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.
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
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Pick-up05:00 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.
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Can Tho floating market and the sunrise (sometimes) sampan rideArrive 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.
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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.
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An hour in Phong Dien secret & small & long & peaceful canalPhong 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…
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Can Tho fruit gardenIt 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.
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Take a stroll along the villageWhat 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.
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Can Tho organic cacao farmVisiting 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).
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End the tour11:00 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.
from $36pp
from $36pp
Contact for reservation/support
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Hotline/WhatsApp/WeChat/Zalo+84939888559
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Emailhello@vemekong.com
Guest photos
Better to know
English speaking tour guide
Sampan (small boat) and boat driver
Breakfast (vege-friendly), fresh fruit and one drink (hot or cold café) and water 500ml/pax
Entrance fees and homemade organic drink
Pick up from/to your hotel by car/taxi in Can Tho
Others expense
Compulsory insurance
Gratuities
Guest reviews
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Thomas was gentle, intuitive, and so knowledgeable. From the first moment on the sampan, I could feel this tour was something special. The floating market was quieter than expected, but it made the experience feel more intimate. Watching the river life begin in the early hours was humbling. What I truly loved was the peaceful ride through the canals — the sound of birds, the reflection of trees in the water. The fruit garden and cacao farm were honest, local, and full of joy. A rare and meaningful morning.
Chris made our journey so alive with his stories and local insights. The floating market was beautiful in a raw, simple way — no fake performances, just life unfolding. The sampan glided silently through water coconut and nipa palm groves that felt ancient. I loved seeing how rice noodles are made — I’ll never look at my food the same way again. The cacao milk at the end was divine! Chris’s passion made the whole experience even more special. A beautiful way to start the day.