Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City – Ben Tre – Mo Cay – Vung Liem – Ho Chi Minh City
Duration: 2 Days
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Ben Tre – Mo Cay – Vung Liem (L, D, G)
After escaping from Ho Chi Minh City’s urban sprawl, you’ll travel to Ben Tre.
11:30 Arrive at Mango Home Riverside, you will board your Mango cruise boat at Mango Home pier and head to An Hoa River. Enjoy your welcome drink and peaceful scenery while crew members board your luggage. The cruise will take you to Phong Nam village in Giong Trom, where you will take a rowing sampan boat through the small canals, which are covered green by the water coconut plants.
Stop at a local house to taste the tropical fruits and chat with the farmer. Visit the coconut spirit factory before starting your bike or rickshaw trip around the village. Relax and enjoy lunch at Mango Restaurant before getting back on the boat and continuing to cruise to Mo Cay canals. Stop for a visit at the coconut processing workshop where you can see how the locals utilize every bit of the coconut.
Continue cruising to Vung Liem province and stop for a visit at the brick making factory. Here you will see how bricks are made using traditional methods, which are centuries old.
Return to your boat and freshen up for your cooking demonstration and dinner on board. The rest of the evening will be spent at your leisure.
Overnight will be spent onboard on the Co Chien River.
Day 2: Vung Liem – Ho Chi Minh City (B, G)
In the morning, breakfast will be served on board before starting to explore the town of Vung Liem by bicycle. Visit the Happy Buddha Temple, a beautiful and characteristic Khmer Temple of this small town. After that continue on to visit the Cao Dai Temple in one of the most popular local religions, which is a combination of Taoism, Buddhism and Confusium.
After that get back to the cruise and refresh, check out and you will transfer to Vung Liem Market at 10.00 where you’ll be met by your driver, who will take you to Ho Chi Minh City
and your hotel.
What’s included:
- Car transfer
- English speaking guide
- Boat trips as mentioned
- Meals : 1 Lunch/ 1 Dinner/1 Breakfast
- Admission fee to indicated sights
- Overnight on luxury sampan
- All activities as mentioned.
What’s excluded:
- Travel insurance of any kind
- Tip, beverages, personal expenses
- Others services not mentioned
- Trishaw-motor Instead: 80,000 VND/pax/day (Minimum 2pax)
