Depart from Ho Chi Minh city for Mekong Delta in a 70km trip in air-con van and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the road. The first stop will be Vinh Trang Pagoda – the biggest Pagoda in Mekong Delta which was built during the first half of the 19th century to emerge yourself in the religious and cultural space. The second stop will be My Tho. From here, you will be taking a boat trip through the river, passing through floating fish rafts, houses along many other great views.
After arriving at Thai Son island, there will be upcoming activities waiting for you:
Visiting a honey farm, you will get to learn about the process of producing honey and how to collect royal jelly, you will also get to have a taste of wonderful honey tea on the spot.
Tourist trams or tuk tuk will then transport you to a local house where you can enjoy fresh tropical fruits and Don Ca Tai Tu, a traditional form of western Vietnamese singing art perform by the villagers.
Walking deep into the village, passing through fruit gardens and you will reach the rowing boats. After travelling on the rowing boats, big motorboats will be waiting for you, continuing your journey to the coconut candy factory, then restaurant for a local cuisine lunch. Bikes will be available at the restaurants. After lunch, if there is any spare time, you will have 15 minutes to walk or cycle around the village.
Finally, you will ride the boat back to where the van awaits, say goodbye to the beautiful Mekong Delta, depart for Ho Chi Minh city, ending an unforgivable journey.