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Mekong Delta Tour: Discover Rural Vietnam
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Immerse yourself in rural Vietnam on a day trip to the Mekong Delta. Explore Cai Be, Tan Phong Island, and experience the vibrant culture and delicious cuisine of this picturesque region.
Immerse yourself in rural Vietnam on a day trip to the Mekong Delta. Explore Cai Be, Tan Phong Island, and experience the vibrant culture and delicious cuisine of this picturesque region.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Cai Be - Upon reaching Cai Be, enjoy a boat ride to the site of a once-famous wholesale floating market on the Tien River, which is no longer operational. This visit offers insights into the local trading customs that have evolved with modern society.
Stroll through small villages to discover the charm of an ancient house and learn about the local…
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Cai Be - Upon reaching Cai Be, enjoy a boat ride to the site of a once-famous wholesale floating market on the Tien River, which is no longer operational. This visit offers insights into the local trading customs that have evolved with modern society.
Stroll through small villages to discover the charm of an ancient house and learn about the local culture. Make a brief stop at a small family business where locals produce coconut fudges. Delight in fresh fruit and enjoy the soothing rhythms of Southern folk music.
Paddle through narrow canals for an exhilarating experience, allowing you to relax and absorb the delightful atmosphere of the Upper Mekong Delta.
During lunchtime, savor delicious food and engage with the locals, providing an opportunity to learn how to prepare Vietnamese specialties.
Cycle along village paths through orchards. Interact with local islanders to gain a deeper understanding of daily life in the Mekong Delta. Visit Ba Kiet’s ancient house.
Return by boat to Cai Be and meet your bus for the journey back.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Boat ride in the Mekong Delta
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (Central District 1 hotels only)
- Lunch
- Cooking demonstration
- Bicycle rental
- Local guide
- Boat ride in the Mekong Delta
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (Central District 1 hotels only)
- Lunch
- Cooking demonstration
- Bicycle rental
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Meal Options
- fried elephant-ear fish
- grilled steak cooked in a bamboo cylinder
- grilled fish in banana leaf
- fried elephant-ear fish
- grilled steak cooked in a bamboo cylinder
- grilled fish in banana leaf
Additional Information
Discover the charm of rural Vietnam with a boat excursion on the Mekong Delta! This day tour from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be offers a visit to the serene Cai Be area or the lively Cai Rang floating market, depending on your selection. Experience the art of Vietnamese cooking and engage with the locals while cycling through the village – a perfect escape!
- Please specify any dietary requirement at the time of booking
Discover the charm of rural Vietnam with a boat excursion on the Mekong Delta! This day tour from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be offers a visit to the serene Cai Be area or the lively Cai Rang floating market, depending on your selection. Experience the art of Vietnamese cooking and engage with the locals while cycling through the village – a perfect escape!
- Please specify any dietary requirement at the time of booking
Location
112 Đ. Trần Hưng Đạo
Đường Trần Hưng Đạo
If your hotel is not in our pick up zone, kindly head to our meeting point to join the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(73 Ratings)
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Victoria_b
Feb 10, 2023
Had a great time visiting... - Had a great time visiting the Delta. The highlights were boating around the little inlets of the river to see how the locals lived and riding around the streets before having a delicious lunch. A must do from Ho Chi Minh
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Ashley_u
Jan 13, 2019
Amazing and informative tour - Our tour guide Dana was amazing! With her extensive knowledge and sense of humor she made this tour even better than we imagined. While the floating markets are dwindling, the rest of the tour makes up for it. Drink the snake wine. It’s delicious.
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Mortenc859
Nov 30, 2018
Great tour and guide - If you want to get closer to some of the Vietnamese culture, this trip is definitely recommended. Our guide “David” was a fun and informative guide who showed us around the market, on the river, out on a small island where we heard Vietnamese folk music, took us with ro-boats around the small canals, let us taste the local food - including Snakewine - and rode with us on bikes along the river. A fantastic day that gave insights and experiences. Can be recommended if you are looking for something more authentic.
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Samantha
Sep 29, 2018
This was one of the best tours I've... - <p>This was one of the best tours I've been on. It was great to escape the busy city and see what life is like for people who live on the river. Our guide told us a lot of interesting things about day to day life in Vietnam. And the food and snacks are delicious, so be hungry!</p>
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V6110nlsarahk
Feb 21, 2019
Very nice! - We did this tour on February 12th and were very excited. Our tour guide "Finn" was totally great. Young, enthusiastic, spoke excellent English and had many exciting stories and anecdotes to tell. We had a lot of fun. We were picked up from the hostel on time in an air-conditioned car and driven to the port. Finn had a lot to tell along the way and we were able to ask a lot of questions. Very casual and funny. The program has already been described too much:)
We can recommend it for getting started. If you don't feel like "tourikram", you shouldn't book such trips anyway:) they are very touristy. We really liked it! Thank you, Finn:)
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Kenvanthb
Dec 21, 2018
Journey to Mekong delta - Very nature filled area. They bring you to a garden to see different types of plants. Then they brought us to a place where they thought us how make rice paper.Then they brought us to eat lunch. The lunch we had was fish, pork,and wraps. After which they brought us to a bee breeding area where they sold us honey etc. Then they brought us to an area where they made coconut sweets. The coconuts there is a must try, as they were naturally really sweet when compared to other coconuts. Then they showed us how to make the sweets. There was also a horse ride on the way to the the row boat ride. Then we stopped for a quick break we here we bought drinks such as sugar cane juice. We had a good nature sight seeing during the row boat. Then we headed back to the boat to get to the bus back to ho chin ming city which was a two hour long journey . We went to this location via TheSinhTourist agency at the price of 219k Vietnam dong per person.
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Gamberogialloblu
Sep 8, 2018
If you are in Ho Chi Minh City it must be done - Excursion with about four hours by bus. Departure around 7.30am and travel in a comfortable van. Stops at a large souvenir shop of decent workmanship. Arrived in Cai Be sailing on the Mekong by motor boat. Moored on the edge of the river visit to a farm where traditional food and good rice cakes are produced. Usual tourist place where you can buy junk and taste the liquor with black cobra (flavor only alcoholic). Pleasant rowing boat ride through the tropical green concluded by discreet lunch and Vietnamese singing show and possibility of a bike ride. Return at about 17.30 to Saigon. All interesting, nothing extraordinary, a day more than enough to get an idea of life on the Mekong.
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Djs12253
Apr 3, 2019
Mostly disappointing. - A long and bumpy two hour drive to get to the Mekong Delta and the Floating Market (and back again!) Was hoping to see more of the Delta and the floating market was pretty much non-existent! Only a few boats left doing nothing! At least our guide explained why but still very disappointing. Only saved by the cooking class and the food after! That was better!
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Josef
Feb 21, 2019
mass tourism - it was not a hit.
no floating market seen.
dangerous landing stages
only short stipvisite on a market
mass tourism
good lunch
the guide was friendly.
more than an hour waiting for the pick-up service in the hotel.
that was really terrible!
I would never book this tour again.
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Michel_p
Mar 20, 2026
Disappointment because we were going to see the floating market - That we never saw the floating market the rest of the visit was not too bad
The journey a little long because we were in the back of a car
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