Exploring the Alluring Mekong

Visit Mekong Delta

• At 08:00 AM: Your private guide and driver will be waiting for you at your hotel lobby.
• After 2 hours driving from HCM city, you will arrive Cho Gao distict of Tiên Giang province. Transfer to the local wooden boat to discover Tam Hiêp Island of Bên Tre province. 
• Take a wonderful excursion to cross 2 branches of Mekong river, called Cửa Đại & Cửa Tiểu, 30km far from the Eastern sea, we arrive to Giao Hòa village. Walk to the local house to see how they make sticky rice cake wrapped in banana leaves.
• Come back to the boat, go to Long Thạnh village. Stop to visit a local factory to see many kilns to make activated charcoal from coconut hard-shell. 
• The boat will take us to Tam Hiep island. Biking on small village paths through huge orchards to arrive special farm where they are planting the creepers (called LÁ S M in Vietnamese). We pick up some leaves for making & tasting this special herbal jelly.
• Biking to the local house located in the middle of green orchards to enjoy our exotic lunch. After lunch, we can relax on the hammock before seeing their family making the brooms from coconut leaves. 
• Next, the rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time under the shade of water coconut. Walking to UT TRINH HOMESTAY for our check-in. Have the fresh shower, then go to the kitchen to help the family cooking some local dishes. Enjoy dinner with the lovely host!
• Overnight in homestay.

Visit floating market, Drive back to Ho Chi Minh city

• Having breakfast at homestay, have biking trip under the huge orchards on this island. We’ll come to visit the local market, buying something for our lunch. Visit the local workshop to see how she waves the scraps of fabric for carpets. Also, we can stop at the local primary school (closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public holidays) where we can play with children and give them some useful gifts for their daily life. Biking to the honey bee’s farm where we will observe the process to have longan honey. Taste honey mixed with tea + lime. 
• Come back our homestay for cooking the lunch. After lunch, check-out and say goodbye to the host. Back to Hòa Định ferry station. End the trip at Chợ Gạo!