The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at My Tho, the bucket-list move is Private Mekong Delta: My Tho & Ben Tre Island Odyssey. Below: 1 bucket-list things to do on a My Tho port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Slip into the Mekong's emerald labyrinth aboard a private wooden sampan — gliding silent canals, visiting a coconut candy village, sipping honey tea with island elders. Pure, unhurried southern Vietnam at its most photogenic.
Book itFrom Port: Shore Exucrsion Private Mekong Delta Tour$102 per person
Explore My Tho's breathtaking Vinh Trang Pagoda — a fusion of Vietnamese, Khmer and Chinese architecture — then drift to the Mekong's Four Dragons islands on a private boat. An intimate window into living Buddhist culture.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Paddle narrow green tunnels on a hand-rowed sampan, stop at a working coconut candy factory, and taste exotic Delta fruits — all in a small group of 8 or fewer. The most iconic Mekong image, lived rather than photographed from afar.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Descend into the legendary Viet Cong tunnel network at Cu Chi, then sweep south to the Mekong Delta for a river cruise and island village visit. Two of Vietnam's most iconic experiences, back to back in one private, unhurried day.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Paddle a sea kayak at first light through My Tho's mist-draped backwater channels — past stilted fishing huts, lotus ponds and river markets waking up. A rare, athletic perspective on Delta life that few visitors ever experience.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Dive into the sensory riot of My Tho Central Market with a local food expert — taste bánh mì, hủ tiếu My Tho noodle soup, fresh-pressed sugarcane juice, and tropical fruits you won't find on any menu back home. The Delta on a plate.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in My ThoNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.