Mekong Delta Homestay Tour - The Untouched Land (local bus)

Experience living in the Mekong Delta and explore it by boat. On this trip, you will be taken to Mekong's untouched lands. In addition, you will be staying in traditional Vietnamese houses and will have opportunity to interact with the local people. Not only will you be able to visit the local floating market, but you can even help the locals cook some Vietnamese dishes.

Day 1: Saigon - Vinh Long (_,L,D)

07:00: Catch a taxi to the bus station, jump into the local public bus and hit to Vinh Long province.

12:00: Arrive at a small village - non touristy town in Vinh Long province, only available at Innoviet. Motor-boat will bring you to the home stay; there you’ll be greeted by the host family.

13:00: Have lunch in a very cosy atmosphere. Relax on hammock

14:00: Let’s discover Mekong delta with 01 hour boat trip around the island to see the beautiful of nature. Visit some houses where you can meet local people and see their real life.

15:00: Enjoy 02 hours for doing gardening with local family: Being real farmers to irrigate garden, transplant trees in practically… with lots of fun and valuable experiences!

17:00: Back to the home stay. Prepare for cooking class with many recipes of Vietnamese cuisine, enjoy our results (dinner).

After a short study of Vietnamese language with our host family, we walk around the village to see and catch fire-flies before retiring in the Mekong rural house.

Day 2: Vinh Long – Saigon (B,L,_)

06:00 Get up early to enjoy the fresh air and do some exercise to be more healthy.

06:30: Visit the floating market by boat and see how people there live and trade. Drop in the market on land where you will be Vietnamese to buy some fruits in Vietnamese.

08:00: Ride your bike (about 2 hours) around the small village roads shaded by bamboo, banana, rambutan, pomelo, and mangosteen trees. Pass the immense green rice fields with flying egrets, working farmers and admire the beautiful scenery.

Have an overview of the “Rice Making Procedure” in one Rice workshop. Get to know what are the "same same, but different" trees in the Mekong Delta. You will practise & try to guess the names of these trees just by your nose!

We visit a pagoda and stroll around a very quiet garden of pagoda.

Then boat back to the home stay, we will enjoy lunch. After taking a rest in the garden, we’ll say good bye to the host family.

13:00: Local bus back to Ho Chi Minh City or local express bus to Rach Gia/ Chau Doc (extra cost).