SAIGON - BEN TRE - GIONG TROM
DAY 1: SAIGON – BEN TRE (-/L/D)
DAY 2: GIONG TROM – SAIGON (B/L/D)
Discovering Giong Trom - a rustic area in Mekong Delta where provide an authentic experience
Cycling through places, visit fishing farm, orchards garden.
Explore traditional villages where making famous products.
Duration: 2 Days
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DAY 1: SAIGON – BEN TRE (-/L/D)
8:00, Hotel pick-up, heading to Ben Tre Province – a famous place for coconut products.
Upon arrival, enjoy a tuk-tuk ride through green fields and gardens in Huu Dinh village.
Then take a short walk to Huu Phuoc Bridge, start your boat ride through small canals into a picturesque tropical landscape.
Enjoy a welcome drink (mango cocktail) and savor tropical fruits during the cruise.
Stop at the brick making, where the locals still use old traditional methods to make the bricks by hand.
Then get back to boat, stroll through the narrow channels of the An Hoa River enjoying the peaceful of the region.
The sampan rides also take you to visit Mrs. Huong, who lives with her 3 children and grandson. They do for living by farming and feeding shripms and fish; selling fruits.
Enjoy fresh fruit and tea before visiting ‘’Hu Tieu’’ – Rice Noodle Factory, one of the most popular breakfast dishes in the area.
Cycling to My Long Village, visit Mr. Sau Tuong - a former Vietnamese soldier who is still survived after two years of fighting Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh.
Nowadays, he and his wife live as making pancakes - the most famous specialty of My Long.
Enjoy a good moment by learning the recipe of the cake made from his wife.
You then take a bike ride through village road to a local restaurant where you will have a 5-course meal of local delicacies.
After having lunch, take a short walk in the garden, visit the neighboring house of Mr. Hung - famous sticky rice manufacture in the village.
Visit the garden and feeding catfishes.
Move on a local house and catch some fishes in the pond and pick your own vegetables, then participate in preparing dinner with the family.
Overnight in Mango Home in private air conditioned room.
DAY 2: GIONG TROM – SAIGON (B/L/D)
Breakfast will be served at the host family.
Get on boat to Tai Phu Canal.
Stop along the way to visit a coconut processing workshop before taking a bike to the lively My Long local market.
Then, cycling to Cau Hoa, visit Phuoc Long Tu temple and war memorials.
Return Phong Nam Village; take the boat back to Ben Tre.
Drive back to Saigon and tour ends.
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