My Tho Tour & Small Coconut Canals
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11:00 AM – 02:00 PM Car, Boat, Sampan Up to 10pax Tour in My Tho English speaking guide Veggie-friendly

Start and end the tour in My Tho! With the customized insider tour, tour package taking you through My Tho, Mekong Delta. My Tho tour includes an amazing boat trip on the mighty Mekong River, hand rowing sampan in a small canal of water coconuts and more.

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Highlights
Pickup & drop off the tour in My Tho Enjoy My Tho boat trip & local life 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
    11:00 AM, the driver & tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in My Tho City and transfer to My Tho boat station for embarking the boat.
  • Cruising on the mighty Mekong River
    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.
  • End the tour
    Disembark at My Tho boat station where the car driver waits for you there and picks you up and transfers straight to your hotel in My Tho city. End the tour around 2:00 PM.
  • P/s
    After the tour, if you can provide a transfer to other cities (Can Tho, HCMC, 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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