18/10/2026
[RECAP] LOOKING BACK ON THE AQUADAPT PEER LEARNING 2026 FIELD TRIP AT SON ISLET: CONNECTING COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AND ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVES
🔥 Son Islet is a familiar destination for FME Travel. Yet for the AQUADAPT Peer Learning 2026 Field Trip on 15 October, the challenge was not only organising a day of experiences for more than 100 delegates, but also connecting activities at a community-based destination with a technical visit programme at Can Tho University.
Working alongside the AQUADAPT project leadership and the College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, FME Travel coordinated a one-day journey from Son Islet to the university, with multiple groups, travel routes and specific operational requirements.
Behind the itinerary was careful preparation and coordination between many partners: timing coach and boat transfers, scheduling each group's turn at every stop, assigning staff to setup and operations, and updating information continuously so every group could move and take part smoothly, with minimal congestion at each site.
🌿 In the morning on Son Islet, delegates explored local life and livelihoods through hands-on experiences:
- Strolling through the longan orchard, enjoying fresh coconut water, paddling a sampan along small canals and crossing bamboo bridges through the garden.
- Learning about floating fish-cage farming on the Hau River, hearing Uncle Bay Bon explain the model on site, and trying a fish massage.
- Making jackfruit-leaf cakes, popping puffed rice and rolling wafers by hand over a wood fire.
- Crossing a monkey bridge and enjoying a garden lunch with vegetarian and standard menus to suit the group.
In the afternoon, the group returned to Can Tho University to visit aquaculture models with lecturers of the College of Aquaculture and Fisheries. Building on the morning's observations in the community, the programme broadened its perspective through the models and technical activities on campus.
FME Travel sincerely thanks the AQUADAPT project leadership and the lecturers of the College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, for their trust in choosing FME to accompany this journey. Thank you to our partners on Son Islet for their preparation and for meeting the group's specific requests. Thank you to Uncle Bay Bon for sharing directly with every group, and to the FME team for their focus and close coordination throughout the programme.
For FME Travel, the value of a field trip lies not only in the activities of the day, but in how every partner works together to bring the goals of the trip to life.
Recognised by Lonely Planet in “Best Tour Guides in Can Tho” and awarded the Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award three years in a row, FME Travel works with schools, research institutes and organisations to design, connect and coordinate field trips in Can Tho and the Mekong Delta, tailored to each group's academic goals, size and needs.
📩 Contact FME Travel at [email protected] or WhatsApp +84 907 072 124 to discuss field trips for schools, research institutes and organisations.