Vietnam · Boating

8-Hour Mekong Delta Boat Tour to Mỹ Tho and Bến Tre from Ho Chi Minh

8 Hours Round trip from Ho Chi Minh City Easy pace

Witness fishing in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam

The floating fruit market in M? Tho, Vietnam

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Cruise through the watery world of the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City
02 Explore Mỹ Tho, a prosperous Mekong town known for its orchards and rice fields
03 Visit a coconut candy workshop in Bến Tre and taste the region's fresh specialty
04 Enjoy tropical fruits, honey tea, and Southern traditional music
05 Take a small boat trip through the natural canal of Ben

Go on a boating tour of the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City to Mỹ Tho and Bến Tre, where you can observe extensive orchards and immense rice fields. Cruise along the Mekong River, visit a coconut candy workshop, and taste one of the region's best-known specialties. Enjoy tropical fruits, honey tea, and Southern traditional music, then take a small boat trip through the natural canal of Ben. The tour also includes a short walk through a coconut farm and lunch at a local restaurant before returning to Saigon.

Enjoy tropical fruits, honey tea, and listen to Southern traditional music.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Cities Can Tho, My Tho, Ho Chi Minh, Bến Tre, Mekong Delta

Languages English, Vietnamese

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Ho Chi Minh City to Mỹ Tho and Bến Tre Discovery

8:00 AM: Meet your tour guide in your hotel's lobby in the Saigon Centre.

Begin your day by travelling to the watery world of the Mekong Delta. It takes 2 hours by mini-van from Ho Chi Minh to Mỹ Tho, a prosperous town of 175,000 inhabitants in the Mekong Delta. It is famous for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields.

Upon arrival, take a cruise on the Mekong River to visit the islands. Here, you will have the chance to visit a coconut candy workshop and taste fresh candy.

Enjoy tropical fruits, honey tea, and listen to Southern traditional music.

Take a small boat to discover the natural canal of Ben.
Visit Bến Tre province.
Take a short walk through a coconut farm to visit a typical house in the Mekong Delta. When you are done, row back to the big boat and then have lunch at a local restaurant.
Proceed back to the pier and continue driving back to Saigon.
4:00 PM: End the tour at your hotel.