Bến Tre cycling and boat tour hand-rowed sampan Mekong Delta
Pedal past green fields, then drift down a shaded canal by sampan
A full-day guided tour of Bến Tre town in the Mekong Delta combines cycling through rural villages, motorboat and hand-rowed sampan rides, and stops at a brick kiln, coconut workshop and local family home. Hotel pickup and drop-off, English-speaking guide, 5-course lunch, snacks and water are included. The pace is unhurried. You move through the day without rushing the itinerary, and most stops involve direct interaction with local people and their work.
Step-by-step itinerary
Explore Bến Tre and Mekong Delta
- Pick up at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
- Transfer 2 hours to Bến Tre town
- Board motor-boat on Mekong tributary
- See brick kilns and local industry
- Visit coconut-processing workshop
- Visit local family and enjoy fruits and tea
- Take motor cart or cycle ride on shady roads
- Enjoy 5-course riverside lunch
- Ride hand-rowed sampan along canal
- Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City
- Drop off at hotel around 5pm
What’s included
- The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off in a private air-conditioned car.
- an English-speaking guide for the full day.
- all motorboat and hand-rowed sampan rides.
- the cycling or motor-cart segment through the villages.
- a 5-course lunch at a riverside restaurant with local specialties.
- fresh fruits, coconut candy and honey tea.
- and two 500ml bottles of drinking water per person.
Times
- Every day 09:00
Before you book
Operated by Asiana Link Travel
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The experience
The day starts with a two-hour transfer from your hotel to Bến Tre town, arriving around mid-morning. From there, a motorboat carries you along one of the Mekong's tributaries, passing the daily work of the river: fishing, loading, the ordinary life that moves the delta. Your guide points out what is happening along the banks and explains what you are seeing as you move.
The stops are built around how people actually live here. At the brick kilns, you watch clusters of beehive-shaped kilns turning out millions of bricks each year in the traditional way. The scale and the method are both visible at once. The coconut-processing workshop shows you step-by-step how coconut candy and oil are made, and you taste both. A visit to a local family's home lets you see where they weave traditional mats, and you sit with tea and fresh fruit while they talk about rural life. Then you either cycle or ride a motor cart through shaded roads past green fields and vegetable plantations, moving slowly enough to ask the villagers about what grows and how.
Lunch is a 5-course meal at a riverside restaurant featuring local specialties like elephant-ear fish and spring rolls. You can request vegetarian, allergy-friendly or Halal options in advance. The hand-rowed sampan comes after: a local boatman rows you along a shady, breezy canal at the pace of the oars, which is the slowest and most deliberate part of the day. The return drive to Sài Gòn takes about two hours, with drop-off at your hotel around 5pm.
Is this one for you?The day runs seven to nine hours with a two-hour transfer each way, so it suits travelers with a full day to spend and the patience to move slowly through each stop rather than rushing through a checklist. The cycling and sampan segments are gentle (no steep terrain or strenuous paddling), so it works for most fitness levels, including families with children.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 11 years); Infant (under 5): free.
What is the brick kiln stop actually like?
The brick kilns rise in clusters of beehive-shaped structures across the landscape, each one producing millions of bricks a year using traditional methods. You see the scale of the operation and the handwork involved in the process.
How much time do you spend cycling versus on the boat?
The cycling or motor-cart ride through the villages and fields is one segment of the day. The motorboat and hand-rowed sampan make up separate portions. The day mixes all three modes of travel so you experience the delta from different angles and speeds.
Can I request a vegetarian or allergy-friendly lunch?
Yes, the 5-course lunch can be adapted for vegetarian, allergy-friendly or Halal diets if you request it in advance when you book.
Does the tour include the hotel pickup?
Yes, the private air-conditioned car picks you up at your hotel around 8am and drops you back around 5pm, so you do not need to arrange your own transport to or from Bến Tre.
What snacks and drinks are provided?
The tour includes fruits, coconut candy, honey tea and two 500ml bottles of drinking water per person. Alcoholic drinks and other beverages are not included and can be purchased separately.
Bến Tre cycling and boat tour hand-rowed sampan Mekong Delta
7h–9h · EN
from US$ 150 per person
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