5-6pax	7pax	8-9pax
By  Economy car	155	126	100	89	84
By Limousine  van	299	215	142	121	N/A

                                         

Type  of tour	Private  Tour
Departure	08:00am  or flexible as request
Meeting/Ending  point	At cruise ship, inside the port.
Duration	12hours
Inclusion	• Private air-conditioner  transportation • English speaking guide • Private boat trip   Wide-selection of Mekong Delta specialties for lunch • Entrance fees • Port tax  • Mineral water on coach
Exclusion	• Requested drinking • Personal expenses • Tips • Any other services that not mentioned at inclusion portion.
Packing  lists	Comfortable  shoes or sandal, hat, camera, sun-glasses, sun-cream