1-Day Less Touristy Mekong River (Cai Be-Vinh Long) trip Shared Group of 10 Max
ID: GYG619269-1034855
Category:
Country: Vietnam
Duration:
1 days
Description
Escape the hustle and bustle of Saigon City and head south. Explore the less touristy side of the Mekong River: a timeless expanse of slow-moving water, simple villages, and rolling rice fields.
Pick-up from your hotel at 7:30 AM
- Travel on an expressway for about two hours, enjoying views of green rice paddies and tropical fruits in the Mekong Delta
- Stop at Kimmy Chocolate Manufacture, where you can observe local farmers tending to cocoa trees and see the chocolate-making process
- Upon reaching Cai Be, observe local people making traditional products such as pop rice cakes, rice wines, rice papers, and coconut candies
- Return to our boat and travel to another location, where you can take a sampan boat ride through fruit orchards, apple mangrove trees, and coconut groves
- Visit a local orchard garden to sample seasonal fruits, listen to traditional folk songs, visit a bee farm, and taste hot honey tea
- Participate in a cooking class and enjoy lunch at a local leaf-roof restaurant featuring delicious Mekong spring rolls, pancakes, and deep-fried Giant Elephant Ear Fish. You also have the option to relax in a hammock, go kayaking, or ride a bike around the village
- Return to Ho Chi Minh City and expect to be dropped off at your hotel around 6:30 PM (ETA)
Highlights
- You’ll explore the less-touristy side of the Mekong River
- Visit a chocolate maker, travel via traditional boat, and more
- Cooking class, kayaking on the river and cycling around the village.
- Learn about the history of the tunnels from your English-speaking guide
- See the local life in the Mekong Delta on a boat ride through the canals
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Our guide and van will be at your hotel lobby between 7:30 and 8:00 AM. The pick-up order is organized for the most efficient route and timing. Please be ready in your hotel lobby—our uniform guide will meet you and contact you via WhatsApp if needed.
INCLUDED
- Lunch
- Boat trips
- Biking
- Kayaking
- Drinking water
- Cooking class
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- English-speaking tour guide
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal expenses, Travel insurance, Tip (non-mandatory)
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.