HO CHI MINH: VIP MEKONG DELTA RIVER CRUISE

SCHEDULE:

• Duration: 8 hours from 08:00 to 16:00
• Departure plcae: Your hotel in center of Ho Chi Minh city
• Returning place: Your hotel in center of Ho Chi Minh city 
• Destination: Me Kong Delta River 

DISCRIPTION ( MỸ THO - BẾN TRE) 

• Experience this jungle cruise ride on the Mekong River Cruise on this popular tour for travelers who want to enjoy the Mekong Delta but are short on time! About 2 hours by driving car from Ho Chi Minh City; there is the tropical atmosphere of the Mekong Delta. In Thoi Son island in the delta, fresh piping hot coconut candy tasting and honey farm tours, while also tasting some fresh fruit in the orchard.

ITINERARY:

• 8:00 AM: Arrive in My Tho city ( Tien Giang Province); go to Thoi Son Island ( Đảo Thới Sơn) by boat 
• 10:20: Join in Coconut Candy Making Workshop; visit Fruit Garden and Honey Farm after the tour; rowing boat through Mekong Delta 
• 12:15: Have lunch ( Mekong regional cuisine; Elephant ear fish; round fried rice cake; VIetnamese noodle ( Hủ tíu Mỹ Tho ).
• 13:00: On the way back to Hồ Chí Minh city; we are going to visit Thiên Hậu pagoda
• 16:00: Arrive to your hotel in Hồ Chí Minh city 

• Departing at 8:00 AM, from your Ho Chi Minh City hotel, heading to the Mekong Delta by minivan or bus. During the 1.5 hour drive, pass by green rice fields before arriving at the beautiful rural My Tho. Your morning trip continues from here by motorized boat on the Tien River to the Qui (Tortoise Islet). On the way, see the fishing port, boat-building workshops, and the Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet.
• Walk into the village, where you can visit a local fruit garden and enjoy the tropical fruit while listening to Southern Vietnamese folk music performed by islanders. Here you also can join daily activities of the local people and take in the atmosphere of this beautiful natural countryside. Visit the bee house, and take the picture of the snakes. Lunch will be served right in the heart of the orchard garden.
• The boat cruise will lead you through the canal, entering Ben Tre Province — " The land of Coconuts." Here you'll visit the coconut candy-making shop.
• Next, enjoy a rowing boat trip on the small canal, fully covered by the shadow of the water coconut’s trees. After your boat ride, relax in a hammock or take a bike ride around the island before returning to the bus. You will arrive back in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Tour ends.