Cultural & Art
My Tho is the gateway to the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s rice bowl famed for its floating market. A trip here will offer a taste of river life of southern people. Board on boats to the local islands and visit their cottage industries.
Today, you will be picked up and travel past miles of flat rice fields, along a bustling road to the Mekong Delta, the world’s largest delta and Vietnam's largest rice bowl.
On arrival in My Tho City, board a motorboat and navigate through intricate canals while observing the local daily life up close as well as the landscape of waterways and lush islands. Land on Thoi Son Island where you can listen to Southern traditional music performed by native artists. Next, you will change to a paddle boat to cruise through the narrow canals and visit households with traditional occupations of home-based coconut candy and rice-wine making. Continue travel by motorized boat to another island to visit a bee farm and taste tea with fresh honey from the beehives and enjoy fresh fruits. Interact with local residents to understand about the river life. Their economy is based mostly on tourism, mangoes, bananas and citrus fruit. On the return to My Tho, stop to visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda, a prominent local Buddhist structure built in 1850 with a unique architectural mixture of Vietnamese, Roman, Chinese and Cambodian styles characterized by a highly ornate façade. You might enjoy a lovely lunch at a local Vietnamese restaurant before find the way back to Ho Chi Minh.
Package Prices For All Season ($) (From 01/01 To 31/12)
| Tour package | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 129 | 73 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 24 | Book a pack |
