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Mekong Delta "Slow Life": River Fishing & Rustic Cooking

Location Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
$54
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Experience real fishing in Mekong canals – learn traditional techniques from local fishermen.

Visit an authentic local market where people buy fresh fish, vegetables, and daily supplies.

Cruise peaceful waterways by private motorboat through scenic countryside.

Try traditional riverbank fishing – a skill locals have used for generations.

Learn the traditional "duck herding" technique used by Mekong farmers.

Practice traditional water scooping to irrigate gardens – feel how hard farmers work.

Hands-on cooking class – prepare three authentic Vietnamese dishes.

Enjoy a delicious home-cooked lunch in a coconut garden with dishes you made.

Relax in hammocks surrounded by coconut palms and rice fields.

Take a peaceful hand-rowed sampan ride through narrow nipa palm canals.

Support local families through community-based sustainable tourism.

Small group size (maximum 12) ensures personal attention and authentic experience.
Mekong Delta "Slow Life": River Fishing & Rustic Cooking
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 10 hours

  • Bottled water throughout the day
  • Private motorboat for fishing and canal cruising
  • Professional, friendly English-speaking guide for the entire day
  • Complete fishing equipment (1 rod per person, bait, seating area)
  • Air-conditioned 16-seat minivan (hotel pick-up and drop-off in District 1 exclude Tan Dinh Ward, Sai Gon Ward)
  • Fresh bait purchased at local market
  • Traditional hand-rowed sampan boat ride
  • Delicious home-cooked lunch with multiple dishes (vegetarian options available)
  • Hands-on cooking class with local family (learn 3 dishes)
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and gratuities for guide, driver, and local hosts
  • Personal expenses (additional food or drinks beyond what is provided)

Meeting point
If guests are staying outside District 1, please come to the meeting point: 112 Tran Hung Dao Street, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City at 07:45 AM
Return details
If guests are staying outside District 1, please come to the meeting point: 112 Tran Hung Dao Street, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City at 07:45 AM

  • Pick-up from your hotel in District 1 (exclude Tan Dinh Ward, Sai Gon Ward) or meeting point (pass by)
  • Long An Province
    Comfortable drive to Ben Luc (approximately 1 hour) • Watch the landscape change from city to countryside • Learn about Mekong Delta life from your guide
  • Long An Province
    Visit Ben Luc local market: • Explore a real market where local people shop • See fresh fish, vegetables, and regional products • Buy fresh bait for your fishing adventure • Learn what local families eat and how they cook • Optional: practice Vietnamese with friendly vendors 09:45 AM: Arrive at Go Dung Pier and board your private motorboat
  • Long An Province
    Fishing adventure: • Cruise to your fishing spot under a peaceful rural bridge • Learn traditional fishing techniques from your guide • Each guest gets a proper fishing rod and fresh bait • Try to catch local fish species (tilapia, catfish, snakehead) • Experience the patience and skill fishing requires • Enjoy fresh fruits, snacks, and cold drinks while fishing • Learn why fishing is so important to Mekong life • Relax and enjoy the peaceful river atmosphere • Take photos of beautiful rural scenery
  • Long An Province
    Scenic boat journey: • Cruise through narrow, shaded canals • Take a short countryside walk to stretch your legs • See local houses, gardens, and daily life along the waterways • Feel the peaceful rhythm of rural living Arrive at a beautiful local coconut garden
  • Long An Province
    Hands-on farming and cooking experience: • Duck herding activity – guide ducks like local farmers do • Practice traditional water scooping to irrigate the garden • Pick fresh vegetables and herbs for your cooking class • Hands-on cooking class – learn to make: - Bánh Xèo (Vietnamese sizzling pancakes) - Chả Giò (crispy fried spring rolls) - Thịt Nướng Lá Lốt (grilled pork in betel leaves) • Cook with your host family in their outdoor kitchen • Enjoy a delicious lunch featuring: - The three dishes you prepared - Lemongrass chicken, fried eggs, pork soup - Steamed rice and seasonal fresh fruits • Share stories and learn about daily life from your hosts • Relax in comfortable hammocks under coconut trees • Enjoy the peaceful garden atmosphere
  • Long An Province
    Traditional sampan rowboat ride: • Glide through narrow canals covered by nipa palms • Enjoy the peaceful sounds of nature • See rural life along the small waterways • Perfect time for photos and reflection
  • Long An Province
    Motorboat ride back to Go Dung Pier • Say goodbye to your local hosts Begin drive back to Ho Chi Minh City
  • Ho Chi Minh City
    : Arrive at your hotel • Tour ends with wonderful memories of Mekong life

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Mekong Delta "Slow Life": River Fishing & Rustic Cooking

    Location Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
    $54
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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