1-Day Mekong Delta Tour to Cai Be and Vinh Long with Cooking Class

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Cruise through Cai Be and Vinh Long to experience everyday Mekong Delta river life
• 02 Visit Kimmy Chocolate Manufacture to see handcrafted chocolate made from local cocoa
• 03 Discover how traditional products such as rice paper, rice wine, and coconut candy are made in Cai Be
• 04 Ride a sampan through fruit orchards, mangrove apple trees, and coconut-lined canals
• 05 Enjoy seasonal tropical fruits, traditional folk songs, and hot honey tea at a local orchard garden
• 06 Join a Vietnamese cooking class and savor Mekong specialties at a leaf-roof restaurant

Embark on a 1-day Mekong Delta tour through Cai Be and Vinh Long, where green rice paddies, tropical fruit gardens, and river life create a vivid glimpse of southern Vietnam. Visit Kimmy Chocolate Manufacture to see how local cocoa is turned into handcrafted chocolate, then discover how traditional products such as pop rice cakes, rice wine, rice paper, and coconut candy are made in Cai Be. Cruise by boat and sampan through fruit orchards, mangrove apple trees, and coconut-lined waterways, and enjoy seasonal fruits, folk songs, a bee farm, and hot honey tea. The day also includes a Vietnamese cooking class and lunch at a local leaf-roof restaurant.

Embark on a 1-day Mekong Delta tour through Cai Be and Vinh Long, where green rice paddies, tropical fruit gardens, and river life create a vivid glimpse of southern Vietnam.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Ho Chi Minh, Cai Be, Vinh Long, Mekong Delta

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Mekong Delta Discovery in Cai Be and Vinh Long

• Meet your tour guide, who will pick you up from your hotel at 7:30 AM. Travel along the expressway for about two hours, taking in the green rice paddies and tropical fruit scenery of the Mekong Delta.
• Stop at Kimmy Chocolate Manufacture, where local farmers carefully plant and care for cocoa trees. Here, you can see how locals produce chocolate.
• Upon reaching Cai Be, witness local people making traditional products such as pop rice cakes, rice wine, rice paper, and coconut candy.
• Head back to the boat and continue to another location, where you will enjoy a sampan ride through fruit orchards, apple mangrove trees, and coconut leaves.
• Visit a local orchard garden to try seasonal tropical fruits, listen to traditional folk songs, see a bee farm, and taste hot honey tea.
• Take part in a cooking class and have lunch at a local leaf-roof restaurant featuring delicious Mekong spring rolls, deep-fried Giant Elephant Ear Fish, fresh fruits, and more. You can also relax in a hammock, go kayaking, or bike around the village.
• Return to Ho Chi Minh City and be dropped off at your hotel at around 6:30 PM.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Brand new minivan
• English-speaking guide
• Boat trip with all entrance fees
• Tropical fruits, honey tea, and drinking water
• Set menu lunch, cooking class, kayaking, and biking

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses
• Tip (non-mandatory)

Know before you go

• We offer pickup from hotels in Districts 1, 3, and 4. If you prefer to meet at the meeting point, please arrive 30 minutes before departure time.
• Are you looking for a typical tour to understand life along the Mekong River? The Mekong River flows through six countries: Tibetan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In Vietnamese, the region is known as Cuu Long, meaning Nine Dragons, in reference to the nine tributaries of the Mekong River. The Mekong Delta is home to floating lifestyles, ancient houses, mixed religions, and floating markets, with numerous estuaries and canals crossing the landscape and residential areas.
• You will also learn about Kimmy Chocolate Manufacture, the southernmost major handcrafted chocolate producer in Tien Giang, which uses locally sourced cocoa as its raw material. This will be an exciting experience.
• Moreover, tourists can wear traditional Vietnamese national garments (Ao - Dai) and take a picture with a conical hat (Non - La) while sitting on a Mekong boat.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Phường 6, Quận 4, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam

Tour start

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.