Upon arrival, you will board your Mango cruise boat at Ninh Kieu  Quay and head to Tra On. Enjoy your welcome drink and peaceful scenery while crew members board your luggage. Comfort yourself on our sofa in the riverfront sitting room and enjoy the breeze. Lunch will be served on board while cruising to the Mang Thit river, this smaller branch of river allows you to observe more of the riverine cultre and local activities along the way.

Stop for a walk through the village to explore more of the local life style, enjoy the green garden and  start a chat with the friendly locals. You also will stop for a visit at the brick  factory.  Here you will see how bricks are made using traditional methods, which are centuries old.

Head to Vung Liem in the late afternoon and relax while you enjoy the sunset. Freshen up and time to get ready for a cooking demonstration onboard.

Anchor in Vung Liem for an overnight.

Meals: Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Mango Cruises

In the morning, breakfast will be served on board before starting to explore the town of Vung Liem by bicycle. Visit the Cao Dai Temple, one of the most popular local religions which is a combination of Taoism, Buddhism and Confusium. Continue to visit the local wet market of Vung Liem.

Get back to your boat and begin cruising to Mo Cay while you enjoy your lunch on board. After your meal, relax and get ready for a walk through the local village in Mo Cay, a district of Ben Tre province where you can visit the coconut processing factory, one of the main industries that the locals have lived on for many decades as this area is well known for its coconut’s products.

Finish your walk and get back to the boat then continue your cruise to Giong Trom river, passing by the Ben Tre provincial capital. Start a walk through My Long village and visit 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 this region. 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 to your boat, freshen up and enjoy  for dinner onboard.

Overnight on An Hoa river near Chet Say Bridge.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Mango Cruises

Breakfast will be served on board in early morning and you start your cruise on An Hoa River heading to My Tho. Stop at Phong Nam village for a bicycling ride to visit some local business, stop at a coconut spirits factory, which is a popular drink among the natives in Vietnam. It is a sweet, fresh or mildly fermented sap taken from tapping the young expanded flowers of the coconut, good for the health. Then continue to take the rowing sampan trip throught Ba Sau canals which are covered green by the water coconut plants, enjoy the beautiful tropical scenery.

Get back to your boat and cruise to Ba Dung Pier in Ben Tre where your driver will take you back to Saigon or continue your onward trips.

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Meals: Breakfast
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