Mango Cruise Day Trip

A Great way to explore the Lush and peaceful canals of the Mekong Delta! Complete with Onboard bar, comfortable cushioned chairs, private washroom and it’s open-sided, allowing the river’s breeze to refresh you as you engage in our day trip or homestay programs.

 

A Great way to explore the Lush and peaceful canals of the Mekong Delta! Complete with Onboard bar, comfortable cushioned chairs, private washroom and it’s open-sided, allowing the river’s breeze to refresh you as you engage in our day trip or homestay programs.

 

A Great way to explore the Lush and peaceful canals of the Mekong Delta! Complete with Onboard bar, comfortable cushioned chairs, private washroom and it’s open-sided, allowing the river’s breeze to refresh you as you engage in our day trip or homestay programs.

 

Join us for a great night with a romantic cruise on the calm Ham Luong River. Watch the beautiful sunset while you enjoy your 5 course dinner with friends, loved ones or perhaps that special someone. After dinner, relax while enjoying the warm gentle breeze and the Moon’s light reflecting off the peaceful waters. We also provide a fully stocked bar on board, perhaps an aperitif leading into a wonderful meal or a refreshing cocktail to finish off?

Commence your Mekong Delta day tour at 8.00am, depart for a 1.5 hours drive from Saigon to Ben Tre, one of the country’s southern provinces, situated in the Delta of the Mekong River. Take in the highway as you leave behind the busy city. Pass Rach Mieu bridge before reaching Huu Dinh hamlet. Get on a tri-motor cycle (xe loi) ride to enjoy the lush surroundings of rice paddies and fruit farms alongside the narrow village roads. Arrive at the waterfront, board the charming Mango Cruise for a glimpse at the Delta scenery while enjoying coconut juice. Make a first stop at a small brick workshop where the locals still use centuries-old traditional methods to make the bricks by hand.Then you will head back to your boat to cross the An Hoa River, where you will start a Bicycle trip around Phong Nam village around 4km,On the way stop for a visit at the local house where they live on coconuts processing , Continue the bike ride through gardens and stop at the a rice noodles factory “hu tieu”, one of most popular breakfast dishes in the region .Walk about 3 minutes to visit at Mrs. Huong’s home. Her family live on fishing, shrimp and farming. Enjoy the tropical fruits and honey tea in her garden before taking the rowing  sampan , be paddled by a personalized rower trip to discover the maze of small canals.Then rowing you back to your mango boat and head to Mango home restaurant, enjoy your 5 course lunch and freshen up before switch to a bicycle and ride 500m About 4 minutes( or 7-10 minutes walk) on village roads past green gardens and local houses, and stop at another local house of Mr Sau Tuong, a former Vietcong soldier who survived two years fighting the Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh. Now he and his wife live on making rice paper which is the most famous specialty of My Long village. Have a chat with him and enjoy the crispy rice paper made by his wife, and see how it is made.

After the visit, the boat will be waiting for you at the pier nearby to bring you back to Ben Tre city where your car will be ready to take you back to Saigon. Arrive in Saigon around 06 PM. Tour ends.

5 course set menu lunch
• Chicken rice noodle sour soup with pine apple and tomatoes
• Deep fried Tilapia fillet marinated with lemon grass and turmeric
• Steamed prawn
• Chicken curry
• Stewed pork/ fish in clay pot was revised to “Fried noodle with pork, shrimp and vegetable”
• Steamed rice
• Season fruits