HCMC Can Tho Floating Market Son Islet 1 Day Mekong Delta Tour

4.9 (115 reviews) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Duration12h
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LanguagesVietnamese, English
Group sizeUp to 16 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Markets and island communities in the Mekong Delta are the focus of this full-day shared trip from Ho Chi Minh City, traveling by air-conditioned vehicle and boat. At Cai Rang Floating Market, enjoy breakfast on the water and see local river life before visiting traditional workshops in Can Tho to learn how locals make rice vermicelli. Son Islet adds a floating fish farm, fruit picking with local residents, a monkey bridge, and a community-based lunch. The group is capped at 16 travelers, with an English-speaking guide.

Options

Private Tour Type

Tour guide: English speaking tour guide
Duration: 1 day
Meal: Breakfast on floating market, lunch at restaurant
Private transport: Van, boat
Other: All admission fees, snacks (fruits, pop rice, Vietnamese pizza), 2 water bottles, domestic travel insurance
Pickup included

Group Tour_Breakfast & Lunch

Tour guide: English and Vietnamese speaking tour guide
Duration: 1 day
Meal: Breakfast on floating market, lunch at restaurant
Transport: Van, boat
Other: All admission fees, snacks (fruits, pop rice, Vietnamese pizza), 2 water bottles, domestic travel insurance
Pickup included

What's included

  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Breakfast on bot at floating market in Can Tho
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • English speaking tour guide
  • Boat, Snacks (fruits, pop rice, Vietnamese pizza)
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Dinner

What to expect

  1. 3h · Admission ticket included
    05:00 am Depart Ho Chi Minh City for the 3 - hour drive to Mekong Delta. Leaving the city behind, the scenery changes to views of rice paddies, beautiful orchards by the side of the road and other scenes typical to southern Vietnam.
  2. Cai Rang Floating Market
    45m · Admission ticket included
    8:00 am, Arrive at Can Tho city - the capital of the Southwest, start the day with a visit to Cai Rang Floating Market. While crossing the Mekong River, observe the daily activities of local people on the banks, see traditional -style houses in which the local people live as well as beautiful orchards, busy ships - building yards and bustling markets where they make their livelihood.
    Having breakfast on the floating market. It is a wonderful experience when you can enjoy a delicious countrified breakfast, along with an unsteady feeling whenever the waves hit the side of the boat that will make you feel excited. Meanwhile, you have the opportunity to dive into the vibrant atmosphere of the morning fair, with welcoming laughter and the sound of floods. In particular, two famous "specialties" at Cai Rang floating market that you should not miss are "shaken noodles" and "braised coffee".
  3. Can Tho
    45m
    After that, our tour guide takes you to some traditional workshops. You have a great time learning how locals make “Hu Tieu” (rice vermicelli). They are soft, flat, slippery and slightly chewy. Then, the boat carries you to another place to enjoy pineapple (known as the queen of fruits) that is fresh and delicious. The seller will peel the pineapple on the spot for you to enjoy right on the boat.
  4. 3h
    10:00 am, after paying visit to colorful floating market check-out & disembark before exploring Son islet - an islet in the middle of Hau River which is separated not far away from mainland with alluvial consolidating green orchids all year round & honest, lovely & enthusiastic people. First experience in Son islet where you will visit floating fish farm on Hau River. Fisherman has collection of fish. Do not forget to check-in “Foot massage with Koi fish”.
    Walking around Son islet among 80 households, you experience picking the fruit and enjoy it from the tree when you visit the garden with local people. Do not miss the monkey bridge!
    It’s a good idea and very meaningful with the flying menu. Flying menu” is a unique style of Son islet, each family will prepare one dish and serve it all to you, the benefits from community-based tourism will be shared and filled with inhabitants.
    12:00 pm, have lunch with many specialties on this islet. After this insightful visit, return to the hotel.
  5. 3h
    18:00, arrive in Ho Chi Minh City. End of the tour.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

- 4:30 to 5am we will pick-up from your hotel. We will contact you by whatapps/email to announce what time we will pick you up from exactly.
- Please provide name of hotel and hotel address where we can be free pick-up in Dist 1, Dist 3, Dist 4.
Special request (diet or vegetarian, …) should be noticed before your departure date.
Please send us for passenger list with birthday and full name included middle name (surname/first name/middle), nationality, sex for travel permit procedures.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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