Ho Chi Minh: Mekong Delta Full Day Tour & Vinh Trang Pagoda – Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
EXPERIENCE
Our car and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel for Classic Mekong Delta 1 Day Tour.
After around 2-hour driving from Saigon, we will reach the port to take leisurely cruise on the Tien River to see 4 islets which are represented as four mythical animals in Southeast Asia: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise, and Phoenix.
Then we will visit honey bee farm and taste delicious honey tea with lemon that is really good for health. Moreover is to enjoy a lot of tropical fruits featuring the typical characteristic of Mekong Delta. Local people also have a python farm for those who are looking for adventure can touch pythons and take photos with them.
Visit coconut candy workshop to know how to make delicious candies by hand.
On Classic Mekong Delta 1 Day Tour, you can enjoy the melody of Don Ca Tai Tu, a genre of traditional folk music which is an indispensable spiritual cultural activity in Mekong Delta peoples lives and officially recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Furthermore, we can relax on the rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal, and continue to ride by horse-drawn carriage through the village as the way locals did in the 19th century.
You cannot leave Mekong Delta without visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, considered as the biggest and oldest ancient pagoda in Southern of Vietnam influenced by Asian and Western architecture and culture, which is located in My Tho Town.
Coming back to Saigon and drop you off at your hotel, Classic Mekong Delta 1 Day Tour ends around 5:00 pm.
HIGHLIGHTS
Cruise on the Tien River to see 4 islets: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise, and Phoenix
Visit honey bee farm and taste delicious honey tea with lemon
Enjoy tropical fruits while listening to “Don Ca Tai Tu” folk music
Visit coconut candy workshop and Vinh Trang Pagoda
Rowing boat going through a mangrove palm canal
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