PRV19: Mekong Delta Insight(Full Day)

From $57/Pax

Overview

Understanding the desire of many tourists to visit tranquil villages by the Mekong River – we highly recommend this package to Bến Tre town. This is different from the other Mekong tours. You won’t see many tourists around, and you are not in a rush to follow an itinerary. Instead, you will enjoy every moment of touching on real life by easy cycling along green fields, riding in a hand-rowed sampan cooled by gentle southern breezes, or having a tasty coconut juice under the sunlight of this tropical land.

Highlights

● Cruise along the Mekong River by motorboat
● Enjoy hand-rowed a sampan under the shady water-coconut trees
● Visit a traditional workshop where they produce coconut candies, rice paper, or rice wine…
● Cycle on shady roads, pass by green fields and vegetable plantations
● Experience the authentic Mekong lifestyle

Itinerary

Our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, and drive two hours to Bến Tre Town. We will stop along the way for refreshments and toilet.

● Upon arrival, we board a motor-boat and cruise along a vast network of canals and channels to enjoy wonderful views of life along the Mekong River.

● Stop at a brick kiln, where the locals work among clusters of beehive-shaped structures that churn out millions of bricks each year in handy traditional style. They offer a fascinating glimpse at a local industry.

● Crossing the River to the other side, we will stop at a traditional workshop to witness a step-by-step process on how to make coconut candy while trying some yourself.

● Visit a local family to see where they make traditional mats and enjoy some fruits and tea. It is a chance to interact with local people to know more about rural life.

● Enjoy what local people offer by hand-rowing a sampan along the shady, breezy canal.

● Take a motor cart or cycle ride on shady roads, pass by green fields and vegetable plantations, and find out about tropical culture from the villagers.

● Lunch will be served at a riverside restaurant with a Vietnamese 5-course set menu. Please request in advance if you have a food allergy, you are a vegetarian, or you observe Halal.

We drive another two hours back to Hồ Chí Minh City and complete the tour excursion by taking you back to the pickup point. End of services.

HAVE A GREAT TRIP!

Prices

No. of Guest(s) 1 2 3
Price/Person VND * 1,000 4,850 2,800 2,150
~USD $211 $122 $93
No. of Guest(s) 4 5 6
Price/Person VND * 1,000 1,800 1,600 1,400
~USD $78 $70 $61
No. of Guest(s) >=7 Child
Price/Person VND * 1,000 1,300 700
~USD $57 $30

Inclusions

● Private AC transfer
● All boat trips (motorboat, hand-rowed boat)
● Vietnamese English-speaking guide
● 5-course Vietnamese lunch
● All admission fees
● Bottles of drinking water (02 bottles of 500ml/Person/Day)
● Cycling or tuk tuk
● Local taxes, fees and handling charges
● Hotel pickup and drop-off (applied for all places in District 1, 3, 4, Bình Thạnh, Phú Nhuận).

Exclusions

● Personal expenses
● Tips and Gratuities (recommended)
● Drinks (beer, soft drinks…)
● Travel insurance

Amendment and Cancellation Policy

● Within 24 hours before departure: Guests pay 100%
● From 24 – 48 hours before departure: Guests pay 50%
● Prior to 48 hours before departure: Guests pay 20%

Notes

Please note that timing and itinerary are subject to change without notice. However, we will do everything we reasonably can to make sure everything goes according to plan.

We also offer pickup service at other districts with extra fees:

  • District 2, 7, 8, 5, 6, 10, 11, Tân Bình: 500,000VND(~22$)/Group/Tour.
  • District 9, 12, Thủ Đức, Bình Tân, Tân Phú, Gò Vấp: 1,000,000VND(~43$)/Group/Tour.

If you want to have a guide who can speak different language than English, please check availability with us; there might be an extra charge for below languages

  • French/Japanese: 400,000VND(~17$)/Group/Tour.
  • Chinese: 500,000VND(~22$)/Group/Tour.
  • Russian: 600,000VND(~26$)/Group/Tour.
  • Thai: 900,000VND(~39$)/Group/Tour.
  • German/Italian/Spanish: 1,100,000VND(~48$)/Group/Tour.
  • Korean: 1,900,000VND(~83$)/Group/Tour.

Children Policy

  • From 12 years old up: pay as an adult.
  • From 5 – 11 years old: Pay 75%
  • Under 5 years old: Free of charge. However, only one under-five free admission per booking. If you have more than two under-five, from the second kid pays 50% each.

Please request in advance if you have a food allergy, you are a vegetarian, you observe Halal or diet menu. Some special requests might be applied with an extra charge:

  • Halal Lunch: 150,000VND(~7$)/Person.
  • Indian Lunch: 150,000VND(~7$)/Person.
  • Diet Menu: To be advised.

During the tour, you might see some things that you don’t like, such as animals in cages (python, crocodile, frog…). Most of them are managed by local villagers for economic reasons. We don’t promote these activities and we don’t promise those activities in our tours. However, sometimes you will see them by accident on the way without our control. We hope to receive your understanding and sympathy. If you really don’t want this to happen during your tour, please contact us in advance so we can suggest you other suitable programs.


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