My Tho Boat Tour & hand rowing sampan
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- My Tho
- By Vemekong
11:00 AM – 02:30 PM
Car, boat, sampan, lunch
Up to 10pax
Tour in My Tho
English speaking guide
Veggie-friendly
Start and end the tour in My Tho! With the customized insider tour, tour package taking you through My Tho, Mekong Delta. My Tho tour includes an amazing boat trip on the mighty Mekong River, hand rowing sampan in a small canal of water coconuts, authentic lunch and more.
Highlights
Pickup & drop off the tour in My Tho
Enjoy My Tho boat trip & amazing authentic lunch
Enjoy the rowing sampan & water coconut canals
Explore and have fun time with the horse cart
Visit the coconut candy workshop & local villages
Itinerary
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Pick-up11:00 AM, the driver & tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in My Tho City and transfer to My Tho boat station for embarking the boat.
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Cruising on the mighty Mekong RiverBoarding the motorboat at a pier and cruising on the mighty Mekong River. Here, overlooking floating houses where fishes are farmed beneath the house around 4 islands of the Dragon island, Thoi Son island (Unicorn island), Phoenix island, Turtle islet (viewing from the motorboat).
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Coco candy producing processContinuing the journey on the river until reaching the local hidden Tan Thach village (which is less touristy than Thoi Son island tourism a lot), you will get to know many things about coconut uses (coconut candy, wine, oil, mat, coco shell), the tour guide will explain about coco candy producing process at the local coconut workshop as well – very kid-friendly. Enjoying free samples of local specialties and discovering daily activities of local people.
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Horse cartTake a short walk to explore the village. Enjoy more Mekong countryside with the horse cart as a Landlord in the old days. Arrive another village - a performance site where 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) can be heard and seasonal tropical fruits and honey tea can be tasted (included).
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Hand-rowing sampan (smalboat) in a small canalAfterward, being on a hand-rowing sampan (smalboat) in a small canal and slowly cruising through a small creek with beautiful overhanging coconut trees. Lives from both sides of the creek can be observed.
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Lunch with an elephant ear fishAround noon, have an authentic set menu lunch with an elephant ear fish.
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End the tourDisembark at My Tho boat station where the car driver waits for you there and picks you up and transfers straight to your hotel in My Tho city. End the tour around 2:30 PM.
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P/sAfter the tour, if you can provide a transfer to other cities (Can Tho, HCMC, Vinh Long, Sa Dec, Cai Be, Chau Doc). Please contact us for a transfer service, or the surcharge and the availability.
from $59pp
from $59pp
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
Amazing authentic lunch
Boat & sampan (small boat)
Horse cart
Water 500ml/pax & entrance fees
Pick up & drop off at a hotel in My Tho City
Others expense
Compulsory insurance
Gratuities
Guest reviews
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My wife and I didn’t have time for a full Mekong day tour from Saigon, so this My Tho half-day trip was perfect. Hannah met us at our hotel, and we started the adventure right away. Cruising the Mekong was lovely — I liked seeing the contrast between the busy river and the calm canals later. The coconut candy process was genuinely interesting and very kid-friendly (I could imagine our nieces loving this). The sampan ride was serene and surprisingly cool even in the heat. And lunch? Amazing. That fried fish was plated like art and tasted just as good. Highly recommend if you’re short on time but want a rich local experience.
I loved how this tour gave a real taste of the Mekong without feeling like a tourist trap. Danh was gentle, informative, and made sure we always felt relaxed. The highlight for me was cruising the small canal on the hand-rowed sampan — so calm, so green, and absolutely peaceful. Visiting the coconut workshop in the quieter Tan Thach village was a treat — we tried fresh coconut candies, saw how they’re made, and even sipped a bit of coconut wine. The music performance felt sincere, not staged, and the honey tea was surprisingly refreshing. Ending the tour with that giant crispy elephant ear fish was the perfect finale!