Cai Rang Floating Market tour: Boat ride and village cycle

Watch the market boats trade at dawn, then pedal through the countryside where farmers work the fields

A full-day Mekong Delta tour from the Cai Rang Floating Market combines a motorboat ride through the largest floating market in the region, a walk through rice cake villages, a cycle through the countryside, and visits to tropical fruit gardens. The tour includes an English-speaking guide, Vietnamese breakfast and lunch, all entry fees, fruit tastings, and hotel pickup. Children under 5 ride free. Vegetarian meals are available on request.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Cai Rang Floating Market and Countryside

• Have breakfast early
• Take motor-boat to Cai Rang market
• Observe colorful boats trading fruits
• Cruise along the river
• Walk on quiet country road
• Visit noodle factory
• See tropical fruit gardens
• Cycle around the village
• Have lunch at local restaurant

The experience

The day starts early with breakfast before you board a motorboat and head out along the river to Cai Rang Floating Market. This is the largest of its kind in the Mekong Delta: colorful boats loaded with juicy fruits and vegetables gather here each morning for the daily trade. You'll watch the market in motion from the water, seeing how the vendors and buyers conduct business from boat to boat.

After the market, the tour continues by boat along quieter stretches of river, then you walk a country road through the delta landscape. Rice paddies, coconut farms, and tropical fruit gardens (papaya, mango, pineapple) fill the view, and you'll see farmers and children working the fields and riding water buffalo. You stop at a rice cake village to see how the cakes are made, and you get to taste fresh tropical fruits grown in the region's gardens. A short cycling loop around the village gives you a close look at how people live here day to day.

Lunch is a Vietnamese set menu served at a local restaurant in Can Tho city or on the way back. The tour runs about 10 hours total. An air-conditioned vehicle is included for transfers, and your guide speaks English throughout. Travel insurance, wheat cake, mineral water, and wet tissues are provided.

What’s included

• Motorboat ride through Cai Rang Floating Market.
• visit to a rice cake village with tasting of tropical fruits (papaya, mango, pineapple).
• short cycling loop around the countryside.
• Vietnamese breakfast and lunch set menu with vegetarian options available.
• all entry fees and travel insurance.
• English-speaking guide.
• air-conditioned vehicle for transfers.
• wheat cake, mineral water, and wet tissues.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 05:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (5 to 11 years) · Infant (under 5): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight 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 11 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by KIM TRAVEL

Is this one for you?Book this if you're willing to start before dawn and spend a full day combining motorboat, walking, and cycling: the only way to catch Cai Rang market at peak activity and see how delta life actually unfolds across the villages.

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Top questions

Can children come?

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

What time does the Cai Rang Floating Market tour start and when do I get picked up?

The tour starts early in the morning with breakfast before the motorboat departure, so pickup happens before dawn. Your hotel will be collected at a time arranged when you book, allowing time to reach the market at the peak of trading activity.

What exactly is the Cai Rang Floating Market and what will I see there?

Cai Rang Floating Market is the largest floating market in the Mekong Delta, where vendors in colorful boats sell fresh fruits and vegetables and trade with each other from the water. You'll watch this daily exchange happen from your motorboat, seeing how the market operates on the river itself.

Is cycling part of this tour, and how much riding is involved?

Yes, a short cycling loop around the rice cake village is included as part of the day. It is designed to give you a close-up experience of local life and the countryside, but it is brief and not strenuous.

What food and drinks are included, and can I request vegetarian meals?

Vietnamese breakfast and a lunch set menu are included, served at a local restaurant in Can Tho city or on the return route. Vegetarian options are available. Let the operator know at the time of booking if you need them. Wheat cake, mineral water, and wet tissues are also provided during the day.

What is included in the tour price and what is not?

All entry fees, travel insurance, the English-speaking guide, boat trips, the air-conditioned vehicle, Vietnamese breakfast and lunch, tropical fruit tastings, and the cycling loop are included. Tips are not included and are at your discretion.