SAIGON - BEN TRE - MO CAY - SAIGON
DAY 1: SAIGON – BEN TRE – MO CAY (-/L/D)
DAY 2: MO CAY – THOM MARKET – BEN TRE – SAIGON (B/L/-)
An amazing homestay experience in Mo Cay.
Dicovery local markets, traditional manufatures workshops and other activities such as cycling, cooking class, talking to the host to share your experience and to understand more about the culture.
Duration: 2 Days
DAY 1: SAIGON – BEN TRE – MO CAY (-/L/D)
8:00, Hotel pick-up and depart to Ben Tre – the kingdom of coconuts.
Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda - the oldest and most sacred in the region.
Get on a motor-boat cruising along the river to discover the daily activities of the locals such as rowing boats, fishing, palm creeks, etc.
Your first stop will be at Mr. Tu Lo to see the manual manufacture of bricks that shows you how to make bricks by traditional style of printing and baking.
Continue to the creeks of Cai Son and Nhon Thanh.
Take a walk to discover the village by visiting the manufacture of sleeping mats, weaving houses.
Taste exotic fruits and tea.
Optional of bike ride or tuk-tuk ride discover the village in coconut trees and gardens.
Enjoy your traditional lunch at Hai Ho Restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit Mr Sau Khanh's house to admire ancient porcelains collecting set.
Then, a sampan rowing boat through Cai Coi river with water coconut trees on both sides of the river.
Then return to Hung Vuong port.
You will be transferred by Ham Luong Bridge to Mrs. Mai house where you stay for dinner and overnight.
Join in a cooking class in the evening.
Enjoy your dinner and chance for hearing more about Mekong stories.
DAY 2: MO CAY – THOM MARKET – BEN TRE – SAIGON (B/L/-)
Having breakfast.
Cycling or walking under the shade coconut trees through the village, visit a local market, brumes making workshop, soya sauce making.
Return to Ham Luong River.
The boat will follow the beautiful Mo Cay River for Hoa Loc Harbor.
Take a boat trip to Mo Cay Market, visit of the coconut candy factory.
Boating to Thom Market, seeing hundreds of workdshops that make coconut products and boat from coconut traders.
At Thom Market, drive to see bonsai gardens and well-known fruit gardens in Cai Mon.
Lunch at M Khanh's place.
In the afternoon, cycling through the village to discover the daily life of the villagers.
Then, back to Saigon and tour ends.
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