31 Mar 2019
Pham's tour guides (there 39 of us) was awaiting us just outside the port gates at Phu My. Tu was our tour leader. He spoke excellent English. He was a 25-year old college grad who lived at home with 19 others. As we drove thru Ho Chi Minh City, we were surprised to see how modern it was. It took about 2 ½+ hours to drive to the Mekong. Tu was giving us loads of insight all the way. At the river we loaded into a large boat to cross to Unicorn Island. After seeing how coconuts are made into candy and a brief shopping stop. We were on to an area where we were served with various kinds of local fruit and entertained by the staff. Thereafter, on to the larger “canoe like” boats for a run through the river. The river was as crowded boats as were the roads were with motorcycles. Tu road with my wife and I. Impressive!!! The small boats took us to a dock were we re-loaded into the larger boat for the return to shore. Later we stopped for a PHENOMENAL lunch and a bit of shopping and back to the ship. It was a thoroughly delightful day. Tu was SUPER!!!. The tour was SUPERB!! The Pham Tour left nothing incomplete and far exceeded all our expectations.