Boat Tour To Mekong Delta From Hotel Inside Ho Chi Minh City Only

General information

Destination
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Program details

After being picked up at the hotel, you will soon be stepping aboard a boat and getting ready to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and heading through downtown Saigon via narrow canals before entering the verdant green tributaries of the Mekong Delta.



A light breakfast of sandwiches or pastries, fresh tropical fruits and Vietnamese iced coffee (Ca phe sua da) is served as your guide explains rural traditions and aspects of riverbank life. Enjoy a brief stop at the ornate, overwater Tuong Van Pagoda, while your Mekong Delta Tour guide explains the importance Buddhism to many people of the Delta. Visit a bustling, colorful riverside market full of local curiosities, tropical fruits and all manner of fish and shellfish. Great photo opportunities!



Reach the idyllic watery expanses of the Mekong Delta itself, known as the Delta of Nine Dragons for the 9 tributaries that splinter from the main Mekong River. Turn off the delta into small, winding canals of the Thu Thua area, shaded by a canopy of foliage as you drift along lazily.



You will enjoy a rowboat trip along small canals of the Delta surrounded by thousands of coconut palms, you will visit a quaint Mekong village, and then a traditional farmhouse where you’ll sample coconuts and Mekong whiskey. You’ll walk along the banks of the river to a traditional rural Vietnamese house where 3 generations live.



At midday, Enjoy a traditional Mekong Delta lunch at a local pagoda prepared by our private chef (includes fresh spring rolls, caramelized pork, chicken with ginger, and the Mekong Delta delicacy, Elephant Ear fish). After lunch, you will visit an orphanage run by Buddhist monks. Then, visit a colourful Cao Dai Temple, one of the highlights of our Mekong Delta Tour.



Finish the tour as you speed back to the Ho Chi Minh City along the waterways aboard a speedboat! A refreshing end to a fantastic day!