Private Mekong Discovery
- Best price guaranteed
- No booking fees
- COVID-19protected
- Cultural, religious and historic sites
- Family
- duration 8 hours
- tour type Small group
- age requirement 6-95 yrs
- max group size 12
- guiding method Fully guided
- Tour Code BM-19814
- Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
- Operated in English
- Starts/Ends Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Experience the incredibly lush beauty of the Mekong Delta
- Take a private cruise along the Mekong River and see what life is like on the Delta
- Savour tropical fruit on an island, see how local coconut candy is made, and visit a honey farm
- Explore the bustling port city of My Tho
- Feast on Vietnamese cuisine at a local restaurant
- Row in a sampan along the canals under the green canopy of water coconuts trees
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Ever wonder how all the people of Vietnam get fed? Journey to the Mekong Delta area on your own private tour to see the agricultural heartland of Vietnam. Boat down the Mekong, visit a bee farm, row a sampan down a canal, snack on tropical fruit, and see how the people live outside of Ho Chi Minh City.
This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.
Escape the city on a very special private tour of the Mekong Delta, where you'll see what life is like beyond the urban centre of the south. About 2.5 hours away is the city of My Tho, a former naval base that is now a bustling port city in the Mekong Delta.
The area is the final destination of the mighty Mekong River, which winds its way from Tibet, through China, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, and finally into Vietnam. An incredibly fertile region, the Mekong Delta's prime industry is food production, producing approximately half of Vietnam's total agricultural output. Local life for villages in the area revolves around the rivers and canals that make up the delta, so much so that people are more likely to transport by river than road.
Upon arrival into My Tho, we board your private boat for a cruise on the Mekong River. Our first stop is at a fish farm, to gain an insight into one of the cottage industries in the region. On our Mekong tour, we'll visit an island with lush tropical gardens where we have a chance to sample tropical fruit. Continuing to another island in the Mekong Delta, we'll learn more about another cottage industry, coconut candy. Your local guide will take you to a factory and explain the process of making the sweet. As we meander down the Mekong, we'll have a chance to visit local villages in the area and learn more about the traditional lifestyles, culture, and customs of people who call the Delta their home.
Continuing on our Mekong discover, we'll travel by Xe Loi (motorised cart), and visit a bee farm, from where we'll transfer to a smaller rowing boat to help us get deeper into the smaller canals of the Delta. For lunch, we'll hit up Diem Phuong restaurant, where your local guide will provide you with some advice on the finer points of local cuisine and assist with ordering some of these delicacies.
After lunch, your private Ho Chi Minh City river tour will come to an end, and we'll head back to My Tho for the journey back to Ho Chi MinhCity where you will be dropped off at your hotel.
(If you’d prefer to travel as part of a regular group experience, please book our Ho Chi Minh City Mekong Discovery group tour.)
This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.
- Vietnamese lunch
- Return transportation
- Local English speaking guide
- boat trip and sampan
- motorised cart
- Coconut drink
- Tropical fruit and traditional snack tasting.
- all entrance fees in Mekong Delta
- Items of a personal nature
- tips / gratuities for drivers or guides.
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Meeting start point :Pick up at centrally located hotels in Ho Chi Minh City
Meeting end point :Drop off at centrally located hotels in Ho Chi Minh City
COVID-19 Safety MeasuresThis trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:
- This tour follows established guidelines that are in line with the World Travel and Tourism Council’s ‘Safe Travels’ framework against COVID-19.
- Hygiene and safety guidelines will be followed to ensure your well being is looked after during travels.
- All travellers 18 years and older will be required to be fully vaccinated.