| ENTHUSIASTIC HOMESTAY CAIBE - HOMESTAY - VINHLONG
(2 days / 1 night - daily departure) |  >> Guest reviews:      Don't expect comfort but do expect a special home stay. This 2-day package trip offers a glimpse into the agrarian life of the vibrant southern Delta region as we wind our way through the tributaries of the Mekong Delta. From our boats, we are able to closely observe the daily rituals of river life and participate in the bustling commercial activities as we buy our fruits from the floating market. Along the way, we will visit an orchard farm, handicraft village, and a land market with an abundance of colourful fresh fruits and vegetables. We stay overnight in a traditional land house of a local family. You will have the opportunity to observe th e lifestyle of Mekong Delta peoples. Day 1: HCMC - Vinh Long (B, L,D) Pick you up at your hotel and
transfer to Cai Be, Tien Giang province.
The program will start with a visit of Cai Be colorful floating market cruising among local barges full of fruits and
vegetables by the luxury boat of Mekong Travel
Then, an optional stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how rice's paste, coconut candy and pop-rice, pop-corn are made.
It is so interesting to visit the handicraft village where you can see how they make some special products: making rice-net for spring-rolls, fish sauce &
Soya sauce, cooking salt, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage proof...
The best lunch will be served at local house
After lunch, the rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an
opportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish or pick up fruits by ancestral ways in Mekong Delta..
Then, we visit nursery garden for you to contact the real famous farmers – Mr Tiger & his son who are very
successful in Vietnam agriculture.
Have some fruits and tea when enjoying the traditional music at Ut Trinh home.
Check in Ut Trinh homestay (or other home stay on An Binh Island).
One more thing to do in this trip is biking! It will be so amazing to bike on village paths to see the local farms, houses, real life and the ancestral ways to pick up fruits in Mekong Delta..
Cooking some dishes with the owners. We enjoy diner and have cup of tea or rice wine when talking together. You can ask the locals about the culture, people, history of this Island. They do not mind to answer some personal questions. Overnight in a private room of local house
Day 2: Vinh Long - HCMC (B,L) Have a breakfast and walk along the village to enjoy the fresh air in the morning
Boat trip to visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create
beautiful potteries from clay.
Our boat will go along the floating village. We will learn how to farm catfish on Mekong river
We can visit Vinhlong market in the town. This is the best choice for you to take pictures of fish, shrimps, prawns, crabs, snakes, rice-field rats, tropical fruits, vegetable...
The cruise will end at Vinh Long city. Then we take the car back to Saigon
.
Inclusive: Transportation, Boat of Mekong Travel, fruits (on boat, at orchard), rowing boat, bikes, traditional music, diner, breakfast, homestay, pop-rice, coco-candy, tea, sight-seeing fees & tour guide Exclusive: Pre & Post trip accommodation in Saigon. Drinks, Insurance,
Personal expenses, Tip. - Child(1-6) price:50% adult, min 2 person. - Child(6-12) price:70% adult, min 2 person. --- Number of Persons in Group/Pax --- Tour cost per person (in USD) | | | 1 pax | 2 pax |
3 - 4 pax |
5
- 7 pax |
8
- 10 pax | 13 -20 pax | |
Homestay |
251 |
149 |
130 |
101 |
78 |
70 | | BOOK NOW | EMAIL TO MODIFY | |
SEASONAL
TRIP + BIG GROUP
HOMESTAY + RICE FIELD
CAIBE FLOATING MARKET - AN BINH ISLAND -
RICE FIELD
(3 days / 2 nights - daily departure) | >> Guest reviews:      This 3-day trip offers a glimpse into the agrarian life of the vibrant southern Delta region as we wind our way through the tributaries of the Mekong Delta. From our boats, we are able to closely observe the daily rituals of river life and participate in the bustling commercial activities as we buy ripe fruit from the floating market. Along the way, we will visit an orchard farm, handicraft village, and a land market with an abundance of colorful fresh fruits and vegetables. Day 1: Vinhlong town – Homestay (Minh Island) (L,D) The program will start with a visit of Vinhlong market in the town. This is the best choice for you to take pictures of fish, shrimps, prawns, crabs, snakes, rice-field rats, tropical fruits,
vegetable...
The boat of Mekong Travel will take you to visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create
beautiful potteries from clay. Then, we visit nursery garden for you to contact the real famous farmers – Mr Tiger & his son who are very
successful in Vietnam agriculture. We will enjoy some kinds of fruits from his garden
The rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an
opportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish or pick up fruits by ancestral ways in Mekong Delta..
Check in Ut Trinh homestay (or other homestay on An Binh Island).
Cooking some dishes with the owners. We enjoy diner and have cup of tea or rice wine when enjoying local music. Also, you can ask the locals about the culture, people, history of this Island. They do not mind to answer some personal questions.
Overnight in a private room of local house
 Day 2: Homestay - Caibe – Island – Ricefield – Homestay (B) Have early breakfast and have a boat trip to Cai Be
colorful floating market cruising among local barges full of fruits and
vegetables.
Then, an optional stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how
rice's paste, coconut candy and pop-rice, pop-corn are made.
It is so interesting to visit the handicraft village where you can see how they make some special products: making rice-net for spring-rolls, fish sauce & soya sauce, cooking salt, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage proof...
Boat to have a lunch under the shade of longen trees
Boat trip to Long Ho (in 45 minutes), then bike in 30 minutes to Long Phuoc village where we can join in cutting and threshing yellow rice as a real farmer. It will take us about one hour to do this. We can take turn to cut the rice or
divide the group in 2 smaller groups and make a competition for a big prize ! After that we will come back the homestay for a fresh shower. Relax and
practice to cook pancakes in your diner and enjoy it at local house on Minh Island
Day 3: VinhLong - Ho Chi Minh City (B,L)
Have a breakfast, then walking around the village to see the real life in Mekong Delta
Say good bye the owner of homestay. Have a boat to visit the floating village where they are farming a lot of catfish under their houses.
Come to Vinhlong city. Following this, we will rendezvous with our vehicle for the drive to Ho Chi Minh City. Tour ends at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Inclusive: Boat of Mekong Travel, fruits (on boat & at orchard), rowing boat, bikes, diner breakfast , homestay , lunch, pop-rice, coconut drink, coco-candy, sight-seeing fees as our program & tour guide Exclusive: - Drinks, personal expenses
--- Number of Persons in Group/Pax --- Tour cost per person (in USD) | | | 1 pax | 2 pax | 3
- 4 pax |
5 - 7 pax |
8 - 10 pax |
11 -20 pax | |
Home Stay |
375 |
189 |
157 |
117 |
89 |
80 | | BOOK NOW | EMAIL TO MODIFY | >> Guest reviews:      Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City -
My Tho - Vinh Long ( L,D)
The program will start at MY THO, travel around Dragon – Unicorn – Turtle -Phoenix Islands,
Stop & visit Phoenix Island where we have the opportunity to know Coconut Religion and see how to make coconut & handicrafts. At Turtle Island, we will see the process of making coconut candy and enjoy it. Then, we will enjoy the peaceful landscape on the horse carriage, drink honey tea, join in the rowing boat and see the water coconut palm in the small canals.
Have lunch with the specialties of Ben Tre – the kingdom of coconut. Back to the boat and cruise toward Vinh Long.
Check in Ut Trinh homestay (or other homestay on An Binh Island).
One more thing to do in this trip is biking ! It will be so amazing to bike on village paths to see the local farms, houses, real life and the ancestral ways to pick up fruits in Mekong Delta..
Cooking some dishes with the owners. We enjoy diner and have cup of tea or rice wine when talking together. You can ask the locals about the culture, people, history of this Island. They do not mind to answer some personal questions.
Overnight in a private room of local house
Day 2: Cai Be - Ho Chi Minh (B, L)
Have breakfast then boat to visit Cai Be floating market which is full of fruits and vegetables. Then, an optional stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how rices paste, coconut candy and pop-rice, pop-corn are made.
Our boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an apportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish or pick up fruits by ancestral ways in Mekong Delta..
One more stop can be made at the nursery garden where you can learn how to have some high quality fruit trees. This is the best choice for you to contact the real famous farmers – Mr Tiger & his son who are very
successful in Vietnam agriculture.
Last stop can be a visit of the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create
beautiful potteries from clay.
Our boat will end at Vinhlong market in the town. This is the best choice for you to take pictures of fish, shrimps, prawns, crabs, snakes, rice-field rats, tropical fruits, vegetable...
Inclusive:
Boat of Mekong Travel, fruits (on boat, at orchard), rowing boat, bikes, traditional music, diner, breakfast, homestay, pop-rice, coco-candy, tea, sight-seeing fees & the excellent local guide (English or French), VAT. Exclusive: Drinks, Insurance,
Personal expenses, Tip. --- Number of Persons in Group/Pax --- Tour cost per person (in USD) | | | 1 pax | 2 pax | 3
- 4 pax |
5
- 7 pax |
8 -
10 pax |
11
pax | | | 332 | 195 |
166 |
128 |
97 |
90 | | BOOK NOW | EMAIL TO MODIFY | | (2 days/1 night - daily departure) | Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City -
My Tho - Ben Tre (L, D)
We will pick you up from your hotel in HCMC about 8h00 AM then drive to My Tho. Board a boat for a cruise along the bank of the Mekong River. Visit the Bee garden on the Unicorn Island where you will enjoy honey lemon tea and fruit sweets. Boat to BenTre (Coconut Island) where has more coconut palms than any other place in the country and visit farmer's traditional house. Take some catch fishing-tools. The farmers will show you how to catch fish in the canals and learn to cook Vietnamese prawn pancake.
Evening you will have dinner with Mekong family atmosphere. After the meal, we take a coconut leaf torch for the light to travel in the garden, walk along the riverbank for strange- looking with full of light trees by fire-flies. Go back the garden house – Overnight at the home stay.
Day 2: Ben Tre - Ho Chi Minh (B, L)
AM: Take a bicycle and ride on the country roads to visit the village market, fruit gardens, and Bonsai gardens and learn about the country morning cultural
life on coconut island. Boat to visit the fish farm on the Mekong River – visit local handicraft village, a traditional house on the island – Enjoy fresh fruits and
listen Mekong music .Take a rowing boat to explore a small natural canal.
PM: Stop at Bon Sai garden restaurant where you enjoy lunch then Go back to Sai Gon - Tour end
The tour includes:
- Home stay accommodation with daily breakfast
- All meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B: Breakfast, L: lunch, D: Dinner)
- Land transportation by private air-conditioned vehicles
- English speaking local guide
- Entrance fees for all visits as mentioned in the program
- Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
The tour excludes:
- Any kind of drinks
- International airport departure taxes
- Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, drinks, tip...)
- Travel insurance.
--- Number of Persons in Group/Pax --- Tour cost per person (in USD) | | | 1 pax | 2 pax | 3
- 4 pax |
5
- 7 pax |
8
- 10 pax |
11
pax | | |
246 |
131 |
112 |
82 |
65 |
60 | | BOOK NOW | EMAIL TO MODIFY | As indicated: (A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) |