Overview

Discover the charm of the Mekong Delta on an exciting day trip to Cai Be and Tan Phong Island. Start your adventure with a boat ride to the remains of a renowned floating market. Immerse yourself in the local trading habits and marvel at the orchard gardens that make this area a fruit paradise. Explore the village, visit workshops, and sample delicious coconut candy, pop rice, and rice wine. Enjoy a hands-on experience preparing Vietnamese specialties for lunch. Cycle through picturesque orchards, interact with locals, and explore Ba Kiệt’s ancient house. Conclude the trip with unforgettable memories of the Mekong Delta’s beauty.

Itinerary

07.30 AM: Pick up at your hotel/ appoitement and depart to Cai Be by van/bus via Trung Luong Expressway.
Upon arrival in Cai Be, have a boat ride to the remaining site of a renowned wholesale floating market on the Tien River many years ago. This site entitles you to know something about the local trading habit that has changed due to the age of the modern society when more terrestrial transportation and high technique of agriculture have dominated everywhere. There, you can realize how diverse the area is and how rich orchard gardens are, which makes it the basket of fruit in the lower part of the Mekong River.
Discover the village, house on stilts. Then, keep cruising and visiting a local workshop, there are things to see such as coconut candy producing process (very kid-friendly), pop rice, rice wine, snake wine,… Enjoying free samples of local specialties and discovering daily activities of the local Mekong people. enjoying Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử – A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as – Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity).
At lunch time, you not only enjoy luscious food but also get closer to the locals as it is a chance to learn how to prepare Vietnamese specialties. The meal is cooked on your own and served in the heart of the local garden.
Cycle on the village path through orchards. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta. Visit Ba Kiệt’s ancient house.
Take a boat ride back to Cai Be and transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City. End your trip.