Ditch the generic city bus and hop a sampan through the narrow palm-lined canals of Ben Tre. It is humid and chaotic, but the local honey tea and coconut candy samples make the two-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City worth it. Skip the massive tourist group tours for an 'Off The Beaten Track' day trip to avoid the crowd bottlenecks. Budget six hours for the full loop and bring extra cash for river-side hammocks.
