Private Mekong Delta: Tuk Tuk, Rowing Boat, Biking Tour

Your private journey to the Mekong Delta begins with a hotel pick-up in Ho Chi Minh City, where the lively city streets slowly give way to vast rice fields, lush plantations, and quiet villages along the way to My Tho.

On arrival, you’ll make a stop at the famous Vinh Trang Pagoda, the largest and most beautiful in the region, where intricate architecture blending Vietnamese, Chinese, Khmer, and European styles surrounds tranquil gardens and giant Buddha statues. From here, board your private wooden boat and cruise the Tien River, passing floating houses, fishing ports, and small islets that showcase the life of people living on water.

Enter the peaceful canals of Ben Tre Province, known as the “Land of Coconuts,” and stop at a family workshop to watch how sweet coconut candies are made before tasting them fresh. Continue to a local beekeeping farm to enjoy honey tea and tropical snacks while chatting with friendly villagers, and then switch to a traditional sampan boat to glide quietly along palm-shaded canals—a truly serene experience of Delta life. At midday, savor a hearty lunch at a riverside restaurant, with specialties such as Elephant Ear Fish wrapped in rice paper, caramelized pork, and fresh seasonal fruits.

Afterward, stroll through tropical fruit orchards, where you can taste juicy delights like rambutan, longan, and mango right from the garden, and then enjoy a live performance of Southern Vietnamese folk music (Đờn Ca Tài Tử), recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage.

For a touch of adventure, test your balance on a “Monkey Bridge,” a traditional bamboo crossing over the canals that locals still use in daily life. As the afternoon winds down, return to your boat and travel back to the pier, where your private driver awaits to bring you comfortably back to Ho Chi Minh City, arriving at your hotel depending on the time you choose .