AUTHENTIC HOMESTAY

La petite famille de Jimmy est adorable. L’accueil et l’attention de Jimmy est juste parfait. Il nous a préparé une journée de découvertes vraiment agréable, très authentique. Belle expérience à vivre!

L’emplacement est un peu loin du downtown mais en le sachant d’avance, ça se gère!

Todo es tal cual se describe, nos sentimos cómodos y como en casa. Jimmy y su esposa son cálidos y muy atentos. Nos hicieron recomendaciones y nos ayudaron con la reserva de bus a Chau Doc. Teníamos aire acondicionado, una neverita, agua caliente en el baño privado y la cama era cómoda. El desayuno incluido estuvo muy bien (café, pan con mantequilla y mermeladas, yogurt), nos dejaron usar algunos utensilios de la cocina también. Tuvimos una excelente experiencia y volvería a hospedarme aquí sin dudas.

Wir hatten eine gute Zeit! Es lohnt sich definitiv Touren über Jimmy zu buchen, um einen authentischeren Eindruck des Lebens im Mekong Delta zu bekommen!

We had an awesome stay with Jimmy and his little family at his homestay. Jimmy speaks pretty good English, which made communicating easy, and he went the extra mile to show us around and show us where to get local food etc. The room was clean and tidy if simple. Jimmy also runs tours through a few travel agency platforms, but we just organised something with him directly. He took us on a river boating trip, which was very peaceful, and Jimmy gave some great insight into the life of the locals along the waterways. We visited the floating markets in Can Tho where boats and vendors traded fresh produce and local meals. We visited local rice noodle producers’ workshop and a small fruit farm. We then transitioned onto bicycles at a temple (Jimmy arranged prior) and rode through the countryside — past rice paddies, quaint villages, blacksmiths, local diners — seeing how people live, working in fields, kids waving, the smell of cooking in small roadside kitchens. Visiting the local artisans and blacksmiths was a highlight: and we had some of the regions best noodles at a little lunch stop where you have to press the noodles yourself. In the homestay, Jimmy was around if you needed something but not overbearing; he was good for a chat over a beer to get an idea about culture and the struggles of Vietnam. He’s politically savvy. Can Tho isn’t exactly a hotspot of action and you only need a few days there but definitely enhanced our trip. If we stayed in Saigon the whole time, we wouldn’t have seen the more authentic aspects of Vietnam. If you want an authentic, immersive glimpse of rural life, this place is an absolute gem.

It is a little distance from the main town, so you are better off getting a cab to get into Can Tho. But with "Grab" (the Uber of Vietnam) its so cheap to cab everywhere.

Een vriendelijke familie, staan elk moment voor je klaar. De eigenaar is tevens gids en heeft ons meegenomen in een verbazende ervaring. De dagexcursie op de Mekong was voortreffelijk.

Niets, wonen bij locals is bijzonder

Fare l’esperienza di vivere a casa di Jimmy e di Daisy con i loro tre bambini è stato molto bello! Un’autentica esperienza di Homestay locale! Jimmy è stato molto gentile a organizzare per noi un tour bellissimo sul mercato galleggiante e ci ha consigliato anche un tour in bicicletta nei villaggi appena fuori Can tho. La casa non è centralissima, ma è a soli 10 minuti di Grab o Taxi, ma sicuramente meglio per chi vuole guardare cose più autentiche che vanno ben oltre il centro della città. Consiglio a tutti questa esperienza e consiglio di affidarvi sicuramente a Jimmy per qualsiasi tour!