City & countryside: Saigon – Ben Tre – Sa Dec

Include:

• Private car pick up at home (Saigon) (7 seats or Limousine depending on class).
• "Western Explorer" travel book.
• Motorboat, walking/cycling in Ben Tre.
• Mini workshop "From coconut to table" (making coconut candy, drinking coconut milk).
• Visit Tan Quy Dong Flower Village (flower finding mission).
• Visit Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House (listen to stories, learn about architecture).
• Mini workshop: Painting flowers on ceramic/porcelain (children take home).
• Sticker "Children's Cultural House".
• 1 snack and 1 main meal at a local garden (special menu for children). Premium class includes extra fresh fruit.
• Souvenirs (coconut candy, ceramic products, group photos) or handmade "Western Bag" set (premium class).

Not included:

• Personal expenses: Shopping, drinks not on the menu, expenses not listed.
  Tips: For tour guide and driver (optional).
  Travel insurance: Not mentioned.
  

Departure point: pick up point at private home in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

End point: drop off at original pick up point - Ho Chi Minh city center

Departure – To the river region

🕚 06:00: Private car picks up family at home, departs for Ben Tre. On the car, the tour guide will perform:

🚹 Light communication
🚹 Distribute the “Western Explorer” Travel Book to children (note taking, drawing, mini quiz).

Experience Ben Tre – The land of coconut

🕚 08:30 – 11:00: Arrive at Cai Mon / Phong Nam coconut eco-tourism area:

🚹 Take a motorboat on the small river into the mangrove forest.
🚹 Garden walk / small bike ride through the village (if children are over 8 years old).
🚹 Join “Mini workshop: From coconut to table” :
o Squeeze coconut water, make coconut candy, drink cold coconut milk.
o Observe the process of collecting coconut nectar (related to the model of coconut water sugar).
🚹 Snacks in the garden: grilled bananas, coconut rice paper + ginger tea.
❇️ Educational activities:
o Children learn to distinguish between types of coconut trees, their life cycle and the benefits of coconut trees.
o Stick the corresponding sticker on the coconut ecosystem map in the notebook.

Green lunch & rest

🕚 11:30 – 12:30: Lunch at local garden house (special menu for children).

🚹 Dishes: braised fish in clay pot, boiled vegetables with kho quet sauce, sour soup with sesban flowers, brown rice/young soybeans.
🚹 Dessert: milk puffs & palm juice.
🚹 Hammock rest area or mini air-conditioned room (optional).

Sa Dec – Flower village, ancient houses and Southern culture

🕚 13:30 – 15:30: Travel to Sa Dec (~40 minutes):

🚹 Visit Tan Quy Dong Flower Village :
o Children take pictures – receive the task: find and note 5 typical flowers.
🚹 Entering Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House :
o The tour guide tells the love story of Marguerite Duras simply and easily.
o Learn about the French - Chinese - Vietnamese fusion architecture.
🚹 Mini workshop: Painting flowers on ceramic/porcelain (children paint statues or small plates to take home).

Summary – Back to Saigon

🕚 16:00 – 18:30: Car takes you back to Saigon. On the car:

🚹 Children complete the itinerary book - receive the "Children's Cultural House" Sticker.
🚹 Free small souvenir set: coconut candy jar + ceramic product + instant group photo.

• Please read the information carefully before booking a tour.
• Target: For families (parents + 2 children) from 5-12 years old.
• Focus on health, education (Western culture, traditional crafts, life skills) and practical experience.
• One-day tour, no overnight stay required, ideal for "touching the ground – learning to live – playing clean".
• There is light walking/cycling (if children are over 8 years old).
• Tour price for 4 people:
  • Popular combo: 7-seat private car, 1 main meal + 1 snack, tour guide + activities at 2 locations, small ceramic gifts.
  • Premium combo: private Limousine, private menu + fresh fruit, specialized tour guide + additional printed photos + souvenirs, handmade "Western bag" set

• Cancellation up to 24 hours before departure is free of charge.
• Cancellation within 24 hours 100% tour price.