Your guide collects you from your hotel between 7:00 and 7:30 AM for the drive south towards the Mekong Delta.

Board a boat and cruise to the wholesale floating market at Cai Be, where your guide explains how river trade has evolved over the years.

Step ashore to wander through riverside villages, taste fresh fruit, and watch local craftspeople make coconut candy and operate traditional rice popcorn mills.

Settle in to hear a live performance of 'đờn ca tài tử', the distinctive musical tradition of the Mekong region.

Transfer to smaller boats and paddle through the narrow, tree-lined canals of the Upper Mekong Delta until you reach Tan Phong Island.

In a local garden, learn to prepare Vietnamese dishes with a host family, then sit down together to eat what you've cooked.

Pedal along shaded paths between fruit trees on Tan Phong Island — a gentle, unhurried way to take in the landscape.

Visit one of the delta's finest surviving examples of traditional Vietnamese domestic architecture and hear the history behind it.

Travel back to District 1 for hotel drop-off, arriving around 7:30 PM.