Coconut Homeland in Mekong Delta

OVERVIEW

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

From its bark to the leaves and fruit, explore the many uses of the coconut along the Mekong Delta where long standing cottage industries flourish. Cycle the backroads of the villages, meet and interact with locals and get hands-on in making coconut related products.

Discover Vietnam’s coconut cottage industry

Escape to Ben Tre and discover the coconut cottage industries of the Mekong Delta.

Cruise past unique coconut palm canal

Hop on a sampan and row along a unique coconut palm canal.

Cycle Oc Islet of Ben Tre

Visit small local handicraft village, learn all about coconut specialty in this area while watching skilled workers make coconut stems baskets and more.

ITINERARY

DAY 1 - HO CHI MINH CITY – BEN TRE

HCMC to Ben Tre (100km): 2 hours

This tour begins at 08:30. Arrive at Ben Tre city to get on a boat in Phong Nam bright and early to start exploring coconut’s homeland. Follow the flow of water down Chet Say River. Observe life on the river like how locals transfer goods and agriculture products by boat along the Mekong Delta.

Visit a coconut workshop where guests enjoy how sweet coconut candy is. Stop at the other places to learn how many handicraft products can be made from coconut. Interact with locals to see how bricks are handmade from clay and mats are woven from sedge.

Conclude the tour with a cycle (or moto cart ride upon availability) to a local restaurant for a local style lunch. After lunch, hop on a sampan and row along a coconut palm canal to cruise back to Hung Vuong Jetty.

Be transferred via an air-conditioned vehicle to Mekong Home, located about 30 minutes drive from Ben Tre Town.

Take a rest for a while then depart with a member of the family for an introduction to the local fishing villages.

Try to cook pancakes with rice milk, coconut milk and some other local ingredients for dinner. Indulge in a lemongrass and ginger foot bath, a local therapeutic method to relieve the pain and fatigue of the legs.

Overnight at Ben Tre

DAY 2 - BEN TRE – HO CHI MINH CITY

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Our services include:

Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room

Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)

English or French speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)

Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle

Entrance fees for mentioned visits

Our services do not include:

Other meals than mentioned

Other services than mentioned

International and domestic flights

Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature

Tips, travel insurance

We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance (covering emergency medical evacuation) for trips to Vietnam.

Prices are valid 30 days from date of offer. Past this date price and conditions may be readjusted.

The cost of air tickets is subject to change without prior notice by the airlines.

Reservations during peak times (Christmas, New Year, Vietnamese Lunar New Year, National Holidays) may be subject to supplementary charges.

Rooms at hotels are available only from 1400 on arrival day till 1200 on departure date. A supplement will be added if early check-in or late check-out is desired.

Please note that all the above services & tours have yet to be booked, they are proposed for your information only and we will not make any reservations before we receive your confirmation to do so.

If one or some proposed service(s) is (are) not available at the moment of booking, we will try to find other possibilities/options or other similar service(s) in order to avoid changes to the program.