Day 01
My Tho Waterways and Vinh Long Homestay Experience
Morning pick-up at your hotel in HCMC, followed by a drive to My Tho in the upper Mekong Delta region.
- Board a small boat and begin sailing around the beautiful islets of the Mekong waterway.
- Disembark to visit the traditional Mekong houses at Quoi An village, all made from coconut trees.
- See the coconut collection set and learn how locals make handicrafts from coconut trunks and shells.
- Visit a coconut candy workshop and taste the candy.
- Take a horse cart along the village path, stop at Ben Truc orchard, taste honey with tea or wine, enjoy seasonal fruits, and listen to traditional music.
- An adventurous sampan ride through palm-shaded creeks is the next experience in this riverside region.
- Lunch will be served with a Mekong Delta speciality. After lunch, continue the drive to Vinh Long and check in at a homestay on an island.
In the afternoon:
- Hop on a bike and ride along the village.
- Cycle on village paths to see local farms, houses, real life, and ancestral ways of picking fruits in the Mekong Delta region.
In the evening:
- Cook some dishes with the host.
- Enjoy dinner and drink tea or rice wine while talking together.
- You can ask the locals about the island's culture, people, and history. They are willing to answer personal questions.
Overnight at the homestay in a private room.
