Day 1: HCMC - Mekong Rustic (L/D)
Arriving at Cai Be in the morning at around
11:00 AM, you will be welcomed by the hospitable smile of the local
guide and invited some fresh fruit or drink before embarking on a boat
to visit Cai Be inland and floating market and traditional villages
where they produce candies, bánh tráng (rice paper) etc. There you can
observe the daily life of local people who live mostly based on the
river sources. We may buy some fresh tropical fruits on the local
seller’s boats and engage in the conversation with them. Leaving the
market, continue aboard to head to Mekong Rustic homestay on Tan Phong
isles surrounded by lush tropical fruit gardens. There you check in,
enjoy tea and welcome fruits and a Southern style Vietnamese lunch
prepared by the host family.
In the afternoon, local host will show you to his orchards where he
shares his experience on how to take care of the garden and pick fruits
as it is his daily work. Let’s listen to Don Ca Tai Tu while enjoying
your self-picked fruits from his garden.
In
the late afternoon, we go the vegetable garden and pick veggies for your
own dinner. After that we all prepare and cook a family meal with the
help of local host.
Day 2: Mekong Rustic - HCMC (B)
Wake up in the early morning to enjoy the fresh
air of Mekong Delta and then take a stroll around the home-stay, there
your 2nd day tour in Mekong starts.
Breakfast will be ready in the meantime. After
breakfast, you will cycle to visit local kindergarten if it is a school
day (optional). On route, stop at a local farmer’s house and learn how
to make Jackfruit leaf cake. Continue to cycle and stop at a bonsai
garden and meet the host. He will introduce the way they plant the
bonsai and take care the orchards.
After making a loop around the isles on the bicycle, we return homestay, have a short rest before saying goodbye to the friendly host. We check out at 11:00 - 11:30 and leave Tan Phong Isles. The ferry will take you back the wharf to depart to HCMC. End of tour.
