Thoi Son Island චාරිකා

Incredible little tour of Mekong Delta River, thanks to the tour guide Ryan, who is considerate and interesting. Vey fulfilling journey, went to visit coconut candy factory and a temple, tried honey tea, listened to local music while tasting local fruit, and took the boat on the Mekong Delta river. Recommend it :)

මෙකොං ගඟේ සහ එහි ඇළ මාර්ගවල යාත්‍රා කිරීම ඉතා සන්සුන් අත්දැකීමක් වන අතර, ඡායාරූප ගැනීමට සොබාදහම ඉතා අලංකාරය. සොබාදහම, සර්පයන්, මාළුන්, කිඹුලන් දැකීම, පොල්වලින් නිෂ්පාදන සාදන ආකාරය සහ රම් පවා සකස් කරන ආකාරය දැකීම ඉතා ප්‍රියජනක අත්දැකීමක් විය! කෙසේ වෙතත්, සංචාරය සඳහා නිර්දේශ කරන දේවල් (විශේෂයෙන් හිරු එළියෙන් ආරක්ෂා වීමට සහ බෝට්ටුවල සුවපහසුව සිටීමට) රැගෙන යාමට මතක තබා ගන්න. එක් කාන්තාවක් ලිස්සන සුළු සෙරෙප්පු පැළඳ සිටි අතර බෝට්ටුවට බසින විට ඇය වැටෙන්නට ගියාය. මෙය කාර්යබහුලත්වය අමතක කර දවස සන්සුන්ව ගත කිරීමට කදිම සංචාරයකි!

This full-day excursion was such a blast and easily one of the highlights of our trip! We had an amazing time exploring both the Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta. Everything was well organized, informative, and fun, and we felt safe and comfortable throughout the entire day. There were so many little experiences included along the way. We had multiple food tastings, rest stops, and plenty of opportunities to grab coffee, snacks, and souvenirs without ever feeling rushed or pressured. At the Mekong Delta, we especially loved trying the different coconut samples and seeing how coconut is used in so many different ways. Our tour guide, Johnny, was amazing! He was friendly, knowledgeable, and made the entire experience enjoyable He kept the day engaging from start to finish. I would absolutely recommend this tour to tourists or anyone interested in learning more about Vietnamese history, culture, and local life. You get to experience so much in one day, and it was 100% worth it!

Since I was staying in an apartment rather than a hotel, I made my own way to the pickup location. There were many similar vehicles and large buses at the pickup spot, so I wandered around for a while, not knowing which car I was supposed to take. The guide got out of the car, looked at the voucher, and recognized me, but since I arrived before the guide did, it would be helpful if the vehicle license plate number could be provided in advance the day before. David was the best guide; he took good care of everyone in our group, explained things thoroughly, and made sure we had good meals. We stopped at souvenir shops and other places during the tour, but there was no pressure or awkwardness if we didn't buy anything. In addition to meals, before taking the small boat across the Mekong River, we were able to stop at a place where we could eat fruit and rest for a bit. It was the rainy season, so it rained on and off, but David managed the schedule well so that it didn't cause any major disruptions. At the Cu Chi Tunnels, we even went inside the tunnels. It was educational regarding the Vietnam War, and his explanations were very engaging. For long and difficult explanations, he used translation apps tailored to the Korean and Chinese tourists to help us understand carefully. He truly was the best guide.

This was my second tour of Thoi Son Island in the Mekong Delta, and once again, having a Japanese-speaking guide was incredibly helpful and informative for a Japanese person like me. Last time, I joined an English tour and was so focused on understanding the language that I couldn't fully enjoy myself. This tour's guidance is consistently provided in Japanese by a local guide. For the outbound journey, they pick you up at your hotel, but for the return, you can choose from several drop-off locations, including Ben Thanh Market. On Thoi Son Island, local workers may ask tourists for tips, but we were informed beforehand that we are not obligated to pay. There are so many unique experiences that you can't have in Japan, such as seeing beehives, interacting with pythons, and tasting fruits, royal jelly, and coconut water. I never get tired of it, no matter how many times I go. For lunch, we enjoy specialty dishes from My Tho City, and I believe they all suit the Japanese palate. Please note that while the food is included in the price, beverages are at your own expense. Beyond the numerous experiences unavailable in Japan, the Japanese-language guidance and the opportunity to travel with many other Japanese participants (which minimizes cultural gaps in group activities) are, I believe, the greatest hospitality for Japanese attendees. This tour does not involve the aggressive sales tactics often found with major travel agencies. While the Japanese-speaking tour costs more than the relatively popular English tours, I considered it a necessary investment for myself to enjoy Vietnam more fully.

Honestly, I thought our tour guide yesterday was already really good. But then Kelvin became our tour guide, and I was like, “Wow, okay, he’s definitely my new standard for tour guides!” 😂 You definitely won’t get bored the entire trip with him. We learned so much, and he was genuinely so fun to be around—you’ll definitely find yourself laughing because of him! He was also super helpful whenever we had questions, and he could spot us so quickly in the crowd. He constantly checked on us to make sure we were okay. He also insisted on taking videos and photos of us, which was such a nice touch! He was very approachable and made us feel comfortable throughout the whole tour. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend this tour, especially if you get Kelvin as your guide! He really made the whole experience so much more enjoyable. 100000000/10! ⭐️😂

අපිට මේ සංචාරය ඇත්තටම ගොඩක් සතුටුදායක වුණා, විශේෂයෙන්ම අපේ පුදුමාකාර සංචාරක මාර්ගෝපදේශිකා පුඕන් නිසා. ඇය ඉතා කරුණාවන්ත, සහයෝගය දක්වන සහ කල්පනාකාරී කෙනෙක්. ඇය නිතරම අප වෙනුවෙන් ඡායාරූප ගත්තා වගේම හෝ චි මිං නගරයේ අපේ නවාතැන් වඩාත් හොඳ කරගන්න ප්‍රයෝජනවත් උපදෙස් ලබා දුන්නා. ඔවුන් මගේ නැන්දාට “සුභ උපන්දිනයක්” ගීතය ගායනා කරලා පුදුම කළා, ඒකෙන් මේ අත්දැකීම තවත් විශේෂ වුණා. ඉරිදා දවසක් වුණත් සංචාරය ඉතා සුමටව සිදු වුණා. අපි කෑම, සංගීතය, සතුන්, බෝට්ටු සවාරිය සහ අද්විතීය අත්දැකීම් වලට ගොඩක් කැමති වුණා. තරමක් අමනාපයෙන් සිටි පොල් කැවිලි විකුණන්නන් කිහිප දෙනෙක් හැර අන් සියලු දෙනාම මිත්‍රශීලී වුණා. ගොඩක් රස්නය දැනෙන්න පුළුවන් නිසා වතුර අරගෙන යන්න. මේ සංචාරය, විශේෂයෙන්ම පුඕන් ඔබේ මාර්ගෝපදේශිකාව ලෙස සිටී නම්, ඉතාමත් නිර්දේශ කරනවා!

මෙම කාලය තුළ හෝ චි මිං නගරය වැසි සමයේ මැද භාගයේ පැවති අතර, අපට තද වැසි ගැන කනස්සල්ලක් තිබුණි. නමුත් මෙකොං ඩෙල්ටා සංචාරය සහ කු චි උමං මාර්ගයේ අනුපිළිවෙල වෙනස් කිරීමෙන්, තදබදය සහ වැසි මඟහරවා ගැනීමට හැකි වූ නිසා, කු චි උමං මාර්ගයේ අවසානය හැර වෙනත් කිසිදු අවස්ථාවක වැස්සට හසු නොවී සංචාරය භුක්ති විඳීමට අපට හැකි විය. මෙකොං ඩෙල්ටා සංචාරය, කු චි උමං මාර්ගය සහ නගර බස් රාත්‍රී සංචාරය යන සියල්ලම මෙම මිලට ඇතුළත් නම්, එය ඉතාමත් ලාභදායී යැයි මම සිතමි. ඔබ ජපන් භාෂා සංචාරයක් සොයන්නේ නම්, මෙම සංචාරය හොඳම තේරීමයි!

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