Tour Overview
Start & end in Can Tho. Free dropoff in Ben Tre.
Start from Can Tho, tour in Ben Tre, and be dropped off back to Can Tho City! This customized 1-day tour takes you through Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta. The Ben Tre tour includes a boat trip, a unique traditional brick kiln, a homemade mat-weaving village, a hand-rowing sampan ride, water coconut canals, an authentic lunch, and more.
Book This Tour
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour.
Journey Highlights
- Start and end in Can Tho, tour in Ben Tre
- Enjoy the boat trip & local life, most authentic tour
- Experience the rowing sampan & Mekong’s tuk tuk
- Visit the traditional brick kiln
- Taste homemade coconut candy
- Enjoy the local Vietnamese lunch (included)
Tour Inclusions
- A/C car with experienced English-speaking tour guide-driver
- Lunch (Vietnamese food)
- Boat and sampan, tuk tuk
- Lavie water 500ml & entrance fees
- Pick up/drop off from/to hotel in Can Th
- Free drop off in Ben Tre City center next to Diamond Star hotel
TOUR MAP
Itinerary By Day
Pick-up
08:00 AM, our driver and English speakinng tour guide-driver will welcome and pick you up at your hotel in Can Tho City.
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Traditional brick kiln
Arrive in Ben Tre, board the motor-boat at a pier and cruise on the Mekong River. Visit the traditional brick kiln, which is a very old-fashioned way of making mud brick used by Mekong people.
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Local house about coconuts
Keep cruising on the river! Then, stop at a local house about coconuts and get to know many things about coconut uses (coconut candy, wine, oil, mat, coco shells). The tour guide will explain the coconut candy production process at the local workshop as well – very kid-friendly. Enjoy free samples of local specialties and discover the daily activities of local people.
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Ben Tre coconut canals and stunning views
Enjoy the Ben Tre coconut canals and stunning views from the boat. Take a short walk to explore the village.
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Local handmade mat-weaving village
Visit and learn about the local handmade mat weaving with sedge and interact with Ben Tre people!
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Xe Loi – a Mekong Tuk Tuk
Discover more villages by taking the Xe Loi – a Mekong Tuk Tuk, which is a fun and eye-opening experience through the countryside.
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Home-cooked lunch with elephant ear fish
Around 1 PM, a home-cooked lunch is served in the garden (set menu includes elephant ear fish).
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Do Cheo - hand-rowing small boat (sampan)
Experience Do Cheo (a hand-rowing small boat/sampan) weaving in and out of the water coconut canals.
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End the Ben Tre tour
Disembark in Ben Tre city, where the car will be waiting for you and transfer you back to Can Tho City. Arrive in Can Tho City around 4 PM. Free drop off in Ben Tre (next to the Diamond Star hotel) around 2 PM.