3D2N at Vĩnh Long Riverside Lodge **Includes 1 Sunset Cycling Trip & a Boat Ride to Local Market & Temple
3D2N at Vĩnh Long Riverside Lodge **Includes 1 Sunset Cycling Trip & a Boat Ride to Local Market & Temple
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Situated at the heart of Mekong Delta, Coco Riverside Lodge aims to provide a comfortable and homely stay while also providing a comprehensive Mekong Delta tour package.
This option includes 2-nights stay at a twin or double room (with private veranda & breakfast) at the lodge, a cycling trip to the dragonfruit plantation on day 1 and a Mekong River boat ride to a local market, coconut factory, and Cao Dai temple on day 2. You can also participate in the complimentary pancake-making class, learn how to make "poons" using palm fonds or take a stroll along the river.
This is one of the most comprehensive Mekong Delta packages, and the 2 nights stay ensure you get sufficient rest while truly immersing in the Mekong culture. Coco Riverside Lodge also has an amazing sunset view overlooking the river and garden.
Trip Highlights
What's included
What's included
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Coco Riverside Lodge (Bungalow) - Double Room (Private) or Coco Riverside Lodge (Bungalow) - Twin Room (Private)
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Free coffee, tea in room
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Meals mentioned with 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch
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Biking, engine boat, entrance fee
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Water during tour
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Local guide
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Travel insurance
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Items not mentioned in the itinerary
Where You'll Meet
Where You'll Meet
- Return Transfer from Ho Chi Minh City (+S$ 119.79)
Accommodation
Accommodation
Availability
Availability
What You'll Do
What You'll Do
Today you will enjoy a sunset bicycle ride
- 14:15 Upon arrival, check in and settle in to your room
- 15:30 Select bicycles for a cycling tour in the afternoon on quiet village roads passing by a duck farm, green rice paddies, sedge field and small villages. Along the way, you will visit one of the many dragon fruit plantations and taste it directly at the garden. This is a relaxing time with plenty of chances to capture the picturesque Asian sun set scenes. Enjoy the beautiful sunset before returning to the lodge on your bicycles.
- 18:30 You are the chef - during a traditional cooking class with Vietnamese pancake making. A great learning experience that means you can introduce some Vietnamese cooking into your own kitchen back home.
- 19:30 Dinner is served at lodge's restaurant
Today you will get to visit a coconut processing factory!
- 8:00 Breakfast
- 9:00 After breakfast, you will jump onto a boat and head to the local market where locals are selling all sorts of goods. Along the way you will also get to see the beautiful Cao Dai temple. You will also have a chance to see a coconut factory. Situated alongside the river, these are small coconut-processing operations. Once the coconut has been shelled, the coconut fibers are removed from the husk to make rope, which in turn is used to weave rugs. You can watch the whole manufacturing process in a short period of time. Most of the work is done by hand at very low cost. The buyers are mostly foreign companies.
- 11:30 Head back to the lodge, relax and have lunch
- 2:30 After a chance to rest, you will walk around the village paths leading to the home of Mr. Cong where you will watch how he makes pop rice, shows you the blend of traditional and modern agricultural method that sustains the local village. He will reveal the secret of making 'rice pop'.
- 17:30 After freshening up, you will start to walk to a neighboring home with "poon" lights where you will enjoy a traditional musical performance by war veteran artist.
- 19:00 Dinner is served
Meet your host
Meet your host
What others are saying
What others are saying
Liked · The riverside views are lovely, the rooms are cute, and the property is full of flowers. Hieu greeted us and gave us a tour. They were very accommodating about my vegetarian diet.
Disliked · I wish I could have stayed longer.
Very good service, nice room, good food, thank you Hieu for being with us
Liked · Very welcoming, generous and thoughtful host. A lovely relaxing place for couples like us or families.
Liked · The place is very exotic and the bunglows perfect, no horn or scooter nearby, possibility of a bike ride
Disliked · The karakaoke can derage lightly and sometimes complicated to exchange at the reception, only one person speaking English
