5-Day Mekong Delta Adventure

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Today, you will visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, the underground system used by the Viet Cong during the war. You'll be able to understand the tunnels’ history, life in the tunnels and the Vietnamese’s resilience during the combats. In the afternoon, you'll head back to the city to explore the highlights including the War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, the charming Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Post Office and the bustling Ben Thanh Market where you can have some dinner if you wish.

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Today, you'll travel to the Mekong Delta today. On arrival, you'll board a motorised boat on the Ben Tre River. You'll make a stop at a brick kiln to see how bricks are made traditionally and visit a coconut processing workshop. You'll cruise through the waterways to local villages, local houses and local fruit farms. You'll then take a Tuk-Tuk or bicycle along the shady paths to learn about the daily life of local people before taking a rowing boat along a beautiful water palm creek. You will stay overnight far from the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan areas, in the hometravel that offers a serene environment in which to appreciate and enjoy the rustic local life of the Mekong Delta.

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Today, you'll visit Cai Rang, the busiest but nicest floating market in the area. Then, you will ride a bicycle through villages and fruit orchards, take a ferry across the river and visit a blacksmith family. Next, you'll experience how to make a banana cake and walk on the monkey bridge which local people use to cross the canals daily. You'll stop at a local farmer’s house to savour a cup of tea and fresh coconut water. Later on, you'll head back to Ho Chi Minh City.