Mekong Delta Ben Tre day tour: boat, bike, local home lunch

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Duration8h–10h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

A brick factory and coconut canals show you how the Mekong Delta actually works.

This 8 to 10 hour day tour from Saigon takes you by boat and bicycle through Ben Tre Province in the Mekong Delta, stopping at a working brick factory, a coconut farm, and narrow waterways lined with palms. You'll cycle through villages, watch locals make sleeping mats and coconut products, and eat lunch at a local home. Groups stay under 10 people, and an English-speaking guide leads the day. Pickup from District 1 or District 4 hotels is included; you can book as a small group or private.

8h–10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Mekong Delta and Ben Tre

Pickup from District 1 and 4 hotels
Travel to Ben Tre with stops
Boat trip to brick factory
Visit coconut farm and learn production
Experience sleeping mats making
Rowing boat ride through coconut canals
Bicycle ride through villages
Lunch at local home
Return to Saigon hotel

The Experience

The day starts with a 30-minute pickup from your Saigon hotel, then a drive south through rice paddies toward Ben Tre. Once you arrive, a boat carries you along the Mekong to a brick factory where you'll watch the traditional brick-making process—the same method used for centuries. From there, you move to a coconut farm to see how the locals turn coconuts into products and to try your hand at making sleeping mats alongside them. The boat then takes you through the narrow coconut canals that thread the region, waterways so tight the palms hang over the water.

After the canals, you switch to a bicycle and ride through the quaint villages and farmland, stopping to talk with locals going about their day. This is where the tour slows down enough to actually see how people live here—not rushing through a list of stops. Lunch happens at a local home, a five-course Southern Vietnamese meal made with fresh ingredients from the area. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free versions are available if you request them when you book.

The return to Saigon takes the afternoon, and you're back at your hotel around 6:00 PM. The tour includes all boat rides, the bicycle, an air-conditioned vehicle for the drive, two bottles of water per person, fruit and coconut juice, and all fees and taxes. An English-speaking guide leads the whole day.

What’s included

All boat rides on the Mekong and through the coconut canals.
use of a bicycle for the village portion.
entry to the brick factory and coconut farm.
the sleeping mat-making experience.
a five-course lunch at a local home (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options available on request).
two bottles of water and fruit and coconut juice per person.
air-conditioned vehicle for pickup and the drive to and from Ben Tre.
all fees and taxes.
English-speaking guide for the full day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Joy Journeys

Is this one for you?Choose the Premier Group option if you want the day structured and guided but don't mind sharing the experience with up to nine other travelers; book the private tour if you're traveling with your own group and want the itinerary shaped around your pace and interests. Both versions follow the same route and include the same stops—the difference is who else is on the boat and bicycle with you.