BEN TRE - VUNG LIEM - BEN TRE
3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
Upon arrival, you will board your Mango Cruises Sampan at Mango Home pier in Ben
Tre and head to An Hoa River. Enjoy your welcome drink and peaceful scenery while
crew members board your luggage. The cruise will take you to Huu Dinh village in Ben
Tre, where you will take the cycling trip through the Village to explore more of the local
daily life.
Stop at a local house to taste the tropical fruits and chat with the farmer. Visit the rice
noodle factory which supplies to most local markets in the area.
Continue to take a rowing sampan boat through the small canals, which are covered
green by the water coconut plants.
Row through these canals until you head back to the big river where your sampan is
waiting for you and lunch will be served on board.
After lunch, your boat will bring you to My Long village where you will meet with a local family, 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 observe the process of how it is made
Get back on the boat and continue to cruise to Vung Liem. Along the way you will stop
for a late afternoon cycling trip. Return to your sampan to enjoy the sunset in the late
afternoon. Our staff will then prepare your cooking demonstration and dinner on board.
The rest of the evening will be spent at your leisure.
Overnight near Vung Liem
In the morning, breakfast will be served on board before starting to explore Vung Liem village by bicycle. Stop in the afternoon to visit a local market. the cruise and cruising back to Ben Tre.
Overnight in Ben Tre.
In the morning enjoy a delicious breakfast and end your program with a final bicycle trip in the Ben Tre area before getting back to the cruise. Freshen up, say good-bye to the guide and crew, prepare to checkout for your onward trip or return to Saigon. You will be dropped off at Mango Home Riverside in Ben Tre. Check out time is at 10 Am.
