Con Son Islet tour from Can Tho: Boat, fish farm, local cakes

Make Vietnamese cakes and watch flying snakehead fish on a quiet island with fewer than 100 households

A four-hour guided tour from Can Tho to Con Son Islet in the Mekong Delta, departing at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m. from Co Bac Ferry Station. You travel by wooden boat across the Hau River to visit a local fish farm, walk through tropical fruit gardens, make traditional cakes with a local host, watch the "flying snakehead fish" performance unique to Can Tho, and eat Vietnamese lunch at a family home on the island. The tour includes travel insurance, an English-speaking guide, and return transport to the ferry station.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Con Son Islet and local culture

• Meet guide at Co Bac Ferry Station
• Board boat to cross Hau River
• Visit local fish farm and watch fish
• Enjoy Koi Fish massage
• Walk local tracks and visit fruit garden
• Eat seasonal fruit in garden
• Make Vietnamese traditional cakes
• Explore pop rice making with local host
• Visit family and watch flying snakehead fish
• Have Vietnamese lunch at local house
• Return to Can Tho City by boat

The experience

Four hours is enough to reach Con Son Islet (a place with fewer than 100 households), and move through its working day without rushing. You meet your English-speaking guide at Co Bac Ferry Station on Le Hong Phong Street, then board a wooden boat to cross the Hau River. The first stop is a local fish farm where you watch rare and typical Mekong River fish and learn how locals raise strabismus fish and others using techniques passed down through generations. You can also experience a Koi fish massage while you're there.

After the fish farm, you walk local tracks to a tropical fruit garden and eat seasonal fruit straight from the plants. Then you move to a local host's house to make Vietnamese traditional cakes by hand: the kind of work that anchors the day for many visitors because it is concrete and unhurried. You continue to another family to see how they make "pop rice," a snack that has fed generations in the Mekong Delta. On Con Son Islet itself, you visit a family home to watch the "flying snakehead fish" performance, which only happens in Can Tho, and then sit down to a Vietnamese lunch cooked by local people.

The wooden boat returns you to Can Tho City at the ferry station by early afternoon or evening, depending on which departure time you chose. Travel insurance is included, and the guide handles all the stops and explanations.

What’s included

• Travel insurance.
• an English-speaking local guide.
• wooden boat transport across the Hau River and back to the ferry station.
• entry to the fish farm.
• seasonal tropical fruit from the garden.
• materials and instruction to make traditional Vietnamese cakes.
• a demonstration of the flying snakehead fish performance.
• and Vietnamese lunch cooked by a local family.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00 and 14:00Last departure this season: 31 Dec

AgesAdult (17 to 80 years) · Senior (81 and older) · Youth (11 to 16 years) · Child (5 to 10 years) · Infant (under 5): free

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 15 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Mekong Smile Tour

Is this one for you?The four-hour window fits a morning or afternoon slot without consuming a full day, so you can pair it with other Can Tho activities or rest time in the city. The fixed departure times: 9 a.m. or 2 p.m. Mean you choose which part of your day works best.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 16 years); Child (5 to 10 years); Infant (under 5): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

Do I need to know how to cook to make the traditional Vietnamese cakes?

No prior cooking experience is needed. You make the cakes with a local host who teaches you the traditional technique, and it is part of the hands-on experience built into the tour.

Is the tropical fruit garden included, or do I pay extra to pick and eat the fruit?

The tropical fruit garden is part of the tour itinerary, and seasonal fruit is included in the price. You walk around the local tracks, stop at the garden, and enjoy the fruit right there.

What time does the tour end and get me back to Can Tho city?

The tour runs four hours total. If you depart at 9 a.m., you return by early afternoon. If you depart at 2 p.m., you return by early evening. The wooden boat takes you back to Co Bac Ferry Station to finish.

Is lunch included in the price, or do I pay separately at the family's house?

Vietnamese lunch at a local family's house is included in the tour price. You eat with the people who prepare it, as part of the experience on Con Son Islet.