Pick-up points: our office at 203 Pham Ngu Lao St. , Dis. 1, HCMC.
Real Mekong Experience - 2 Days Tour
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
- 7 am: Local Bus to Vinh Long Province.
- 12:00 pm: Arrival at a small village that is untouched by tourists in Vinh Long Province, which can only be found at Innoviet. A motor-boat will bring you to the home-stay, where you'll be greeted by the host family.
- 1:00 pm: Lunch in a very cosy atmosphere.
- 2:00 pm: Relax on a hammock.
- 2:30 pm: A bike ride (about 2.5 hours) around the small village roads which are shaded by bamboo, banana, rambutan, pomelo and mangosteen trees.
- Pass the immense green rice fields with flying egrets and working farmers, while admiring the beautiful scenery.
- See the local students on their way back home from school in their beautiful Ao Dai uniforms.
- Visit some houses where you can meet local people and observe their daily lives.
- Get an overview of the ‘Rice Making Procedure' in a rice workshop. Get to know about the "same same, but different" trees in the Mekong Delta. You will practice & try to guess the names of these trees just by their smell!
- Visiting a brick factory, walking to a pagoda and then strolling around the very quiet garden of pagoda.
- 5:00 pm: Back to the home-stay. Prepare dinner with many recipes of Vietnamese cuisine, and sit down to eat.
- Learning a lesson with the family for shopping in a Vietnamese market the next day.
- Walk around the village to see and catch fireflies, before retiring in one of the rural
houses in the Mekong Delta.
Day 2: VINH LONG - SAIGON
- 6:30 am: Visit the floating market by boat early in the morning and see how people live there and trade.
- Go shopping at the market on land, where you will buy something for a Vietnamese lunch.
- Boat back to the home-stay, where you will join in making rice paper, walking through the fruit gardens and fields, feeding the fish and helping farmers cultivate farm products.
- Take part in a mini-cooking class for lunch. After taking a rest, you will bid goodbye to the host family.
- 1:00 pm: Car back to Ho Chi Minh City or local express bus to Rach Gia / Chau Doc.
Participant guidelines
Things to carry with you:
- Sun cream
- Mosquito repellent
- Hat and / or cap
- Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, soap, shampoo, and the like)
- Passport
- Sandals and / or shoes
- A small back-pack.
Please note that it is mandatory to be clothed appropriately when sleeping overnight in the homes.
