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Ho Chi Minh City: Ben Tre Authentic Local Experience

By VIVA VIETNAM
Free cancellation available
Price is P 5,084 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h+
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  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Savor the flavors of the countryside with a farm-to-table experience
  • Cycle through peaceful village paths lined with coconut palms
  • Visit cacao and coconut farms and taste local honey and fresh produce
  • Ride a sampan along shady canals and explore a traditional wooden house
  • Learn to cook bánh khọt and enjoy a countryside-style lunch
Activity location
    • Ho Chi Minh City
    • Ho Chi Minh City, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • 4C3Q+JX9, Unnamed, Road, Giồng Trôm, Bến Tre, Việt Nam
    • Giồng Trôm, Bến Tre, Vietnam

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Departure from Ben Tre
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00
Price details
P 5,083.76 x 2 AdultsP 10,167.52

Total
Price is P 10,167.52
Until Sat, Feb 28
Departure from Ho Chi Minh
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00
Price details
P 9,946.50 x 2 AdultsP 19,893.00

Total
Price is P 19,893.00
Until Sat, Feb 28

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local guide
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    Entrance fees & activities in itinerary
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    Bicycle ride
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    Sampan ride
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    Cacao farm visit
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    Pilgrimage center visit
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    Traditional wooden house visit
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    Cooking session
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    Countryside-style lunch
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    Transportation to/from meeting point
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    Personal expenses & drinks not mentioned

What you can expect

Begin your journey with a warm welcome from your local guide at the meeting point, followed by a short transfer to a family-run homestay. Put on your conical hat, grab some bottled water, and hop on your bicycle to ride through lush village paths lined with coconut palms and fruit trees.

Meet the friendly farmer and learn how cacao is cultivated. Pick fresh cacao pods, taste cacao honey tea made with coconut blossoms, and discover why this local honey is a certified OCOP product.

Drift along shady waterways on a traditional wooden sampan for about 20 minutes. With nipa palms on both sides, it’s the perfect way to take in local riverside life.

Stop by the Đức Mẹ La Mã Pilgrimage Center, a spiritual site with a fascinating story that turned a once-barren land into a major religious destination.

Visit one of the few remaining Southern-style wooden houses. Sip fresh coconut water, grill crispy bánh phồng and bánh tráng with your hosts, and shop for homemade specialties such as the famous coconut caramel sauce from Tamthu Ecolodge.

Return to the homestay for a cooking activity where you’ll learn to prepare bánh khọt – a local favorite. Then, indulge in a full countryside meal featuring:

  • Salt-roasted giant freshwater prawns with pomelo leaves
  • Grilled chicken with sticky rice
  • Sour soup hotpot with bông lau fish and seasonal greens
  • Fresh noodles
  • Coconut ice cream paired with chocolate from Chợ Gạo

After lunch, relax by the riverside, soaking in the peaceful scenery before heading back with sweet memories of a truly authentic farm day.

Location

Activity location
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    • Ho Chi Minh City
    • Ho Chi Minh City, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 4C3Q+JX9, Unnamed, Road, Giồng Trôm, Bến Tre, Việt Nam
    • Giồng Trôm, Bến Tre, Vietnam
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 07 Công trường Lam Sơn, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh 710212, Việt Nam
    • Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam