Explore Prizren and Kukës Lake: Cultural Delights in Kosovo

from $260

Duration

8 hours

Type

Guided

Difficulty

Easy

1-Day Explore Non-Touristy Side Of Mekong Delta- Group 10 Max

If you’re looking for culture in Kosovo, it’s best to head south to Prizren. Seated at the foot of the Sharr Mountains and close to the Rahovec (Orahovac) wine region, Kosovo’s second city packs a heavy punch with its rich history, traditional handicraft shops and gastronomic delights.

Inclusions

Dedicated professional tour guide throughout the whole tour
Private transport by air-conditioned car
Bottle of water
Entrance fees

Exclusions

Food and drinks
Everything not mentioned in the included section

Tour Plan

From 7:30 to 7:45 am, our Hana Tourist’s Guide and driver will offer a convenient pickup at your designated hotel or location in Ho Chi Minh City to leave behind the busy Saigon, heading to Tien Giang province, Tam Vu where we shall catch into eyes the limitless expanses of fruit orchards. Mekong Delta is blessed to own a large number of famous tropical fruits. Therefore, it is considered to be the nationwide orchard of Vietnam. In this Tour, you will have a chance to enjoy one of the most delicious fresh fruits such as watermelon, coconut, dragon fruit, and pomelo and so on.

The busy market with colorful flowers, fruits, vegetables and catfish, turtle, etc. will then give you a wonderful photoshoot chance of the beautiful countryside scenery. On our way down the local ferry station, the Mekong delta shall describe itself with the rice, corn, chili field and shall indulge you with its natural beauty you can’t find elsewhere.

We shall then continue our trip by catching a local river ferryboat crossing river to visit Tan Thanh Island where our guide shares their own stories about this land, the land of beauty, home of famous concubines from Nguyen Dynasty like Tu Du Queen, Nam Phuong Queen, etc. The wind uttered through your hair whispering you all about this peaceful land.

Upon reaching the island, you shall take a motorbike trip on the village roads to the coconut house. The immense of this green land, the cool breeze of the countryside will make you leave behind all of the life burdens, blowing you away from busy things out there.

Our next stop shall be Tan Thanh Island, a place where you could see how the local Mekong Delta people take full advantage of their fruit, rice and coconut trees to use in their daily routines.

In this private ‘Mekong Delta day tour – Go Cong‘, we shall lead you to visit three remoted households to witness their daily works: one with their peeling the coconut cover work, one for making broom and coconut products. The last one will be the coconut leaf proof making a family.

Finally, we shall then spend another 40 minutes on the sampan rowing along the emerald village canal before we arrive at a local restaurant where amazing delicious lunch will be served under a coconut roof with great hospitality from the host. You might take your pleasant time on the hammock before we depart back the City.

Tour ends once we return the departure point.

Itinerary

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Step 1

The league was established at the meeting of 47 Ottoman beys. An initial position of the league was presented in the document known as Kararname. With this document, Albanian leaders emphasized their intention to preserve and maintain the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans by supporting the porte, and "to struggle in arms to defend the wholeness of the territories of Albania". Although it said nothing about the reforms, schools, autonomy or about the union of the Albanian population within one vilayet, under influence of Abdyl Frashëri, this initial position has changed radically and resulted in demands of autonomy of Albanians and open war against the Ottoman Empire.

The Prizren Castle

contains in itself an important part of the ancient history of the city. Its topographic position, its domination over the city, a rather attractive natural landscape, and the well-thought architectural configuration render the site rather valuable in terms of archaeology, history and tourism. It is located in the eastern part of the city, over a conical-shaped hill.

Step 3

The walls and dome inside Sinan Pasha Mosque were painted in the 19th century, mostly of floral patterns and Qur'an verses. The minbar is painted with floral motives. Both the large dome and the half-dome of the mosque are covered with lead. The stone flooring of the mosque and the carpentry are original.