Mekong Delta Homestay Tour 2 days

Tour Itinerary

Blend in with the local of Mekong delta region

Day 1. Ho Chi Minh – My Tho – Vinh Long (L, D)

About 2 hours drive ahead to My Tho helps you get away from Ho Chi Minh bustling city. Get on a small boat and then start sailing around four beautiful Islets: Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise and Phoenix on Tien River. Through Xep canal to visit Mekong traditional houses at Quoi An village (make all from coconut tree). See coconut collection set and how the local make handicrafts from coconut trunk and shell. Visit a coconut candy workshop, taste candy. Take the horse-cart on village path and stop at Ben Truc orchard, taste honey with tea or wine, enjoy seasonal fruits and listening to traditional music. An adventurous sampan ride in palm shading creeks will be the next experience of the riverside region. Lunch to be served with the Mekong Delta specialty – Deep Fried Elephant ear fish. After lunch, continue the drive to Vinh Long, check-in homestay on an island.

One more thing to do this day is biking. It will be so amazing to bike on village paths to see the local farms, houses, real life and the ancestral ways to pick up fruits in Mekong Delta.

Cooking some dishes with the host. We enjoy dinner and have cup of tea or rice wine when talking together. You can ask the local about the culture, people, history of this Island. They do not mind to answer some personal questions. Overnight at homestay in private room.

Day 2. Cai Be – Vinh Long – Ho Chi Minh (B, L)

After breakfast, you will go on visiting Mr Ba Duc’s ancient house. It’s one of several houses preserved in harmonious combination of two architectural styles: Vietnamese and French, whose shape is unique to the colonial period.

You also visit a rice husking mill to learn about the procedure for rice production. Mekong Delta is popular for its own unique charm. In Cai Be, a lot of materials are still hand-crafted, such as: “Cham La”, the coconut leaves used to weave the roofs of homes. If you want to see how bricks are made, you’ll see it here.

After lunch at a restaurant, you will return to HCMC. Trip ends in Ho Chi Minh City around 5:30 PM

Home Stay: Farm stay is typical home stay in Vinh Long in particular and Mekong Delta in general. It offers the close up experience of locals better than the well equipped hotels or resorts. Tourists can interact with locals and join the daily activities.