My Tho Tour & Small Coconut Canals
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 107 reviews
- My Tho
- By Vemekong
11:00 AM – 02:00 PM
Car, Boat, Sampan
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 and more.
Highlights
Pickup & drop off the tour in My Tho
Enjoy My Tho boat trip & local life
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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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 2:00 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 $39pp
from $39pp
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
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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Our guide Hieu picked us up promptly in My Tho and led us to the boat for a delightful cruise on the mighty Mekong River. The views of floating fish farms and the four islands—Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Turtle—were truly captivating from the motorboat.
Stopping at the hidden Tan Thach village was a wonderful surprise, far less touristy and so authentic. Hieu’s explanations of the coconut candy-making process and other coconut products were informative and kid-friendly. Sampling the local specialties was a tasty treat.
The short horse cart ride through the countryside added charm and a sense of history, especially arriving at the site for the traditional Vietnamese music performance. Enjoying tropical fruits and honey tea while listening to Đàn Ca Tài Tử was a unique cultural experience.
Finally, the peaceful hand-rowing sampan ride through narrow canals beneath coconut trees gave us an intimate glimpse of local life. Hieu’s warm and attentive guiding made this half-day tour a true highlight of our trip.
This tour with our guide Lam was the highlight of our short stay in My Tho. From the moment we boarded the boat, Lam was engaging and knowledgeable — he gave us so much context about the Mekong River and the local life. The visit to the coconut workshop was surprisingly interesting, and the kids in our group especially enjoyed tasting the candies and watching how they’re made. The traditional music performance with fruit and tea felt very authentic and cozy, not staged at all. The boat ride through the coconut canal was serene and beautiful — a quiet side of Vietnam you don’t see in the big cities. Everything was well-organized, and Lam made us feel so welcomed.