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My Tho Tour From Ho Chi Minh 1 Day
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  • HCMC, My Tho, HCMC
  • By Vemekong
08:00 AM – 04:00 PM Car, boat, sampan, lunch Up to 10pax Tour in My Tho English speaking guide Veggie-friendly

This tour closed for a while because the roads are under maintained

Start from HCMC, tour in My Tho and get back to HCMC! With the customized tour in 1 day, tour package taking you through My Tho, Mekong Delta. My Tho tour includes Vinh Trang pagoda, an amazing boat trip on the mighty Mekong River, hand rowing sampan in a small canal of water coconuts, authentic lunch and more.

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Highlights
Pickup from HCMC, drop off in HCMC Enjoy My Tho boat trip & amazing authentic lunch Enjoy the rowing sampan & water coconut canals Explore and have fun time with the horse cart Visit the coconut candy workshop & local villages
Itinerary
  • Pick-up
    08:00 AM, the car driver (no tour guide) will pick you up from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to My Tho boat station (about 11:00 AM) where your tour guide will greet and welcome you for embarking the boat.
  • Vinh Trang pagoda
    The reststop on the way at the pagoda, the car driver will stop at Vinh Trang pagoda in My Tho which was built in 1849. It is the greatest pagoda of Tien Giang Province and was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic in 1984.
  • Cruising on the mighty Mekong River
    Arrive My Tho boat station (where you meet the tour guide), boarding the motorboat at a pier and cruising on the mighty Mekong River. Here, overlooking floating houses where fishes are farmed beneath the house around 4 islands of the Dragon island, Thoi Son island (Unicorn island), Phoenix island, Turtle islet (viewing from the motorboat).
  • Coco candy producing process
    Continuing the journey on the river until reaching the local hidden Tan Thach village (which is less touristy than Thoi Son island tourism a lot), you will get to know many things about coconut uses (coconut candy, wine, oil, mat, coco shell), the tour guide will explain about coco candy producing process at the local coconut workshop as well – very kid-friendly. Enjoying free samples of local specialties and discovering daily activities of local people.
  • Horse cart
    Take a short walk to explore the village. Enjoy more Mekong countryside with the horse cart as a Landlord in the old days. Arrive another village - a performance site where Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử - A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity) can be heard and seasonal tropical fruits and honey tea can be tasted (included).
  • Hand rowing sampan (smalboat) in a small canal
    Afterward, being on a hand-rowing sampan (smalboat) in a small canal and slowly cruising through a small creek with beautiful overhanging coconut trees. Lives from both sides of the creek can be observed.
  • Lunch with an elephant ear fish
    Around noon, have an authentic set menu lunch with an elephant ear fish.
  • End the tour
    Disembark at My Tho boat station where the car driver (no tour guide) waits for you there and picks you up and transfers straight to HCMC city. Arrive HCMC around 4-5pm.
  • P/s
    If you need to drop off in other cities (Can Tho, Vinh Long, Sa Dec, Cai Be, Chau Doc). Please contact us for a transfer service, or the surcharge and the availability.
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136 reviews on “My Tho Tour From Ho Chi Minh 1 Day”

  1. Martina Rizzo. from Italy said:
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    Un giorno fuori dal mondo

    Questo tour è stato un vero respiro d’aria fresca fuori dal caos di Ho Chi Minh City. David è stato una guida preparata e molto simpatica, sempre disponibile a rispondere alle nostre domande. Bellissimo il tempio di Vinh Trang con le statue imponenti. La parte sul fiume Mekong è stata emozionante: le isolette, la barchetta a remi nei canali stretti, la musica tradizionale, i frutti tropicali — tutto curato nei minimi dettagli. Il pranzo con il pesce orecchia d’elefante? Indimenticabile!

  2. Olivia Smith. from UK said:
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    Hidden gems along the Mekong

    I really wasn’t expecting to enjoy this much from a single-day trip. Thomas was friendly, incredibly informative, and had a great sense of humor. The Mekong boat ride gave us a real sense of local life — the floating fish farms, the simple stilt houses, even the small horse cart ride made me feel like I was stepping back in time. The coconut workshop was a hit with our kids, and lunch was absolutely delicious. If you want a calm, well-paced escape from Saigon, this is the perfect day out.

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