Depart from Saigon and head straight to My Tho. Getting on board at a less touristy pier, pass by the fruit gardens and enjoy tropical seasonal fruits, welcomed by friendly local people. Visit an orchid garden where beautiful orchids are grown and sip some honey tea. A boat trip to floating fish farms where locals live right on the water with fish underneath their floor will offer the ultimate chance to experience Mekong’s local life. Learn how coconut sweets, a special product of Bến Tre, is made at a sweets workshop and taste some for yourself. Hope on a xe loi (motor cart) and ride through the countryside, stop on the way sightseeing at local people’s daily activities and enjoy coconut juice. Stop at a local restaurant for a delicious lunch of traditional Vietnamese dishes. After lunch, take a rowing-boat along the water palm creek and return to the mainland. On your way back to Saigon, visit a famous pagoda in the Mekong Delta and learn about its history and culture.