Ben Tre - Real Mekong Day Tour
From $66
Trip at a Glance
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Locations
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Activities
Private Tour, Sightseeing
Price
From: $66 USD per person -
Duration
9 hours
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Avg Distance
190 km
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Departure Day(s) and Time(s)
Daily at 8:00 a.m.
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Starting Location
Pick up at hotel in Saigon
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Price Includes
Transport, English-speaking guide, lunch, boat trip, entrance fees, student bikes or motorized rickshaw, fresh tropical fruits, bottled water.
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Notes
Minimum 2 people required for this tour. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements.
Highlights
- Enjoy a boat trip on Ham Luong River, a rowboat on natural canals and the local feeling during a bike or rickshaw tour.
- Learn more about the traditional crafts such as terracotta tiles, mats weaving and peeled coconut.
- Visit and interact with a local family with the enthusiasm and hospitality of the people here.
Trip Info
Your private tour begins with you being picked up at your hotel in Saigon and taken on a two-hour drive to Ben Tre. On arrival at Hung Vuong pier, you will board a boat that will cruise along the Ham Luong River. It will stop at various local workplaces to give you a picture of how the local economy works. You will marvel at the scenes of a brick-kiln where bricks are still painstakingly made by hand. A stop at a coconut-processing workshop is where you can see how skilfully, and quick, the workers peel a coconut shell. You will also learn about the different uses of each part in a coconut. We will walk around a village and have a short stop at a local house. Here, you can see people weaving a mat by a handloom. You can even have a go at weaving yourself!
You will then ride a bike, or hop onto a motorized rickshaw, for a 15 km fun ride through the quiet and beautiful country. A stop at Mr Khanh’s house, you can see an antique pottery collection as well as feel the enthusiasm and hospitality of the people here. Then continue your journey to a local restaurant for a delicious lunch with local specialties as elephant-ear fish, river-shrimp and iced soft drink or beers.
After lunch, it’s time to relax on a rowboat along the natural canals to return to the big boat and cruise back to Hung Vuong Pier. A last stop of your tour today is Vinh Trang Pagoda, before driving back to Saigon.
We look forward to guiding you!
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