Cai Rang Floating Market Mekong Delta Tour from Ho Chi Minh City

Two days on the Mekong, from floating market to monastery to your boat at night

A 2-day guided tour of the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City, based in Can Tho with boat access to Cai Rang Floating Market, Vinh Trang Pagoda, and traditional workshops. The tour includes four meals, one night hotel, an English-speaking guide, and all entrance fees. You travel by private boat and sampan through narrow canals, visit a coconut candy workshop and bee farm, and end the first day with dinner aboard a night cruise on the Mekong River.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho via Mekong Delta

• Meet tour guide and driver in Ho Chi Minh City
• Travel to My Tho and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda
• Boat ride on Mekong River to Ben Tre
• Visit coconut candy workshop and bee farm
• Ride sampan through palm-shaded canals
• Lunch at Viet Nhat Eco-Resort
• Travel to Can Tho and check in hotel
• Dinner on Ninh Kieu Cruise

Day 2: Can Tho Floating Market and Return

• Visit Cai Rang Floating Market early morning
• Visit Hu Tieu noodle workshop
• Explore My Khanh Tourist Village
• Lunch at My Khanh Tourist Village
• Return to Ho Chi Minh City

The experience

The tour starts with a morning pickup in Ho Chi Minh City District 1, then heads south to My Tho to visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, where Vietnamese, Chinese, and Cambodian architectural styles blend in a single compound. From there, you board a traditional boat for the journey downriver to Ben Tre, the region known for coconuts. A stop at a local workshop shows how coconut candy is made, and a bee farm visit lets you taste fresh honey before you glide through palm-shaded canals on a hand-rowed sampan. Lunch happens at Viet Nhat Eco-Resort, where hammocks and orchards give you time to rest between activities. By afternoon you're in Can Tho, checked into your hotel, and boarding the Ninh Kieu Cruise for dinner as the Mekong lights up at night.

Day two starts before dawn. You head out to Cai Rang Floating Market, the largest and most active market in the delta, where traders sell produce and local goods directly from their boats. The energy there is the real thing, no staged version. After the market, a local workshop teaches you how Hu Tieu noodles are made, one of Vietnam's signature dishes. The final stop is My Khanh Tourist Village, where fruit orchards, flower gardens, and a century-old traditional house fill the morning before lunch wraps up the tour and you return to Ho Chi Minh City.

The boat is private to your group, and life jackets and raincoats come with you. Meals are four in total: one dinner on the first night, two lunches, and breakfast on the second morning. Mineral water, tissue, and fresh fruit and coconut water appear throughout. The guide speaks English and stays with the group the whole way. All entrance fees to the pagoda, market, and workshops are already paid. Nothing to arrange at the gate.

What’s included

• Private boat through the Mekong Delta.
• early-morning visit to Cai Rang Floating Market.
• Vinh Trang Pagoda and two traditional craft workshops (coconut candy and Hu Tieu noodles).
• one night hotel in Can Tho.
• four meals (one dinner, two lunches, one breakfast).
• night cruise dinner on the Mekong River.
• hand-rowed sampan through palm-shaded canals.
• visit to a bee farm and fruit orchards at My Khanh Tourist Village.
• English-speaking guide.
• life jacket and raincoat.
• all entrance fees.
• mineral water and tissue.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 07:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (10 to 80 years) · Child (5 to 9 years) · Infant (1 to 4 years)

GroupUp to 30

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.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Luco Travel - Vietnam Tour Operator

Is this one for you?Your guide speaks English throughout, so you follow the commentary and the story of each stop without translation delays. This works for families with children from age one onward, and for anyone who wants the delta explained as you move through it rather than figured out on your own.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 9 years); Infant (1 to 4 years).

What is Cai Rang Floating Market actually like when you arrive there?

Cai Rang Floating Market is the largest and most vibrant market in the Mekong Delta, where traders sell fresh produce and local goods directly from their boats. You arrive early in the morning when the market is most active, so you see the full rhythm of buying and selling on the water.

How much of the 2 days do you spend on the boat?

You travel by private boat for most of both days: the journey from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre, through narrow canals on a hand-rowed sampan, and out to Cai Rang Floating Market on day two. The boat is the main way you move through the delta and see the river life.

Do I need to arrange my own hotel in Can Tho, or is it included?

Your hotel in Can Tho for one night is arranged and included. Luco Travel books a 3-star hotel for you. You check in on the afternoon of day one and leave on the morning of day two.

What workshops or craft activities are part of the tour?

You visit two workshops: one in Ben Tre where coconut candy is made, and one in Can Tho where Hu Tieu noodles are prepared. Both let you watch the process and understand a traditional local craft.

Is the tour guide English-speaking, and does the guide stay with the group the whole time?

Yes, your guide speaks English and travels with the group throughout both days, explaining what you see and managing the stops and timing.

What meals are included, and when do I eat them?

Four meals are included: lunch on day one at Viet Nhat Eco-Resort, dinner on day one aboard the Ninh Kieu Cruise, breakfast on day two, and lunch on day two at My Khanh Tourist Village. Mineral water, fresh fruit, and coconut water come with you on the boat.