Cai Be River Tour From Can Tho 1 Day
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 135 reviews
- Can Tho, Cai Be, Vinh Long, Can Tho
- By Vemekong
08:00 AM – 04:00 PM
Car, boat, sampan, lunch
Up to 10pax
Cai Be River Tour
English speaking guide
Veggie-friendly
Cai Be – Vinh Long is a convenient destination between Can Tho & HCMC. Enjoy the amazing mighty Mekong river full day boat trip. Learn about homemade coconut candy in the village, Pop-rice, rice wine. Discover the giant beehive kilns. Experience the rowing sampan in small canals.
Highlights
Pickup from Can Tho, drop off in Can Tho
Explore Mekong River & have lunch on the islet
Visit the amazing brick & pottery kilns
Enjoy the rowing sampan & small canal
Unlock the village for coco candy & pop rice
Itinerary
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Pick-upThe car driver (no tour guide) will pick you up from your hotel in Can Tho City and transfer to Cai Be boat station (about 10:00 AM) where your tour guide will greet and welcome you for embarking the boat.
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Coconut cand & pop riceArrive in Cai Be, start the Mekong boat trip from there. Discover the village, house on stilts. Then, keep cruising and visiting a local workshop, there are things to see such as coconut candy producing process (very kid-friendly), pop rice, rice wine, snake wine...Enjoying free samples of local specialties and discovering daily activities of the local Mekong people.
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Cai Be Floating Market (about 10 boats after Covid)The boat continues on reaching the island for enjoying Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử - A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity). Your boat trip also passes by Cai Be floating market but it has already disappeared after Covid (now Cai Be floating market has about 10 boats only, it will be great to see the beautiful Can Tho floating market on the next day).
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The rowing sampan and small canalsLeave the big boat behind for a while. Let’s experience the rowing sampan (with the locals) and a small canal on Tan Phong Islet. A must photo of Mekong featured with the sampan.
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Lunch in the gardenHome-cooked lunch is served and included in the garden on the islet (set Menu included elephant ear fish).
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Vinh Long pottery kilnsAfter lunch, take a boat ride along the mighty Mekong river to Vinh Long and stop for a visit at the amazing traditional brick kiln and pottery.
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End the boat tour in Vinh Long & take the car back to hotel in Can ThoDisembark in Vinh Long where your car driver (no tour guide) waits for you there and picks you up for Can Tho city. End the tour in Can Tho around 04:00 PM.
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P/sWe can provide you a transfer service from Vinh Long to Ho Chi Minh city or other provinces in Mekong Delta
from $89pp
from $89pp
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
A/C car and experienced driver
English speaking tour guide
Authentic lunch, boat & sampan (small boat)
Water 500ml/pax & entrance fees
Pick up from/to the hotel in Can Tho City by car
Others expense
Compulsory insurance
Gratuities
Guest reviews
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Chris hat uns mit einem breiten Lächeln in Cai Be empfangen und von da an war der Tag einfach rundum gelungen. Wir haben so viele kleine Einblicke ins Alltagsleben bekommen – das Beobachten der Bonbonherstellung, das Schauen in die Stelzenhäuser, das Paddeln durch enge Kanäle. Besonders die traditionellen Lieder haben mich berührt – man spürt, dass diese Musik aus dem Herzen kommt. Das Mittagessen im Garten war liebevoll angerichtet und sehr lecker. Am Ende haben wir noch eine Ziege gestreichelt und Ziegel gebrannt gesehen – zwei Dinge, die ich nie auf demselben Tag erwartet hätte! Ich empfehle diese Tour wärmstens – sie ist echt, entspannt und voller kleiner Überraschungen.
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this day turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip. Duy was super knowledgeable, spoke great English, and kept everything relaxed and conversational. He gave context without making it feel like a lecture. Seeing the coconut candy process and trying all the little local snacks was cool. The floating market is small, yes, but still interesting to pass by. Honestly, it was the quieter moments—the sampan through the tiny canal and the lunch in the garden—that stood out the most. The kiln in Vinh Long at the end was an unexpected bonus. A very human, very Mekong experience. Would definitely do again!