Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
Guests will be picked up from the accommodation in District 1 and District 4 before the tour start. The pickup usually takes around 30 minutes.
Then, the tour will head to Ben Tre Province and you will see the beautiful rice paddy fields on the way. There will be a breakfast stop or/and toilet stop before reaching the destination.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ben Tre, Ben Tre, Ben Tre Province, Mekong Delta
Ben Tre, a charming little town located in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. We'll take a boat trip along the Mekong River to visit a brick factory. This is a unique opportunity to witness the traditional brick-making process, which has remained unchanged for centuries.
Then, we'll head to a coconut farm to understand the local life and see the coconut production process up close. You'll learn how coconut products are made. You'll also experience the sleeping mats making with the locals.
After that, we'll take a peaceful rowing boat ride through the narrow coconut canals that crisscross the region. The serene waterways are surrounded by lush greenery.
Then, we'll ride the bicycle through the quaint villages and picturesque landscapes is a great way to experience the local culture and interact with the friendly locals.
We'll have lunch at a local home for a delicious meal of traditional Vietnamese dishes made with fresh, local ingredients.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
We will head back Saigon and be back to the hotel around 6:00 PM.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
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Traveler pickup is offered
Pickup and drop-off in Districts 1, 4. It takes around 30 minutes to pick up all the guests in the pick-up zone.
8 to 10 hours(approx.)
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : fionabradj
Fantastic day exploring the Mekong region with our wonderful tour guide Tri. Only saw one other tour group (4 people) arriving as we left one stop. Great way to explore without being surrounded by so many tourists.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : mabelb854
Fantastic day trip from Ho Chi Minh! Tom was a wonderful guide with a great sense of humor who really let us explore at our own pace. Loved all the time on the water and the bike ride through the villages. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : 270erwind
This was a fun tour of the Ben Tre area along the Mekong river. We got to see how coconut and other candies were made. The ride on the river and bicycle rides in countryside were alot of fun. Our guide Mr. Sapa was entertaining and very knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : RussellL660
Fun trip well guided by Tom
We had a boat trip, bicycle ride, a visit to local bricks factory and coconut candy. As well as mat weavers, and an enjoyable homemade lunch All activities were enjoyable, well explained an unusual
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : H7543KLalexandrap
We did this tour with Jenny. She was by far the best tour guide we had in our 2 week stay in Vietnam and our children feel the same way! She was funny and really taught us things about Vietnam’s culture. We really got a sense of the culture with Jenny. She was very flexible with us and really knew how to keep our children focus and interested! I would definitely recommend this tour but if i could repeat my 2 week trip, i would do everything with Jenny!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : Diana F
We had a wonderful day out in Mekong Delta with our guide Tom.
All activities were lovely, well planned and interesting, including the boat ride, bicycle ride, local bricks factory, coconut candy, mat weavers, homemade farmers lunch and more.
Tom was an amazing guide, very informative, kind and funny, we felt lucky to have him as a guide. We learned a lot during our tour, thank you Tom!
Highly recommend tour, less touristy indeed.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08
Posted By : davidwH5512PN
Great day out in the Mekong delta with tour guide Jenny. Her in-depth knowledge of the province and its people really brought the trip to life and made it feel immersive. Thank you!
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Posted On : 2024-05-08
Posted By : YU HUA H
The guide is very friendly and nice. We had a wonderful trip on top of the Mekong river by both the canoe and ship. We also visit a couple of local houses showing their local livings. Strongly recommend for ppl visiting Ho Chi Ming City.
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : magdalenamm7
First of all, I just want to mention how great people from Joy Journeys are - they assisted me with booking and were very nice. Catherine is an absolute star (5 star for her!!!)
Secondly, the tour was really good, however I must say I understand what people mean by saying „it feels like a sales tour”. Firstly, well it doesn’t because no one actually tries (or forces) to sell you anything, but it is kind of walking from „station to a station” where they indeed explain process of producing certain products, which is nice because thats what people in the villages do, but it does feel like walking from a station to a station and you can see its set up not daily thing, which does feel turisty.
Best part of the trip was biking around the village, this is when you feel „local” vibes.
And then the boat through Mekong, short but sweet and definitely enough, too bad it was towards the end.
So in general: the tour gives great opportunity to try local product (coffee chocolate is very delicious), see a bit life there but not in a very very authentic way.
Also, brick factory is something I didn’t enjoy. But that can be also personal but would be nicer to use the time for something else :)
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Posted On : 2024-05-01
Posted By : Joe S
We had a nice day in the Mekong Delta. Our guide Safa was very entertaining and explained a lot about the delta and Vietnam. One has to say the getting there and back takes quite long and bigger people might find not so much leg-space in the car. I ENJOYED a lot the boat rides on the Mekong. The visit to coconut country was a great experience
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Posted On : 2024-05-01
