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Can Tho Floating Market Tours
Biggest Floating Market & Phong Dien Secret Canals & Cacao Farm
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  • Can Tho, Cai Rang, Phong Dien, Can Tho
  • By Team Vemekong
05:00 AM – 11:00 AM Small Boat Up to 8 pax Can Tho countryside & stunning canals English speaking guide Veggie-friendly

Phong Dien secret canal is part of more than 1000 km of green canals of Can Tho, which is known as one of the 15 romantic cities with the most beautiful canals in the world. Your tour includes the Cai Rang floating market, traditional rice noodle house, cacao farm, fruit garden and more than an hour on the prettiest small canals – a non-touristy canals. The tour includes breakfast and drinks.

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Highlights
Enjoy: the small boat to biggest floating market Experience: chill in the prettiest secret airy canals Explore: rice noodle house, cacao farm, fruit garden Entertain: Can Tho’s nature, river life & villages Expect: watching the river sunrise (sometimes)
Itinerary
  • Pick-up
    05:00 AM, our car and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to the boat station for embarking the sampan – an authentic traditional small boat for the tour.
  • Can Tho floating market and the sunrise (sometimes) sampan ride
    Arrive at Cai Rang floating market – a must see in Can Tho, Mekong Delta. Your guide will explain and tell you why "early market" "why floating market here" and "why floating market is getting smaller after every 365 days" "why we should see it in real life, real smell before it disappears" and more. The experience includes the best noodle soup on the river tour. Even our guide will take care of your vegetarian breakfast as well. Find a reason to interact with the river life and enjoy the freshest pineapple in your tour.
  • Can Tho rice noodle factory (not rice paper)
    Firstly, we do not want you to miss this place. They call it a factory but actually it is run by a family and a lot more authentic than you expect (no shops, no souvenirs). Secondly, the rice noodle is not rice paper. How and Why? Your guide will tell you! You’ll be impressed by the colorful rice noodles, and how fascinating the rice noodles are made by locals.
  • An hour in Phong Dien secret & small & long & peaceful canal
    Phong Dien secret canal system is part of more than 1000 km of green canals of Can Tho, which is known as one of the 15 romantic cities with the most beautiful canals in the world. Your sampan will slow down so that you can enjoy as much as possible the Can Tho nature’s song and magical napa palm, water coconut, freshwater mangrove, coconut canals…
  • Can Tho fruit garden
    It is an educational and fun trip to learn some things about the native trees and fruits, leaves and flowers at the fruit garden. The tour includes walking around the garden and listening to the tour guide’s stories and tasting the fresh seasonal fruits.
  • Take a stroll along the village
    What a fantastic village walk! Walking is the happiest way of your holiday to slow down and enjoy the untouched peaceful villages, tropical orchards, small canals & countryside life. About 15 minutes, you will reach the Cacao farm.
  • Can Tho organic cacao farm
    Visiting the organic cacao farm, was built in the 1960s and has been maintained until now, where the guide will tell you interesting stories about cacao and Mr. Cacao and how to make chocolates, wines, cosmetics…Have a glass of cacao milk (included).
  • End the tour
    11:00 AM, finish the six hours tour at the hotel in Can Tho City. The tour may end soon or late because of the low or high tide. But we will try to make your tour the best at most.
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162 reviews on “Biggest Floating Market & Phong Dien Secret Canals & Cacao Farm”

  1. Eva Nilsson. from Sweden said:
    Verified ✓
    Peace, People, Pineapple & Paddle

    What a perfect way to experience the true Mekong! Minh brought the whole tour to life with his knowledge, humor, and deep love for the region. The floating market was not huge or loud — it was subtle, intimate, and fascinating. Minh got us hot vegetarian noodle soup right on the river, and it warmed my soul. The canals in Phong Dien were the most peaceful place I’ve ever seen. I didn’t want it to end. Walking through the village, learning about fruit, cacao, and real life in Can Tho — I left with a full heart.

  2. Louis Moreau. from France said:
    Verified ✓
    The Mekong at Dawn is Something Else

    Chris made this tour more than just sightseeing — it was storytelling in motion. He explained the challenges the floating market faces, and it made me feel grateful to witness something so real. I loved the quiet canal cruise — no engine, no noise, just the splash of the paddle and the breeze. The fruit tasting and garden walk added a sweet charm, and the cacao milk was the perfect final touch. If you want to feel the Mekong instead of just seeing it, take this tour — and ask for Chris.

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