Date: Sunday, 27 May 2018
program
Start time: 6h45
Finish time: 17h
Gathering point: 35-37 Hồ Hảo Hớn St., District 1, HCMC Open University
Dress code: anything that makes you feel comfortable, sun scream, mosquito repellent (just in case)
Contact: Mr. Tien 0909 581 680.
After the pick-up at HCMC Open University, the program will start with a visit of Cai Be floating market. Visit the local workshop to see how rice paper, coconut candy, and pop-rice are produced. Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea.
Then, the rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time. Back to our boat to go across one of the longest river in the world, Mekong River, to come to An Bình Island. Travel on a sampan to Ut Trinh home and have a lunch.
After lunch, we’ll bike for a leisure on village paths to see the local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses and maybe the ancestral ways to pick up fruits in Mekong Delta...
Visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay.
The cruise will end at Vinh Long city and drop you off at HCMC Open University.
Included: Breakfast, boats, coconut drink, fruits (on boat, at orchard), bike, rowboat, pop-rice, coconut candy, traditional music + tea, lunch, excellent local guide (English).
Program enquiries: Mr. Thanh (+918 357 614)