Approaching the Red Kingdom is a half-day-paced journey, prioritizing travel by boat so guests can take in the full river and orchard scenery before arriving at Út Pink studio.
Guests will enjoy a home-style meal at Út Pink, visit the brick kiln route — a craft heritage unique to Mang Thít — join a mini workshop (pottery, painting, or a seasonal activity), and close the afternoon with sunset coffee at the gallery or Út Pink's small library. This is a good fit for day-trip guests who want a first "touch" of the land before deciding to stay longer.
The package includes: a host guide, boat/local transport, 2 meals, tea/coffee, and one basic workshop. Guests can add optional extras such as a private boat, massage, or pick-up/drop-off from Vĩnh Long, Cần Thơ, or Ho Chi Minh City. Please book 6–8 hours in advance.
Suggested schedule
Time
Activity
10:00 – 11:00
From central Vĩnh Long city to Út Pink: travel by boat, enjoy tea, cakes and seasonal fruit along the way
11:30 – 13:00
Lunch at Út Pink: Út Pink bánh xèo or the "Guests Visiting" set meal, depending on what guests pre-ordered
14:00 – 15:30
Brick kiln route: by boat or on foot, taking in the scenery, kiln architecture, and photos
16:00 – 17:00
Mini workshop: pottery, painting, or a seasonal activity
17:00 – 17:30
Sunset coffee: enjoy Út Pink coffee, visit the gallery or library, browse souvenirs
18:00 – 19:30
(Optional) Dinner & farewell: menu served according to guests' request
This journey is for guests who want to stay one night to truly feel the rhythm of the Red Kingdom, rather than just passing through. Compared with the one-day tour, the 2D1N pace is more relaxed, with longer breaks woven in, plus a distinctive cultural activity: a flexible faith-and-belief route (community halls, shrines, pagodas, churches) that guests may join or skip depending on personal interest and belief. Guests will spend a full, quiet early morning at Út Pink — sunbathing, catching the breeze, strolling the studio grounds — before continuing on to explore local heritage sites and a local market to learn about religious life and shop for produce and Mekong Delta souvenirs. Over the two days, guests take a total of 4 meals at Út Pink and join 1 heritage route and 1 workshop — enough to "understand," not just "touch."
This is an ideal choice for guests wanting to step away from everyday life for a short trip that connects the spirit of the place with personal reflection. Please book 8–12 hours in advance.
Suggested schedule
Day 1 — Arrival & exploration (10:00 – 20:00)
Time
Activity
10:00 – 11:00
From central Vĩnh Long city to Út Pink: by boat, enjoy tea, cakes, seasonal fruit
11:30 – 13:00
Lunch at Út Pink: Menu 1A/1B depending on what guests ordered
14:00 – 15:30
Brick kiln route: taking in the scenery, architecture, photos
16:00 – 17:00
Mini workshop: pottery, painting, or a seasonal activity
17:00 – 17:30
Sunset coffee: Út Pink coffee, gallery/library, souvenirs
18:00 – 19:30
Dinner: Menu 1/2 depending on what guests ordered
Day 2 — Practice & keepsakes (06:00 – 12:00)
Time
Activity
06:00 – 07:00
Early morning at Út Pink: sunbathing, catching the breeze, watching the early scenery, a walk or light exercise around the studio
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast, coffee, early check-out
09:00 – 11:00
Heritage tour – market visit: learning about religious life, buying Mekong Delta produce and souvenirs (including the faith-and-belief route if guests choose)
12:00
Lunch at Út Pink: Menu 2/3 depending on what guests ordered, journey concludes
Living with Mang Thít is the deepest and slowest of Út Pink's three experience levels, for guests who genuinely want to "live" the heritage rather than just visit it. The journey is built on three layers: Arriving at the place — Understanding the land — Hands-on workshop, and can be customized around 4 experience tracks: Architecture & Photography, Food & Market, Art & Craft, and Wellness & Slow Stay, depending on each group's interests and purpose. The guiding design principle throughout is one main activity per day paired with a long rest period, staying true to the spirit of slow living, with no packed schedules.
The biggest difference from the two shorter tours is that the first evening includes a đờn ca tài tử (traditional Southern folk music) performance right at Út Pink, and the brick kiln route is expanded so guests can visit both kiln types unique to Mang Thít: the "Bầu" kiln and the "Liên Hoàn" (chain) kiln. Day two is flexible, based on guests' choice — either a hands-on pottery/painting workshop, or a heritage tour combined with a market visit to learn about religious life and buy produce — followed by a free afternoon to wander the village before dinner. This is a good fit for couples, families, groups of friends, artists and designers, and small international groups wanting a holiday that is both restful and steeped in local working culture. Please book 12–16 hours in advance (maximum 8 guests per group).
Suggested schedule
Day 1 — Arriving at the place (10:00 – 20:00)
Time
Activity
10:00 – 11:00
From central Vĩnh Long city to Út Pink: by boat, enjoy tea, cakes, seasonal fruit
11:30 – 13:00
Lunch at Út Pink: Menu 1A/1B depending on what guests ordered
14:30 – 16:30
Brick kiln route: visiting the two kiln types unique to Mang Thít — the Bầu kiln and the Liên Hoàn kiln, photographing the architecture and scenery
17:00 – 17:30
Sunset coffee: Út Pink coffee, gallery/library, souvenirs
18:00 – 19:30
Dinner: Menu 1/2 depending on what guests ordered
20:00
Đờn ca tài tử performance at Út Pink
Day 2 — Understanding the land (06:00 – evening, flexible by guest choice)
Time
Activity
06:00 – 07:00
Early morning at Út Pink: sunbathing, catching the breeze, taking in the scenery, a walk or light exercise around the studio
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast, coffee
09:00 – 11:00
Guests choose: mini workshop (pottery, painting, seasonal activity) OR heritage tour – market visit (learning about religious life, buying Mekong Delta produce and souvenirs)
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch at Út Pink: Menu 2/3 depending on what guests ordered
Afternoon
Free time in the village
18:00 – 19:30
Dinner: menu as ordered
Day 3 — Practice & keepsakes
Flexible, based on whichever track guests haven't experienced yet on Day 2 (Architecture & Photography / Food & Market / Art & Craft / Wellness & Slow Stay), closing the journey with a shared meal at Út Pink before guests head home.