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Mekong Delta & Floating Market Tour 3-Day HCMC-Can Tho-Drop off Chau Doc
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  • HCM, Ben Tre, Can Tho, Tra Su, Chau Doc
  • By Team Vemekong
Day 1: HCMC-Ben Tre-CanTho & Day 2: CanTho tour & Day 3: Can Tho-Tra Su-Chau Doc A/C Car, Sampan, Boat, Lunch Private tour (2 -8 pax) Ben Tre, Can Tho, Tra Su, Mekong Delta English speaking tour guide Veggie-friendly

With this tour, you can leave all your luggage in the car or van while touring. Accommodation is not included in the tour price, so please arrange your own hotel.

Start from HCMC, Day 1: tour in Ben Tre, day 2: tour in Can Tho, day 3: tour in Tra Su and drop off in Chau Doc! This customized 3-day tour package takes you through Ben Tre, Can Tho and Tra Su-Chau Doc in the Mekong Delta. This perfect tour includes a floating market, small canals, seasonal rice fields, villages, local life, nature, Tra Su forest boat, hand-rowing sampan, birdwatching, a local English-speaking tour guide, an authentic lunch, and more.

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Highlights
Start in HCMC, end in Chau Doc, 1 night in CanTho Enjoy: authentic small boat to the floating market Experience: Mekong River boat trip, local village Explore: water coconut canals, seasonal rice fields Entertain: hand-rowing sampan, Tra Su forest boat Explore as much of the Mekong Delta as possile
Itinerary
  • Day 1: Pickup from HCMC – Ben Tre Tour – Check in Can Tho; 08:00 AM – 17:00 PM; A/c Car, Sampan, Boat, Lunch
    Pick-up
    08:00 AM, our driver and tour guide will welcome and pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

    Traditional brick kiln
    Arrive in Ben Tre, board the motor-boat at a pier and cruise on the Mekong River. Visit the traditional brick kiln, which is a very old-fashioned way of making mud brick used by Mekong people.

    Local house about coconuts
    Keep cruising on the river! Then, stop at a local house about coconuts and get to know many things about coconut uses (coconut candy, wine, oil, mat, coco shells). The tour guide will explain the coconut candy production process at the local workshop as well – very kid-friendly. Enjoy free samples of local specialties and discover the daily activities of local people.

    Ben Tre coconut canals and stunning views
    Enjoy the Ben Tre coconut canals and stunning views from the boat. Take a short walk to explore the village.

    Local handmade mat-weaving village
    Visit and learn about the local handmade mat weaving with sedge and interact with Ben Tre people!

    Xe Loi – a Mekong Tuk Tuk
    Discover more villages by taking the Xe Loi – a Mekong Tuk Tuk, which is a fun and eye-opening experience through the countryside.

    Home-cooked lunch with elephant ear fish
    Around 1 PM, a home-cooked lunch is served in the garden (set menu includes elephant ear fish).

    Do Cheo - hand-rowing small boat (sampan)
    Experience Do Cheo (a hand-rowing small boat/sampan) weaving in and out of the water coconut canals.

    End the Ben Tre tour
    Disembark in Ben Tre city, where the car (the same car and driver, with your lugguage in the car) will be waiting for you and transfer you directly to Can Tho City. Arrive in Can Tho City around 5 PM.
  • Day 2: Can Tho – Can Tho Tour – Can Tho; 05:00 AM – 12:30 Noon; A/c Car, Sampan, Lunch
    Pickup: At 5 AM, our English-speaking tour guide will pick you up from your hotel (if selected option) by car and transfer you to Ninh Kieu Pier to board an authentic small boat (sampan).
    Arrive at Cai Rang Floating Market – a must-see in Can Tho, Mekong Delta. Your guide will explain why it is an early morning floating market and how it is slowly disappearing. The experience includes the best noodle soup on the river (vegetarian option available). Find a reason to interact with the river life and enjoy fresh fruits during your tour.
    Leave the crowds and tourist boats behind and enjoy a peaceful sampan ride through the hidden canals of Can Tho, Mekong Delta. Slow down and feel the calm of the Mekong as you drift past lush greenery and quiet waterways — a serene experience you will not find on the main river.
    Visit the Mekong fish and farmers market (non-touristy) and see the Delta’s true heartbeat. It is where locals trade fresh fish, fruits, and produce in a lively, authentic setting untouched by mass tourism. You will witness real daily life, colorful scenes, and the strong sense of community that sustains the Mekong.
    Fresh seasonal tropical fruits are also included during the tour.
    The sampan continues to an organic cacao farm, where your guide will share interesting stories about cacao, Mr. Cacao, and how to make chocolate, wine, and cosmetics. Enjoy a glass of cacao milk (included).
    Around Noon, have lunch (included), and then finish the Can Tho tour around 12:30 Noon at your hotel in Can Tho City.
    Enjoy your own free time in the afternoon.
  • Day 3: Check out Can Tho – Tra Su forest Tour – Drop-off Chau Doc (Free drop-off Can Tho); 07:30 AM – 15:00 PM; A/c Car, Sampan, Boat, Lunch
    Pickup: At 7:30 AM, our English-speaking tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Can Tho by car.
    On the way, the tour includes three more wonderful stops: enjoy fresh sugar palm juice with views of the Chau Doc countryside at the sugar palm field; visit and check in at one of the best rice fields (seasonal) in the Mekong Delta; and explore a unique, peaceful Khmer pagoda, a must-see when visiting Tra Su and Tinh Bien.
    Around noon, arrive at Tra Su Forest. The tour guide will help you with the included boat tickets before you board. After a 20-minute motorboat ride through the forest, you will continue by rowing sampan (about 30 minutes) to watch birds and admire one of the most beautiful flooded forests in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Afterwards, return to the motorboat and head deeper into the forest. Take a 500-meter walk to the 25-meter observation tower for panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, vast cajuput forest, and white flocks of flying storks. Then, enjoy the fantastic bamboo walking bridge, which offers plenty of time to appreciate the beauty of nature.
    Spend about 3 hours in the forest, including lunch time in the forest.
    End of the Tra Su tour. You will be transferred to your hotel around 3:00 PM in Chau Doc City center. (or free drop off back to Can Tho city around 5:30 PM)
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169 reviews on “Mekong Delta & Floating Market Tour 3-Day HCMC-Can Tho-Drop off Chau Doc”

  1. Thibaut Lefèvre. from France said:
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    Mekong Delta comme vous ne l’avez jamais imaginé

    Je ne m’attendais pas à une telle richesse dans le delta du Mékong. En trois jours avec Thomas, nous avons traversé des paysages complètement différents chaque jour : des fabriques de briques rouges de Ben Tre, aux marchés flottants de Can Tho, jusqu’à la forêt immergée de Tra Su.

    Thomas parle un anglais clair et lent (parfait pour moi 😅), et a su nous expliquer avec passion les traditions locales. Mention spéciale pour le petit atelier de fabrication de nouilles de riz – totalement hors des sentiers battus.

    Ce que je retiens le plus : le silence absolu dans les petits canaux de Can Tho, le pont en bambou suspendu dans la forêt, et les vergers tropicaux où l’on goûte des fruits directement sur l’arbre.

    Un voyage à taille humaine, loin du tourisme de masse. Je recommande vivement.

  2. Nicole Reynolds. from USA said:
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    A trip that touched all the senses

    We were a bit unsure about spending three full days in the Mekong, but this tour with Hannah turned out to be one of the best parts of our Vietnam journey. From the bustling coconut workshops in Ben Tre to the stillness of the canals in Can Tho, everything was perfectly paced.

    Hannah was insightful and calm, and never overloaded us with info – just enough to stay curious. The ride through water coconut canals in a hand-rowed sampan was quiet and magical. The floating market was an early morning call, yes, but the bowl of noodles we had on a rocking boat at sunrise made it worth it.

    My favorite part? Tra Su forest. Gliding through a blanket of green duckweed with just the sound of oars and birds overhead… it felt like a dream. I didn’t expect the rice fields and Khmer pagoda to be so picturesque either.

    This tour had it all: activity, food, culture, nature, and rest. And it was all made better thanks to Hannah.

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