Mekong Delta Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City: Sampan Rowing
Row a sampan through the Mekong's green canals and eat lunch in a working village
A private day trip from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta, departing at 8am and returning around 5pm, with motorboat and sampan rides through My Tho's islands and rural waterways. You visit a honey farm, a coconut candy workshop, row under water coconut trees, taste tropical fruits, and eat traditional Vietnamese lunch with folk music at a local restaurant.
Step-by-step itinerary
Mekong Delta private tour from Ho Chi Minh City
- Depart 8AM from Kim Travel office
- Drive 2 hours to My Tho
- Ride motorboat through Dragon, Phoenix, Turtle Islands
- Visit Unicorn Island beekeeping farm
- Taste honey, rice, and banana wine
- Walk village and row coconut canal
- Boat trip to Ben Tre province
- Visit handmade coconut candy workshop
- Travel small motorboat along green canals
- Lunch at local Vietnamese restaurant
- Enjoy tropical fruits at orchard garden
- Listen to traditional folk music
- Boat back to My Tho
- Bus drive back to Ho Chi Minh City
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
- transfer to the airport.
- travel insurance.
- lunch set menu and tropical fruit.
- mineral water.
- boat trips on motorboat and sampan.
- entrance fees to the islands and workshops.
- traditional music performance.
Times
- Every day 07:30 08:30 09:30 10:30 11:00
Before you book
Operated by KIM TRAVEL
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The experience
The drive from Ho Chi Minh City takes about two hours, arriving in My Tho by 10am. From there you board a motorboat to visit Dragon Island, Phoenix Island, and Turtle Island, then stop at Unicorn Island to walk through a natural beekeeping farm and taste honey wine, rice wine, and banana wine. The motorboat continues through the rural waterways, and you switch to a small sampan to row along the coconut canals under the green canopy of water coconut trees. This is where you see how local families live and work on the water.
The tour crosses into Ben Tre province to visit a handmade coconut candy workshop, then moves to a local Vietnamese restaurant for lunch set menu and fresh tropical fruits from an orchard garden. A traditional music performance happens while you eat. The return journey follows the same route by motorboat back to My Tho, then a bus ride back to Ho Chi Minh City, arriving around 4:30–5:00pm. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, as well as travel insurance.
Is this one for you?Pick this private tour if you want a guide in your native language and prefer exploring the delta's canals and villages at your own pace rather than joining a group.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese and Japanese.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 11 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.
What is the Mekong Delta like when you get there?
The Mekong Delta around My Tho is a network of islands and narrow canals lined with coconut palms and water coconut trees. You move between them by motorboat and sampan, passing working villages where people fish, farm, and make candy by hand. The islands (Dragon, Phoenix, Turtle, and Unicorn) each have a specific stop: beekeeping, orchards, workshops, or rural walks.
Do I row the sampan myself or does someone else?
You row the sampan yourself along the coconut canals. It is a small boat, and the rowing is part of how you move through the narrow waterways and see the traditional rural lifestyle up close.
What time does the tour leave Ho Chi Minh City?
Departure is at 8am from the Kim Travel office. Hotel pickup is included, so your driver will collect you from your accommodation before heading to the Mekong Delta.
What kind of food is included in the lunch?
Lunch is a set menu of traditional Vietnamese cuisine served at a local restaurant in the delta, plus fresh tropical fruits from an orchard garden and mineral water. The meal comes with a traditional music performance.
Is this tour suitable if I have never done anything like this before?
Yes. The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. The sampan rowing is gentle and happens in calm canal water, and the pace is slow enough to take in the surroundings and local communities.
Mekong Delta Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City: Sampan Rowing
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