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MEKONG DELTA CULTURE TOUR

Updated 6 May 2021: Culture tour is no longer available due to Covid-19's travel restrictions. We will shortly make a refund to culture tour registrations.

Registration Deadline: 10 May 2021

We might cancel the culture tour depending on the Covid-19 situations. We are closely following Covid-19 guidelines issued by the local authority, and right now the culture tour participation is still possible. In the registration form, please also provide us with your bank account information for the refund in case of Covid-19.

Overview
  • Date: Sunday, 23 May 2021
  • Start time: 6h45
  • Finish time: 17h
  • Gathering point: HCMC Open University 97 Võ Văn Tần St., District 3, HCMC Open University
  • Dress code: anything that makes you feel comfortable, sun scream, mosquito repellent (just in case)
 
Program
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 rivers 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.
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Included: Breakfast, boats, coconut drink, fruits (on boat, at orchard), bike, rowboat, pop-rice, coconut candy, traditional music + tea, lunch, excellent local guide (English). 

Price
: 500,000VND

Bank payment information
Agribank information: Agribank – Chi nhánh Trung tâm Sài Gòn
Account name: Trường Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 
Account number: 1900 201 031 556
Content: OpenTESOL2021 - Full Name - Number of people - Culture tour [OpenTESOL2021 - Nguyen A - 1 - Culture tour]

Dong A Bank information: Ngân hàng TMCP Đông Á - CN Đinh Tiên Hoàng
Account name: Trường Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 
Account number: 000687210001
Content: OpenTESOL2021 - Full Name - Number of people - Culture tour [OpenTESOL2021 - Nguyen A - 1 - Culture tour]

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  • ABOUT
  • 2022 CONFERENCE
    • Invited Speakers
    • Presenter Guidelines
  • PAST CONFERENCES
    • 2021 CONFERENCE >
      • Proceedings
      • Program
      • Invited Speakers
      • Tiny Teach Stories
      • Classroom Support Awards
    • 2020 CONFERENCE >
      • Invited Speakers
      • Live Presentations
      • Recorded Videos
      • Proceedings
      • Presentation Guidelines
    • 2019 CONFERENCE >
      • Proceedings
      • Program
      • Invited Speakers
      • Pre-conference Workshops
      • Invited Speakers
      • Presentation Guidelines
      • Organizing Committee
    • 2018 CONFERENCE >
      • Conference Program
      • Cultural visit: Mekong Trip
      • Pre-conference Workshops
      • Organizing Committee
      • Conference Proceedings
      • Call for Papers
    • 2017 CONFERENCE >
      • Slideshow
      • Conference Proceedings
      • Conference Program
      • Keynote Speakers
      • Cultural visit: Mekong Trip
      • Conference Proceedings
    • 2016 CONFERENCE
    • 2015 CONFERENCE
  • WORKSHOPS
    • The What and How of EAP Assessment
    • Extensive Reading 2018
    • Multilingual Higher Degree Researchers
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT