2-Day Mekong Delta Culture Tour from Hồ Chí Minh with Cai Rang Market

7:30 - 8:30 am: Our guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby in District 1 or from our office at 203 De Tham Street, District 1.

On the way, we will visit Vĩnh Tràng Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in the Mekong Delta.

Upon arrival in Mỹ Tho, we will take a boat trip along the Mekong River, where you can see fish cages and floating houses on the river. The boat then takes you into a small canal, where you can escape from the busy town, before continuing to a coconut island in Mỹ Tho.

Stop at a local family home to enjoy tropical fruit and taste honey tea and honey wine.

Visit a village coconut candy shop to learn how candy is made and see handicrafts created from coconut trees. Take a walk through the village and admire the fruits, flowers, trees, local houses, children, and people.

Travel to the music spot by tram or horse-drawn carriage. Here, you will hear the melodies of Southern singers, a type of art and culture of the Mekong people.

Enjoy a three-leaf canoe ride through the small creeks. You will have about 15 minutes to take in this experience.

Lunch is served as a set menu with special Vietnamese food. After that, enjoy the local life by walking or sailing.

After lunch, relax, go for a walk, or cycle around the area. We will then travel back to the river ferry and head to Cần Thơ city.

7:00 am: Have breakfast at the hotel.

Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the lower Mekong River. Then proceed to visit Cai Rang Floating Market, which is the liveliest in the whole region.

Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong Delta. Next, roam through the village and see fruit gardens and a rice noodle-making shop.

Then head back to the riverside for lunch before returning to Hồ Chí Minh City.