Fourteen days is long enough to move at the Delta’s own pace — by boat, sampan, bicycle, and buffalo cart through communities that rarely see independent travellers. The route covers Ho Chi Minh City and its wartime sites, Ben Tre’s coconut waterways and prawn fishing, an authentic Mekong islet experience, the lotus farmstay of Dong Thap Muoi, the bird sanctuary of Tram Chim National Park, the Khmer and Cham cultural mosaic of Chau Doc, and the flooded cajuput forest of Tra Su. French-speaking guides available throughout.
Airport pick-up by private car and transfer to your hotel. Free time to rest after your flight.
Overnight: Own arrangement, Ho Chi Minh City.
Full day exploring the city: Chinatown (Cho Lon) and Binh Tay Market, the Secret Weapons Bunker, Central Post Office, Notre-Dame Cathedral (outside), Reunification Palace, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda, and Thien Hau Temple. Lunch at a local restaurant.
Meal: Lunch at local restaurant.
Overnight: Own arrangement, Ho Chi Minh City.
Discover the legendary Cu Chi Tunnels — watch the historical documentary, crawl through the underground passages, visit bunkers, the Hoang Cam smokeless kitchen, weapon displays, and bomb craters. Optional shooting range (extra cost). Lunch at local restaurant. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Meal: Lunch at local restaurant.
Overnight: Own arrangement, Ho Chi Minh City.
Leisure day in Ho Chi Minh City — explore at your own pace, shop at Ben Thanh Market, or visit the War Remnants Museum independently.
Overnight: Own arrangement, Ho Chi Minh City.
Travel to Ben Tre and board a private boat on the Mekong. Harvest mangrove fruit, join local fishermen catching prawns, enjoy fresh seafood on the boat. Visit coconut candy and chocolate workshops. Sample tropical fruits, watch a traditional music performance, and paddle a sampan through narrow canals. Dinner and overnight at Jardin private homestay.
Meals: Lunch on the private boat or in an orchard with seasonal fruits and local cakes; Dinner at Jardin private homestay.
Overnight: Jardin private homestay, Ben Tre.
Explore a secluded Mekong islet with intact rural life. Enjoy butterfly pea tea, herbal foot bath, grilled eggs, fresh coconut, local cake making, banana wine tasting, and lunch with a local family. Return to Jardin private homestay.
Meals: Breakfast at Jardin private homestay; Lunch at a local home; Dinner at Jardin private homestay.
Overnight: Jardin private homestay, Ben Tre.
Transfer to Dong Thap. Arrive by traditional buffalo cart and check in to the eco farmstay. Enjoy a local dinner accompanied by traditional Cải Lương folk music performance.
Meals: Breakfast at Jardin private homestay; Dinner at the farmstay.
Overnight: Eco Farmstay, Dong Thap.
Discover the pioneer stories of Dong Thap Muoi — the former wetland frontier of the Delta. Make traditional Vietnamese cakes with the hosts. Harvest vegetables, collect duck eggs, experience lotus farming (picking flowers, extracting tea from lotus stamens), traditional fishing, and buffalo activities. Watch sunset over lotus fields before a farm-to-table dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner at the farmstay.
Overnight: Eco Farmstay, Dong Thap.
Cycle through peaceful countryside to Tram Chim National Park — a 7,500-hectare Ramsar wetland and one of the last habitats of the Eastern Sarus Crane. Explore by hand-rowed sampan through melaleuca forest channels. Picnic lunch in the forest. Brief stop to learn about wetland conservation before transferring to Chau Doc.
Meals: Breakfast at farmstay; Picnic lunch in Tram Chim.
Overnight: Yen Chau Hotel, Chau Doc.
Leisurely day in Chau Doc — explore the riverside town, visit the floating market, or simply rest at the hotel.
Meal: Breakfast at Yen Chau Hotel.
Overnight: Yen Chau Hotel, Chau Doc.
Visit Hang Pagoda carved into the hillside, the Ta Ngao Khmer Pagoda, and a traditional Khmer weaving village. Seasonal visit to the palm sugar village or traditional clay stove village. Afternoon boat trip into the Tra Su Cajuput Forest by motorboat and sampan — silent channels through flooded melaleuca trees, rich in birds and wildlife. Visit the forest observation tower and a local bee farm.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel; Lunch at local restaurant.
Overnight: Yen Chau Hotel, Chau Doc.
Visit the Chau Doc floating village and the riverside Cham community — one of the few Muslim Cham settlements remaining in Vietnam — with its traditional weaving, mosque, and daily river life. Continue to Sam Mountain: Tay An Pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb, and Ba Chua Xu Temple (one of the most important pilgrimage sites in southern Vietnam), then climb to the summit for panoramic views across the Delta to Cambodia. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Meals: Breakfast at hotel; Lunch at local restaurant.
Overnight: Own arrangement, Ho Chi Minh City.
Free time in Ho Chi Minh City — shopping, the War Remnants Museum, street food exploration, or relaxing before departure.
Overnight: Own arrangement, Ho Chi Minh City.
Private transfer from your hotel to Tan Son Nhat International Airport according to your flight schedule.
