Mekong Delta Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh: Boats & Honey Farm

Four Islands, a Hand-Rowing Boat & Honey Tea in the Mekong

You're picked up from your hotel at 7:30 AM and driven to My Tho, where you board a motorboat to see floating villages and four islands across the Tien River. You stop at a honey bee farm for tea, walk through a fruit garden, sit in a hand-rowing boat through quiet canals, visit a coconut candy workshop, eat lunch, and finish at Vinh Trang Pagoda before returning to Ho Chi Minh City in the evening. Everything (entry, transport, food and guide) is arranged in advance.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. My Tho9h
2. Vinh Tràng Pagoda30m

Full day Mekong Delta tour

• Depart Ho Chi Minh City at 7:30 AM
• Drive 2 hours to My Tho
• Take motorboat on Tien River
• See floating fish farms and Rach Mieu bridge
• Visit Con Lan honey bee farm
• Taste honey tea
• Ride electric cart to fruit garden
• Try fresh tropical fruits and listen to music
• Sit on hand-rowing boat in canal
• Return to motorboat on Tien River
• Visit Ben Tre coconut candy oven
• Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda
• Drive 2 hours back to Ho Chi Minh City

The experience

The motorboat leaves My Tho pier at mid-morning, and you're already moving past floating fish farms and under the Rach Mieu cable-stayed bridge that connects two provinces across the Tien River. The pickup happens at 7:30 AM from your hotel in District 1, then it's a two-hour drive south to reach the water. Once there, the pace shifts. You stop for 30 minutes at Con Lan to visit a local honey bee farm, taste honey tea that tastes nothing like what you'd expect, and then an electric cart takes you through a fruit garden where you pick seasonal tropical fruit straight off the trees while traditional Southern music plays from speakers somewhere you can't quite locate.

The rowing boat comes next, and this is the part that stays with you. You sit in a wooden boat that moves by hand-oar through shaded canals, the water so still you can see your reflection, and the guide doesn't rush it. After that, the motorboat takes you across to Ben Tre province, known locally as the coconut island, where you stop at a coconut candy oven and watch how they make it. The whole Mekong Delta tour is structured so you're never sitting still for long, but you're also not sprinting between stops. Lunch is traditional Vietnamese, eaten somewhere along the route, and the guide speaks English throughout.

The last major stop is Vinh Trang Pagoda, one of the oldest temples in the region, before the two-hour drive back to Ho Chi Minh City in the evening. All entrance fees, boat trips, water and the guide are included, so there's nothing to negotiate or add on once you're there. The whole day runs long (you're looking at roughly 10 to 11 hours door-to-door), but the driving time is built into the itinerary, not hidden.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup at 7:30 AM, a two-hour drive to My Tho, motorboat trips on the Tien River to see floating fish farms and four islands, a 30-minute stop at a honey bee farm with honey tea tasting, an electric cart ride through a fruit garden with seasonal tropical fruits, a hand-rowing boat experience through quiet canals, a visit to a coconut candy workshop in Ben Tre, traditional Vietnamese lunch, entry to Vinh Trang Pagoda, bottled water throughout, and an English-speaking guide. The return drive to Ho Chi Minh City takes approximately two hours and happens in the evening.

Options for this experience

2 options

Mekong Delta day trip with hotel pickupGuide in English · 07:30Pickup is included for this shared day trip through the Mekong Delta.

Private tour for a small group, flexible timingGuide in English · 07:30A private tour with its own transport, a private guide and a special set menu, with flexible timing and pickup included.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 07:30

AgesAdult (9 to 80 years) · Child (2 to 8 years)

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.Operator's directions: “The meeting point is "Kim Delta Travel office" with our company logo and sign. It is next to the convenient store called "GS25"”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h 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.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Kim Delta Travel

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the Mekong Delta's main attractions (islands, floating villages, temples, local crafts) without arranging boats, timing stops or navigating the delta yourself. The fixed itinerary and included transport handle all of that, which is what makes a full day of river travel possible from Ho Chi Minh City.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (2 to 8 years).

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 24h before the start.

What time does the pickup happen?

7:30 AM from your hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

How long is the full day?

Roughly 10 to 11 hours including the two-hour drive each way to and from My Tho.

What's included in the price?

Hotel pickup, all entrance fees, motorboat and rowing boat trips, honey tea, seasonal fruits, bottled water, traditional Vietnamese lunch, and an English-speaking guide.

Do I need to arrange my own transport to My Tho?

No. The tour includes pickup from your hotel and the two-hour drive to the pier.

What is the Rach Mieu bridge?

A cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tien River that connects Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces. You'll see it from the motorboat.

What kind of boat is used for the rowing experience?

A hand-rowing wooden boat that moves through shaded canals at a slow pace.

Is lunch included?

Yes, traditional Vietnamese lunch is included in the tour.

What are the four islands visited?

Long, Lan, Qui, and Phung islands in the Mekong Delta.