1. Route/Checkpoints:

Cai Be (Tien Giang) – Ancient house – Tan Phong Isles

2. Intro:

Ditch Fishing (RUS06) offers lots of fun activities while you may still enjoy the beautiful landscape, people and culture of the Mekong Delta. Join us for a unique and authentic rustic experience in the agricultural heartland of Vietnam.

3. Highlights:

Get your hands dirty with “Ditch fishing”

Experience the tremendously lush beauty of the Greater Mekong

Travel on a local ferry and visit traditional ancient house in Cai Be town

Walk like a monkey at the bamboo bridge (cầu khỉ)

Meet a local gardener and savor your self-picked tropical fruits at one of the most abundant orchards on

Mekong river while listen to Don Ca Tai Tu

4. Full Itinerary

At 13:00, meet you at the Cai Be tourist port and get ready for an active afternoon. We will cycle to one of the traditional ancient houses which was built and decorated by the typical traditional wooden style. It is surrounded by a luxuriant garden with many types of tropical fruit trees and flowers.

Then, cross the Mekong River in a local ferry and cycle around Tan Phong Isles. Stop at a local farmer’s house to savor a cup of tea and local banana candies specialties. Enjoy yourself-picked tropical fruits at one of the most abundant orchards on the Mekong river while listening to Don Ca Tai Tu – an Intangible Cultural Heritage recognized by UNESCO.

Dress in traditional farmer clothes, you will be given all the tools that a farmer/fisherman use to catch fish for their dinner. Your hands are actually the biggest tools that you have! So be ready to get them dirty by catching the fish from the muddy canals.

After cleaning and refreshing yourself, we give a farewell to the beautiful isles by embarking on the ferry/boat to leave Tan Phong Isles and continue with your onward journey. Tour ends at 17:30.